Slaughter and May, working as an integrated team with Bredin Prat and Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP, advised Lagardère, a French world-class pure-play media group, on the sale of its entire stake in EADS for approximately EUR 2.28 billion.

The sale by Lagardère, representing approximately 7.4% of the share capital of EADS, was by way of a private placement conducted through an accelerated book build process.
 
Contacts

Equity Capital Markets: Nilufer von Bismarck (partner)

Bredin Prat: Olivier Saba (partner), Emmanuel Masset (partner), Jean-Damien Boulanger (associate)

Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP: George A. Stephanakis (partner), Coralie Chaufour (associate), Gemma Mootoo Rajah (associate)

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