Cédric Hajage Partner MAIN OFFICE: Paris Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP 21-23 rue de la Ville l'Evêque 75008 Paris, France T +33 1 53 43 4518 F +33 1 40 06 9606

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Cédric Hajage is a partner in the Corporate and Financial Services Department of Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP in Paris.  Mr. Hajage specializes in private equity transactions and mergers and acquisitions.

In the area of private equity, Mr. Hajage has regularly represented private equity firms in leveraged buy-outs (including through competitive auctions and public-to-private transactions), build-ups and sales.

Chambers Europe (2011) ranks Mr. Hajage among the leading individuals practicing in the area of Private Equity (High End) in France. PLC Which Lawyer? also ranks Mr. Hajage among its recommended individuals practicing in the area of Private Equity/Venture Capital in France.

Mr. Hajage’s recent experience includes participating extensively in Willkie's representation of:

• Perstorp on its 49/51 joint venture with PTT Global Chemical to produce and sell products for the polyurethane industry (January 2012).
  
  
• Arkema on the planned spinoff and divestment of its vinyl products businesses to Switzerland-based Klesch Group (November 2011).
  
  
• Apax Partners on its acquisition of a majority stake in Amplitude, the French developer of orthopedic implants for hips and knees, from private equity firms Weinberg Capital Partners and Initiative & Finance (June 2011).
  
  
• PAI partners in its sale of French engineering company SPIE to a consortium led by Clayton, Dubilier & Rice (May 2011).
  
  
• France Telecom Orange in its announced 50/50 procurement joint venture with Deutsche Telekom (April 2011).
  
  
• PAI partners in the sale of its 50 percent stake in Yoplait to General Mills (March 2011).
  
  
• PAI partners in its sale of UK automotive repair company Kwik-Fit Group Ltd. to Japanese trading house Itochu Corp. ( March 2011).
  
  
• Bain Capital in the sale of its majority stake in Novacap to AXA Private Equity (January 2011).
  
  
• Arkema in its acquisition of the Coatings Resins (Cray Valley and Cook Composite Polymers) and Photocure Resins (Sartomer) businesses of Total SA (January 2011).
  
  
• Yoplait in the financing structure that led to its acquisition of Liberté (January 2011).
  
  
• Perstorp Group in its acquisitions of the isocyanates business of Rhodia and LyondellBasell (September 2008).
  
  
• PAI partners and BC Partners in their sale of the Elis group to Eurazeo (August 2007).
  
  
• PAI partners in its sale of the Vivarte group to funds managed by Charterhouse and Chequers (March 2007).
  
  
• Holding Bercy Investissement, a company controlled by Mr. Zolade and funds managed by Charterhouse and Chequers, in its leveraged going-private acquisition of Elior, a market leader in the catering business listed on Euronext Paris, followed by a mandatory takeover and squeeze-out (July 2006).
  
  
• PAI partners in its acquisition of Sydsvenska Kemi, the holding company of the Swedish specialty chemicals group Perstorp AB, from private equity firm Industri Kapital (December 2005).
  
  
• PAI partners in its acquisition of a controlling interest in Vivarte, a company listed on the French stock exchange, followed by a mandatory takeover and a squeeze out (April 2004).
  
  
• Bain Capital in its acquisition of various chemical businesses of the Rhodia Group (December 2002).

Mr. Hajage also represented various private equity firms on the French aspects of several leveraged buy-outs of foreign groups with significant subsidiaries in France, notably:

• Charterhouse in its acquisition of the Tunstall Group from the private equity firm Bridgepoint (April 2008).
  
  
• Altor Equity Partners in its acquision of Papyrus from Stora Enso AB (March 2008).
  
  
• PAI partners in its acquisition of the UK company Kwik Fit Ltd from the private equity firm CVC (June 2005).
  
  
• BC Partners in its acquisition of the Swedish company Dometic AB from the private equity firm EQT (April 2005).
  
  
• Cinven and BC Partners in their acquisition of the Spanish listed company Amadeus (January 2005).

In the area of mergers and acquisitions, Mr. Hajage represented domestic and foreign clients in several acquisitions and dispositions. He has recently assisted Elior in its acquisition of Vivaë in May 2007. He has also recently represented Sintex Industries Ltd., a Bombay Stock Exchange-listed leading plastics and textiles group, in its acquisition of the French plastics manufacturer Nief Plastics.