Bio

Jean Beauchataud is a corporate partner in Weil’s Paris office. His practice focuses on corporate transactions, particularly leverage buyouts and other private equity transactions. He has considerable experience advising private equity funds on domestic and cross-border acquisitions, divestitures, build-ups and financings. Jean has also developed a strong expertise in the field of debt restructurings and distressed M&A transactions. Jean is recognized as a leader in Private Equity by Chambers Europe since 2009. Sources argue that he is “efficient and responsive, and always provides valuable advice”, and “can handle negotiations with the utmost tact. He is also really imaginative when it comes to structuring deals”. Jean graduated with an LL.M degree from Columbia University School of Law in 2002. He received a DJCE (post-graduate degree) in business and tax law from Paris II University in 1997.