HFW advises power specialist Gutor and its management team on the Continuation Fund LBO organised by French investment firm Latour Capital

Global law firm HFW has advised power supply specialist Gutor and its management team on the Continuation Fund LBO organized by Latour Capital.

Founded in 1946, in Switzerland, Gutor is a global leader of the uninterruptible power supply market. The firm designs, engineers and manufactures reliable solutions for industrial end-markets.

Latour Capital is an independent French investment firm. With €5bn in assets under management, the firm invests in France and across Europe and prioritises companies with significant growth potential.

Gutor’s management team will be supported by Latour Capital in executing the next steps of their long-term strategy, with a sustained focus on operational excellence and selective growth opportunities.

The HFW team was led by Partner Thomas Forin, and included Associate Edouard Delfour and Juriste Hugo Meunier.

Cazals Manzo Pichot Saint Quentin, a French leading tax firm, represented by Thomas Claudel, assisted by Louis Durin, has advised Gutor and its management team on this transaction.

Latour Capital was advised by Goodwin (Simon Servan-Schreiber and Maxence Bloch).

Thomas Forin, Partner, HFW:

“We were delighted to advise Gutor and its management team on this significant transaction, which brings together a global leader in critical power solutions with an experienced investor well placed to support its next phase of growth.”

HFW’s corporate team advises a range of clients, including listed and unlisted companies, insurers, private equity houses, family offices, startups, and state-owned corporations across the globe. The multi-jurisdictional team advises on M&A, joint ventures and strategic partnerships to reorganisations and restructurings, capital markets offerings and commercial transactions.