Aurélien Diday

Aurélien Diday is a counsel in Goodwin’s Private Equity group.

He advises French or international clients on a broad range of corporate law matters, including domestic and cross-border M&A, private equity deals and leveraged buyouts, restructuring and management incentive schemes.

Prior to joining Goodwin in 2016, Aurélien worked as an associate in the Paris office of King & Wood Mallesons (formerly SJ Berwin). He was promoted counsel in January 2024.

Aurélien’s recent work includes advising:

• Eurazeo:
  • in signing an agreement with TowerBrook Capital Partners to become a reference shareholder in EFESO Management Consultants, a leading international pure player consulting group in industrial operations strategy and performance improvement.
  • in the sale of Dessange International, a worldwide hair saloon franchisor and beauty products distributor, to ICG.
• Exclusive Networks, a listed global trusted cybersecurity specialist, in the acquisition of Cloudrise, a leading provider of security services for enterprises and industry-leading partners and product manufacturers.
• IK Partners, the founders and the management of the Pinard Emballages group, a manufacturer of plastic bottles intended to serve the cosmetics, fragrance, and personal care markets, in the sale of the group to Bluegem Capital Partners and Arev Partners.
• STS Metals, a supplier of titanium and nickel-based alloys to the aerospace industry, in the acquisition of Brown Europe, a leading European player specializing in the production of wires and bars in alloy steels, stainless steels and superalloys, mainly for the manufacturing of fasteners used in aerospace applications.
• Vulcain  Ingénierie, the engineering group which specializes in energy transition and life sciences, and its management, on the exit of its shareholders Equistone and Sagard with a new LBO with the support of a consortium of investors led by Ardian, in association with Tikehau Capital and EMZ and supported by Bpifrance, Amundi and the Fonds France Nucléaire, managed by Siparex.

Prior to joining Goodwin in 2016, Mr. Diday worked as an associate in the Paris office of King & Wood Mallesons (formerly SJ Berwin).