Track record: Already on the Lafarge/Hol-
cim and Numéricable/SFR deals, the team
represented the sellers of Fairmont, Raffles
and Swissôtel Hotels to Accor (€1.6 billion),
Gecina on the sale of its healthcare division
to Primonial Reim (€1.35 billion) and Darty
when it was acquired by Fnac (€1.5 billion).
The bank also acted for the American group
XPO Logistics on the occasion of its purchase
of Norbert Dentressangle for €2.15 billion.Team & differentiation: The departure of Alban
de la Sablière, who became head of M&A at
Sanofi, was offset by the rise of Jean-Bap-
tiste Charlet and Arnaud Bouyer, appointed
Co-Heads of the investment banking division
of Morgan Stanley in France.L eaders:
Jean-Baptiste Charlet and
Arnaud Bouyer
E stablished:
1967Jean-Baptiste CharletMORGAN STANLEY: 2015, A YEAR OF PROSPERITYFRANCE BEST INVESTMENT BANKS
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