Linklaters has advised Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ), a global institutional investor, with regards to its minority investment in « Groupe Colisée », one of the main actors in the retirement home sector in Europe, along with EQT and “Groupe Colisée” board.

With close to 270 nursing home facilities and home care agencies, mainly in France, Belgium, Spain and Italy, “Groupe Colisée” has over 16,000 employees and a turnover exceeding 1 billion Euros.

The transaction remains subject to obtaining usual regulatory approvals.

The Linklaters teams comprised Jessamy Gallagher, Bruno Derieux, partners, Thomas Pontacq, managing associate, Edouard Le Breton and Jordan Jablonka, associates, in Corporate; Pierre Guillot, partner, and Thibaud Troublaïewitch, associate, in Energy & Infrastructures; Géric Clomes, counsel and Cécile Romanin, associate, in Employment Law; and Sonia Cissé, TMT counsel.

Brussels, London and Madrid offices were also involved.