Colas Surot

Colas has been promoted Managing Associate in May 2024 in the Corporate M&A department.

Colas is a managing associate in our Corporate / M&A practice. He offers expertise in advising both purchasers and sellers on M&A transactions. He assists investment fund managers and institutional investors with their investments, reorganisations, syndications and general corporate matters.

Work highlights:

• DigitalBridge and Vantage Data Centers: advising on a US$9.2bn equity investment in Vantage Data Centers, led by investment vehicles managed by DigitalBridge Group, Inc. and Silver Lake, global leaders in technology investing.
• Moolec Science Limited: advising on the business combination with LightJump Acquisition Corporation, which resulted in a newly formed holding company of the combined entity, Moolec Science SA, which listed on Nasdaq.
• GIC Real Estate Pte. Ltd.: advising Singapore's sovereign wealth fund, on its acquisition of an approximately 95% stake in the Sani/Ikos hotels group, an innovative and rapidly growing group of luxury resorts in unique beachfront locations in the Mediterranean.
• ARDIAN: advising on the acquisition of GBA Group, a leading independent provider of bio-analytical laboratory services in the DACH region.

Colas joined Linklaters Corporate / M&A practice in 2020, having previously gained experience in an international law firm in France.

He holds a DJCE – Diplôme de Juriste Conseil d’Entreprise in Legal Management of Business Organisations from the University Lyon III in France.

He is fluent in French and English.