PAI Partners in Financing of Acquisition of Majority Stake in Cyrus Group
October 28, 2025
October 28, 2025
Cleary Gottlieb advised PAI Partners, a pre-eminent private equity firm, on the financing of its acquisition of a majority stake in the Cyrus Group.
Cyrus is one of France’s leading independent wealth management firms, with more than €20 billion in assets under management and serving a robust customer base of over 30,000 institutional and private clients. The acquisition is expected to enable Cyrus to pursue sustainable organic growth, broaden its product distribution, and enhance its platform through targeted consolidation initiatives across France and Europe.
The Cleary leveraged finance team was led by partners Ed Aldred and Valerie Lemaitre, together with associates Bilal Boudouda, Laura van der Griendt and Shu Qin Low. Partner Robert Sharpe and associate Peter North advised on tax matters.