Laetitia Lucie Anne-Lise Aria

Laetitia specialises in advising national and international corporates and financial investors on mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, co-operations and restructurings as well as general corporate law.

Work highlights

• Carrier Global: Advising on the 12bn EUR acquisition of Viessmann Climate Solutions from Viessmann Family Holdings.
• Deutsche Beteiligungs AG (DBAG): Advising on (i) the acquisition of Dantherm Holding A/S, a leading European supplier of heating, cooling, drying, ventilation and air purification technology and (ii) the acquisition of a majority stake in MTW Holding SpA ("Metalworks"), a group of Italian manufacturers of metal and plastic accessories.
• Universal- Beteiligungs- und Servicegesellschaft mbH and UI Luxembourg Holding SARL: Advising on the acquisition of the entire issued share capital of European Fund Administration S.A. (renamed UI efa S.A.), a Luxembourg-based central management service provider regulated by the CSSF.
• BayWa r.e.: Advising on the restructuring and divestment of the global solar components trading business (over 20 countries) as part of a bidding process.
• Blackrock: Advising on (i) the establishment of a new investment structure in the renewable energy sector and (ii) its Global Renewable Power platform on the investment in the European high-power charging network company IONITY.
• CloudHQ: Advising on, among other things, in the context of the construction of a data center complex in Offenbach.

Laetitia joined Linklaters in September 2020 and became Managing Associate in 2025. 

Laetitia Aria studied German and French law at the Universities of Metz and Dijon in France. She also holds a Master of Laws (LL.M.) from the University of Mainz. She is admitted to the French and Luxembourg Bars as a French lawyer ("Avocate").