Firms To Watch: Mergers and acquisitions

Addleshaw Goddard assists a large base of foreign clients with small and medium-sized deals, spanning various industry sectors including the hotel industry. Antoine Martin, Mathieu Taupin and David Lambert are the key contacts.
Chaintrier & Associés, which assists SMEs and management teams with small and mid-cap M&A and private equity deals, strengthened its team through the lateral hire of the experienced Thibaud Forbin and Marc Pierre Stehlin in 2022 and the internal promotion of Romain Boyet in 2023.
DWF (France) AARPI strengthened its practice in 2022 with the arrival of Philippe Feitussi, who advises on M&A, corporate finance and restructuring and can also handle litigation.

Mergers and acquisitions in France

Bredin Prat

Bredin Prat is a powerhouse M&A firm that acts on high-end transactions involving France’s blue-chip companies and often the French state, as exemplified recently by its advice to EDF on its nationalisation by the French state. Its public M&A expertise makes it a key adviser to many of France’s leading companies for corporate deals and strategic corporate governance issues. The firm's involvement also extends to private M&A and cross-border transactions. Patrick Dziewolski,  Benjamin Kanovitch and Olivier Assant  are standout names. Other strong advisers in the team include Sophie Cornette de Saint Cyr, Kate Romain, Matthieu Pouchepadass, Barthélémy CourteaultEmmanuel MassetJean-Benoît Demaret and Clémence Fallet .

Autres avocats clés:

Sophie Cornette de Saint Cyr; Olivier Assant; Patrick Dziewolski; Benjamin Kanovitch; Matthieu Pouchepadass; Kate Romain; Barthélémy Courteault ; Emmanuel Masset; Clémence Fallet; Jean-Benoît Demaret


Les références

‘The M&A team is extraordinary. They are very capable and well suited.’

‘Bredin’s know-how no longer needs to be demonstrated; the quality of the work continues to be exceptional.’

 ‘Olivier Assant is an exceptional lawyer, very attentive and always “solution-oriented”, with an always renewed interest in his clients’ activity.’

 ‘Patrick Dziewolski: outstanding negotiator, excellent ability to find innovative solutions to address particularly complex issues.’

‘Benjamin Kanovitch is undoubtedly one of the best M&A lawyers today. His technical skills are exceptional but he is also close to his clients, very available and a good negotiator.’

‘Barthélémy Courteault is calm, efficient, available and competent. He knows how to adapt to the different situations of a transaction.’

‘Sophie Cornette de Saint Cyr stands out for the quality of her work, the sureness of her judgement, but also, which is particularly rare, a simplicity of relationships which is very pleasant. She is imaginative, ultra precise, responsible.’

 ‘Matthieu Pouchepadass is top-notch, an excellent negotiator, focuses on the things that matter, and his involvement always helps to make the deal happen in the best possible terms for the client within market standards. ’

Principaux clients

Alfa Laval


Casino Guichard-Perrachon (Casino Group)


CGI


Dermapharm AG


Despature Family


Eiffage


Eramet


GE (General Electric)


iliad


Artémis Domaines / Maisons Bouchard et Henriot


Ramsay Santé


Rothschild & Co


Stellantis


Technicolor Creative Studios


Ineos


Crédit Mutuel


Nexity


Principaux dossiers


  • Advising Rothschild & Co and Concordia, the holding company of the Rothschild family and Rothschild & Co’s largest shareholder, in connection with the take-private of Rothschild & Co, by Concordia for €3.8 billion.
  • Advised Stellantis in connection with the sale of its remaining 25% stake in GEFCO (now Ceva Logistics) to the CMA CGM Group.
  • Advised EDF (Electricité de France), the French multinational electric utility company, in connection with the acquisition by the French State by way of a simplified takeover bid, of 100% of EDF’s shares capital.

Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton

Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton is regularly entrusted by a stellar roster of major French and international companies to advise on large-cap domestic and cross-border deals. The team is retained to handle highly strategic or one-of-a-kind deals including recently advising the French state on EDF’s landmark nationalisation and take private transaction. It is present both on large public and private M&A deals and on complex carve-out, divestment and restructuring deals concerning top companies. The practice is jointly headed by Pierre-Yves Chabert, who is an authority in the area, and Rodolphe Elineau. Valérie LemaitreMarie-Laurence Tibi and recently promoted partner Sophie De Beer are other names to note.

Responsables de la pratique:

Pierre-Yves Chabert; Rodolphe Elineau


Autres avocats clés:

Valérie Lemaitre ; Marie-Laurence Tibi; Sophie De Beer


Les références

‘Ultra competent, very available, very responsive, and pragmatic. The team often finds innovative solutions.’

‘Tight team but of a very high level, very available and responsive. The advice is of excellent quality, very well adapted to the client’s expectations.’

‘Pierre-Yves Chabert has exceptional experience and expertise. Sophie De Beer is a talented and very efficient lawyer.’

Principaux clients

Giammaria Giuliani


Alimentation Couche-Tard


Louis Delhaize


GlobalFoundries


MAIF


IGY Marinas


Henry Schein


Edenred


Solvay


The French State


Tikehau Capital


Veolia Environnement


General Motors


Thales


Group Aéroports de Paris (ADP)


Société des Hydrocarbures du Tchad


Emerging Capital Partners


Principaux dossiers


  • Advised Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc. on its €3.1 billion acquisition of TotalEnergies retail assets in Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg
  • Advised Giammaria Giuliani, represented by GISEV Family Office, on the take private of Rothschild & Co.
  • Advised Thales SA on its $3.6 billion acquisition of Imperva Inc. from Thoma Bravo.

Darrois Villey Maillot Brochier

Darrois Villey Maillot Brochier has an impressive track record and acts for leading French companies, banks and financial institutions on their largest and most strategic domestic and global transactions. The team is particularly skilled at dealing with large publicly listed transactions and contested takeovers. It recently worked on a groundbreaking deal concerning the squeeze of one of France’s most high-profile companies by the French state. The team’s strong ranks include the highly experienced Bertrand CardiPierre Casanova,  Hugo Diener, Olivier Huyghues Despointes, Christophe Vinsonneau and Laurent Gautier. Of note, Cécile de Narp was promoted to partner in 2023. Marcus Billam left the firm.

Responsables de la pratique:

Bertrand Cardi


Autres avocats clés:

Pierre Casanova; Hugo Diener; Olivier Huyghues Despointes; Christophe Vinsonneau; Laurent Gautier


Les références

‘An incredible team of talented lawyers, offering spotless, business oriented and straight to the point services. They provide insightful advise on all domains.’

‘Bertrand Cardi is reliable, innovative, understands the business of his clients and provides clear answers.’

‘Extremely creative and rigorous team’.

Principaux clients

Accor


Albioma


Banque Postale


BPCE


Bouygues


EDF


Europcar Mobility Group


Kering


Ligue de Football Professionnel


Société Générale


Suez


Principaux dossiers


  • Advised Kering on the acquisition of a € 1.7 billion stake in Valentino.
  • Advised Société Générale in connection with the €5 billion acquisition of LeasePlan
  • Advised Bouygues in connection with the €7 billion acquisition of Equans from Engie.

BDGS Associés

BDGS Associés fields ‘a high-level team with exceptional legal technique combined with leading transactional experience’. The group acts for CAC 40 companies as well as state-owned companies and investors. The firm has strong credentials in public and private M&A transactions as well as corporate reorganisations, and recently advised on high-profile deals across various sectors and industries (internet, renewables, transport, telecoms, finance). It is also the go-to-firm for high-end work involving the public sector with Jean-Emmanuel Skovron an expert in this area. Skovron jointly heads the practice alongside the highly regarded Marc Loy, Antoine Bonnasse and Youssef Djehane. Other key names include Thomas MéliLucile Gaillard , François BaylionJérôme du Chazaud and David Andréani.

Responsables de la pratique:

Antoine Bonnasse; Youssef Djehane; Jean-Emmanuel Skovron; Marc Loy


Autres avocats clés:

Lucile Gaillard; Thomas Méli; François Baylion; Jérôme du Chazaud; David Andréani; Hannah Cobbett


Les références

‘High-level team with exceptional legal technique combined with leading transactional experience.’

‘Team members are highly qualified and are top of the class legal practitioners. They are truly more than just legal advisers but business partners. They are very strong in connecting all the business aspects to the legal matters.’

‘Marc Loy is very experienced and always find solutions and is reassuring. David Andréani offers innovative proposals to difficulties.’

‘Jean-Emmanuel Skovron stands out for his interpersonal qualities and intimate understanding of top business issues and top of the class legal expertise. David Andréani stands out for his exceptional combination of top legal expertise and financial skills. ’

‘Thomas Méli has a very good understanding of clients’ constraints and excellent ability to find secure and innovative legal solutions, even in complex or even contentious situations.’

‘Jérôme du Chazaud is a brilliant young partner.’

‘Lucille Gaillard is competent, available, caring in complex matters that required a political and strategic approach beyond simple technical competence.’

‘Jean-Emmanuel Skovron is particularly innovative, agile with a detailed understanding of the issues and business, associated with unfailing kindness and benevolence. ’

Principaux clients

ADEME Investissement


Bouygues Telecom


Bpifrance


Butler Industries


Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations


Canal+


CMA CGM


Crédit Agricole Assurances


ENGIE


Evolis


Icade


La Banque Postale


Louis Dreyfus Armateurs


LOV Group


Paprec


Publicis


Sagard


SNCF


Sopra Steria


Thales


Principaux dossiers


  • Advising Icade on the sale of its stake in Icade Santé.
  • Advising LBP on the reorganisation of LBP’s insurance branch.
  • Advising Crédit Agricole Assurances (Predica) on the transfer of all assets and liabilities attached to Predica’s retirement business to another affiliate of CAA.

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP‘s team excels in big-ticket transactions, spanning public and private M&A deals, as well as governance and private equity deals. The experienced team assists a prominent domestic and international client base, comprising many leading corporations across various industries (energy, banking, insurance, retail, automotive, infrastructure). It is retained to handle large domestic, European or global transactions and recently completed strategic deals in the French energy, telecoms infrastructure, semiconductor and banking sectors. The practice is led by Guy Benda, and also includes Hervé Pisani, Guillemette Burgala, Olivier Rogivue and Sami Jebbour.

Responsables de la pratique:

Guy Benda


Autres avocats clés:

Hervé Pisani; Guillemette Burgala; Olivier Rogivue; Sami Jebbour; Arnaud Mouton; Sonia Tubiana


Les références

‘The M&A team led by Olivier Rogivue in Paris is very committed and has great technical competence.’

‘Olivier Rogivue is an excellent negotiator with a very fine and solution-oriented approach; Olivier always seeks the best outcome for his clients, taking a reasonable and convincing approach. He is a very good deal maker.’

‘Sami Jebbour is extremely client-minded especially on very technical and industrial topics. This is a critical asset for long term agreements with industrial counterparties’.

Principaux clients

ABN AMRO


Compagnie de Saint Gobain


CCR


EDF


Engie


ETC Group


Française des Jeux


French State (Ministry of Finance)


Funecap


Getir


GIC


HSBC


Holcim Group Services Ltd


JD Sports


JP Morgan


Novartis


Omnes Education


Penta


Phoenix Tower International


Relx


Sitel (new name: Foundever)


SSE Renewables


UBS


Principaux dossiers


  • Advised CCR on the sale of control of CCR RE to the consortium formed by SMABTP and MACSF.
  • Advised EDF on its ongoing acquisition of GE Steam Power’s nuclear power activities which would enable EDF to acquire GE’s nuclear steam turbine technology and services related to conventional island equipment for new nuclear power plants, including the Arabelle turbine.

Gide Loyrette Nouel A.A.R.P.I.

Gide Loyrette Nouel A.A.R.P.I. field a sizeable team of more than 70 lawyers that are ‘extremely goal oriented and dedicated’ and skilled in handling international and domestic transactions. The team is a go-to for leading banks and major industrial companies including leading names in the energy sector in managing strategic publicly listed and private M&A transactions, as well as handling distressed M&A and corporate restructuring matters. The practice recently worked on headline transactions in the energy, media and logistics sectors. Practice head Olivier DiazAnne TolilaJean-Gabriel Flandrois, Antoine Tézenas du Montcel and Charles de Reals are highly regarded. The team was further strengthened by the arrivals of Marcus Billam, Jean-Baptiste De Martigny and Alexandre Durand from Darrois Villey Maillot Brochier in 2024.

Responsables de la pratique:

Olivier Diaz


Autres avocats clés:

Anne TolilaJean-Gabriel Flandrois; Antoine Tezenas de Montcel; Charles de Reals; Marcus Billam; Jean-Baptiste de Martigny;  Alexandre Durand


Les références

‘The team is extremely goal oriented and dedicated, eager to work under pressure when needed to get the deal through and without compromising the quality of work.’

‘Very high level, highly recognised M&A skills; very fine expertise in business law. Extremely well maintained customer relations.

‘Antoine Tézenas du Montcel: extreme availability, great responsiveness, high level M&A skills. Great humility. Extremely business oriented. Capable of providing very specialized solutions.’

One of the best teams on the market. Total commitment to customers, availability at all times, enormous capacity to listen, enormous capacity to understand and analyze problems, excellent legal practice and technique, permanent search for innovative, intelligent and effective solutions.

‘Anne Tolila shows great intelligence, human relationships,  rigor and efficiency, and absolute mastery of law. She seeks the most suitable and innovative solutions. She is a great professional.’

‘Antoine Tézenas du Montcel provides very clear and thorough advice, and adapts his legal advice to the practical and commercial constraints that clients face’.

‘The team is particularly available and efficient. The different members of the team are endearing both for their professional and human qualities, which makes working with this firm very pleasant. Clients feel listened to and very well supported.’

Principaux clients

MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company SA


ORPEA


Apollo Global Management


Assurance Abeille


Reworld Media


Vantiva SA


Groupe Lactalis SA


Atari


Meridiam


EDF


Eiffage Energie Systèmes


Société Générale


Vauban Infrastructure Partners


Long Path Partners


Groupe Bruxelles Lambert


TERACT


Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations


Groupe Beneteau


Limagrain


Principaux dossiers


  • Assisted MSC in the acquisition of 100% of Bolloré Africa Logistics.
     
  • Advising Groupe Bruxelles Lambert (“GBL”) in connection with the negotiation of a business combination of Webhelp.
  • Advised Reworld Media in the context of a potential contemplated acquisition of a stake in Editis.

Latham & Watkins

Latham & Watkins stands out for its ability to handle big-ticket global M&A transactions. The Paris-based team, which works in close collaboration with the firm’s US, Asian and European offices, assists CAC 40 companies, international corporations and investment funds. It recently advised on a deal in the automotive sector and assisted with acquisitions, sales and JV agreements pertaining to various industry sectors including retail, financial and consulting services, and technology. Practice head Pierre-Louis Cléro, Olivier du MottayAlexander Crosthwaite and Charles-Antoine Guelluy are the names to note.

Responsables de la pratique:

Pierre-Louis Cléro


Autres avocats clés:

Olivier du Mottay; Alexander Crosthwaite; Charles-Antoine Guelluy


Les références

‘A team capable of dealing with high-stakes subjects, often within tight deadlines and always available.’

‘Pierre Louis Cléro has great expertise in his field, is always available for his clients; it is extremely reassuring to work alongside him.’

‘Well experienced and straight to the point.’

Principaux clients

Allegro Microsystems Inc


Airfrance KLM


AllianceBernstein


Blablacar


Bridgepoint


Burger King


Carrefour


Coatue Management


Comdata SpA


Datassential Holdings, LLC


Expedia Group


Galeries Lafayette


Henkel AG & Co. KGaA


Imerys


Karnov Group


Keolis


Kering


Lagardère


Lectra


L’Oréal


Match


Media Globe Network (Sawiris family)


Nissan


OpenWeb


Orange SA


Rémy Cointreau Libra (RCL)


SATS Ltd.


Saur


Siemens


Sowind Group


Technip FMC


Teleperformance


Tencent


TotalEnergies


Turo Inc.


Veracyte


Vinci


Vivaldi


Vivalto


William Demant


Worldline


Zeplug


Principaux dossiers


  • Advised L’Oréal on its agreement with Brazilian cosmetics maker Natura & Co to acquire Aēsop, the Australian luxury beauty brand at an enterprise value of US$2.525 billion.
  • Advised Nissan Motor Co. Ltd. on the negotiation of a new framework agreement between Nissan and Renault Group.
  • Advised Teleperformance on its €3 billion proposed acquisition of Luxembourg-based, Euronext-listed Majorel.

Linklaters

Linklaters has a very strong bench that allows the firm to handle a wide range of matters, from public and private M&A to strategic partnerships and corporate reorganisations. The firm has a strong domestic practice and is also adept at handling cross-border deals. It advises a prominent French and international client base of companies and investment funds. The team has a core focus on the large-cap market and regularly advises on strategic transactions, spanning sectors including insurance, automobile, retail and infrastructure. The practice is jointly headed by Bruno Derieux and recent arrival Hubert Segain, who joined from Herbert Smith Freehills LLP in early 2024. The team also includes Pierre TourresPierre Thomet, Nicolas Le Guillou and Nicolas Le GuillouMehdi Boumedine was promoted to partner in 2023.

Responsables de la pratique:

Bruno Derieux; Hubert Segain


Autres avocats clés:

Pierre Tourres; Pierre Thomet; Alain Garnier; Florent Mazeron; Nicolas Le Guillou; Mehdi Boumedine; Julien Bourmaud-Danto


Les références

‘Availability, expertise and experience’

‘Excellent team, ultra professional and sharp. In-depth understanding of the situations to be managed and informed advice. Smooth collaboration, total availability in case of need/emergency.’

‘Pierre Tourres is absolutely exceptional.’

Principaux clients

LeasePlan


Nexans


Stellantis


Hillenbrand


Plastic Omnium


Groupement Les Mousquetaires


Aptar Group


Genfit


Unibel


Alliance Electronics


Acrotec


Sanofi Aventis Group


Crédit Agricole Consumer Finance


CACEIS


Barclays


Crédit Agricole Leasing & Factoring


Caisse Fédérale du Crédit Mutuel Nord Europe (CFCMNE)


Vauban Infrastructure Partners


NW Storm


DP World


Atlas Arteria


Otium Capital


Kouros Investment


Qatar Investment Authority


Peninsula Capital and Florac


Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ)


EQT Infrastructures


Extendam


Principaux dossiers


  • Advised the shareholders of LeasePlan, a TDR-led consortium, on its successful combination with ALD, Société Générale’s car leasing division, for €4.8bn.
  • Advised Nexans on its entry into exclusive negotiations with Syntagma Capital to acquire its Telecom Systems division.
  • Advised Crédit Agricole Consumer Finance and Stellantis on the signing of a binding agreement for the acquisition of 6 European subsidiaries of ALD and LeasePlan.

Sullivan & Cromwell LLP

Sullivan & Cromwell LLP assists a prominent client base of leading French and international corporations and asset management companies. The Paris team regularly collaborates with colleagues from the firm's London, US and Frankfurt offices to handle large outbound and cross-border M&A transactions spanning the European, US and other foreign markets. Although its involvement encompasses various industry sectors, the team is a popular choice for high-end deals in the banking and insurance sectors, recently advising on a stand-out transaction in the European banking market. Practice head Olivier de Vilmorin,  Garth Bray, recently promoted partner Nicolas Karmin and European counsel Arnaud Berdou are the key names.

Responsables de la pratique:

Olivier de Vilmorin


Autres avocats clés:

Garth Bray; Arnaud Berdou; Nicolas Karmin


Allen & Overy LLP

Allen & Overy LLP's M&A practice serves a prominent client base, across various industry sectors including infrastructure, healthcare, financial services and aerospace where the firm is particularly active. The team is a popular choice for advice on domestic and cross-border strategic transactions. It recently assisted with deals in the retail and logistic sectors. The team is headed by Frédéric Moreau and also includes Marc Castagnède, Guillaume Isautier, who has a strong involvement alongside French banks, Alexandre Ancel, who is a key name for infrastructure M&A deals, and Romy Richter.

Responsables de la pratique:

Frédéric Moreau


Autres avocats clés:

Marc Castagnède; Jean-Claude Rivalland; Alexandre Ancel; Romy Richter; Guillaume Isautier


Les références

‘High availability, pragmatism and strategic and business-oriented vision of files. The team knows how to anticipate risks. The full-service offering is exceptional, both geographically and from a sectoral point of view.’

‘Good availability, competence, responsiveness, pragmatism, proactivity’.

‘Responsiveness, high level of technical expertise and commercial approach in negotiations. ’

Principaux clients

Bolloré


Engie


Groupe Arnault (the holding company of LVMH)


Campari


Louis Roederer


Compagnie des Alpes


Auchan


Airbus


Thales


Orano


Engie


Crédit Mutuel Arkéa


Generali


Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations (CDC)


Acciona


DomusVi


AP Moller


Raja Group


Wolters Kluwer


Predica


Ipsen


ABF


Omnes Capital


Randstad


EDPR


Infrared Capital


Cegid


Pathé


IDG Capital


Symbio


Principaux dossiers


  • Advised Bolloré SE regarding the acquisition of Bolloré Logistics by CMA CGM.
  • Advised Thales on its contemplated acquisition of 100% of Cobham Aerospace Communications.
  • Advised the Bolloré Group on its divestment from Bolloré Africa Logistics.

Baker McKenzie

Baker McKenzie's team stands out for its ability to advise on global transactions spanning several continents while also being a popular choice for domestic deals. The firm assists a prominent client base, featuring a high number of French and European leaders, notably in the aerospace, luxury goods and technology sectors. The team is regularly entrusted with strategic transactions and corporate reoganisation projects, and also handles a steady flow of mid-cap domestic and outbound transactions. Practice head Stéphane Davin Alain Sauty de Chalon Hugo Sanchez de la Espada, Marie-Françoise Bréchignac and Aurélie Govillé are the key names.

Responsables de la pratique:

Stéphane Davin


Autres avocats clés:

Alain Sauty de Chalon; Hugo Sanchez de la Espada; Marie-Françoise Bréchignac; Aurélie Govillé; Antoine Caillard


Les références

‘A very available team, very good advice. Fluid exchanges with each member of the team. ’

‘Stéphane Davin is very involved in projects, his expertise and his strength of persuasion are remarkable. Antoine Caillard: excellent advice, expert in his field, always available.’

‘Ability to cover all legal aspects and issues of a complex file whether in France or in conjunction with Baker offices outside France, allowing global monitoring of complex files.’

Principaux clients

Accenture


Adient


Atos


Automattic Inc


BNP Paribas


Bumble


BizLink Holding


Casino


Children Worldwide Fund


Claranova


Crédit Agricole


Dalkia


Embracer


EDF


Faurecia


Laboratoires Servier


LVMH


MVNO SYMA


Nielsen IQ


Safran


Service Now


Siemens


Sika


Vivendi


Tencent


Thales


Principaux dossiers


  • Advising Thales on negotiations with Hitachi Rail for the sale of its global Ground Transportation Systems (GTS) business for an enterprise value of €1.66 billion.
  • Advised YAGEO Corporation on its binding commitment with Schneider Electric to acquire its Telemecanique Sensors business.
  • Advised Atos on its entry into exclusive negotiations with Mitel for the sale of Unify.

Clifford Chance

Clifford Chance houses a large corporate team able to handle domestic and global transactions on behalf of French and international corporations, active in sectors including retail, energy, financial services and pharmaceutical. Through managing partner Mathieu Rémy, the team is well-known for advising on M&A in the financial services sector, while Benjamin De Blegiers is an expert in deals concerning infrastructure and Gilles Lebreton's workload spans deals in multiple sectors. Fabrice Cohen, Emmanuel Mimin, Marianne Pezant  and Laurent Schoenstein are other key names.

Responsables de la pratique:

Fabrice Cohen; Benjamin de Blegiers; Gilles Lebreton; Emmanuel Mimin; Marianne Pezant; Mathieu Remy; Laurent Schoenstein


Les références

‘Quality of service, proactivity, speed, innovative.’

‘Laurent Schoenstein stands out for his strong skills and creativity. ’

‘A team attentive to the customer, rigorous and pragmatic with great experience. They are transparent, friendly, open-minded and approachable.’

Principaux clients

Airbus Group


Amundi


Caisse des dépôts et consignations


Carrefour


Crédit Agricole


Crédit Agricole Assurances (Prédica)


EDF


Engie


Europcar


Geodis


Ipsen


L’Oréal


Mannai Corporation


Nissan


Pernod Ricard


Plastic Omnium


Rexel


Saft


Sanofi


Suez


TotalEnergies


Veolia


Willis Towers Watson


Principaux dossiers


  • Advising TotalEnergies on the setting up of a partnership with Alimentation Couche-Tard in Belgium and Luxembourg and the sale to Alimentation Couche-Tard of its retail networks in Germany and the Netherlands.
  • Advised La Banque Postale and LBP AM on the acquisition of La Financière de l’Échiquier.
  • Advised Suez on its acquisition of former Suez waste activities in the UK (“Suez Recycling and Recovery UK”) for an enterprise value of £2 billion.

De Pardieu Brocas Maffei

De Pardieu Brocas Maffei has a large and experienced team that is particularly sought after for deals in the insurance and financial services sectors. Real estate and infrastructure M&A deals and strategic partnerships are two other areas of expertise and the corporate team can leverage the support of other internal teams for these matters. The team recently advised on a headline deal in the nuclear sector. Guillaume Touttée , Nicolas Favre and Cédric Chanas are the practice heads. Magali Masson and Grégoire Balland are other key names.

Responsables de la pratique:

Patrick Jaïs; Guillaume Touttée; Nicolas Favre; Jean-François Pourdieu


Autres avocats clés:

Cédric Chanas; Magali Masson; Grégoire Balland; Thomas Bréard de Boisanger


Les références

‘Very good team, available, very professional and pragmatic.’

‘Guillaume Touttée has extremely specialized legal expertise in corporate law and contract law. A fine strategist, he is also an outstanding negotiator with a recognized practice in the most technical, high-stakes mergers and acquisitions, including litigation. He has the particularity of knowing the financial services sector well, and also has a perfect understanding of regulatory issues. ’

‘Guillaume Touttée has recognized experience in M&A and partnerships, with essential practice particularly in the financial sectors. He stands out for his knowledge and understanding, his negotiating skills, the quality of his team and his involvement.’

‘Impeccable expertise, an excellent understanding of underlying business issues and the ability to propose and implement innovative solutions and strategies.’

‘High availability and responsiveness Ability to listen and understand subjects/problems, as well as to prioritize them, thus facilitating decision-making by their client. Exceptional execution and reliability.’

‘Thomas Bréard de Boisanger is our main contact. He has an exceptional capacity for synthesis.’

‘Availability. Quality of service.’

‘Cédric Chanas: very high level legal support.’

Principaux dossiers


  • Advising Exor N.V., holding company controlled by the Agnelli family, on the signature of a memorandum of understanding for the sale of PartnerRe, world’s leading reinsurers, to Covéa, a leading French mutual insurer, for €7.7 Billion ($9 Billion).
  • Advising CNP Assurances on the sale to La Banque Postale of the entire stake of Groupe BPCE in CNP Assurances, representing 16.1% of the capital, at the price of 21.90 euros per share (for 2.4 billion euros).
  • Advising Groupe Pierre & Vacances – Center Parcs on the conclusion of an exclusive negotiation agreement with the Alcentra – Fidera – Atream group of investors as part of its equity strengthening process.

Herbert Smith Freehills LLP

Herbert Smith Freehills LLP is engaged in a number of M&A deals in the infrastructure field, and recently assisted with headline deals in the energy and telecoms sectors. It advises a prominent client base including several top French companies on their upper-mid to large-cap transactions. It has strong cross-border activity and frequently advises on deals relating to Africa. Key names include Frédéric Bouvet , Edouard Thomas, Christopher Theris and recently promoted partner Cyril Boulignat. Former practice head Hubert Segain left in early 2024.

Autres avocats clés:

Frédéric Bouvet; Edouard Thomas; Christopher Theris; Cyril Boulignat


Les références

‘The team is competent, with collaborators and partners who are extremely rigorous in their approach to files and the advice provided. Available, responsive and with a very pragmatic approach to files, which is valuable during complex negotiations.’

‘Their knowledge of M&A transactions is impressive. The multicultural team is fully available.’

‘We particularly appreciate working with Herbert Smith Freehills’ Mergers & Acquisitions team, as their lawyers take particular care to meet our needs in terms of quality of advice, availability and adaptability to situations. In addition to the legal excellence of their teams, the partners who work with us bring their experience of complex situations. We particularly appreciate their negotiating skills and their ability to maintain a professional, constructive and serene climate, especially at times of great tension in the deal.’

Principaux clients

ENGIE


Oneweb


Eurazeo


Cellnex


Diageo


Safran


Amarenco


Nexity


Jacobs Douwe Egberts


GPA Global


Groupe BPCE


Maurel & Prom


Air Liquide


Marex


Compagnie Française des Croisières


Banque des Territoires


LBOF Securities International


Renault


Principaux dossiers


  • Advised ENGIE on the proposed sale of 100% of Equans to French conglomerate Bouygues for €7.1 billion.
  • Advised OneWeb, backed by the Bharti group, the UK Government, SoftBank and Hanwha Systems, in relation to its combination with Eutelsat Communications.
  • Advised Diageo on the sale to France’s Castel Group for EUR 453 million.

Hogan Lovells (Paris) LLP

Hogan Lovells (Paris) LLP fields an experienced team able to handle a range of work from private equity and domestic deals to public M&A and global transactions. The firm advises a large variety of clients including investment funds as well as technology companies and is active across various sectors including luxury goods, financial services and fintech. The team regularly acts in large transactions and recently completed prominent deals in the wine, insurance and energy sectors. The well-regarded Stéphane HutenXavier Doumen and Matthieu Grollemund are the practice. heads Other key names include Jean-Marc Franceschi and Hélène Parent.

Responsables de la pratique:

Xavier Doumen; Stéphane Huten; Matthieu Grollemund


Autres avocats clés:

Jean-Marc FranceschiHélène Parent


Les références

‘Excellent’.

‘Xavier Doumen is very professional, competent and pleasant. He remains calm and courteous in all circumstances, including during tricky negotiations. Xavier listens very closely to his customers and responds quickly and in a precise manner.’

‘Top quality service; high availability, legal creativity and finesse in negotiations. Ability to be proactive and high responsiveness.’

Principaux clients

Aleda/Française des Jeux


BNP Paribas Developpement SA


CDC


Chequers Capital


CNP Assurances


Continental


Crédit Immobilier de France


Cryptosense


EDF


EDH


Equinor


Flixbus


FMO


Groupe Artémis


IBM


ID Logistics


Imactis


Lacroix Groupe


Lennox


Meraxis


Motherson


Orsted


Reel


Reveal


Rexel


Rothschild


S.T. Dupont


Saint-Gobain


SNCF


Sodexo


Synechron


Synopsis


TDF


The Children’s Investment Fund (TCI) Fund


Management


Vivalto


Wonderbox Otium Capital


Principaux dossiers


  • Advising CNP Assurances on the acquisition of the Aviva insurance activity in Italy and the acquisition of the stake of Unicrédit in Aviva S.p.a.
  • Advising Saint-Gobain on the sale of its Crystals and Detectors business.
  • Advising Motherson on the acquisition of the SAS Cockpit Modules division from Faurecia.

Orrick

Orrick is particularly noted for its strength in the renewables energy, infrastructure, tech and finance sectors, where the firm regularly assists key clients on their strategic deals. The team is at ease handling cross-border transactions, notably in the US, as well as complex public and private M&A deals, and also handles private equity transactions. The practice is headed by Patrick Tardivy and also includes Olivier Jouffroy and new arrival Marine Jamain, who was formerly with Clifford Chance, and joined in September 2023.

Responsables de la pratique:

Patrick Tardivy


Autres avocats clés:

Olivier Jouffroy; Marine Jamain; Gergana Rodriguez-Bacarreza


Les références

‘Very high technicality. experience and good management of complicated situations.’

‘Extremely competent and available.’

‘Olivier Jouffroy stands out for his accessibility and level of knowledge and experience.’

‘Strengths: excellent knowledge of law and the energy sector, rigor of analysis, speed of execution, great negotiation skills (dealmaker spirit).’

‘The team is reliable, available, creative and adaptable.’

‘Responsiveness and precision. ’

‘Very flexible and innovative team both in the approach to transactions and in the management of fees.’

Principaux clients

3i Group Plc


Alan


Almaviva Capital / Almaviva Santé


Antin Infrastructure Partners


Ardian


Auchan


Axa IM


Bouygues SA


BT Group Plc


CNP Assurances


DIF Capital Partners


EDF Invest


Eurofiber


L’Oréal


Pasqal


Ratp


Saur


Safran


Societe Generale


Stokke AS


Veolia Environnement


Principaux dossiers


  • Advised Ardian Infrastructure in connection with the acquisition of a majority stake in the capital of GreenYellow from French mass-market retailer Groupe Casino, Tikehau Capital and Bpifrance.
  • Advised NYSE-listed French company Sequans Communications on its contemplated takeover by Japan-listed Renesas Electronics Corporation.
  • Advised Antin Infrastructure Partners on its acquisition of a controlling stake in Power Dot, a Portugal based EV charging infrastructure operator.

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP supports top-notch corporations on complex strategic transactions. The Paris team regularly assists prominent French companies, notably in the telecoms, automotive and telecoms sectors on deals that are frequently on a global scale. The team also handles a steady workflow of large domestic and cross-bord M&A and joint venture deals, spanning publicly listed and private companies. Armand Grumberg heads the practice. Also highly involved is Arash Attar-Rezvani, while Nicola Di Giovanni's focus is on private equity. Patrick Dupuis and Julien Zika were promoted to counsel in 2023.

Responsables de la pratique:

Armand Grumberg


Autres avocats clés:

Arash Attar-Rezvani; Nicola Di Giovanni; Patrick DupuisJulien Zika


Les références

‘Excellent team, working closely with their US counterparts. The team is innovative in its solutions and brings ideas.’

‘Pragmatism, availability, rigor, creativity, business oriented = knows how to put oneself in the customer’s shoes.’

‘Arash Attar-Reznavi: calm, patience, perseverance, management of emotions, intellectual flexibility, negotiation skills, roundness while being rigorously attached to the objectives.’

Principaux clients

Air France-KLM


Renault


LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton S.E.


SCOR SE


Technip Energies


SUEZ


Remy Cointreau


Iliad Group


Capgemini SE


Silver Lake Partners


Criteo SA


Mercedes Benz AG


TriX Pharmaceuticals


L’Occitane International SA


Axian Group


Pfizer


JAB


Financière LM


Principaux dossiers


  • Advised Renault Group on its definitive agreements with Nissan Motor Co. to restructure their 23-year partnership.
  • Advising Technip Energies on the creation of Rely, a green hydrogen joint venture with John Cockerill.
  • Advising Air France-KLM on its strategic long-term exclusive partnership in global air cargo with CMA CGM.

Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP

Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP is engaged by several listed companies to assist with transactions, including recently in relation to satellites and retail. The M&A practice handles a steady amount of public and private M&A work for French and international corporations and also regularly advises on corporate restructuring and governance issues. The practice is jointly headed by Claude Serra and Yannick Piette. Agathe Soilleux and recently promoted partner Jean-Baptiste Cornic  are other major contributors.

Responsables de la pratique:

Claude Serra; Yannick Piette


Autres avocats clés:

Agathe Soilleux; Jean-Baptiste Cornic


Les références

‘Hardworking, very available and in tune with the client’s culture.’

Principaux clients

Altarea


Casino


Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations


Engie


Eiffage


Eutelsat


JCD Holdings


Linedata


LISI


Orange


Paprec


Rallye


Total


Vallourec


Vinci


Principaux dossiers


  • Advising Casino on the sale of its stake in Assai (EUR 1,400 million).
  • Advising Eutelsat on the acquisition of the majority control of OneWeb (USD 2,500 million).
  • Advisor to Cobham on the sale of Cobham Aerospace Communications to Thales.

White & Case LLP

White & Case LLP is regularly retained by some of France’s most high-profile companies to assist with large strategic transactions and also acts for international clients. The practice recently completed a number of deals in the renewable energy and infrastructure sectors. The team, which advises on both public and private M&A deals, also handles restructuring, spin-off and merger transactions. Marc Petitier impresses with his involvement in many key deals. Hugues Mathez and Guillaume Vallat are other names to note.

Responsables de la pratique:

Hugues Mathez; Saam Golshani


Autres avocats clés:

Marc Petitier; Guillaume Vallat; Nathalie Nègre-Eveillard


Les références

‘Relevance of advice, responsiveness, inventiveness in the face of constraints, pugnacity in negotiations’

‘Hugues Mathez has reliable technique. Saam Golshani has strong distressed M&A expertise, is very well connected and a good strategist.’

‘Very strong team, excellent quality.’

‘Hugues Mathez is an expert in corporate governance, a fine diplomat and negotiator, always resolutely pragmatic and with a solution-oriented approach, out of the box thinking.’

‘Nathalie Nègre-Eveillard: always on top of things, an outstanding technician, while maintaining a resolutely pragmatic and always business approach, tailor-made in all circumstances.’

‘Responsiveness, availability, skills’.

Principaux clients

Forvia Faurecia


Engie


Cosfibel


Biosynex


Europcar Mobility Group


RTL Group


Play Group


Amber Capital


Ebro Foods


Bpifrance


Altitude Infrastructure Holding


Orange


FCDE


Legrand


Macif


Groupe Casino


EP Global Commerce


Luko


Pernod Ricard


Peugeot Frères Industrie


Korian


Total Eren


Schneider Electric Industies


Bouygues Construction


Principaux dossiers


  • Advised Casino Group, together with Tikehau Capital and Bpifrance, on the sale of their majority stake in GreenYellow to Ardian Infrastructure.
  • Advised Eren Groupe and its subsidiary Total Eren on the acquisition by TotalEnergies of Total Eren.
  • Advised Teleperformance on its combined public tender offer, in cash and securities, over Majorel’s share capital and voting rights, for an amount of €3bn.

Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP

Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP advises a number of blue-chip French companies as well as international groups and investment funds on large and complex international transactions as well as public M&A deals. The team also handles a strong flow of upper mid to large-cap deals, spanning various sectors including shipping, entertainment and retail. Its M&A practice is complemented by strong private equity capabilities. The practice is jointly headed by Eduardo Fernandez and Fabrice Veverka. Other key members include Gabriel FlandinDaniel Hurstel and Annette Péron.

Responsables de la pratique:

Eduardo Fernandez; Fabrice Veverka


Autres avocats clés:

Gabriel Flandin; Daniel Hurstel; Annette Péron


Les références

Great expertise, responsiveness and ability at managing large international deals’.

Principaux clients

Air France


Air Liquide


Alstom


Arkema


BEL Group


Bonduelle


Bpifrance


Caisse des dépôts et consignations


CMA CGM


Groupe Cahors


Lagardère


Orange


Thales Group


Principaux dossiers


  • Advising Vilmorin & Cie on the €412.89 million proposed simplified takeover bid announced by Limagrain, the company’s reference shareholder.
  • Advising CMA CGM on its offer to acquire Bolloré Logistics, the Bolloré Group’s Transport & Logistics subsidiary, for €5 billion.
  • Advised Plan B Entertainment on the sale of 60% of its stake to Mediawan.

August Debouzy

Responsables de la pratique:

Julien Aucomte; Julien Wagmann


Autres avocats clés:

Etienne Mathey


Les références

‘Team of great professionalism. Strong support.’

‘Julien Aucomte’s team is friendly and responsive. ’

‘The team his tremendously helpful. They come up with smart solutions that help find a common ground with counterparties.’

‘The team is very experienced and always ready to help. Also, they are very easy to work with.’

‘Very responsive team. Inventive.’

‘Julien Aucomte: very competent, knows how to make himself available, business minded, takes into account strategic issues, inventive in dead-lock situations, very good experience, friendly, both firm and pragmatic.’

Principaux clients

Daniel Kretinsky / Czech Media Invest


Allianz


Dassault Aviation


EDF


Engie


Thales


TotalEnergies


Orange


Agence des Participations de l’Etat


Agence Française de Développement


Caisse des dépôts et consignations (CDC)


Veolia


Bertelsmann


Meridiam


Holcim


Microsoft


Korian


SNCF


Airbus


Nexity


The Adecco Group


La Poste


Qair


Principaux dossiers


  • Advised Cameco Corporation on the French law aspects of a contemplated acquisition of Westinghouse Electric Company.
  • Advised Qair Group in the context of the investment of DIF Capital Partners in Qair Group through its DIF Infrastructure VII fund for an amount of EUR 250 million.
  • Advised International Media Invest (IMI) on the acquisition from Vivendi of 100% of Editis.

Bird & Bird

Responsables de la pratique:

Emmanuelle Porte; Gildas Louvel


Autres avocats clés:

David Malcoiffe; Bertrand Levy; Anne-Cécile Hansson; Carole Bodin


Les références

‘Very competent and very pleasant team. Fruitful exchanges, both on a personal and professional level.’

‘Gildas Louvel: available, competent and pleasant. ’

‘Carole Bodin : very pragmatic and a good technician.’

‘Committed, professional, experienced and responsive.’

‘Bertrand Levy: very sharp on corporate and M&A subjects, very committed and responsive.’

‘Partners are very involved and available. Facilitate discussions. Top value for money.’

‘Carole Bodin is very involved and “hands on” on our files. Flexible and pragmatic, she always finds compromises acceptable to both parties.’

Principaux clients

Molgas Energy Holding


EnPro Industries, Inc


Abiolab


Novalix


Cosmobilis


Feu Vert


Fosun


Stellantis


Renault


Infravia Partners


Novo Nordisk


Tipo Entertainment Inc.


Investec Bank Plc


Principaux dossiers


  • Advising Stellantis on the acquisition of 33.33% of the share capital of Symbio, a Michelin and Faurecia joint venture.
  • Advised Novo Nordisk Region Europe on the acquisition of a controlling block trade in Biocorp, a French medtech, followed by a takeover bid and squeeze out on the remaining shares of the company.
  • Advising Cosmobilis on the acquisition of Bee2link.

Dentons

Responsables de la pratique:

Olivia Guéguen


Autres avocats clés:

Olivier Genevois; Jean-Marc Grosperrin; Catherine Joffroy; Guillaume Kessler; Laura Godard


Les références

‘Ability to listen, understand its client’s issues and adaptability. The team is responsive and always willing to help. The team is also very friendly and it is pleasant to work with its members.’

‘Olivia Guéguen: leadership, hardworking, strong technical knowledge, problem solving.’

‘Laura Godard: hardworking, available, responsive, ability to work within short deadlines. ’

Principaux clients

Michelin


Tecnip


Scalefast


Lactalis


LHH France (Adecco group)


ITV


Wavestone


Septodont


Lefebvre Sarrut


Geodis


Rio Tinto


Lesaffre


Lisi Group


Principaux dossiers


  • Advising Michelin on the €700 million acquisition of Flex Composite Group from investment firms IDI and Andera Partners.
  • Advised Platinum Equity on all the negotiation aspects of the carve-out for the acquisition of Calderys in 20 jurisdictions, for an amount of approximately €930 million.
  • Advised International Chemical Investors on the acquisition of the compounds business of Benvic Group SAS from PVC Europe Group.

DLA Piper

Responsables de la pratique:

Simon Charbit


Autres avocats clés:

Sarmad Haidar; Sonia de Kondserovsky; Alice Magnan


Les références

‘DLA Paris provides a full suite of services to US-based clients, which makes for efficient staffing of projects to meet business needs and demands.’

‘Simon Charbit is business-oriented, savvy, and an excellent practitioner. Client satisfaction is important to him.’

‘Alice Magnan: very responsive to clients’ needs, and skillfully explains French law concepts and principles to foreign clients. A star in the making who has a very bright future ahead of her.’

Principaux clients

Eagle Football Holdings


Guidewire


Emergent Biotechnologies


Essential Pharma


Asmodee Group


Summit View


Eqinov


Spend HQ


ERG


Newfund


Infocert S.p.A.


Medix Boichemica


Booksy


Compagnie Française des Transports Régionaux


Croda


Coinshares


CREDIT MUTUEL ARKEA


Hyundai Capital Services


Alstom


Sciforma


GEA Group


GE ENERGY PRODUCTS FRANCE SNC


Resmed


IPSEN


Société Générale


Pierre Fabre


Lactalis


Biolandes


PartnerRe


B&B Hotels


Michelin


ALD SA


Renault


BIC


Europe Assistance


Soletranch Freyssinet


La Française des Jeux


Principaux dossiers


  • Advised Eagle Football Holdings LLC (Eagle Football) in the context of its entry into exclusive negotiations with Holnest (Family Office of the Aulas family), Pathé and IDG Capital to acquire a majority stake in Olympique Lyonnais Groupe (OL Groupe).
  • Advised Michelin in connection with the investment of Credit Agricole Lease & Factoring in the share capital of Watea.
  • Advised Eagle Football Holdings Limited on the formation of a global multi-team women’s football organisation.

Gibson Dunn

Responsables de la pratique:

Bernard Grinspan; Ariel Harroch


Autres avocats clés:

Bertrand Delaunay; Benoît Fleury; Judith Raoul-Bardy


Les références

‘The  team is complete and has all the qualities necessary to carry out complex transactions with perfect coordination between the different teams.’

‘Bertrand Delaunay: very responsive and calm.’

‘Reactivity and high legal skills.’

Principaux clients

Groupe Vivarte


Groupe La Poste / Docaposte


Publicis Groupe


SoLocal


Resonance Imagerie


Groupe Canal+


Swiss Life Group


NetApp, Inc.


Eaton Corporation


Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations


Veolia Environnement


+Simple


MNH / Nehs


Editis


Goodwin

Responsables de la pratique:

Maxence Bloch


Autres avocats clés:

William Robert


Les références

‘Very solid experience on complex M&A files and great availability and competence. Maxence Bloch, through his reputation and experience, has the ability to create dialogue between parties and bring points of view closer together.’

‘Maxence Bloch: great experience, pleasant contact, strong involvement in files’.

‘The team has good knowledge and mastery of its files, strong ability to provide relevant and quality advice, a very good level of responsiveness and is of real support during negotiations.’

‘ William Robert demonstrates exemplary rigour in handling files, which allows for complete confidence. William has extensive experience in M&A and corporate matters. Finds pragmatic solutions to problems. ’

‘Very good team that finds adapted solutions’.

Principaux clients

Adventure Conseil


Avery Dennison Corporation


European Digital Group


Groupe Gorgé


Mecachrome


Orès Group


Prosci


SunMed


Wiser


Jeantet

Responsables de la pratique:

Karl Hepp de Sevelinges; Yvon Dréano; Anne Toupenay-Schueller


Autres avocats clés:

Guillaume Fornier


Les références

‘Very pragmatic and straight forward team. Always available. Valuable advice.’

‘Availability, friendliness, respect for deadlines, knowledge, search for pragmatic solutions, listens to the client.’

‘The team is very responsive, understands the needs of its clients and offers concrete innovative solutions.’

‘The team stands out for its solid expertise in mergers and acquisitions, particularly in the renewable energy sector.’

‘The team is responsive, skilled in solving complex problems, and works effectively with other experts to meet specific customer needs.’

‘The team provides advice in a timely manner including all areas and angles that may be of interest. They have the language skills to make understandable the French law to foreign legal counsels.’

‘ Guillaume Fornier is a very sharp guy. He shows good listening skills, availability and friendliness. It’s a pleasure to work with him.’

‘Anne Toupenay-Schueller is wonderful. Always nice, professional and very responsive, she has excellent knowledge and brings good ideas to the projects. Anne can be recommended anytime and without reservation and is a pleasure to work with her.’

Principaux clients

SARTORIUS GROUP


AGROFERT GROUP


10 BRIDEG CO LTD


APOLLO GLOBAL MANAGEMENT


STMICROELECTRONICS


PHISHING BIDCO APS


GROUPE COGIA


NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION


RIVEAN CAPITAL


SCHAEFFLER GROUP


GETINGE AB


THYSSENKRUP MATERIAL FRANCE


KOMAX


WEBEDIA


BELFOR


MERZ PHARMA


TELEFONICA


ARTEFACT


SICAT


GIFI GROUP


SULO GROUP


M.O.B.A NETWORK AB


PITCH IMMO


JIN


Principaux dossiers


  • Advised life science group Sartorius AG (“Sartorius”), on its signing on 31 March 2023 of an agreement to acquire France-based Polyplus for approximately 2.4 billion euros.
  • Advised Agrofert group, a European leader in the production of nitrogen fertilisers, on the acquisition of Borealis’ nitrogen production business for €810 million.
  • Advised Apollo Global Management on the signing of a final agreement for a €500 million investment in a subsidiary of Air France-KLM.

Jones Day

Responsables de la pratique:

Sophie Hagège


Autres avocats clés:

Alexandre de Verdun; Gael Saint Olive; Audrey Bontemps, Alexandre Heydel


Les références

‘Good technique. Excellent knowledge of regulations, practices and of the market. ’

‘Florent Bouyer is an excellent technician and knows his practice perfectly. He is particularly relevant during large-scale deals and knows how to interact with other teams in order to successfully complete projects. His knowledge of the AMF is a real plus.’

‘Very strong international presence and ability to serve in multiple countries. This helps tremendously for deals which include multiple countries. Extremely responsive and resourceful organization.’

Principaux clients

ANSYS, Inc.


Calgon Carbon Corporation


Electricité de Strasbourg


Goldman Sachs


Greystar


Mapei


Noven


Orano


RPM International


Sanofi


Simpson Manufacturing Co., Inc.


Specialized Bicycle Components, Inc.


Tikehau Capital


TotalEnergies Gaz Electricité de France


TotalEnergies SE


TotalEnergies Renouvelables France


Principaux dossiers


  • Advising Orano on its EUR 1.5 billion JV with XTC New Energy in the field of batteries manufacturing to supply gigafactories in the EU.
  • Advising TotalEnergies on the creation of its joint ventures with Saria to build a sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) production unit on its French Grandpuits site.
  • Advising Sanofi on multiple divestments of leading brands product portfolios marketed in Europe and foreign jurisdictions to various pharmaceutical companies.

King & Spalding LLP

Responsables de la pratique:

Laurent Bensaid


Autres avocats clés:

Thomas Philip; Agnieszka Opalach


Principaux clients

ESI Group


Manutan


Almerys


UPS


Adionics


Spie batignolles


IDverde


Sidetrade


Brainwave GRC


Serma Group


Lacourte Raquin Tatar

Responsables de la pratique:

Serge Tatar


Autres avocats clés:

Guillaume Roche; Nicolas Jüllich; Renaud Rossa


Les références

‘Diversity of skills, complementarity between partners, availability and ability to listen to the client’s needs, anticipation of the client’s constraints and needs, commercial quality and impactful commercial arguments.’

‘Available and responsive.’

‘The team is very experienced with a real understanding of the challenges of mergers and acquisitions linked to real estate activity. The team is particularly competent in corporate law.’

‘Nicolas Jüllich is pragmatic and follows an operational approach to each legal issue. A dealmaker.’

 ‘ Nicolas Jüllich has developed extremely fine and relevant expertise in corporate law, both on the complex and contractual aspects.’

Principaux clients

SNCF


Orange


Tikehau


Axa IM


BNP Paribas


Groupe Castel


Oddo BHF


Altitude


Clariane (ex Korian)


Amundi Immobilier


MCS & Associés-iQera


Ceetrus


Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield


EDF


Aermont


Vinci Immobilier


Frey


SFL


Principaux dossiers


  • Advised SNCF in connection with the merger of Eurostar International Limited, THI Factory and Thalys International.
  • Advising Clariane (ex Korian) in connection with the entry of investors into the capital of subsidiaries of the Clariane group (ex Korian) holding real estate assets in Europe.
  • Advising BIH in the negotiation and conclusion of a strategic partnership with AB InBev Africa and ECCBC in the bottling of carbonated soft drinks in Algeria.

Mayer Brown

Responsables de la pratique:

Guillaume Kuperfils


Autres avocats clés:

Olivier Aubouin; Hadrien Schlumberger; Ségolène Dufétel


Les références

‘Offer a broad set of cutting-edge expertise and a team of varied profiles and personalities.’

‘Guillaume Kuperfils is perfectly aware of the smallest details of a file and strikes a balance between commercial pragmatism and legal technicality, also noted for his interpersonal skills.’

Principaux clients

Accor


Acolad


Asacha Media Group


Constellation


Idi


MaxiCoffee


Mediawan


Medius


Pernod Ricard


Sabena technics


Synamedia Limited


Principaux dossiers


  • Advised Mediawan on the French legal aspects of the acquisition of Plan B Entertainment.
  • Advised Idi in the context of its merger with Omnes Capital’s shareholders.
  • Advising Pernod Ricard on the sale of Clan Campbell Blended Scotch Whisky brand to Stock Spirits Group.

Osborne Clarke

Responsables de la pratique:

Catherine Olive; David Haccoun


Autres avocats clés:

Stéphanie Delage


Les références

‘Competent, easy to contact and responsive.’

‘Catherine Olive provides very operational advice.’

‘Great team. Fast responsiveness and quality advice.’

Principaux clients

Safran


Groupe Barrière


SNCF et DWS


onepoint


Carlyle


Wireless Logic


Arcole


Railsimulator


Bone Therapeutics


Treatwell


Groupe Ourry


Asacha


SaaS.group


M2C


Principaux dossiers


  • Advised Safran on the sale of a cargo business.
  • Advised Groupe Barrière on the acquisition of the shares of Groupe Lucien Barrière (GLB) and of Société Fermière du Casino Municipal de Cannes (SFCMC).
  • Advised Onepoint on an offer to acquire the Eviden Identity & Access Management’s activities of Atos.

Paul Hastings LLP

Responsables de la pratique:

Olivier Deren


Autres avocats clés:

Charles Cardon; Sébastien Crepy


Les références

‘Pragmatic, efficient, fast, business-minded’.

‘Team led by Sébastien Crépy provides efficient and competent support. Sébastien’s business sense and good humor helps to create a relationship of trust and smoothly overcome various difficulties encountered in the way of a project.’

‘Sébastien Crépy is a trusted adviser with solid hard and soft skills.’

Principaux clients

Accor


Advaton


Alixio


Enerlis


FCDE


Groupe Accueil


Hanwha Systems


Hexagon


Inherent


Keysight Technologies


Sendinblue (Brevo)


Visual Data Media Services


Principaux dossiers


  • Advised Hanwha Systems, a shareholder in OneWeb, the US-based global communications company, on its proposed combination with Eutelsat.
  • Advised Keysight Technologies on the acquisition of a 50.6 per cent stake followed by a tender offer for the entire share capital of ESI Group.
  • Advised Groupe Accueil in connection with the disposal of Partedis, a specialist in building products.

Peltier Juvigny Marpeau & Associés

Responsables de la pratique:

Benoit Marpeau


Autres avocats clés:

François Dietrich


Les références

 ‘Benoit Marpeau: very high technique, inventive, an outstanding negotiator and very friendly. He is very responsive and counts among the very best in Paris.’

‘Deep expertise and client-centric approach. Their strengths include speed, efficiency, and a high level of ethical conduct.’

‘Benoit Marpeau is a standout lawyer. His attention to detail and deep understanding of M&A law make him an invaluable asset. He has exceptional client engagement skills; he takes the time to understand the client’s needs and tailors his approach accordingly. Additionally, his ability to simplify complex legal issues into understandable terms is unparalleled, making the legal process more accessible for clients. Benoit’s proactive communication and transparency in billing also contribute to a seamless and trustworthy client experience.’

‘Very experienced and responsive team.’

‘Benoit Marpeau has great intelligence of situations and finds the most pragmatic solutions with great responsiveness and technical expertise.’

‘Very high technical level. Capacity for innovation and adaptation.’

‘High business sense.’

‘Benoit Marpeau: strong business sense and excellent negotiation skills. High technical level.’

Principaux clients

Agrial


Monoprix


Séché Environnement


Casino Group


LVMH


Groupe Avril


Rivalen Sas


Impala (holding Jacques Veyrat)


Icape Group


Polycor


Indigo


Boticinal


Content Square


Mirakl


Lov Group


Casavo Management S.P.a


Principaux dossiers


  • Advised Casino group on the sale of 119 stores to Intermarché.
  • Advised LVMH in connection with the acquisition of a majority stake in Platinum Invest F.
  • Advised Avril on the acquisition of Axereal Elevage.

Racine

Responsables de la pratique:

Maud Bakouche; Jean-Christophe Beaury; Bruno Cavalié; Mélanie Coiraton; Luc Pons; Marie Pouget


Les références

‘Attentive team that looks for pragmatic solutions.’

‘Racine is extremely efficient and provides excellent client service. They are fully multilingual which is essential for conducting deals for a global corporate deal working across English and French jurisdictions.’

‘Mélanie Coiraton has been excellent. Very commercially astute and practical in her advice, providing a first class service.’

Principaux clients

Founder of Airmob


Financière Pallas


Suez


Deezer


Teract


Nou Vela consortium


Uperio Group


ETX Studio


VoltAero


Founders and managers of Bee2Link group


Isatis Capital


Principaux dossiers


  • Advised the shareholders of Ramsey Products Corporation on its sale to Rondot Group.
  • Advised Agora in connection with the acquisition of  Mobil Concepts.
  • Advised Isatis Capital on its acquisition of a minority stake in Groupe Wiiisdom Software.

Sekri Valentin Zerrouk

Responsables de la pratique:

Franck Sekri; Géraud de Franclieu; Pierre-Emmanuel Chevalier; Antoine Haï; Olivier Legrand; Oscar Da Silva


Les références

‘The team is very available and very competent, with great ease in making complex questions intelligible. The meetings are very well prepared and the teams bring their specific know-how with great precision. ’

‘Franck Sekri: total availability and professionalism.’

‘The team is extremely available and attentive.’

‘Very strong experience, pragmatism and deal maker’.

‘Pierre Emmanuel Chevalier: very precise, seeks to avoid complexity.’

Principaux clients

Paris Society / Accor


Groupe Le Figaro


SPIE


Imprimerie nationale (IN Groupe)


The Zouari Family


2MX Organic


Teract (ex 2MX Organic)


BK Consulting


Turenne Hôtellerie (Turenne Groupe)


Les Bureaux de l’Epargne


Vesper Investissement


Pernod Ricard


Leader Group / Geneo Capital Entrepreneur


Turenne Groupe


A.P.C


EMEFIN/ANIMALIS


CLS


Basicnet


Nijkerk Holding


Valtus


Tag Hospitality


Parques Reunidos


Homepilot


Coin Afrique


Principaux dossiers


  • Advising Paris Society (Laurent de Gourcuff and Sebastien Pacault) in connection with Accor’s acquisition of Paris Society.
  • Advised Imprimerie Nationale SA on its acquisition of Portals.
  • Advising the Zouari family on the extension of its historical and strategic partnership with Franprix.

Veil Jourde

Responsables de la pratique:

Pierre Deval; François de Navailles; Géraud Saint Guilhem; Laurent Jobert


Les références

‘Very close to its customers, very attentive, extremely available. ’

‘Competent, pragmatic, available and nice to work with’.

‘Laurent Jobert is an excellent adviser’.

Principaux clients

Jacquet Metal Service


Publicis


1000mercis


L’Oréal


LFPI


LVMH


Novencia


Novax


Levo


Covivio


Lagardère


Walden


Latour Capital


Perceva Capital


Principaux dossiers


  • Advised Jacquet Metals on its various strategic cross border acquisitions.
  • Advised Région Réunion and SEMATRA, the reference shareholder of Air Austral holding 99% of its share capital, in the shareholding and financial restructuring of Air Austral.
  • Advised Cosmobilis during the reinvestment of managers on the occasion of the acquisition of 100% of the share capital of Bee2Link from Bridgepoint funds and managers and shareholders.

Viguié Schmidt & Associés

Responsables de la pratique:

Louis Chenard; Yves Schmidt; Nicolas Viguié; David Scemla


Les références

‘Very good team’

‘Very available and flexible team. Know-how to clarify problems and seek simple solutions.’

‘Louis Chenard and his team are very efficient on every occasion.’

‘David Scemla and his team are very focused and the approach is really hands on, with the senior partner really involved and committed.’

‘David Scemla : intuitive, proactive, problem solver and concrete.’

‘A very present team, attentive, extremely responsive, very effective collaboration, using all the new technologies necessary for monitoring activities.’

‘David Schema represents the ideal partner to work with on a project. His competence, organization and contacts make it possible to deal with any type of situation.’

Principaux clients

Nextstage AM


LBO France


Sonepar


CNP Assurances


Sibelco


Caisse des dépôts et consignation


Sony Music Entertainment France


Darewise


Nextstage AM


Caviar House & Prunier


Ellipse Projects


Customer Experienced Group


B2C2


Principaux dossiers


  • Advised the ad hoc committee and Somfy in the context of the simplified takeover bid followed by a squeeze-out initiated by the Despature’s family on the shares of Somfy.
  • Advised US-based Scalefast on its sale to ESW, the global direct-to-consumer (DTC) e-commerce leader.
  • Advised Sonepar on the acquisition of a controlling stake in Alliantz.

Vivien & Associés

Responsables de la pratique:

Nicolas Vivien; Judith Fargeot; Emmanuel Chauvet; Laetitia Amzallag; Jacques Epstein; Jean-Luc Bédos; Julie Tchaglass; Lisa Becker; Julien Koch


Les références

‘A very complete law firm that can provide high quality services for nearly any M&A and venture capital transaction.’

‘Julie Tchaglass is always available. Her understanding of both the transactions and the client’s needs make her an outstanding lawyer. In addition, she and her team always solve our requests in a timely manner, even in urgent matters.’

‘Specialists in all subjects relating to M&A and beyond. The particular traits are: efficiency/speed – excellent analysis and understanding of issues – creativity – international network.’

‘Judith Fargeot has very in-depth knowledge of all aspects of M&A, great advisory capacity, very high rigor in particular to anticipate risks.’

‘Julien Koch has distinguished himself as an indispensable partner, combining availability, responsiveness, involvement and professionalism. His efficiency and ability to innovate have been crucial in resolving complex situations.’

‘Judith Fargeot is an excellent lawyer with great precision, very good speed of execution and high quality questioning. Lisa Becker is also very efficient, also very available, fast and very reliable. Judith Fargeot and Lisa Becker form a remarkable team, very efficient and available with whom it is pleasant to work.’

‘The team led by Judith Fargeot is creative, innovative and efficient with a great capacity to adapt to different project contexts.’

‘The team is very available, is very quick in discussions and provides answers and solutions. The team always ensures that the client is well informed and does not fail to raise questions that need to be asked. The level of advice is very good.’

Principaux clients

Babel Group


Constellium


CT Ingenieros Group


Dassault Systèmes


Docaposte


Engie


Gazechim


Groupe Proxiteam


Groupe Side


Kering Eyewear


Idemia


InVivo


Motul


MSC Cruises SA


Nexity


Pathé


Rubix Group


Schlumberger


SGPA (Family office)


Solinnov


Swiss Life Asset Managers


Principaux dossiers


  • Advised InVivo Group and its subsidiary Malteries Soufflet on the acquisition of United Malt Group Limited (United Malt).
  • Advised Docaposte on the acquisition of Maincare Solutions.
  • Advised Kering Eyewear on the acquisition of UNT – Usinage & Nouvelles Technologies.

Alerion

Responsables de la pratique:

Pierre-Olivier Brouard; Christophe Gerschel; Vincent Poirier; Antoine Rousseau


Les références

‘Excellent team’.

‘The team is extremely available, competent and a deal maker. They have a perfect mastery of all communication tools/means, making it very easy to work collaboratively on documents and exchanges. ’

‘Pierre-Olivier Brouard is very pleasant to work with.’

Principaux clients

Groupe Médiamétrie


Groupe Bolloré


The Blockchain Group


Groupe Faurecia


NACON


Groupe Cyllene


Santarelli and its shareholders


Labelium


Estève & Cie


La Ruche qui dit Oui


Ponticelli Group


EDF


Framatome


Association Familiale Mulliez (AFM)


Groupe Bureau Vallée


Miles Partnership


Médiamétrie


Principaux dossiers


  • Advised the seller (Association Familiale Mulliez – AFM) of the retail brand Pimkie during its cession to a consortium.
  • Advised Parella on its acquisition of The Tenant Solution.
  • Advised Médiamétrie, seller, on the acquisition by Ipsos of Omedia.

Almain

Responsables de la pratique:

Edgard Nguyen; Cécile Davanne-Mortreux; Stéphanie de Robert Hautequère


Les références

‘Cécile Davanne-Mortreux and Edgard Nguyen are both good technicians and fine negotiators, and they know how to bring discussions to a successful conclusion by being proactive.’

‘Cécile Davanne-Mortreux is talented, efficient, and very friendly.’

 ‘A rare combination of client-centered and personal approach to lead extremely complex deals in M&A in high-tech segments.’

‘Ability of the M&A team to identify the risks and to find appropriate solutions. The team has considerable experience and knows how to use it for the benefit of all its clients.’

 ‘A very well structured team, very responsive and capable of quickly identifying problems and finding solutions.’

‘They have the quality of a major firm but a boutique approach. High quality work.’

‘Almain is one of the leading firms in small mid cap.’

 ‘Edgard Nguyen is a fine tactician and an excellent negotiator.’

Principaux clients

Bpifrance Investissement


Société Générale


Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations


EDP Renovaveis


EIM Capital


OpenGate Capital


Capza


Mirabaud


EPC SA


TÜV Rheinland


Apogee


ALD Automotive


EDF


Principaux dossiers


  • Advised ALD Automotive and Société Générale on the strategic JV between ALD Automotive and ChargePoint.
  • Advised J Rettenmaier & Söhne on the acquisition of Algaia.
  • Advised ScioTeq in Belgium, backed by OpenGate Capital, on the acquisition of IRTS.

ADVANT Altana

Responsables de la pratique:

Gilles Gaillard; Jean-Nicolas Soret


Autres avocats clés:

Bruno Nogueiro; Fabien Pouchot


Les références

‘Very responsive and professional team ’

‘Bruno Nogeiro is very responsive and a deal maker. ’

‘Very available team which knows how to respond in a relevant manner and has a very good international network. ’

‘Bruno Nogueiro is a very good technician who is very technically competent and who knows how to build bridges between parties to facilitate the execution of transactions.’

‘Fabien Pouchot: exceptional availability and responsiveness, a very rapid and extremely relevant analysis of situations ’

Principaux clients

AIR FRANCE


AEMA/ AVIVA


AG2R LA MONDIALE


AMPHENOL


AMPLITUDE


APPLUS+


ARTELIA


CEGID


CFAO


COVEA


DOCAPOSTE (GROUPE LA POSTE)


EURALIS


EUREDEN


EUROFINS


FRENCH FOOD CAPITAL


HAMON ASIA PACIFIC


LABORATORIO FARMACEUTICO ERFO


MARSH MCLENNAN


PHARMALEX


PUIG


RENAULT


SOPRA STERIA


SUN’R


TUTELAIRE


WIENERBERGER


Principaux dossiers


  • Advised AMPHENOL CORPORATION, a US listed company, on its acquisition of CMR GROUP, a French-headquartered group.
  • Advised WIENERBERGER GROUP on its acquisition of the major activities of the French TERREAL GROUP from its shareholders.
  • Advising COVEA on the sale to COMPRE of its majority shareholding in an Irish insurance company MEDICAL INSURANCE COMPANY (MIC).

Aramis

Responsables de la pratique:

Raphaël Mellerio; Alexis Chahid-Nouraï; Anne-Hélène Le Trocquer; Aymeric de Mol


Les références

‘Very good quality of service. Raphaël Mellerio has great expertise and a very good knowledge of the field. Very responsive and flexible.’

‘Anne-Hélène Le Trocquer is very committed.’

‘Alexis Chahid-Nouraï has good legal knowledge and is a good negotiator and mediator.’

‘We particularly appreciate the agility of Aramis’ M&A team in structuring and implementing international deals. They know very well how to coordinate local advisory teams and provide very pragmatic and operational support, which is very appreciated by our leaders. They are facilitators and are very flexible with whom it is very pleasant to work.’

‘Raphaël Mellerio, not only has an excellent professional background, he is always available and has a constructive approach. His responsiveness is impressive. ’

‘Aymeric de Mol is a high quality lawyer. His great technical expertise and pragmatism make him a partner of choice. Aymeric is also a calm and thoughtful practitioner, which is a strength in context of great tension. ’

‘The Aramis team is agile and responsive.’

‘A very professional, responsive team who listens to offer the best recommendations in the client’s best interest.’

Principaux clients

La Poste


Unique Heritage Media


Eiffage


Bpifrance Investissements


Tereos


Beaver Visitec International (BVI)


Asendia


Terroirs & Vignerons de Champagne


Spice Capital


Tata Steel


Keolis


Thai Union Group


Bridgestone


IKKS


Exegy


Spirit


Ariane (family office – Torck family)


Taleo Consulting


Champagne AR Lenoble


Experimental Group


Cosmetique Totale


EDF


The Lede Company (US)


Jakala


Egis


Renault


Quaero Capital


IZNES


Seabird


SD Worx


Principaux dossiers


  • Advised Quaero Capital on the sale of its stakes in the ultra-high-speed fibre project companies Rosace Fibre and Losange Fibre to Altitude Infrastructure.
  • Aassisted longstanding client Terroirs et Vignerons de Champagne (TEVC) with the acquisition of the emblematic champagne house “Champagne Henriot” from Artémis Domaines (Pinault family).
  • Assisted three family offices in their acquisition of a minority stake in the 123 Investment Managers group.

Archers A.A.R.P.I.

Autres avocats clés:

Mark Richardson; Marc Baffreau; Audrey Wendling


Les références

‘A fantastic team.’

‘Audrey Wendling is responsive and relevant, technically excellent and reassures clients.’

Principaux clients

Assa Abloy Entrance Systems


Baker Bros


Tivoly


Assa Abloy Global Solutions


Hammerspace


Shareholders of Audensiel


Sources de Caudalie


Sagard


Mata Capital


Talan


Ashurst LLP

Responsables de la pratique:

Noam Ankri; François Hellot; Anne Reffay; Vincent Trevisani; Yann Alix


Les références

‘Small, agile and efficient team.’

Excellent client service and quality of legal advice. Deeply experienced. Strong commitment’.

 ‘Yann Alix provides a friendly and personalised service, with strong commitment and industry sector knowledge. He offers concrete solutions of high quality. He is a true deal-marker. Always there when a client needs him.’

Principaux clients

ASICS Corporation


Boralex


Caravelle


CBRE


Chryso Group


Dyal Capital Partners


Klee Group


Mrs Karin Sartorius Herbst


Oaktree Capital Management


Oxford Properties


Renaissance Luxury Group


Renner Energies


Safran Corporate Venture


Principaux dossiers


  • Advised renewable energy group Renner Energies (BlackRock European renewables platform) on the acquisition of a portfolio of renewable energy generation companies from German energy group IB Vogt (majority owned by DIF Capital Partners).
  • Advised ASICS Corporation within its acquisition of Njuko SAS, the leading race registration platform for running events across Europe
  • Advised Balyo, which transforms manual forklifts into autonomous robots using its proprietary Driven by Balyo™ technology, on SoftBank Group’s proposed tender offer for 100% of Balyo’s share capital.

AYACHE

Responsables de la pratique:

Bernard Ayache


Autres avocats clés:

Gwenaëlle de Kerviler; Olivier Tordjman; Grégoire Zeitoun


Les références

‘The team is very efficient, available and relevant. Strong personal and technical qualities. The services offered are of a very high level on the Parisian market. ’

Principaux clients

Everwin / N. Harris computer


Vela Software


Upperside Capital Partners


ICG Infrastructure


Sagard NewGen


ISAI


BHL Location


VERSO ENERGY


Groupe EDF


SKYN HOLDING


JJA


CMS Francis Lefebvre

Responsables de la pratique:

Arnaud Hugot; Alexandre Delhaye; Thomas Hains; Benoît Gomel


Les références

‘A team that remains calm and shows formidable efficiency.’

‘The team is competent, available, very responsive and helps clients analyze priorities.’

‘Benoît Gomel is particularly efficient.’

‘Alexandre Delhaye’s team is responsive, creative and attentive. Solutions are always  discussed with us regardless of the complexity of the problem. Very good risk analysis. We work together in a very collaborative way and in a very friendly atmosphere.’

‘Very good knowledge of the healthcare sector.’

Principaux clients

Amethis


Bindawood Holding


Biogroup


Elsan


Engie


Gilgen Door Systems


Groupe Saint Gobain


Groupe Nadia


Idia Capital Investissement


Mediaco


Meridiam


Nextstage


NGE


Nissan Group


Palm Beach (Cannes)


Saipem


Siemens Gamesa


Tennaxia


Vivalto Santé


De Gaulle Fleurance & Associés

Autres avocats clés:

Jean-Christophe Amy; Matthieu Bichon; François Couhadon; François Zocchetto; Julie Cornely


Principaux clients

Compagnie Nationale du Rhône


Endemol


GravitHy


Lavazza Group


Minth


ST Microelectronics


Statkraft


Amundi


BNP Paribas


Credit Mutuel Capital Privé


Gaming innovation group / Sport & CO


HRA Pharma


Qovetia


Touax


Alstom


Banijay


Bassac Les Nouveaux Constructeurs


Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations


Culligan


Eiffel


MCC Non-Ferrous Trading, Inc


Monnoyeur


Nautilus Foods


Nexity


Pearl Infrastructure Capital SCA, RAIF


Sipa Ouest France


Somfy SA


Verkor


Vicat


Visiodent


Principaux dossiers


  • Assisted Actual Group, a temporary work and human resources company, in connection with the acquisition of Ergalis Group.
  • Advised incubator EIT InnoEnergy on the launching of GravitHy.
  • Advised Lavazza Group on the acquisition of the MaxiCoffee group.

Dechert LLP

Responsables de la pratique:

Alain Decombe; Ermine Bolot


Autres avocats clés:

Vianney Toulouse


Les références

‘Ermine Bolot’s team: very responsive, pleasant and available, with excellent knowledge of the industrial sector and very proactive in supporting and negotiating transactions. The team also demonstrates a lot of pragmatism and finesse in finding tailor-made solutions to the difficulties encountered.’

‘Ermine Bolot is very responsive and knows how to make herself available. She always provides good advice, and knows how to negotiate skillfully and with great pragmatism to advance our transactions while best protecting our interests. Her finesse and knowledge of our sector of activity allows her to find tailor-made solutions to overcome our difficulties. ’

‘Ermine Bolot has the ability to perfectly understand the expectations of her clients, to adapt their culture and her advice according to her client’s business project. Ermine communicates very well.’

Principaux clients

Abivax


Chiesi Farmaceutici S.p.A


Havea Group


Mayoly Spindler


Sofinnova


Principaux dossiers


  • Advised Chiesi Farmaceutici S.p.A. on its US$1.4 billion acquisition of Amryt Pharma Plc.
  • Advised Cathay Capital in connection with the sale of the Cenexi group to the Indian group Gland Pharma.
  • Advised Abivax on the largest-ever Euronext Paris single listing of biotech private placement.

Delsol Avocats

Responsables de la pratique:

Séverine Bravard; Henri-Louis Delsol; Philippe Dumez; Pierre Gougé; Emmanuel Kaeppelin; Philippe Malikian; Raphaël Ory


Les références

‘Innovative and available.’

‘Henri-Louis Delsol: available, always finds a solution.’

‘Responsiveness, a well-sized team that knows how to respond to emergencies.’

‘Henri-Louis Delsol: flawless involvement and availability.’

‘Professionalism, sound advice.’

‘Accurate answers, professionalism, listens to clients.’

‘Technical excellence and tailored services.’

‘Great professionalism, great responsiveness. High negotiating skills.’

Principaux clients

Admedia Group


Aeroprotec


BMG


Cap Vert


CDC (Banque des territoires)


Comptoir Rhodanien


Copas Systemes


Databank


Holnest


La Poste Immo


Maped


Neoma business school


Neyco


Njuko


Valgo


Principaux dossiers


  • Advising DataBank in the context of the acquisition by Etix Everywhere of five of its data centres.
  • Advising Holnest on the sale of the French football club Olympique Lyonnais to Eagle Football Holdings LLC.
  • Advising Framatome on the acquisition of Cyberwatch.

Eversheds Sutherland (France) LLP

Responsables de la pratique:

Catherine Detalle


Autres avocats clés:

Franck Bourgeois; Cristina Audran-Proca; Eric Knai; Alexandre Morel; Jean-Robert Bousquet


Les références

‘Flexibility, pragmatism, availability.’

‘Jean-Robert Bousquet shows great pragmatism, constant involvement in files and excellent understanding of client issues and expectations.’

‘Excellent understanding of how companies work; reactivity; great understanding of issues and ability to make things progress on complex subjects; fluid and very pleasant collaboration; appropriately uses remote communication, electronic signature and documentation creation/revision technologies.’

Principaux clients

Veolia


Safran


Owens & Minor


EQT Ventures


Atos


Andromède/Qivalio


Piraeus Bank


Cinturion


Arcline Investment Management


GlobalFood Tech


Diakrit


CoStar


Investrium


Compagnie Nationale de Navigation


ArianeGroup


Kereis


Parker Hannifin


Ada Ventures


Systra


Pacific Nova Holdings


MBDA


Acciona


Sprecher Berrier


BearingPoint


Veoneer


Butagaz


DCC


Extendam


FIDAL

Responsables de la pratique:

Alain-François Cheneau; Mathilde Dubois


Autres avocats clés:

Olivier Josset; Alain-François Cheneau


Les références

‘The team is of very good quality, high level, responsive and creative.’

Principaux clients

Shareholders of Tournaire SA


Shareholders of Formulaction


Jean-Nicolas Mastin


Konica Minolta


InVivo


Principaux dossiers


  • Advised Jean-Nicolas MASTIN, founder and owner of WARGRAPHS on its sale to Swedish group M.O.B.A. NETWORK AB.
  • Advised InVivo on the dismantling of 2MX Organic’s SPAC structure.

HOCHE AVOCATS

Responsables de la pratique:

Jean-Luc Blein; Didier Fornoni; Marie Peyrega; Jérôme Roustit; Marie-Pierre Souweine; Hadrien de Lauriston


K&L Gates LLP

Responsables de la pratique:

Raphaël Bloch


Les références

‘Excellent team with a business and efficient approach.’

‘Raphaël Bloch: very good negotiator with a practical mind and the desire to find a solution allowing the parties to move forward.’

‘An efficient team on all types of transactions.’

Principaux clients

Securitas AB


Envision Digital


Glass Lewis


Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation


Caisse des Dépots et Consignations (CDC)


Kinship Inc (Mars Petcare subsidiary)


Banyan Pacific Capital


Principaux dossiers


  • Advised Securitas on its acquisition of the electronic security business of Black & Decker.
  • Advised Envision Digital on its acquisition of the Nantes-based software publisher QOS Energy.
  • Advised Glass Lewis on its acquisition of Proxinvest.

KPMG Avocats, France

Responsables de la pratique:

Franck Bernauer; Delphine Capelli; Jean-Etienne Chatelon; Albane Eglinger; Sophie Fournier-Dedoyard; Mathieu Gautier; Xavier Houard; Audrey-Laure Illouz; Vincent Lacombe; Xavier Lemarechal; David Lucas; Olivier Masi; Laurence Mazevet; Florence Olivier; Benoît Roucher; Jérôme Talleux


 


Principaux clients

Carrefour


Infravia Capital Partners


Evolucare


Michelin


CMI France


Igneo Infrastructures Partners


Moba Networks AB


Safran


Stellantis


L’Oréal


Macif


Adn Expertises Groupe


GL Events


Derichebourg


Wienerberger


Plastic Omnium


Principaux dossiers


  • Advised Carrefour on the €1bn acquisition of Cora France and Match France (175 hyper and supermarkets).
  • Advised Safran on the sale of its cargo (Safran Cabin Cargo) and catering (Safran Cabin Catering) activities to Hivest Capital.

Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP

Responsables de la pratique:

Dana Anagnostou; Reid Feldman; Alexandre Omaggio; Antoine Paszkiewicz; Sebastien Pontillo


Les références

 ‘Great responsiveness and pragmatism. Sébastien Pontillo is hands-on, particularly on cross-border deals. Good team quality. ’

‘ Performance. Diligence. Precision’

 ‘Alexandre Omaggio has always demonstrated remarkable responsiveness and commitment. He provides high quality services and knows how to offer pragmatic solutions to his clients.’

Principaux clients

Tikehau Capital


Oodrive


Macom


Sofidy


Bollé Brands


Adjuto Holdings


SNECI


Kereis


Radiant Logic, Inc.


SportsTek


Joe


Principaux dossiers


  • Advising Tikehau Capital, as part of a consortium composed of Tikehau Capital, Safran and Airbus, on the acquisition of Aubert&Duval.
  • Advising Kereis on the acquisition of 100% of the share capital and voting rights of Cegema from SwissLife.
  • Advised Radiant Logic, Inc. on the acquisition of Brainwave SAS.

McDermott Will & Emery AARPI

Autres avocats clés:

Grégoire Andrieux; Bertrand Delafaye; Guillaume Kellner; Nicolas Lafont


Les références

‘Very technical, efficient team, with involved and dynamic associates. Excellent file management.’

‘Nicolas Lafont is an excellent partner, technical and involved.’

Principaux clients

Biocorp Production SA


Dynacure


ESI Group


Gorillas


Cousin Surgery


Zenchef


HISI Development


Reporting 21


Groupe Finoli


Siparex


Advent


Groupe Colisée


Thierry Petit’s stake in Showroomprivé


Vivalto Vie et Colisée


Principaux dossiers


  • Advised Biocorp Production on its proposed acquisition by Novo Nordisk.
  • Advised ESI Group on the acquisition by Keysight Technologies of a controlling interest in ESI Group, followed by a public tender offer.

Pwc Société d'Avocats

Responsables de la pratique:

Yannick Olivier


Autres avocats clés:

Suzie Maillot; Eric Hickel; Isabelle de la Gorce; Jean-Eude Bunetel


Les références

‘A lot of agility and adaptability. Very complete, very competent with a mode of collaboration adapted to each situation.’

‘Jean-Eude Bunetel: committed and involved, a true business partner.’

Principaux clients

Minuty


Mediawan


Française des Jeux (FDJ)


Stock Spirits


Harmonie Mutuelle


Hitachi Construction Machinery


Dyneff


PPG (PINNACLE Pet Group)


Colruyt Group


BPCE


Alliance Electronics


Colruyt Group


Domaines Bouteiller


Groupe R. Blein


Malakoff Humanis,


Groupe Vyv


Pro BTP Groupe


Principaux dossiers


  • Advising Minuty and the historic shareholders (Matton family) on the strategic alliance with Moët Hennessy and the acquisition of a majority stake by the latter in the capital of Minuty.
  • Advising Mediawan on the acquisition of Côte Ouest.
  • Advising Hitachi Construction Machinery Europe on the acquisition of its French dealer Cobemat SAS.

Reed Smith

Responsables de la pratique:

Marc Fredj; Guilain Hippolyte; Isabelle MacElhone


Les références

‘High quality, focused and deal driven. ’

‘Guilain Hippolyte: absolutely outstanding, commercial, clear in communication, pragmatic, great understanding and empathy with the client, excellent lawyer and great service’.

‘Isabelle McElhone: excellent partner with a good team of junior assistants.’

Simmons & Simmons

Responsables de la pratique:

Jérôme Patenotte


Autres avocats clés:

Christian Taylor; Thierry Gontard; Simonetta Giordano; Arnaud Félix


Les références

‘The team has an excellent grasp of French corporate law and really understands the key French legal issues to structure and execute M&A transactions. They are also user friendly and responsive.’

‘Christian Taylor is excellent and provides sensible and pragmatic advice.’

‘Very attentive team offering personalised, innovative and relevant solutions.’

Principaux clients

Diploma plc


Ecocem Materials Limited


UK Government Investments


Brookfield


Nomadia


Principaux dossiers


  • Advising the UK Government on the $3.4bn combination between OneWeb and Eutelsat.
  • Advising Ecocem Materials on its joint venture with Carrières du Boulonnais to produce limestone fillers for low carbon cement.
  • Advising Brookfield Infrastructure on its acquisition of data centre operator Data4 from AXA IM.

Squire Patton Boggs

Responsables de la pratique:

Tony Reed


Autres avocats clés:

Charles Fabry; Christopher Wilde; Arnaud Lafarge; Anthony Guillaume; Denis Barat; Dan Hasset


Les références

‘The team has a strong ability to relate to its clients and stands out for its pragmatism in seeking solutions in all circumstances.’

‘Offers high quality services at competitive prices.’

‘Denis Barat stands out for his remarkable combination of flexibility, unfailing commitment and speed of reaction.’

Principaux clients

GE


National Oilwell Varco Inc.


Kongsberg Automotive AS


Kiloutou


LumApps


Saint-Gobain


Danone


Building Materials Europe


BDR Thermea


DCC


HomeServe


Jabil


Live Nation


WPP


Vitaprotech Group


Groupe La Poste


Air Liquide


Heico


Scalian


SQLI


Exel Industries


Artemys Invest


Saficard


Principaux dossiers


  • Advising Heico Electronic Technologies Corp. on its acquisition of Exxelia from IK Partners and management.
  • Advising WPP on its acquisition of 100% of the share capital of Obviously.
  • Advising Amcor on its acquisition of 100% of the ownership interests in the capital of DGPack sro from Danaflex-Nano LLC.

UGGC Avocats

Responsables de la pratique:

Jean-Jacques Uettwiller; Ali Bougrine


Autres avocats clés:

Charles-Emmanuel Prieur; Julien Mayeras


Les références

‘Excellent understanding of the challenges of a PE fund.’

‘Charles-Emmanuel Prieur: good understanding and ability to adapt.’

Principaux clients

Eternam


Accor


Aximum (Colas Group)


Systra SA


RedTree Capital


Innothera Group


Latz Family


Paradiso Media


DocCity


Bpifrance


Adbio Partners


Federation Entertainment


Primo 1D


D-AIM


Principaux dossiers


  • Advised Eternam on its acquisition of the Courtyard Hotel in Paris.
  • Advised the Latz family on the sale of a majority stake in the Compagnons de Dionysos group to SC Pack.
  • Advised DocCity, a leading healthcare and hospitality group, on its acquisition of the Groupe des Instituts Médicaux (GIM).

Astura

Responsables de la pratique:

Raphaël Dalmas


Autres avocats clés:

Margot Blondel


Les références

‘Responsiveness, pragmatic spirit and search for effective solutions.’

‘The team is efficient, responsive and adapts to the client’s objectives and interests.’

‘Raphaël Dalmas stands out for his technicality, his responsiveness and his pragmatism which allow him to respond effectively to his client’s objectives.’

Principaux clients

Paragon Partners


Vista Bank Group


Axway


Arsenal Capital


Family Offices


Principaux dossiers


  • Advised the Vista Bank Group on the acquisition of Société Génerale’s subsidiaries in Africa.
  • Advised a family office to complete the exit of a majority shareholder in the context of a shareholder dispute.
  • Advised Paragon Partners in connection with carve out transactions.

Bersay

Responsables de la pratique:

Jérôme Bersay; Stéphanie Benmoussa-Molkhou; Pauline Darmon; Anya Hristova; Pierre-Louis Périn


Les références

‘Pauline Darmon shows  constant commitment.’

Principaux clients

Chemical Computing Group


Entrepreneur Invest


Leto Partners


Metabolic Explorer


Perspecteev


Quadient


Tholitek


TotalEnergies


362 Participations


New André


Suez Organique


Nexity


Principaux dossiers


  • Advised METabolic EXplorer (METEX) in connection with financing operations for the company’s 2023-2024 strategic plan.
  • Advised Chemical Computing Group, a Canadian company, on the acquisition of Discngine.
  • Advised NEW ANDRE in the context of the takeover of the assets and activities of the company 1MONDE9 (the brand André).

Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner

Responsables de la pratique:

Frédéric Jungels; Jean-Patrice Labautière; Roland Montfort; Christian Sauer; Kai Völpel; Virginie Brault-Scaillet


Les références

‘Very good, agile and very rigorous and professional team. Very good sense of the transaction while not neglecting the analysis of legal risks.’

‘The M&A team, notably Virginie Brault-Scaillet, is very responsive and very familiar with the uses of venture capital. She has a great understanding of economic and financial issues.’

Principaux clients

Altice


CDC


Paref


Aiolos


RGreen Invest


OneStock


Credit Lyonnais


BNP Paribas


Société Générale


Caisse d’Epargne Ile De France


ABN AMRO


DBT


Groupe News Participation


Icade


Colony Capital


Ocado Group


Reply


CapVest/Curium Pharma/Glo Healthcare


Trailstone


Volta Investissements


Ipsos


bioMérieux


Riverside Europe Partners


Vantiva


Orbimed


Deerfield


Veristat


WindRose Health Investors


Laboratoires Pierre Fabre


Cornet Vincent Ségurel

Responsables de la pratique:

René-Pierre Andlauer; Hubert Biard; Benjamin Chevalier; Bertrand Coste; Adrien Debré; Pierre-Jean Ferry; Bertrand Genachte; Stéphanie Gérard; Olivier Greffard; Pierre Guignand; Matthieu Guignard; Pierre Lamidon; Emmanuel Mansillon; Alexis Marchand; Alfred Lortat-Jacob; Nicolas Palos; Marie-Alix Troadec; André Watbot


Les références

‘Excellent flexibility and in-depth solid legal knowledge and ability to find ingenious solutions.’

‘Team close to the customer, attentive, very proactive and very professional.’

‘Aurélien Debré: strong understanding of business issues and proactivity, and dynamism.’

Principaux clients

Crédit Mutuel Equity


Eurazeo PME


Euralis Semences


Arthur D. Little


Berlin Packaging


China Jianyin Investment (JIC)


Ouest Croissance


Ratp Connect


UI Gestion


Cadiou


Fortius


Scutum


Luxium (ex St-Gobin)


RPM International Inc.


Top Office


Turenne Groupe


Lumiplan


Principaux dossiers


  • Advised Philippe Fardel (Chairman) and the management team on the sale of the Mousline purée business to FnB Private Equity as part of a carve-out.
  • Advised Origine Cycles, manufacturer-distributor of high-end bicycles made in France, on the reorganisation of its capital that sees LBO France become its majority shareholder.
  • Advised Japanese SoftBank Group on a proposed takeover bid for 100% of the share capital of Balyo, specialist in forklift truck robotisation.

Deloitte Société d’Avocats

Responsables de la pratique:

Stéphanie Chatelon; Cécile Debin; Simon Fournier; Antoine Larcena; Laure Maffre


Les références

‘The corporate team has extensive experience in restructuring of international groups, and works closely with other Deloitte teams, thus being able to offer a one-stop solution for a wide typology of operations.’

Principaux clients

L-GAM Advisor / Bpifrance


SPAC Transition


Cathay Capital


SiPearl


Looping Group


Marlin Equity Partners


Pensionskasse Stadt Zürich


Crédit Agricole Assurances


Urios


IK Partners, GIC, Keensight Capital and Parquest Capital


Alpac Capital


Icade Promotion


Ernst & Young Société d'Avocats

Responsables de la pratique:

Jean-Christophe Sabourin; Frédéric Reliquet


Autres avocats clés:

Bernard Martinier; Maxime Gallinant


Les références

‘They work as a team and listen to client’s needs to adapt their services. They are deal-oriented and pragmatic.’

‘Jean-Christophe Sabourin  is able to find flexible solutions to unblock complex situations during negotiations. He is nice and very professional which helps with the communication with the counterparty and avoids unnecessary discussions during the process.’

‘The team is available, responsive, attentive and proactive.’

Principaux clients

ARDIAN


ANTICIMEX


AXIUM PACKAGING


CEREA PARTNERS


DERMAPHARM


DOCAPOSTE


DL SOFTWARE


DLPV SOFTWARE


DUELL


EDUSERVICES


EY CONSULTING


ID SYSTEMS


KINEPOLIS


KUBOTA


LA POSTE SANTÉ


LARRAQUE INTERNATIONAL VINS


LATOUR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT


LDLC


NEXITY


PHODE GROUP


OLYMPIQUE LYONNAIS


OVH


SBM COMPANY


SOCIETE JACQUES BOLLINGER


SOUDAL


TELEPASS


TURENNE CAPITAL


WEINBERG CAPITAL


Principaux dossiers


  • Advised EQT-backed Anticimex within the context of the acquisition of SUBLIMM.
  • Advised Société Jacques Bollinger within the context of the acquisition of Domaine d’Etroyes.
  • Advised DLPV SOFTWARE within the context of the acquisition of the Dutch group CowHills Retail.

Fieldfisher

Responsables de la pratique:

Philippe Netto


Autres avocats clés:

Christopher Mesnooh; Jean-Baptiste Van de Voorde; Marion Cressely-Deneuville


Les références

‘Very professional and experienced team.’

‘Philippe Netto: very experienced, excellent support, to the point, very business oriented.’

‘Marion Cressely-Deneuville: excellent support, great professionalism, responsiveness.’

Principaux clients

Cailleau group


Swen Capital Partners


HIVEST Capital


Autodistribution


Franklin

Responsables de la pratique:

Yam Atallah; Alexandre Marque


Autres avocats clés:

Lionel Lesur; Numa Rengot


Les références

‘Super competent, brilliant team, very attentive, fully supportive. ’

‘They are very pro-active and available. ’

‘Lionel Lesur is a very supportive and trusted advisor. ’

‘Responsive and deal makers.’

Principaux clients

Addinsoft


Altice


Caviar Petrossian


CBA Informatique Libérale


Créations Fusalp


Eclosing


GeoPost / DPD Group


Global Map Solution


Groupe Guémas


Groupe Magellim


Groupe Sprint


Perseus


Tatatu SpA


TKH Group NV


Tikehau Investment Management


Union Park Capital


Principaux dossiers


  • Advised the historical shareholders and managers of Groupe Guémas in connection with the entry of Naxicap Partners into the share capital of Groupe Guémas.
  • Advised TKH Group NV on an exclusivity agreement in favour of Argos Wityu for the disposal of the majority of the share capital of some of its French subsidiaries.
  • Advised the majority shareholder of Addinsoft and the latter company on the sale of the company to US investment fund TA Associates.

FTPA

Responsables de la pratique:

Nathalie Younan


Autres avocats clés:

Charles-Philippe Letellier; Sylvain Clérambourg; François-Xavier Beauvisage


Principaux clients

WSG Industrial Services BV


SARIA


Munters


Ykone


Royal Bourbon Industries


DiliTrust


Pozeo


NextStage


Vinatis


K-Way France


Pennylane


Wiremind


GMD Group


Principaux dossiers


  • Advising SARIA in the context of the creation of two joint ventures, together with TotalEnergies, for the production of sustainable aviation fuels (biojet).
  • Advised the founders of Vinatis on the sale of their company to Castel Frères group.
  • Advised the Swedish company Munters on the acquisition of SIFT, a French climate control and cold storage services company operating mainly in northern France.

Joffe & Associés

Responsables de la pratique:

Christophe Joffe; Aymeric Degremont; Thomas Saltiel; Virginie Belle; Romain Soiron; Thomas Lepeytre; Olivier Dumas


Les références

‘Excellent team of very good level. Diversity of profiles, proximity. Availability. Very good work in the context of joint ventures and reverse mergers.’

‘Very good consideration of individual situations, creation of a very strong relationship of trust even with third parties.’

Principaux clients

FOGALE NANOTECH


SOCADIF CAPITAL INVESTISSEMENT


ESPI / PRECITRAME MACHINES SA


HYGIE 31 / ESLKER GROUP


ADAMSON


MEDSENIC


GPG GRANIT / SIPAREX


PATRIVAL


CAPITAL CROISSANCE


UI Investissement


Adaxtra Capital


Human & Work 2025


GROUPE GPS (Glass Partner Solution)


BUSINESS GROUP HOLDCO


VECTAURY / MOBSUCCES


FOUNTAINE PAJOT


HYGIE 31 / ECOEUTICS


BEEKAST / SAAS.GROUP


CTAZR / THE INDEPENDANTS


TETHRIS


EXOTRAIL


FOREPAAS


BIONEST / ACCENTURE


FEDCOM MEDIA / ACQUISITION NEO BASKET


Principaux dossiers


  • Advising Ace Capital Partners on the cession of NEOTEK.
  • Advising GPS (Glass Partner Solution) on the entry of iXO Private Equity and Arkéa Capital in the company.
  • Advising Bpifrance Innovation – Compartment Venture and Ambition Amorçage Angels Fund on its fundraising.

Latournerie Wolfrom Avocats

Responsables de la pratique:

Christian Wolfrom; Hervé Castelnau; Godefroy Le Mintier; Pierre Lafarge; Thibaut Kazémi


Les références

‘Close-knit team that listens.’

Principaux clients

Edmond de Rothschild Investment Partners


Orange


EXFO


Aéroport de Paris Ingénierie


Neweb


Central Bank of Tunisia


SNCF Réseau


NextStage


Sentiles


Compagnie Minière Esperance


Le Grand Port de Marseille (GPMM)


plenITude


AI.VEN


Gimar & Cie


Waga Energy


Pumpkin


Oui.SNCF


Symphony Environmental


Indorama Group Investments


Think Publishing


France Télévisions


Expertise France


Groupe Cholet Dupont


France Média Monde


Mountain News


Eurowatt


Tentamus Group


Groupe Rossi Aéro


Lagardère


Poclain


Asgard Group


LT Capital


MML


FrenchFood Capital


LPA-CGR avocats

Responsables de la pratique:

Raphaël Chantelot, Julie Cittadini


Autres avocats clés:

Frédéric Bailly; Bertrand Galvez; Michael Samol


Les références

‘Very committed, professional and reliable team.’

‘Frédéric Bailly particularly stands out for the level of services offered.’

Principaux clients

MUTARES


MITEM PHARMA


ARCELOR MITTAL


IMPACT FIELD MARKETING GROUP


SYMRISE


CORSICA SOLE


PHARMANET


GREEN CITY AG


OMNES EDUCATION


RENESAS


GROUPE PIL


NHOOD


GINKGO


FRANCAISE DE L ENERGIE


Moncey Avocats

Responsables de la pratique:

Frédéric Pinet


Autres avocats clés:

Guillaume Giuliani


Les références

‘Specialist in M&A transactions in the asset management sector. ’

‘Frédéric Pinet: availability and professionalism.’

‘Proximity to the client. Very high responsiveness and availability. Quality of monitoring. Good understanding of the client’s business and objectives.’

‘Efficient and responsive.’

Principaux clients

Onepoint


Delachaux


Centaurus Group


Gascogne


Mandarine Gestion


Consensys Inc.


Barry-Wehmiller


Novaxia


Coutot-Roehrig


E.C.F. Group


Raise


Market Pay


Alandia Industries


Questel


Evernex


Ethypharm


Smart Island Riviera


AD Industries


Tradim


Weetec


Novakamp


E.D.H. Group


SoMed Santé


Groupe SCP


CIR Group


LinkUp


Principaux dossiers


  • Assisted the shareholders of Mandarine Gestion on the sale of 100% of the share capital of Mandarine Gestion to Meeschaert Asset Management.
  • Assisted Quilvest Capital Partners with its acquisition of a majority stake in Cabaïa.
  • Assisted Gascogne in the reorganisation of the capital of its reference shareholder, Attis 2.

Norton Rose Fulbright

Norton Rose Fulbright

Responsables de la pratique:

Bénédicte Denis


Autres avocats clés:

Karine Montagut; Jean-Claude Rivalland; Pierre François


Les références

‘A very good M&A team which has just been strengthened with the arrival of Jean-Claude Rivallan.’

‘The team is very well versed acting for international clients on French mandates.’

‘Pierre François is an assured and polished adviser. He effortlessly assures his client, both the local French team and the international team based in the UK.’

Principaux clients

Mann+Hummel


Crédit Mutuel


Allianz and Allianz Africa


Abeille Assurances


Comgest Global Investors


HSBC


Real Alloy


SIG PLC


Ramsay Santé


Principaux dossiers


  • Advising Mann+Hummel on the disposal of its non-filtration business to Mutares.
  • Advising Crédit Mutuel Alliance Fédérale on the cross-border reorganisation of its German corporate banking business by integrating Banque Européenne Crédit Mutuel’s German corporate business into TARGOBANK AG.
  • Advising Real Alloy in the context of the disposal of their operations across the UK, Norway, Germany and France.

Steering Legal

Responsables de la pratique:

Nunode Ayala Boaventura; Olivier Guinard


Les références

‘Super experienced professional and effective team.’

‘A compact team that is extremely competent and sharp in approaching solutions in a creative and efficient way. Their responsiveness is a particular aspect, always available and ready to answer questions in an objective and solid manner. Matters are dealt with high quality.’

‘Nunode Ayala Boaventura: vast knowledge, a wise approach to better defend the interests of the client, always available and responsive, brilliant poise.’

‘They have proved very good at responding to clients’ needs, quick at dealing with issues and above all are very personable and adaptable.’

‘Nunode Ayala Boaventura is very good commercially and very good with clients. Deadlines are met and client’s business interests are paramount. Very easy to deal with.’

‘Availability, quality work and above all a very business partner approach.’

‘Nuno de Ayala Boaventura is a great lawyer.’

‘Innovative team.’

Principaux clients

Groupe Cerba Healthcare


Groupe L’Occitane International


everfield UK


Pan Europeenne


PMS Medicalisation


SmartSD


Huesker


Infodis


Principaux dossiers


  • Advising L’Occitane International in the framework of the sale of the stake in Capsum.
  • Advising Everfield UK on several acquisitions.
  • Advising SmartSD for the acquisition of Camshop.

Stephenson Harwood

Responsables de la pratique:

Guillaume Briant; Clotilde Billat


Les références

‘Guillaume Briant is very competent, pleasant, constructive and a deal maker. He defends his clients while creating a pleasant atmosphere.’

Principaux clients

Orange


OpinionWay


Neoxia


Diagnostic Medical Systems Group (DMS Group)


Bd-Capital


Creadev International


Andera Partners


Renaissance Fusion


GE Healthcare


Groupe TF1


Saint-Gobain


Eurazeo


LVMH / Groupe Les Echos – Le Parisien


Netiwan


Altitude


Africinvest


NMN Cap (Formely Educas)


Mirova


Ahmed Mhiri


Oryx Energies


CDER Investissement


Principaux dossiers


  • Advised Neoxia, an expert in Cloud Technologies, on exclusive negotiations for the takeover of the Neoxia and Skale 5 companies by Deloitte Conseil.
  • Advised Orange on the creation of Hexadone, a joint venture dedicated to big data with La Banque des Territoires (Groupe Caisse des Dépôts).
  • Advised Groupe Altitude on the acquisition of Conseil Réseau Télé-Informatique (CRT Informatique) through its subsidiary Linkt.

Taylor Wessing

Responsables de la pratique:

Gilles Amsallem; Nicolas de Witt; Laurence Lapeyre; François Mary; Anne-Juliette de Zaluski


Les références

‘Spot on advice and efficiency in handling complex matters without lengthy discussions’

‘Nicolas de Witt and Anne-Juliette de Zaluski: committed and efficiently handling matters.’

Principaux clients

Flink


Encavis


Altrad


Eagle Eye Solutions


Ailancy Group


Density


Nomad Technologies Inc.


Pentalog


Q_Perior


Frontify


Content.com


VGG & Associés

Responsables de la pratique:

Frédéric Grillier; Pascale Girard


Les références

‘Experience, quality of lawyers and ease at explaining complex points.’

‘Frédéric Grillier: expertise, clarity, efficiency.’

Principaux clients

Stellantis


Leroy Merlin


Stéphane Courbit’s companies


The Courtin-Clarins family group


Vallourec


Hachette Livre


Bio C’ Bon


Groupe Bordeaux Nord Aquitaine


La Française des Jeux


Abénex Capital


Bpifrance


Noria


Geneo Capital


Watson Farley & Williams LLP

Autres avocats clés:

Pascal Roux; Thomas Rabain; Guillaume Pouyet


Principaux clients

Airseas


Böllhoff Group


Bpifrance


ERG S.p.A.


RGREEN INVEST


RIVE Private Investment


Rte (Réseau de Transport d’électricité)


Société Générale


Terres d’Energie Développement


Tikehau Capital


Principaux dossiers


  • Advising Société Générale on the signing of an agreement to acquire a majority stake in PayXpert, a fintech company specialising in payment services.
  • Advising Terres d’Energie Développement (TED) on the setting-up of a brand-new partnership between French developer Tenergie and Banque des Territoires, a branch of Caisse des Dépôts supporting ecological and energy transition.
  • Advising a group of lessors regarding safeguard and receivership proceedings initiated before the French courts relating to the French subsidiaries of Indonesian airline group Lion Air.

Winston & Strawn LLP

Responsables de la pratique:

Jérôme Herbet


Autres avocats clés:

Gilles Bigot; Grine Lahreche; Edith Boucaya


Les références

‘A high-performing team.’

‘Jérôme Herbet is very responsive, a very good M&A specialist, and provided support on transactions of relatively high complexity.’

‘High speed of execution. Systematic compliance with deadlines. High quality of deliverables. Precise recommendations. Always relevant advice to the issues linked to the asset management sector. ’

‘Pragmatic. Deal-makers. Respect for confidentiality. Reassuring in complex situations.’

Principaux clients

Amphenol Corporation


Apax Partners/Crystal Holding


Ardian & Mérieux Equity Partners


Biofutur and Omnes


bioMérieux SA


Chart Industries (NYSE: GTLS)


Colam Entreprendre


Danfoss


Definitive Media Corp. and THREAD


Digital Classifieds France SAS


Evergaz


Everimmune SAS


Eurofeu


Financial Acquisitions Corp.


Generix


Groupe Crystal


Polygon


Selig Group


Smart Good things


SmartTrade Technologies


Technology & Strategy


Transition Evergreen


TVH Consulting


Union Asset Management Holding AG


Principaux dossiers


  • Represented Chart Industries in connection with its acquisition of UK-based fan manufacturer Howden from KPS Capital Partners.
  • Represented Crystal private banking group in the acquisition of several independent wealth management companies, with a view to creating the French leader in wealth management.
  • Represented IAD France, the leading network of real estate agents in France, on the acquisition of Homepilot, a rental management start-up.