Firms To Watch: Private equity: venture/growth capital

At  Argos Cabinet D'Avocats, practice head Julien Sanciet is the name to note. The team acts for innovative funds in the tech space as well as sustainability funds.
Noro-Lanto Ravisy is the key name at Asafo & Co., which has notable expertise handling private equity fundraising and early stage fund growth for French companies operating across Western and Central Africa. The team also assists with strategic partnerships between French and African clients.
The group at Couderc Dinh & Associés regularly assists private capital players such as entrepreneurs, managers, shareholders and private investors with venture capital mandates. Private equity specialist Frédéric Bucher steers the practice.
Eight Advisory Avocats assists private equity funds, tech investment funds, management teams, and startups with early to late stage investments, build-ups, and corporate reorganisations. The group welcomed new practice head Barbara Jouffa from Gowling WLG in June 2023.

Private equity: venture/growth capital in France

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

The business-oriented’ team at Gide Loyrette Nouel A.A.R.P.I. is a strong choice for VC transactions in France and regularly assists startups, growth equity funds, strategic buyers and institutional investors. The group is particularly adept at advising on transactions involving the insurance, hospitality, retail, and healthcare segments. Three partners share leadership of the practice: Pierre KarpikDavid-James Sebag and Louis Oudot de Dainville. Karpik and Sebag specialise in venture capital and M&A transactions and have particular focus on technology-related deals. De Dainville garners client praise for his ‘availability, empathy and expertise’.

Responsables de la pratique:

Pierre Karpik; David-James Sebag; Louis Oudot de Dainville


Autres avocats clés:

Paul Jourdan-Nayrac; Donald Davy


Les références

‘A very efficiency-oriented team. Listening is excellent. Very business-oriented.’

‘Louis Oudot de Dainville is recommended for his ability to always keep things simple, and Donald Davy for his responsiveness and efficiency.’

‘Very professional VC/M&A team which provides a seamless link between its Paris and New York-based lawyers.’

‘An exemplary complementarity, always supported by the partner who maintains the lead and knowledge on all subjects, with no gaps in understanding. The Gide brand reassures all stakeholders. Attention to detail, and clearly focused on the client, supported in negotiations by the solidity and reputation of the firm.’

‘Excellent market knowledge. Ability to identify and focus on topics that matter. Excellent customer protection while being a deal-maker.’

‘Louis Oudot de Dainville: availability, empathy and expertise. Douglas Davy: responsiveness, expertise and dynamism.’

‘Paul Jourdan-Nayrac and David-James Sebag – The ability to prioritize the different subjects of a transaction according to its specificities, and to treat them with the appropriate importance according to their potential materiality while being dealmakers is what sets this team apart. Furthermore, the great availability, flexibility, pragmatism they demonstrate.’

‘Very responsive and highly competent team. They always had quick and intelligent answers to the questions we asked ourselves or the problems we encountered. I particularly appreciated their ability to analyze and present to us in a clear and objective manner the universe of possibilities while providing the necessary and appropriate layer of advice on top.’

Principaux clients

Isalt


Bpifrance


The Collectionist


Younited Credit


360 Capital Partners


Datadome


Partech Partners


BlackFin Capital Partners


Raise


Sekoia


Naïo Technologies


Heal Capital


Worldia


Expedition Growth Capital LP


Cathay Capital


Omie & Cie


Wendel


Keen Ventures


Sequoi Capital Operation LLC


Principaux dossiers


  • Advised leading new investors and main existing investors, including the French Public Investment Bank (Bpifrance), on the EUR 160m Series D funding round of Ynsect, the French start-up specialised in sustainable food using insects.
  • Advised French company Le Collectionist on its EUR 60m Series C funding round.
  • Advised Isalt on the EUR 50m Series D of Tissium, a start-up specialising in the development and marketing of polymers for the atraumatic reconstruction of human tissue during surgery.

Hogan Lovells (Paris) LLP

Noted for its 'great market knowledge and experience', the team at Hogan Lovells (Paris) LLP is routinely instructed by private equity funds, investors, sovereign wealth funds, portfolio companies, and management teams seeking assistance with growth and venture capital transactions. The practice is co-directed by private equity specialists Stéphane Huten and Matthieu Grollemund. Huten is also knowledgeable with regards stock exchange law and corporate governance, while Grollemund is qualified to practice in France, the UK, and the USA. 'Go-to contact' Hélène Parent is also noted for her experience of the tech and life science segments.

Responsables de la pratique:

Stéphane Huten; Matthieu Grollemund


Autres avocats clés:

Hélène Parent


Les références

‘Great market knowledge and experience of VC transactions.’

‘Hélène Parent – very responsive and delivers a quality client-friendly product.’

‘Hélène Parent is our go-to contact for French matters. She’s great to work with.’

Principaux clients

Ambianta


Apax


Atomico


Auum


Azulis Capital, Arkea Capital, BNPP Développement,


Socadif, MACSF


Bigblue


Blisce Advisors


BPI France


Bregale


Brut SAS


Calyxia


Capzanine


Cathay Capital Private Equity & Cathay Innovation


Creandum


Chequers Capital


Chevrillon


Ciclad


Equinor Ventures


Eurazeo


Exotec


Felix Capital


Five Elms Capital


GimV


Hi Inov


Homa Games


IDI


Idinvest Partners


Isai


Keensight


Korelya Capital


Latitude


Laurexa Capital Partners


Ledger


LFPI


Long Arc Capital


Montefiore


Naxicap


Northzone


Partech


Proovstation


Quilvest


Raise


Rayon


Red River West


Seventure Partners


Siparex


TCI Fund Management


Tikehau


TowerBrook Capital Partners (U.K.) LLP


Trocadero Partners


Vade Secure


Verkor


Vestiaire Collective


Wendel SE


White Star Capital


Ÿnsect


Principaux dossiers


  • Advised Eurazeo and Dataiku’s historical investors on the new round of financing of the startup specialised in artificial intelligence and data.
  • Advised Northzone, the Swedish investment fund established in 1996, on Homa Games’s $100m fundraising.
  • Advised Brut on its fundraising from its historical shareholders as well as CMA CGM Media and US online financial services provider Moonpay.

Jones Day

Praised by one client for its 'very detailed knowledge of venture capital market practices' and billed by another as 'the reference in Paris’, the Jones Day team excels at delivering counsel on venture and growth capital matters, from seed to late stage financing. The group assists start-ups and multinationals alike and has particular expertise with regards the tech and biotech segments. The practice is jointly led by a group of four partners, comprising: Renaud BonnetCharles GavotyJean-Gabriel Griboul, and Geoffroy Pineau-ValencienneAnne Kerneur is an additional key contact. Alexandre Wibaux relocated to the firm's New York office.

Responsables de la pratique:

Renaud D. Bonnet; Charles Gavoty; Jean-Gabriel Griboul; Geoffroy Pineau-Valencienne


Autres avocats clés:

Anne Kerneur


Les références

‘The Jones Day team is exceptional in its ability to handle all types of files with consistent quality. The reference in Paris.’

‘Charles Gavoty is a high-quality professional – a negotiation alongside him or across from him is always fluid and balanced, so that everyone comes out of it satisfied.’

‘Very detailed knowledge of venture capital market practices. Very strong involvement of the most senior members of the firm.’

Principaux clients

Amolyt Pharma


Elaia Partners


Incepto Medical


Shippeo


EarlyBird Venture Capital


EcoVadis


Pigment


Bpifrance, Eurazeo and ContentSquare


Creadev and Temasek


Fintecture


Debiopharm


Portage and Orange Ventures


Opera Tech Ventures (VC arm of BNP Paribas)


Castor


Bpifrance (SPI fund), GoCapital and NCI


Omnes Capital


Ledger


CVE


Welcome to the Jungle


Hi inov and Demeter


Bird & Bird

Bird & Bird's team is equipped to provide comprehensive venture capital advice covering development, fundraising, and exit through M&A or IPO, among other elements. The group has particular strength assisting clients in the biotech and digital health tech segment. The practice is co-led by corporate team head Emmanuelle Porte, who focuses in venture capital, M&A and corporate finance transactions; and Gildas Louvel. Carole Bodin focuses on assisting corporate venture funds, investment funds and startups with venture capital transactions. Xavier Leroux left the firm in July 2023.

Responsables de la pratique:

Emmanuelle Porte; Gildas Louvel


Autres avocats clés:

Carole Bodin


Les références

‘The team is very available. They know how to identify problems to make them clear/understandable and always provide legally reassuring solutions. Fast invoicing, within budget.’

‘One of Carole Bodin’s great qualities is that she always has the right tone with the other parties during negotiations and knows how to get her client’s points accepted.’

Principaux clients

ARM


Sparing Vision


Infravia Growth


Caisse des dépôts et consignations


Vidi Capital


Enterome


Corwave


Efeso Consulting Group


Bpifrance Investissement


Engie New Ventures


Principaux dossiers


  • Advised Sparing Vision on its Series B financing round of €75m, by existing investors UPMC Enterprises and Jeito, together with Ysios Capital, 4Bio, Bpifrance and RD Fund.
  • Advised Vidi Capital, a radiologist platform of about 300 radiologists, on its €115m fund raising.
  • Advised Infravia Growth, lead investor in the $42m Series C financing of DataDome, a leading online fraud & bot management platform.

Chammas & Marcheteau

‘Strong legal expertise coupled with real business acumen’ are the calling cards of the team at Chammas & Marcheteau, which is well-placed to advise investors on venture capital mandates. The practice is jointly led by a trio of practitioners, comprising: Lola Chammas and Denis Marcheteau, who handle the gamut of M&A and private equity work; and Nicolas Lecocq, who routinely assists French startups and funds with investment and divestment transactions in the software, biotech, healthcare, and education segments.

Responsables de la pratique:

Lola Chammas; Denis Marcheteau; Nicolas Lecocq


Autres avocats clés:

Arys Serdjanian; Stéphanie Bréjaud


Les références

‘Very good team, attentive and able to adapt to different situations. The versatility of skills is also a strong asset. Easy communication.’

‘Professionalism, responsiveness, excellent quality/price ratio.’

‘Strong legal expertise coupled with real business acumen.’

Principaux clients

Eutopia


Quadia


LBO France


Iris


Stellantis Ventures


Supernova Invest


SEB Alliance


Mirova


Shift4Good


Bpifrance


Kreaxi


UI Investissement


Ecotree


Green Aerolease


Néolithe


Ecov


Sifflet


SAS Minimum


Iteration X


Retrofleet


NetZero


Toopi Organics


Principaux dossiers


  • Advised Eutopia on the €48m cross-border fundraising of Gourmey.
  • Advised Minimum SAS on its €6m Series A financing round.
  • Advised Supernova Invest on Gleamer’s €27m Series B.

D'Ornano + Co.

The practice at D'Ornano + Co. handles growth and venture capital transactions, in addition to providing strategic advice to technology companies. The group is directed by managing partner Raphaëlle d’Ornano, whose expertise extends from LBO to venture capital mandates. Ornano regularly carries out due diligence assignments, both on the buyer and seller sides.

Responsables de la pratique:

Raphaëlle d’Ornano


Principaux clients

G Squared


Left Lane Capital


Providence Strategic Growth


The Carlyle Group


Wendel Group


Peugeot Invest


Revaia


Partech


Principaux dossiers


  • Advised historical and new investors on Ynsect’s $175m Series D in April 2023.
  • Advised InfraVia Capital Partners on Datadome’s $42m Series C in March 2023.
  • Advised Cipio Partners on Welcome to the Jungle’s $54m Series C round in January 2023.

Goodwin

Lauded as ‘exceptionally efficient and close-knit’, the Goodwin team provides counsel to startups and venture and growth capital funds that encompasses their entre life cycle, covering fundraising, governance and growth activities. A trio of partners co-leads, comprising: Thomas Dupont-SentillesAnne-Charlotte Rivière, who specialises in life sciences and technology transactions and is singled out for her ‘exceptional commitment and perfect mastery of her files’; and Xavier Leroux, who joined from Bird & Bird in July 2023.

Responsables de la pratique:

Thomas Dupont-Sentilles; Anne-Charlotte Rivière; Xavier Leroux


Autres avocats clés:

Louis Taslé d’Héliand; Marie Fillon


Les références

‘The Goodwin VC team is very experienced and this is reflected in all files. The team is very responsive to any request, with excellent quality of deliverables and process management. The team always demonstrates a lot of calm and pragmatism which allows many dangerous situations to be resolved. I thank them for all their work and I hope to have many more opportunities to work with them.

‘Louis Taslé d’Héliand: Very detailed knowledge of the French ecosystem and already extensive experience in this area. Louis Taslé d’Héliand is highly appreciated by clients for his professionalism and pragmatism which helps resolve many situations. Perfect management of processes and schedules.

‘Exceptionally efficient, close-knit team well-positioned in their field of excellence: life science and venture. Louis Taslé d’Héliand has extensive experience advising VC funds on portfolio transactions and is able to navigate difficult negotiations in a calm and professional manner to get the best results for his clients.’

‘Thomas Dupont Sentilles – exceptional commitment, perfect mastery of his files, reassuring. Anne-Charlotte Rivière – exceptional commitment, perfect mastery of her files, good in negotiation. Marie Fillon – unparalleled interpersonal skills and technical excellence in her field, recognized by her peers.’

‘An excellent team, always relevant in its comments and reviews, well-informed of market practices. Their strength: finding pragmatic solutions quickly.’

‘Anne-Charlotte Rivière, Louis Taslé d’Héliand: a very good pair who know how to make themselves available in the files and perfectly master their subjects.’

‘Anne-Charlotte Rivière: knowledge of the subject, pragmatism, experience and 360° view (founders, companies, investors).’

‘Highly responsive, client-oriented and pragmatic team with extensive experience in advising on VC deals.’

Principaux clients

Agronutris


AlgoTx


Ascendance Flight Technologies


Assurly


DentalMonitoring


Depixus


Devialet


DNA Script


eCential Robotics


Heyteam


Innovafeed


I-TEN


Kiro


Lucca


Umiami


Vestack


ADEME Investissement


ANDREESSEN HOROWITZ FUND VIII, L.P. (“a16z”)


Alven Capital Partners


Astorg Partners


Blackstone Innovations LLC


Bpifrance


BNP Paribas Développement


Cathay Capital


Casdin Capital


Crédit Mutuel Innovation


DST Global


Eni Next


FIL Strategic Ventures Limited


Fountain Healthcare Partners


Go Capital


Headline


Johnson & Johnson Innovation – JJDC


Intermediate Capital Group


Karista


Kurma Partners


Left Lane Capital


Mirova


Quadrille Capital


Raise Conseil


RGREEN Invest


Ribbit


Sofinnova Partners


SpeedInvest


Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP

The 'responsive' and 'attentive' team at Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP is well-versed in advising private equity funds, investors, fund sponsors, and portfolio companies on venture capital mandates. It has additional strength in related work such as legal and tax structuring, due diligence, the drafting of pre-contractual agreements, and management packages. Four practitioners share leadership of the group: the 'responsive, available and pragmatic' Alexandre Omaggio; the 'rigourous, patient' Sébastien Pontillo; Dana Anagnostou and Reid Feldman complete the leadership team.

Responsables de la pratique:

Dana Anagnostou; Alexandre Omaggio; Sebastien Pontillo; Reid Feldman


Autres avocats clés:

Eléonore Herve Le Roch


Les références

‘Responsiveness and ability to work on complex matters.’

‘Very attentive to issues, eturns are always on time. Alexandre Omaggio’s team has a very good understanding of the issues raised and the needs of customers, with an approach that is both technical and pragmatic, allowing them to fully meet expectations.’

‘Alexandre Omaggio explains complex problems simply and finds creative solutions to specific problems. He is a very responsive, available and pragmatic lawyer.’

‘Strength and advantage: high-level turnkey support, great seriousness, platform of skills and expertise covering all the needs of a fund. Quality of service: impeccable.’

‘Alexandre Omaggio and Eléonore Herve Le Roch – fluent, simple, clear and concise writing. Excellent management of complex operations; great negotiation skills; in-depth knowledge of market practices and innovations; excellent relationship with the managers of target companies.’

‘Sebastien Pontillo – rigourous, patient, focused on the right things.’

‘A responsive team, offering pragmatic solutions adapted to the needs of its customers.’

Principaux clients

BPIFRANCE


EQT CAPITAL PARTNERS


TIKEHAU CAPITAL


BIZAO


ARCURE


PAARLY


IRIS FUND I F.C.R.E.


DEMETER


ROSALY


Lightspeed Venture Partners


Hg Capital


Eurazeo


DEFACTO


KARMEN


M&G


Principaux dossiers


  • Advised Lightspeed Venture Partners, lead investor on Mistral’s series seed round.
  • Advised Tikehau Capital on its reinvestment for Tehtris €44 million Series B.
  • Advised Eurazeo (lead investor) and Trocadero Capital Partners (co-investor) on their acquisition of a minority stake in Eowin, alongside management.

Orrick

Orrick is well-placed to advise startups and investors based in France and abroad on venture and growth capital transactions. The group has a track record providing counsel to software, computing, and e-commerce companies. The practice is co-led by Benjamin Cichostepski, who assists high-potential companies and investors private equity and M&A transactions, and Olivier Vuillod, who stands out for his considerable cross-border transactional expertise.

Responsables de la pratique:

Benjamin Cichostepski; Olivier Vuillod


Les références

‘Responsiveness and availability.’

‘Olivier Vuillod: availability, clarity of explanations & technical qualities.’

Principaux clients

Dataiku


Homa Games


Cajoo / Flink


SiPearl


Highland Europe


Tehtri-Security


Battery Ventures and LFX Venture Partners


Volta Medical


Ganymed Robotics


SESAMm


Strapi


XXII


Regate


Kaliz


Immortal Game


EDF Pulse


Upfront


Mistral AI


Principaux dossiers


  • Advised Dataiku on its $200m Series F financing.
  • Advised Upfront on its investment in the $175m financing of Ynsect.
  • Advised Mistral AI on its $113m Series Seed financing.

UGGC Avocats

The group at UGGC Avocats is well-placed to advise investment funds and companies on all manner of venture and growth capital operations and related matters, including audits, the drafting of shareholders’ agreements, and management packages. Charles-Emmanuel Prieur steers the practice and is particularly focused on transactions involving new technologies, life sciences, real estate, and financial services. Additional key figures include partner David Gordon-Krief and corporate practitioner Ali Bougrine.

Responsables de la pratique:

Charles-Emmanuel Prieur


Autres avocats clés:

Ali BougrineDavid Gordon-Krief; Rebecca El Hakim; Laurie Durand


Les références

‘Highly customer success-focused team; clear communication; responsive; available. Always balanced in negotiations to move towards closing rather than getting hung up on details.’

‘Charles-Emmanuel Prieur as practice head has been very willing to help and provide value beyond individual transactions and is a valuable resource from quick inquiries to short-notice large transaction support. Laurie Durand and Rebecca El Hakim both delivered excellent work and provided significant value throughout transactions.’

‘Strength of the UGGC team: legal skills, responsiveness and understanding of customer needs. Allocation of the right skills to the client.’

Principaux clients

Bpifrance


Forsee Power


Paradiso Media


AdBio Partners


Tridek-One


DocCity


Stanwell Consulting


Astraveus


Anoat Therapeutics


RedTree Capital


D-Aim


Mooncard


Therinvest


Principaux dossiers


  • Counsel to Bpifrance in the €80m fundraising of the deeptech company ITEN, the specialist in lithium-ion ceramic micro-batteries.
  • Counsel to Bpifrance, Famille C Venture and Citizens of Humanity in their investment of approximately €15m in the company PILI, a pioneer in the development of renewable colors.
  • Counsel to Forsee Power on its capital increase of approximately €50m, intended to finance the acceleration of its commercial, industrial and technological development.

Viguié Schmidt & Associés

Viguié Schmidt & Associés's 'responsive and pragmatic' team is noted for assisting venture capital funds and corporations with strategic venture capital investments involving the, health, property, and food technology segments. Louis Chenard steers the practice and is lauded as a 'good negotiator; solution-oriented and pragmatic'. Chenard specialises in assisting French and international clients with venture/growth capital and M&A transactions.

Responsables de la pratique:

Louis Chenard


Les références

‘Very responsive and pragmatic. High desire to find a solution. Client-oriented and solution-oriented.’

‘Louis Chenard: Good negotiator; solution-oriented and pragmatic.’

‘Very professional team and very attentive to problems.’

‘Louis Chenard – very strong personal and professional qualities.’

‘Excellent team from a technical point of view on capital-intensive subjects for SMEs / Startups. Very good communication and availability.’

Principaux clients

Astanor


IVP


Educapital


LBO France


Alter Equity


Headline (formerly e.ventures)


Pace Capital Fund


Edenred Capital Ventures


Danone Manifesto Venture


Calcium Capital


Caisse des dépôts et consignations


Alstom


Revent


Apex Ventures


Evolem


Otium


Meritech


Bpifrance


earlybirds


Triodos


Red Alpine


Principaux dossiers


  • Counsel to IVP in the context of Pigment’s EUR 80m venture capital financing (Series C).
  • Counsel to LBO France in connection with ICG MEUR’s 240m investment in Zeplug.
  • Counsel to Astanor, Redalpine and Bpifrance in the context of Umiami’s EUR 30m venture capital financing round.

White & Case LLP

White & Case LLP is well-known for assisting investors, founders, and their companies with venture capital-related transactions. The group is qualified to advise on the gamut of matters, namely pre-investment due diligence, seed capital, and growth stage financings. The practice is co-led by Saam Golshani, who majors on private equity and M&A transactions involving the technology sector; and Guillaume Vitrich, whose practice has a focus on complex cross-border mandates.

Responsables de la pratique:

Saam Golshani; Guillaume Vitrich


Les références

‘Very available and creative to find legal solutions to complex problems specific to technology companies.’

Principaux clients

Eurazeo


Cathay Capital


Macquarie Capital


Tikehau Capital


Carlyle


Cube Infrastructure Managers


CDC


CDPQ


Bpifrance


Omnes Capital


Mérieux Equity Partners


Qualitas Energy


FCDE


LFPI Gestion


Softbank


Revaia


CVC Capital


Oaktree Capital


Goldman Sachs


Sienna Capital


Principaux dossiers


  • Advised Goldman Sachs in connection with $510m Series E financing of BackMarket, valuing the company at $5.7bn.
  • Advised Goldman Sachs in the context of the €60 million fundraising of Younited, a France-based fintech company specialised in providing instant credit.
  • Advised Inato on its equity fundraising subscribed by Cathay, Top Harvest, Obvious Ventures and La Maison Partners.

Alerion

Responsables de la pratique:

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


Autres avocats clés:

Benoît Deramoudt; Karine Khau-Castelle; Pauline de Roquefeuil


Les références

‘Responsiveness, availability, quality of advice.’

‘Alerion’s support was extremely qualitative – very responsive team – ability to adapt to specific issues with pragmatic advice, allowing effective solutions to be found while bringing the parties together – coverage of the all subjects, if necessary by requesting relevant internal specialists.’

‘Pierre-Olivier Brouard: very senior but remains available; always aware of the progress of projects; good business sense to advance projects and find solutions. Benoît Deramoudt, Karine Khau-Castelle, and Pauline de Roquefeuil – very precise and exhaustive, move subjects forward, cover all points, know how to manage complexity.’

‘Skill, reactivity, quality of documents, personalised advice.’

‘Pierre-Olivier Brouard – competent, humble, available, organized.’

‘Seriousness, availability, commitment, creativity, experience.’

Principaux clients

Hugues de Rouville


Isatis Capital


EDF Pulse


Adaxtra Capital


TechLife Capital


BPI France Investissement & Eurazeo


Advancy


Edflex


Check & Visit


EvidenceB


Principaux dossiers


  • Assisted Ekoscan Integrity with the raising of €23m from three funds: Abénex, EDF Pulse Ventures, and its historical investor, ALIAD.

August Debouzy

Responsables de la pratique:

Julien Wagmann; Julien Aucomte


Les références

‘Julien Wagmann – integrity, proximity, leadership.’

Principaux clients

Look Up Space


Coty Apps


Tiger Global Management


Yogosha


Spectral


Glowee


Mylegitech


10t


Greenoaks capital


Sequoia capital


Raise investissement


Capzanine


Cathay capital


Elaia partners


Axeleo capital


Isai gestion


Kernel investissements


Alsid


Tinyclues


Vinci group (lnrd invest)


Qapa


Principaux dossiers


  • Advised Look Up Space, which is developing a space surveillance radar designed to predict collision threats posed by space debris and satellite proliferation, on its first Seed round of financing, worth €7m.
  • Advised Yogosha on its fundraising with its existing shareholders.
  • Advised Spectral on its EUR 1.2m post seed fundraising with existing and new investors, including Go Capital and Elaia.

BG2V

Responsables de la pratique:

Jérôme Albertin; Roland Gueny; Hervé de Kervasdoue; Stanislas Richoillez; Camille de Verdelhan


Principaux clients

Fineta


Limflow


Rgreen


Karot Capital


Kharis Capital


M6


Kintaro Group


C-Risk


Nathalie Ternisien (Manager)


Medesis Pharma


Ivc Evidensia France


Innovafonds


Newfund


Bignon Lebray

Responsables de la pratique:

Tanguy Dubly


Principaux clients

Tangent Line, Finindus and Ciech


SPARKLING PARTNERS


EIC FUND


Aventim


TIKAMOON


SIGHOR – HOSPITALITY


RODRICAP


Société Générale Capital Partenaires (SGCP) et Capelia


VITALIS


Principaux dossiers


  • Advised Tangent Line, Finindus and Ciech on their investment in MagREEsource among other investors (Business Angels and industrial investors).
  • Advised the EIC Fund on its investment in Ganymed Robotics.
  • Advised Aventim, its founder and key executives, on its €25m fund-raising with Omnes Capital, a player dedicated to sustainable investments.

Delsol Avocats

Responsables de la pratique:

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


Les références

‘Competence, listening and availability.’

Principaux clients

Ademe Investissement


BNP Développement


Boostheat


Capelia


CDC (Banque des territoires)


Comptoir Rhodanien


Demeter


Dimotrans


Evolem


Facil’iti


Fortify


Framatome


France Nucléaire


Garibaldi Participations


GL Events


Hesus


La Fée Maraboutée


Naldeo Group


Raise Sherpas


Réalités


Runa Capital


Silamir


Siparex


Principaux dossiers


  • Advised Dimotrans on the acquisition of a stake in its capital by Crédit Mutuel Equity.
  • Advised GL Events on the early refinancing of its RCF and on obtaining a new financing line.
  • Advised Fortify on the new stage of development with UI Investissement

Dentons

Responsables de la pratique:

Olivia Guéguen


Les références

‘Very complete team with a strong network.’

Principaux clients

Octopus Ventures


Target Global Early Stage Fund II LP


777 Partners


Verlinvest


Rainmaking


Bpifrance Large Venture


Gilde Healthcare


Imcheck Therapeutics


Laboratoires Servier


Mitsui & Co, LTD


Benhamou Global Venture (BGV)


Piano Software


Principaux dossiers


  • Advised Bpifrance Large Venture on its €30m series A fundraising, together with Eurazeo.
  • Advised Asabys Partners on the investment by its fund SAHII II( Sabadell Asabys Healthcare Innovation Investments II) and of Thuja Capital Healthcare in the investment in Gradient Denervation Technologies.
  • Advised 777 Partnerson on the issuance of convertible bonds by Dillan, subscribed by 777 Partners LLC.

Fiducial Legal by Lamy

Responsables de la pratique:

Eric Baroin; Julien Hollier; Julien Gruys; Misha Raznatovich


Principaux clients

Aquasourça


Seventure Partners


Groupe Cardinal


Innova


Forez Bennes


Beastly


Cyrus Conseil


Chamatex


Wiismile


Hardis Group


Fiducial


D2x Expertise


Groupe Agora


Corhofi


AN Groupe


Principaux dossiers


  • Advised Cosmo Tech and its managers in connection with two new rounds of financing, with previous investors and Accenture Ventures (as new investor).
  • Advised the management for the setting up of Nexun, a pan-European solar platform dedicated to the development, and, in some cases, construction of early stage ground-mounted solar PV projects.

FTPA

Responsables de la pratique:

Nathalie Younan


Autres avocats clés:

Charles-Philippe Letellier; François-Xavier Beauvisage


Les références

‘Very agile, very business-focused law firm.’

Principaux clients

Noema Pharma


Groupe Monplaisir


Amavi Capital


NextStage AM


Iris Galerie


Pennylane


Dilitrust


Principaux dossiers


  • Advised Amavi in the context of its investment in Check & Visit.
  • Advised NextStage AM and Sodero Gestion in their investment in Faguo.
  • Advised Noema Pharma on the French aspects of its oversubscribed Series B financing round.

Joffe & Associés

Responsables de la pratique:

Virginie Belle; Aymeric Degremont; Christophe Joffe; Thomas Saltiel; Romain Soiron


Principaux clients

Caisse des Dépôts et Consignation (Dracula Technologies)


Addworking


HYPERPLAN / DEMETER


BPIFRANCE / FAUME


PEPETTE


OUTSIGHT / EIC


INNOVACOM / SAMP


OSO-AI/ Innocavom, Novinvest Partners et Breizh-up


HINFACT


PONY / Épopée Gestion, Aquiti Gestion, Demeter Investment Managers


BPIFRANCE / PRICEMOOV


PROFESSORBOB.AI / INNOVACOM


INNARIX / ANKAA VENTURES


AVICENNA.AI / INNOVACOM


BPIFRANCE / EXOTRAIL


TEHTRIS : Jolt Capital


JUNO


REDMAN / OMNES CAPITAL


SEKOIA.IO


MICROOLED


Principaux dossiers


  • Assisted Tehtris with its €44m financing.

Orsay Avocats

Responsables de la pratique:

Frédéric Lerner; Samira Friggeri; Pierre Hesnault


Les références

‘Very available, very competent team with a very good understanding of the commercial/business issues behind the investments made. Strength of proposal in complicated legal situations. Very good collaboration with Frédéric Lerner and Pierre Hesnault.’

Principaux clients

EL CAPITAN (POP CHEF)


Quantum Genomics


JDRF T1 FUND


LDC Food (Louis Dreyfus Cie)


Andera Partners


Supernova Invest


CapAgro


Moka Care


Groupe WS


Mediarithmics


Morfo


Wille AG


Innovoali SA (Grupo Bimbo)


Principaux dossiers


  • Advised Andera Partners and Supernova Invest on the investment of a C Round fundraising in an Israeli Biotech company (Sonivie).
  • Advised MOKA.CARE on its Serie A funding (investment from Left Lane / Singular Capital Partners / Origins and Business Angels.
  • Advised CAPAGRO on the Serie A funding of GROUPE WELL (CUURE) (Sale of Wellness products and nutritional supplements platform).

OYAT

Responsables de la pratique:

Caroline Basdevant-Soulié; Guillaume Ledoux


Les références

‘A high-quality team. Caroline Basdevant-Soulié: exceptional, deal maker, attentive, good technical skills.’

‘The Oyat team is very dynamic, pragmatic with a very pleasant and friendly relationship while being professional.’

‘Caroline Basdevant-Soulié for her pragmatism, flexibility and quick and efficient responses.’

‘The team is very professional, available and attentive to the expectations of its customers. It facilitates negotiations and the progress of projects.’

‘Caroline Basdevant-Soulié has extensive expertise in private equity operations. She perfectly understands the business challenges of her clients.’

‘Caroline Basdevant-Soulié and Guillaume Ledoux: very competent, very good interpersonal contact, efficient.’

Principaux clients

Arpilabe Holding


Arcadis ESG


Cenexi


Daikin Air Conditioning France


Icade (Urban Odyssey)


Yotta Capital


Atream


Nomios


Epsotech


Isatis


Van De Velde Packaging Group


Accor / Dedge


Principaux dossiers


  • Advised Sébastien Kher (CEO of Nomios Group) and the Nomios’ managers regarding the local and international coordination of the sale of international Nomios Group by Keensight Capital.
  • Advised Urban Odyssey, a subsidiary of Icade, on their investments in 5 start ups.

Parallel Avocats AARPI

Responsables de la pratique:

Jérémie Aflalo


Autres avocats clés:

Awa Yaffa


Les références

‘Total availability of teams, great responsiveness, great professionalism, efficiency, pugnacity until the end of the deals’

‘Jérémie Aflalo – incredibly technically competent, true business sense, fine negotiator, professional and pleasant communication, great responsiveness. Problem-solver.’

‘An agile team, on a human scale, close to its customers, their issues and the challenges of their markets.’

Principaux clients

Stability AI


Jellysmack


Yousign


Brigad


Assoconnect


inmemori


Les Eclaireuses


WeMaintain


Qobra


Mob-Energy


EndoGene.Bio


HomeToGo


RLTY


Narval


Agriodor


Station F


NEAT


Lovys


Hub-Grade


Jump


Fairlyne


Fairly Made


ShareID


Cocolis


Numeral


Hiflow


Innovorder


BP2R / Sightness


Simbel


SportDynamics


Principaux dossiers


  • Advised Brigad on its €33 million Series B funding led by Balderton.
  • Advised venture capital-backed company Stability AI on its acquisition of the French company “Init ML”.
  • Advised Mob-Energy on its €10m Series A funding led by Axeleo Capital, Santander AM, Bpifrance, CMA-CGM and Crédit Agricole.

Sekri Valentin Zerrouk

Responsables de la pratique:

Oliver Legrand


Les références

‘I have worked several times with Olivier Legrand and have appreciated his pragmatic approach.’

‘A complementary team with responsiveness and very customer and business-oriented service.’

‘Olivier Legrand – very qualified and with an understanding of business issues in our companies.’

‘Great team, very committed, with complementary skills A first choice in Paris for any VC/Growth capital transaction.’

‘I worked with Olivier Legrand and can only recommend him – extremely technical, knowledge of market practices, and with a great sense for negotiation.’

Principaux clients

Pernod Ricard


Top Harvest


Core Biogenesis


Homepilot


77 Foods


Orus


Omnidoc


Fairbrics


Santexpat


Marble


Elevo


Extrality


Chouette


Hinlab


Spotimplant


Lokki


Kinetix


Upciti


PNY


Explora Project


Mercari


Zeway


Santexpat.fr


Resan


OMAJ


Vesper Investissement


Principaux dossiers


  • Advised Top Harvest in the context of the €20m fundraising of Inato.
  • Advised the startup Chouette in the context of the €5m fundraising from Demeter, the French Caisse des dépots et consignations and Kubota.
  • Advised the startup Lokki in the context of the €4m fundraising from Serena.

Villechenon

Responsables de la pratique:

Morgan Hunault-Berret; Isabelle Burel-Blasoni; Alexander Kotopoulis; Erwan Tostivint


Les références

‘Strong expertise and strong adaptation skills. The firm does its utmost for its clients.’

‘The combination of expertise, availability, efficiency and cost is unparalleled in the market.’

‘A technically efficient team that understands the philosophy of entrepreneurs.’

Principaux clients

Demeter Partners


Cathay Capital


Serena Capital


Seb Alliance


Daphni Venture Capital


Ring Capital


Ventech VC


Make Sense Invest


Orange Ventures


Withings


Synapse Medicine


Chan Zuckerberg Initiative


Racine²


European Innovation Council


Dutch Founders Fund


CBRE Group


Principaux dossiers


  • Assisted CBRE Group (investor) with the Series D financing of Deepki alongside  the conclusion of a strategic partnership.
  • Assisted Lunii with its 11M€ fundraising.
  • Assisted Serena Capital & Breega (investors) with the EUR 8,5m fundraising of Numias.

Walter Billet Avocats

Responsables de la pratique:

Fabien Billet


Autres avocats clés:

Christophe Cussaguet


Les références

‘Flexibility, expertise on all types of corporate operations for startups, very high responsiveness, availability, pragmatism.’

‘Fabien Billet: availability, expertise, business-minded, solution driven. Christophe Cussaguet: reliability, responsiveness, professionalism.’

‘Fabien Billet and Christophe Cussaguet- great flexibility and creativity.’

‘Fabien Billet – a very pragmatic lawyer and dealmaker, who knows how to move cases forward while remaining committed to defending his clients’ interests. Fabien knows his market, is a very good technician and has very good interpersonal skills.’

Principaux clients

RedAlpine


Koyeb


Oreegami


Launchmetrics


Standing Ovation


Pickme


Skipper NDT


Shipup


Bizon


Livejourney


Principaux dossiers


  • Advised RedAlpine on its investment in Umiami during a €26.5m financing round.
  • Advised Standing Ovation on its €12m series A funding.

YARDS

Responsables de la pratique:

Igor Doumenc; Jean-Philippe Jacob


Autres avocats clés:

Eric du Peloux


Principaux clients

NextStage


Oasys & Cie


Esktend


Weinberg Capital Partners


BlaBlaCar


Malt


Back Market


Alantra International Corporate Advisory


Natixis Investment Manager


Peninsular Capital


Montaner Pietrini Distribution


Aquila Asset Management


Herbarom Group


Newen Studios


Flowdesk


Coinhouse


XAnge


Enowe


Proxistore


Mithril Security


Conquest


Nalo


BPI France


Fibonacci


Terre de Sienne


Alteia


Degroux Brugère

Responsables de la pratique:

Jérémie Swiecznik


Principaux clients

Alven


Bpifrance


Quadia


Isai


Breega


Sonio


SiPearl


Capital Croissance


HLD


Walter Learning


Reflex CES


FIDAL

Responsables de la pratique:

Sabrina Bol


Les références

‘Reference team.’

Principaux clients

Unexo, Crédit Agricole Ille et Vilaine


Berny


Go Capital


Ouest Croissance


Dammann Frères


Mozaik Energies


Nimbl’Bot


Principaux dossiers


  • Advised BERNY and its founders on a capital increase in favour of Epopée Gestion, Pays de la Loire Participations and business angels.
  • Advised Dammann Freres on a transaction involving a combination of the sale of shares by the majority shareholder and one of the minority shareholders and a capital increase.
  • Advised Mozaik Energies and its founders on a capital increase in favour of Galileo.

LERINS

Responsables de la pratique:

Laurent Julienne; Guillaume Jarry


Principaux clients

Crédit Mutuel Equity / BPI France


Société Générale Capital Partenaires / BPI


France


TESTAMENTO


CIRCLE MOBILITY


LESSONIA


TAKETURNS


PARTICEEP


TIMESKIPPER


AUTOMOBILE CLUB DE L’OUEST


LOKALITÉ


McDermott Will & Emery AARPI

McDermott Will & Emery AARPI

Responsables de la pratique:

Fabrice Piollet; Diana Hund; Anthony Paronneau; Emmanuelle Trombe


Principaux dossiers


  • Advised Novo Holdings A/S, as well as the other historical investors, on a €130m Series C investment in Amolyt Pharma.
  • Advised international funds Earlybird and Andera Partners on a new financing round for ImCheck Therapeutics to the aggregate amount of €96m.
  • Advised Innovacom, an active early-stage investor financing start-ups in science and digital technology through venture and seed funds, in the context of its investment in GreenWaves Technologies.

Reed Smith

Responsables de la pratique:

Marc Fredj; Guilain Hippolyte; Isabelle MacElhone


Solferino Associés

 

 

Responsables de la pratique:

Fouad Bellaaroussi; Bernard-Olivier Becker; Magali Carosso


Les références

‘Magali Carosso – reliable, smart and efficient.’

Principaux clients

Bpifrance


Montefiore


Pléiade Investissement / Pléiade Venture


Ardian


Kamet


Natixis / BPCE


Vivendi


Qonto


Fraction


Fipto / Numias


Proskope


Parcom


Park Partners / Perpetua Investment Group


Aviz.io


Bloom Ride


Tilt Capital


ROFIM


FIFTY


Expliseat


Fairmat


Groupe Up


Talis


Shadow


Libertus Capital


Squadeasy


Principaux dossiers


  • Advised Bpifrance on its investment in Clubfunding.
  • Advised Bpifrance and Montefiore on their investment in Pierre & Vacances – Center Parcs in the context of the restructuring of Pierre & Vacances.
  • Advised Prisma Media on its investment in Agua Blanca.

Spark Avocats

Responsables de la pratique:

Ariane Olive; Mathieu Ducceschi; Florian Mayor


Les références

‘Ariane Olive and Mathieu Ducceschi standing out.’

‘Ariane – business drive and great understanding of the market.

‘Mathieu is extremely reliable and committed.’

Principaux clients

SELFEE


Constructions Babcock Services


Actionnaires Keyboss Group


RNI Conseil


Data Legal Drive


Aveine


Metron


Buyco


SDEC GROUP


Ixo engineering


December Digital


Mors Transmission


Zimmermann St Barths


Stella Maris Equity – DSD


Albert/ Vincent Barat


Sillage Transmission


Eliasun


Inovaloreg


Berceau des Rois


Primus Transmission and Actibio


Principaux dossiers


  • Advised Selfee on the negotiation and drafting of the documentation relating to the €11m capital increase.
  • Advised December Digital on the acquisition of the group Cliken Web.
  • Advised the founder, Mrs. Violaine Chaumont, and shareholders of the company RNI CONSEIL, on the sale of the 100% of the share capital of the company to ProductLifeGroup.

Taylor Wessing

Responsables de la pratique:

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


Principaux clients

Demeter


Dawn Capital


Greenbids


First Mark


Alteryx


BeFC