Bredin Prat stands out for its high-profile team, client base and high-end expertise with the large and experienced team handling a high volume of work each year including many transactions that are among the market’s largest public and private M&A deals, spanning various industry sectors such as recently the media, pharmaceutical and energy fields. Regularly retained by investment funds and CAC 40 companies, the practice mostly advises them on their most strategic deals in France, while also handling cross-border work through its network of best friends. Leading companies also use the firm to help with sensitive governance issues. The 20 large partner-team includes several names that rank among the market’s most regarded advisers including Patrick Dziewolski,
Benjamin Kanovitch
and Olivier Assant ,
Sophie Cornette de Saint Cyr, Kate Romain, Matthieu Pouchepadass and Barthélémy Courteault. Also recommended are Jean-Benoît Demaret , Clémence Fallet , Adrien Simon and Christine Lenis .
Mergers and acquisitions in France
Bredin Prat
Other key lawyers:
Sophie Cornette de Saint Cyr; Olivier Assant; Patrick Dziewolski; Benjamin Kanovitch; Matthieu Pouchepadass; Kate Romain; Barthélémy Courteault ; Clémence Fallet; Jean-Benoît Demaret ; Christine Lenis ; Adrien Simon
Testimonials
‘An exceptional public M&A team that puts its unrivaled technical expertise at the service of efficiency and the conclusion of the best possible deal. Precise, direct, and with a rare finesse that allows us to calmly find innovative solutions to the problems that arise. A great pleasure to work with.’
‘High-flying teams working under the leadership of a few senior partners who know how to perfectly understand the needs of clients and support them on the most sensitive issues with high technicality, pragmatism and creativity. The general state of mind is oriented towards efficiency and the search for solutions.’
‘Very experienced, dedicated and efficient team. Gives sound, practical and specific advice.’
‘Benjamin Kanovitch excels in particular by combining technicality, creativity, speed of analysis and execution, and finesse in understanding human relationships. He knows how to inspire trust through all of these qualities and through his reliability.’
‘Matthieu Pouchepadass: perfect knowledge of his client and how he operates, sound and proactive advice. Very forward thinking and excellent in his approach.’
‘Sophie Cornette de Saint-Cyr listens and manages her team in a motivating way, leading them to provide high-quality service. She answers questions precisely and gives real advice, both technical and taking into account the specificities of her client. The notes are concise and provide real added value.’
‘Christine Lenis: very experienced, great humor, very balanced approach between legal rigor, French customs and our Swiss views and needs, very calm and considerate Cyril Courbon: extremely dedicated and diligent, impressive experience (also considering his age), hugely responsive, very calm even in very stressful situations’
‘Olivier Assant’s brilliant intelligence and his keen understanding of people and issues inevitably stand out.’
Key clients
Alliativ
Banque Fédérative du Crédit Mutuel
BWGI
CMA CGM
Consortium comprising CD&R and Everest UK HoldCo Limited
Danone
Emmi Group
Eramet
GE Vernova (General Electric)
KKR/Malteries Soufflet
LVMH Group
Mannarino Systems & Software Inc
Nexity
Rothschild & Co / Concordia
SEB
Solvay
TCV
EQT
Denis Ladegaillerie
Technicolor Creative Studios
Work highlights
- Advised Danone in the sale of its Essential Dairy and Plant-based (EDP) business in Russia.
- Advised GE Vernova on the sale of GE Steam Power’s nuclear power activities to EDF.
- Advising the Consortium comprising CD&R and Everest UK HoldCo Limited on the proposed acquisition of a majority stake in Exclusive Networks followed by a simplified mandatory tender offer.
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton's M&A practice is among the most established and regarded ones in France with the large Parisian team advising a prestigious client base comprising many of France’s leading companies and banks, as well as leading international corporations and funds. A thriving practice in both the public and private M&A spheres, the team is often retained to advise on France’s most high-profile public M&A deals while also regularly advising on cross-border and global complex carve-outs and strategic joint ventures. The team also assists French clients undertaking strategic transactions overseas, notably in Asia and the US. Its involvement spans many industry sectors including the retail, banking and financial sectors. Pierre-Yves Chabert , who is one of France’s finest advisers, co-heads the practice alongside Rodolphe Elineau. Also recommended are Valérie Lemaitre
, Marie-Laurence Tibi
and Sophie De Beer .
Practice head(s):
Pierre-Yves Chabert; Rodolphe Elineau
Other key lawyers:
Valérie Lemaitre; Marie-Laurence Tibi; Sophie De Beer.
Testimonials
‘Cleary Paris provided top-notch legal advice, including nuanced, accurate and commercially sensitive analysis.’
‘Sophie De Beer is a prominent M&A lawyer in the financial services sector. Her combination of in-depth knowledge of applicable regulation and sharp drafting skills are hard to match. She is a calm and measured negotiator.’
‘Marie-Laurence Tibi is particularly dedicated to hers clients, always very active and above all absolutely relevant.’
Key clients
Alimentation Couche-Tard
Artémis
Attestor
Auchan Retail
Decathlon
Giammaria Giuliani
JCDecaux
Pernod Ricard
Roquette Frères
Wendel
Accor
Amundi
BNP Paribas
Cerberus and My Money Group
CNP Assurances
Louis Delhaize
MAIF
Solvay
Thales
The French State
Tikehau Capital
Worldline
Work highlights
- Representing Pernod Ricard in its sale of its portfolio of strategic international wines to Australian Wine Holdco Limited.
- Represented Solvay SA in the global separation of its business into two companies, EssentialCo and SpecialityCo,
- Represented My Money Group and its controlling shareholders, funds advised by Cerberus Capital Management, in the acquisition of HSBC Continental Europe’s retail banking operations in France
Darrois Villey Maillot Brochier
Regarded as one of France’s finest corporate firms for decades, Darrois Villey Maillot Brochier assists an impressive base of CAC 40, leading French companies and investors. The team notably stands out for its mastery of public M&A deals (and subsequent litigation) while also running a busy private M&A practice. The team is entrusted to handle large and strategic deals, spanning various industry sectors (such as manufacturing, TMT, retail, finance, energy and real estate) that extends to tender offers and large corporate restructurings. The team is headed by leading market’s figure Bertrand Cardi, and includes key partners Pierre Casanova, Hugo Diener, Olivier Huyghues Despointes, Christophe Vinsonneau and Laurent Gautier.
Practice head(s):
Bertrand Cardi
Other key lawyers:
Pierre Casanova; Hugo Diener; Olivier Huyghues Despointes; Christophe Vinsonneau; Laurent Gautier
Key clients
Atos
Bouygues & Bouygues Telecom
Kering
Société Générale
BDGS Associés
With its large workforce, BDGS Associés boasts one of the market’s deepest bench, from top notch senior advisers to upcoming talents, able to advise on all types of transactions including public M&A deals. The firm advises a prominent client base that includes many of France’s leading publicly listed and private companies on their largest and most strategic deals. The practice also stands out for its rare ability to advise on complex deals pertaining to the public sector such as reorganisation projects of France’s state's owned entities. The practice is co-headed by senior market’s statesmen Marc Loy, Antoine Bonnasse , Jean-Emmanuel Skovron and Youssef Djehane. Among the younger guard, Thomas Méli, Lucile Gaillard , François Baylion, Jérôme du Chazaud and David Andréani stand out. Senior associate Hannah Cobbett provides support.
Practice head(s):
Antoine Bonnasse; Youssef Djehane; Jean-Emmanuel Skovron; Marc Loy
Other key lawyers:
Lucile Gaillard; Thomas Méli; François Baylion; Jérôme du Chazaud; David Andréani; Hannah Cobbett
Testimonials
‘High-end, tailor-made advice.’
‘Extremely sharp skills on often complex subjects. Excellent firm on subjects that interweave M&A and public law.’
‘One of the best teams in France. The BDGS professionals have a very good analytical capacity and are rigorous, technical.’
‘Youssef Djehanne: exceptional customer relations. Jean-Emmanuel Skovron: expert, upright, rigorous.’
‘Jean-Emmanuel Skovron: an exceptional strategist, an outstanding negotiator. David Andreani: exceptional technical skills, availability and capacity for work, financial skills that allow him to be more than just legal advice.’
‘Lucile Gaillard: great expertise in the field – proactive – always responsive to meet her client’s expectations.’
‘François Baylion demonstrates exceptional strength of proposal and helps navigate very complex situations intelligently and with a level of finesse and rigor.’
‘Jérôme du Chazaud is very competent, both technically and in negotiations. He is comfortable with any type of deal: M&A, joint venture, investment, etc. He is very available and can count on the help, internally, of various experts on other areas of law.’
Key clients
ADEME Investissement
Agence des participations de l’État
Bouygues Telecom
Bpifrance
Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations
Canal+ Group
CMA CGM
Coty
Crédit Agricole Assurances (Predica)
Diageo
Engie
Groupama
Groupe ADIT
Groupe La Poste
Groupe NRJ
Groupe Prévoir
Icade
L’Oréal
LOV Group
MBDA
OpenGate Capital
PMU
Publicis
Qatar Investment Authority
Sagard
Semmaris
SNCF
Sopra Steria
Thales
Work highlights
- Advising Coty on its dual listing on Euronext Paris (Coty having its main listing on the NYSE) and its issue of 33M shares through a public offering in the US and private placement.
- Advising Crédit Agricole Assurances (CAA) on the financial actions plan adopted by Clariane, a listed company on Euronext Paris.
- Advising CMA CGM and Merit France on the restructuring and regulatory implications of Altice France’s acquisition of 100% of Altice Media.
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP houses large resources and an experienced team able to handle public, private and infrastructure M&A work on behalf of prominent French and international companies, spanning various industry sectors such as banking, energy, healthcare and utilities. The practice works on large domestic and pan European transactions including regularly advising on outstanding deals such as recently in the energy and banking fields. The practice is led by the highly regarded Hervé Pisani with other key names including Guy Benda, Guillemette Burgala, Olivier Rogivue and Sami Jebbour. Counsels Arnaud Mouton and Sonia Tubiana provides support.
Practice head(s):
Hervé Pisani
Other key lawyers:
Guy Benda; Guillemette Burgala; Olivier Rogivue; Sami Jebbour; Arnaud Mouton; Sonia Tubiana
Testimonials
‘The M&A team knows how to combine pragmatism in the search for solutions, and business sense, with very good legal skills. Good responsiveness in emergencies.’
‘Olivier Rogivue: in addition to the qualities of pragmatism, business sense and legal skills mentioned above, Olivier is a very good negotiator who also knows how to create a good atmosphere in the interest of all, both with the counterpart and within the project team.’
‘Extremely competent team capable of structuring extremely complex operations in record time. Truly bilingual and very available lawyers.’
Key clients
EDF
BNP Paribas
Renault Group
La Française des Jeux
Phoenix Tower International
Groupe La Poste
Saint-Gobain
DIF Capital Partners
Equans
Hitachi Rail
AstraZeneca
One Equity Partners
JD Sports plc
Ardian Infrastructure
Aon
Work highlights
- Advising BNP Paribas in relation to its exclusive negotiations with AXA to acquire 100% of AXA Investment Managers.
- Advising FDJ on the filing of a €2.6 billion public tender offer to acquire the entire share capital of Kindred Group Plc (Unibet).
- Advising Saint-Gobain on the potential acquisition of Fosroc.
Gide Loyrette Nouel A.A.R.P.I.
Gide Loyrette Nouel A.A.R.P.I. offers large resources and further strengthened its team in 2024 by adding a trio of partners of partners from Darrois Villey Maillot Brochier mad up of leading M&A partner Marcus Billam , Jean-Baptiste de Martigny and Alexandre Durand . in addition to promoting Paul Jourdan-Nayrac to partner . The firm assists a prominent client base that includes leading French companies (spanning the financial services, TMT and energy sectors notably), investors and international groups with conducting large and high-profile transactions including public M&A deals. Recently, the practice has also been particularly sought after to work on highly complex and strategic carve out projects pertaining to leading companies. The team is headed by star partner Olivier Diaz
and also includes key members Anne Tolila, Jean-Gabriel Flandrois, Antoine Tézenas du Montcel and Charles de Reals .
Practice head(s):
Olivier Diaz
Other key lawyers:
Marcus Billam ; Anne Tolila; Jean-Gabriel Flandrois; Antoine Tezenas de Montcel; Charles de Reals; Jean-Baptiste de Martigny
Testimonials
‘Very efficient team. Straight to the point.’
‘A very solid, client-driven team, with outstanding technical skills, total availability and the desire to provide the best service to the client. The team’s managers have impressive experience in complex negotiations.’
‘Excellent team. Great ability to work in a multidisciplinary team.’
‘A team and quality of work that are simply exceptional: cutting-edge expertise in all market segments, very high-quality multidisciplinary teams within the firm, extremely in-depth and cutting-edge expertise and relevant advice on any national or international M&A transaction.’
‘Anne Tolila stands out for her incredible talent, her immense interpersonal skills, her outstanding negotiating skills and a rare intelligence that enhance her technical skills. She is simply extraordinary, exceptional and unique.’
‘Marcus Billam: good listening skills, pragmatism, understanding of his client’s constraints and challenges, availability.’
‘Excellent depth of team. Able to manage transactions with multiple jurisdictions by managing local counsel and coordinating complex diligence and negotiations.’
‘Highly responsive, understand the deal and focus on the key issues. Problem solvers. ’
Key clients
Accor
Vivendi
Believe
ABN Amor Bank NV
Beneteau
Clariant International AG
EP Corporate Group AS
Swisspor Holding AG
MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company SA
Five Arrows Managers (Rotschild & Co)
TotalEnergies SE
Zimmer Biomet Holding Inc
Valeo
Hysetco
Institut Mérieux SA
Vallourec
Olympique Lyonnais
EDF
Howden France SAS
Compagnie de Saint-Gobain
Société Générale
Naval Group
Crédit Agricole
Work highlights
- Advising Vivendi on the proposed separation of Vivendi into several entities.
- Advising the Ad-Hoc Committee of Neoen’s Board of Directors in connection with the contemplated sale by Impala and other minority shareholders of Neoen of a majority interest in Neoen to a consortium led by Brookfield, to be followed by a tender offer.
- assisted Czech investment company EPEI controlled by Mr. Daniel Křetínský in its contemplated acquisition of Tech Foundations from Atos.
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP is the trusted adviser to many of France’s leading corporations and banks undertaking highly strategic and landmark public and private M&A deals in France or overseas. The team regularly features in some of the market’s largest transactions conducted in the automotive, TMT, luxury and aviation industries. The practice also stands out for its ability to manage highly complex transactions of a global scale involving Europe, the US and Asia. Practice Armand Grumberg ranks among France’s finest corporate advisers. Also highly involved are Arash Attar-Rezvani, while Nicola Di Giovanni‘s focus is on private equity. Support is provided by counsels Patrick Dupuis , Julien Zika and Guillaume Goubeaux .
Practice head(s):
Armand Grumberg
Other key lawyers:
Arash Attar-Rezvani; Nicola Di Giovanni; Julien Zika; Patrick Dupuis; Guillaume Goubeaux
Testimonials
‘An international presence that makes all the difference for any international transaction. A local team that manages efficiently and seriously. Strategic advice with high added value.’
‘High technique, responsiveness, speed, rigor, customer focus, great strategic sense, negotiation skills. An ultra-efficient and reliable firm, and a team that is remarkable.’
‘Excellent services et quality of advice. Practical and adapted solutions to each deal. Lawyers are available and swift in their responses. Trusted advice. Excellent team.’
‘Armand Grumberg is one of the best for M&A deals. He is practice, creative, available and solutions oriented. He is highly rigorous.’
Key clients
Air France-KLM
Renault
LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton
SCOR
Capgemini
Nokia
KPMG France
Altice International
International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF)
Iliad/Xavier Niel
L’Occitane International
Silver Lake Partners
Technip Energies
Alexandre Vauthier
Mercedes Benz
Pfizer
Criteo
Axian
JAB
Financière LM
SUEZ
Remy Cointreau
TriX Pharmaceuticals
Work highlights
- Advised Renault Group on its agreements with Nissan Motor Co.
- Advised L’Occitane Groupe and Reinold Geiger, the majority shareholder of L’Occitane International, in connection with the offer made along Blackstone and Goldman Sachs to acquire all shares of the company.
- Advising Air France-KLM in connection with its strategic long-term and exclusive partnership in global air cargo entered with CMA CGM.
A&O Shearman
A&O Shearman houses a very solid team, proficient in advising on large to extra-large and strategic M&A transactions, particularly in relation to private M&A deals, joint ventures or complex divestments pertaining to emerging markets. The team shows particularly high-end involvement in managing large infrastructure and energy-related transactions, and also has a strong financial services M&A practice. Its international network and US capabilities are a plus. Many leading French and international corporations, including several luxury brand names, investment funds and French banks are clients. Key members include practice head Frédéric Moreau , Marc Castagnède, Guillaume Isautier, Alexandre Ancel, Romy Richter and Anne-Caroline Payelle who was promoted to partner in 2024.
Practice head(s):
Frédéric Moreau
Other key lawyers:
Marc Castagnède; Alexandre Ancel; Romy Richter; Guillaume Isautier ; Anne-Caroline Payelle
Testimonials
‘Business-oriented, responsive, knowledgeable’.
‘The M&A team in Paris provides truly outstanding customer service. They are always available and incredibly responsive. extremely knowledgeable, provide practical advice and are enjoyable to work with. ’
‘The team provides great service. Romy Richter has great insight into a deal and its goals and strategy, without losing sight of the practical side of the transaction. She is tireless, fearless, and a joy to work with. She is the type of attorney one wants on their side in difficult situations. ’
Key clients
Bolloré
Thales
Edenred
Invivo
Enovis
Campari
Greif, Inc
Lazard
Advanced Micro Devices (AMD)
Electra
Infrared
ExxonMobil
Laboratoire français du fractionnement et des biotechnologies (LFB)
Work highlights
- Advising Campari Group on its acquisition of premium Cognac Courvoisier.
Baker McKenzie
Baker McKenzie assists a prominent client base of leading French corporations, notably active in the IT, aviation and luxury goods sectors, while also advising many large foreign industrial groups. The firm is well known for its ability to manage large transactions of a global scale, including major spin-off conducted overs several continents, but also regularly handles large and strategic domestic deals such as recently in the IT sector. Private equity is also dealt with. The team is led by Stéphane Davin and includes key partners Alain Sauty de Chalon , Hugo Sanchez de la Espada, Guillaume Nataf and Aurélie Govillé.
Practice head(s):
Stéphane Davin
Other key lawyers:
Alain Sauty de Chalon; Hugo Sanchez de la Espada; Guillaume Nataf; Aurélie Govillé; Michael Doumet
Testimonials
‘Excellent team of highly skilled legal professionals, experienced in local and global transactions, ability to drive and manage transactions effectively. Good negotiators, able to collaborate in an effective manner.’
‘Highly skilled, very good customer relations, ability to mobilize large teams when needed.’
‘Great customer listening, ability to respond to complex and unusual issues, absolute loyalty. Pragmatism in the search for solutions, strong involvement and very effective support in conducting negotiations.’
‘Reliable, competent and available team.’
‘Alain Sauty de Chalon is an outstanding M&A expert covering a broad range of legal expertise with rich experience in local and global transactions. ’
‘Stéphane Davin is an expert in M&A, and always very pleasant and available. ’
‘Michael Doumet stands out for his commercial acumen and his reliability.’
‘Guillaume Nataf has a very pragmatic approach to legal and strategic issues. ‘
Key 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
Work highlights
- Advised Crédit Agricole Group on its exclusive negotiations with Worldline.
- Advised Sika on the successful EUR 5.3 billion acquisition of the Master Builder Construction Chemicals (MBCC) Group from Lone Star.
- Advised Atos with its spin-off in two different entities in the 78 countries.
Clifford Chance
Clifford Chance assembles a large team enabling the firm to cover a large spectrum of M&A transactions, from mid-cap to large deals and cross-border transactions, with solid foreign investment expertise available that complements the practice. The firm's M&A activity is well known for having a strong sectorial approach that notably spans infrastructure, retail financial services and transportation. The practice serves a prominent French and international client base of banks, investment funds and large industrial companies that entrust it with their deals, from private equity to public M&A transactions. Key names in the team include Mathieu Rémy, Benjamin De Blegiers , Gilles Lebreton . Fabrice Cohen left the firm early 2025.
Practice head(s):
Benjamin de Blegiers; Aline Cardin; Gilles Lebreton; Marianne Pezant; Mathieu Remy; Laurent Schoenstein
Other key lawyers:
Catherine Naroz
Testimonials
‘The Clifford Chance Paris PE/M&A team is an exceptional deal machine. They are able to seamlessly ramp up on short notice, pull in expertise on a global scale, and execute on complex transactions with ease. From junior lawyers to senior partners, their deal acumen and legal talent is market leading. The Clifford Chance team are dedicated, experienced, and motivated – they can move mountains.’
‘The team is second to none when it comes to large cap M&A. Their key feature is their sectorial approach which enables them to bring the right level of expertise not only from a legal standpoint but also from market perspective. They provide good strategic advice. Ability to bring along all the right level of expertise in all fields and jurisdiction.’
‘Mathieu Rémy has become a key player in the practice of mergers and acquisitions in the banking and financial sector in France. He is always very pleasant and available. ’
Key clients
Airbus Group
Amundi
Brookfield
Caisse des dépôts et consignations
Carrefour
Crédit Agricole
Crédit Agricole Assurances (Prédica)
Dsm-firmenich
EDF
Engie
Europcar
Geodis
International Beverage
Ipsen
Klépierre
La Banque Postale and LBP AM
L’Oréal
Mannai Corporation
Nissan
Orano
Perenco
Pernod Ricard
Plastic Omnium
Rexel
Saft
Sanofi
Suez
TotalEnergies
Tetra Pak
Veolia
Work highlights
- Advising Brookfield on the contemplated acquisition of a majority block of shares in Neoen.
- Advised Exclusive Networks on the contemplated take private initiated by a consortium led by Clayton Dubilier & Rice and Permira.
- Advised TotalEnergies on the consummation of its agreements with Alimentation Couche-Tard for the setting up of a partnership in Belgium and Luxembourg and the sale of its retail networks in Germany and the Netherlands.
De Pardieu Brocas Maffei
De Pardieu Brocas Maffei's large team is made up of complementary profiles that allow the firm to cover a large spectrum of transactions, from private equity to public M&A deals. The practice particularly stands out in the real estate sector where it regularly advises leading property developers on the market’s largest M&A, joint-venture, reorganisation and property investment transactions. But the team’s M&A involvement extends to many other areas including infrastructure, regularly advising large companies and private equity sponsors on upper mid to large cap transactions. The team can also attract prominent mandates on some of the market’s most high-profile deals, such as recently in the energy and TMT sectors. The practice is co-headed by the excellent Guillaume Touttée, Magali Masson and Nicolas Favre . Also recommended are Cédric Chanas, Etienne Boursican and Jean-François Pourdieu .
Other key lawyers:
Cédric Chanas; Etienne Boursican; Jean-François Pourdieu.
Key clients
Accorinvest
Adit
Agrial
Allianz
Altarea
Altice
Axa
Axereal
Batipart
Big mamma
BPCE
Carrefour
CDC Habitat Group
CNP Assurances
Covivio
Crédit Agricole
Crédit Mutuel / Banque Fédérative du Crédit Mutuel
Dentressangle
EDF Energies Nouvelles
Exor
Frey
GIC
Grange Impact
Groupe Pierre et Vacances – Center Parcs
Groupe Soufflet
Infravia Capital Partners
La Banque Postale
Looping Group
Marie Brizard Wine & Spirits (MBWS)
Milexia
Natixis
Saint-Gobain
Scor
Terrena
Transdev group
Veolia
Work highlights
- Advising the Altice Group on its entry into exclusive negotiations with the CMA CGM Group for the sale of 100% of Altice Media.
- Advising the LVMH group and Christian Dior Couture on the share deal acquisition of the building located at 150 avenue des Champs-Elysées.
- Advising MORRISON FOERSTER: on the transfer by Softbank of its stake in the UK company OneWeb to Eutelsat.
Latham & Watkins
Latham & Watkins stands out for its strong involvement on outbound transactions (US, Asia) or deals of a global scale involving several offices. The Parisian team also regularly assists a number of blue chip and large French companies as well as international groups and investment funds with their large domestic and European transactions and with the setting up of joint ventures and corporate restructurings. The practice is headed by Pierre-Louis Cléro, and includes key members Olivier du Mottay, Alexander Crosthwaite and Charles-Antoine Guelluy . Counsel Raphaël Darmon also contributes.
Practice head(s):
Pierre-Louis Cléro
Other key lawyers:
Olivier du Mottay; Alexander Crosthwaite; Charles-Antoine Guelluy ; Raphaël Darmon
Testimonials
‘Brilliant lawyers; pragmatic and attentive to clients’ needs.’
‘Olivier du Mottay is a great lawyer and brilliant practitioner. He is also very educational and pragmatic.’
‘Ultra-responsive and creative team always looking for solutions in the context of extremely complex and cross-border deals.’
‘Alexander Crosthwaite is more than a lawyer with great M&A expertise. He is a true member of the deal team with an extremely pragmatic approach in finding adequate solutions to achieve a deal in the interest of his client. He knows how to take a step back and offer resolution options. Alexander is also a very pleasant person to work with and whose sense of humor helps to deflate certain tense situations.’
‘Great professionalism and ability to conduct cross-border deals.’
Key clients
AXA
Air France KLM
Apollo
Blablacar
Burger King
Capgemini
Carrefour
Comdata
Dataessential
Demant
Expedia Group
Galeries Lafayette
GGW Group
Henkel
Imerys
Inari Medical
Karnov Group
Keolis
L’Oréal
Lagardère
Lectra
Media Globe network (Sawiris family)
Nissan Motor
Pernod Ricard
Rémy Cointreau
Samsung Medison
Sats
Saur
SLB (ex-Schlumberger)
Séché Environnement
Siemens
Solina
Tencent
TechnipFMC
Teleperformance
TotalEnergies
Veracyte
Vinci
Vivalto Santé
Vivendi
Webhelp
Wienerberger A.G.
Worldline
Zeplug
Work highlights
- Advised L’Oréal on the acquisition of a 10% share capital of Galderma Group AG (Galderma).
- Advised Séché Environnement on the circa €417 million acquisition of ECO Industrial Environmental Engineering.
- Advised Samsung Medison on its agreement to acquire 100% of the shares of Sonio SAS.
Linklaters
Linklaters ‘ all around corporate expertise spans public and private M&A as well as private equity deals. The firm assists a prominent client base of French and international companies including financial institutions undertaking large domestic and cross-border transactions, spanning various industry sectors such as the financial services, automotive, retail and infrastructure fields. The team is large and able to handle a high volume of work. It is co-headed by Bruno Derieux and Hubert Segain who joined in July 2024 from Herbert Smith Freehills LLP.. Other key names in the team includes Pierre Tourres, Pierre Thomet, Alain Garnier , Nicolas Le Guillou, Florent Mazeron and Julien Bourmaud-Danto who was promoted to partner in 2024.
Practice head(s):
Bruno Derieux; Hubert Segain
Other key lawyers:
Pierre Tourres; Pierre Thomet; Alain Garnier; Florent Mazeron; Nicolas Le Guillou; Julien Bourmaud-Danto
Testimonials
‘The team is one of the few on the market to excel in corporate M&A, private equity, securities law and governance. It is always very pleasant to work with them. They are also very friendly. ‘
‘Technical mastery, strong understanding of market best practices and a powerful international network.’
‘Hubert Segain is an exceptional lawyer. He listens to his clients and is always solution-oriented, with a pragmatic and innovative approach. He has a keen understanding of his clients’ business and challenges. His technical expertise and ability to negotiate complex transactions are remarkable.’
‘Pierre Tourres has a solid technical knowledge, extensive experience in international M&A transactions and effectively navigates the legal and regulatory aspects specific to cross-border transactions. Pierre is a very pleasant, available and pragmatic person. He creates a positive working relationship.’
‘Bruno Derieux stands out for his knowledge of private equity, his creativity and his great pragmatism. He has been able to create and maintain a great team spirit around him. Pierre Tourres and Pierre Thomet stand out for their excellent knowledge of stock market law.’
‘Florent Mazeron and Nicolas Le Guillou are very efficient, very business-oriented to move discussions forward. Both excellent lawyers.’
‘Nicolas Le Guillou is very responsive, knowledgeable and works very hard to help a transaction to be signed within the desired timeframe. He also has a good sense of humour.’
‘Pierre Thomet and Julien Bourmaud Danto are extremely efficient. They make themselves available and always give very good advice.’
Key clients
Automotive Cells Company (ACC)
LeasePlan and its shareholders
Indosuez Wealth Management
John Cockerill
Crédit Agricole Consumer Finance
I squared Capital Advisors
Groupement les Mousquetaires (Intermarché)
Houlihan Lokey
CACEIS
NW Storm
AXA Assurances Vie Mutuelle and AXA Assurances IARD Mutuelle
Cobepa
Bpifrance and Oquendo Capital
A consortium led by Eurazeo
Armen
Stellantis N.V
Meridiam and Africa Finance Corporation (AFC)
Qatar Investment Authority
Resonance
Stellantis N.V
Peninsula Capital and Florac
VALOREM
Mitsui
Nexans
Enoé
Bureau Veritas
Kouros Investment
Bpostgroup
Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ)
Ardian
AXA IM Prime
Work highlights
- Advised Automotive Cells Company (ACC) on one of the largest debt financings ever in Europe in the automobile sector, securing €4.4 billion in loan facilities to finance the development of three EV battery gigafactories in Europe.
- Advised the shareholders of LeasePlan, a TDR-led consortium, one of the world’s leading vehicle leasing companies, on the post-closing share capital evolution of its successful combination with ALD, Société Générale’s car leasing division, for €4.8bn.
- Advised Indosuez Wealth Management, a subsidiary of Crédit Agricole S.A., on the finalization of its acquisition of Degroof Petercam.
Sullivan & Cromwell LLP
Sullivan & Cromwell LLP is retained by leading French and international corporations, notably active in the insurance, banking, utilities and retail sectors, and asset management firms to assist with their large and complex transactions. The Parisian team also regularly combines forces with the firm’s US and other European offices to handle global and major cross-border transactions. Practice head Olivier de Vilmorin has a wealth of experience. Nicolas Karmin and European counsel Arnaud Berdou are the two other key members.
Practice head(s):
Olivier de Vilmorin
Other key lawyers:
Arnaud Berdou; Nicolas Karmin
Key clients
Allianz
AXA
BNP Paribas
Charlois Group
Citigroup
Crédit Suisse
DigitalBridge Group
EDF
Elis
The Experimental Group
Groupement Les Mousquetaires
Kering
La Poste
Majorel
Rhône Capital
Ripple Labs
The Experimental Group
Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP
Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP is the key adviser to a number of major French listed companies while also regularly assisting management teams and boards with large and complex M&A transactions. The firm combines top M&A and private equity expertise that extends to public M&A deals and high-profile restructuring and distressed M&A work. The practice is particularly active in the TMT and retail sectors where it regularly works on headline deals. The practice is led by Yannick Piette. Agathe Soilleux and Jean-Baptiste Cornic are two other key members. Claude Serra left the firm.
Practice head(s):
Yannick Piette
Other key lawyers:
Agathe Soilleux; Jean-Baptiste Cornic
Testimonials
‘Excellence. Very strong negotiation skills Great strategic vision. Great network and united team.’
‘Yannick Piette is a brilliant lawyer: 360 vision, great technicality and above all great understanding of the issues in all dimensions (business, financial, legal, HR, communication). Very nice team.’
‘High level of competence, pleasant and fluid working relationships.’
‘Great ability to mobilise resources. Culture of the “deal”. Great ability to advise managers. Beyond negotiation skills, ability to take a higher perspective.’
‘Yannick Piette: very responsive, always listening, knows how to work with internal teams. Knows how to lead and “finish” a negotiation.’
‘The M&A team in Paris is top-of-the-range – very available, fast and precise in their advice. Very attentive to the client and looking for innovative solutions to meet expectations.’
‘Yannick Piette: always available for his clients.’
Key clients
Altarea
Casino
Engie
Eutelsat
HLD
Klépierre
Linedata
Orange
Paprec
Rallye
Total
Vallourec
Veolia
Vinci
Work highlights
- Advised Casino on its €1.35bn sale of hypermarkets and supermarkets to Auchan, Intermarché and Carrefour.
- Advised Cobham on its USD1.1bn the sale of Cobham Aerospace Communication to Thalès.
- Advised HLD on its €120 million investment by capital increase in listed company Clariane.
White & Case LLP
White & Case LLP has excellent and large M&A capabilities serving leading French banks, multinationals and investment funds that entrust the team with large domestic, global or strategic outbound transactions. The practice also regularly manages the corporate aspects linked to large spin-off deals and debt restructuring files pertaining to large private or publicly listed companies. Its client base spans many industry sectors such as energy. The excellent Marc Petitier and Hugues Mathez co-head the practice. Other key names in the team include Guillaume Vallat. Nathalie Nègre-Eveillard and Guillaume Vitrich .
Practice head(s):
Hugues Mathez; Marc Petitier
Other key lawyers:
Guillaume Vallat; Nathalie Nègre-Eveillard; Guillaume Vitrich
Testimonials
‘The team shows extraordinary responsiveness. All their contributions are precise and highly professional.’
‘Guillaume Vitrich is always available and very knowledgeable on M&A topics, a true leader who always finds a quick solution to sticking points.’
‘They combine remarkable market knowledge with international expertise. Seamless experience. ’
‘A great team of partners.’
‘Saam Golshani is a brilliant and strategic adviser. A real deal maker as there are only a handful on the French legal market. ’
‘Great listening skills, they have a fine understanding of matters at stake and are creative in their search for adapted solutions.’
Key clients
Forvia Faurecia
TotalEnergies
Biosynex
Berenberg Bank
J.P. Morgan
Catella
Banque des Territoires
Geopost
Apollo Global Management
EP Global Commerce
Luko
Pernod Ricard
Total Eren
Bouygues Construction
Sodexo
Ahlstrom
Work highlights
- Represented Sodexo in the €5 billion spin-off and listing of Pluxee on Euronext Paris.
- Represented Sodexo in the simplification of its ownership structure
- Advising on a strategic, €1.1 billion-plus acquisition in the banking & finance space
Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP
Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP boasts a large and experienced team able to handle a wide array of transactions including complex carve-out, public M&A, distressed M&A or infrastructure related deals. The team assists a number of large French and US corporations, notably in the food and logistics sectors, with their largest and most strategic deals. The practice also has a strong involvement advising private equity funds’ portfolio companies on their transactions. Eduardo Fernandez and Fabrice Veverka co-head the practice, which also includes among others Gabriel Flandin, Daniel Hurstel , Annette Péron. Cédric Hajage and Grégoire Finance .
Practice head(s):
Eduardo Fernandez; Fabrice Veverka
Other key lawyers:
Annette Péron ; Gabriel Flandin; Daniel Hurstel; Cédric Hajage; Grégoire Finance
Testimonials
‘Very responsive team that offers tailor-made support to its customers. In-depth knowledge of industrial issues.’
‘Great availability and technique.’
‘Multi-skilled team, very complete and perfectly coordinated.’
‘Eduardo Fernandez: great vision and negotiation skills.’
‘Annette Péron: great technical skills, efficiency, flexibility, availability and client approach, perfectly combining firmness and diplomacy.’
‘Excellent expertise and ability to handle complex deals with high efficiency.’
‘Fabrice Veverka ranks among the best of his generation. He has excellent client services skills and finds creative and practical solutions to complex situations. He is very attentive to clients’ needs.’
Key clients
Air France
Air Liquide
Alstom
Arkema
BEL Group
Bonduelle
Bpifrance
Caisse des dépôts et consignations
CMA CGM
Danone
Groupe Amaury
Groupe Cahors
Lagardère
Orange
PPF Group
Syntagma Capital
Saint Gobain
Thales Group
Work highlights
- Advised CMA CGM on the €5 billion acquisition of Bolloré Logistics.
- Advised Cooper Consumer Health on its €2 billion acquisition of Viatris’ Over-the-Counter (OTC) business.
- Advised Saint-Gobain in its acquisition of Adfil NV, a leading manufacturer and supplier of construction fibers for reinforced concrete.
August Debouzy
Practice head(s):
Julien Aucomte; Julien Wagmann
Other key lawyers:
Etienne Mathey; Jérôme Brosset; Jean-Damien Boulanger
Testimonials
‘Very high availability, innovative solutions, very problems solving oriented.’
‘Everything is delivered for a perfect client experience.’
‘Very good quality of service.’
‘Etienne Mathey is committed to understanding client’s needs and respond to them in the most relevant way.’
‘The team led by Jérôme Brosset is very sharp and knows how to adapt to the vicissitudes of a complicated transaction.’
‘Jean-Damien Boulanger is available, calm and firm when necessary. Technically sharp.’
‘Julien Aucomte has the perfect technical knowledge required and he is a wonderful tactician when it comes to negotiating.’
‘Jérôme Brosset and Jean-Damien Boulanger have great technical skills, experience, pragmatism and broad vision.’
Key clients
Dassault Aviation
Qair International
Airbus SE
French State (Agence des participations de l’Etat)
Clariane
Veolia Eau – Compagnie Générale des Eaux
Menix Group
Inflexion
AniCura AB
WeWork
Argos Wityu
Tinexta S.p.A
Argos Wityu
Scalian (Mannarino)
Grenadier Holdings
S2E
SNCF SA
TotalEnergies
Vulcain Engineering (iPlan Gestion)
The Adecco Group
Accor
Kéria
Work highlights
- Advising Dassault Aviation on its ongoing discussions, with Atos.
- Advised the French Republic on its envisaged €300m acquisition of an 80% stake in the holding company controlling Alcatel Submarine Networks (ASN).
- Advising Airbus SE regarding the French aspects of its $559m€ contemplated acquisition from Spirit AeroSystems of major activities related to Airbus, and notably the production of A350 fuselage sections in Saint-Nazaire, France.
DLA Piper
Practice head(s):
Simon Charbit
Other key lawyers:
Sarmad Haidar; Sonia de Kondserovsky; Alice Magnan; Thomas Priolet; Laurence Masseran
Testimonials
‘Thomas Priolet focuses on critical issues while putting a lighter touch on matters with moderate risk.’
‘Great organisational capabilities combined with a focused professional approach and excellent connections worldwide. ’
Key clients
ALD SA
Alstom
Asmodee Group
B&B Hotels
BIC
Biolandes
Booksy
Coinshares
Compagnie Française des Transports Régionaux
CREDIT MUTUEL ARKEA
Croda
Dassault System
Eagle Football Holdings
Emergent Biotechnologies
Eqinov
ERG
Essential Pharma
Essilor Luxotica
Eurazeo
Europe Assistance
Famille C Courtin Clarins
GE ENERGY PRODUCTS FRANCE SNC
GEA Group
Goldman Sachs Growth
Guidewire
Hy24
Hyundai Capital Services
Infocert S.p.A.
IPSEN
La Française des Jeux
Lactalis
Medix Boichemica
Michelin
Newfund
Opella
PartnerRe
Pierre Fabre
Renault
Resmed
Sciforma
Société Générale
Soletanche Freyssinet
Spend HQ
Summit View
Vauban
XTC
Spinevision
CEGID
Fortius
Talent Inc.
Netwrix
Orpéa
Work highlights
- Advised Eagle Football group in connection with its simplified mandatory tender offer over the shares of OL Groupe .
- Advised Qatar Sports Investments (QSI) in connection with its strategic partnership and investment deal with Arctos Sports Partners in which Arctos will acquire a minority equity stake in Paris Saint-Germain (PSG).
- Advising Sodexo on the sale of its global home care division to the Halifax Group.
Gibson Dunn
Practice head(s):
Bernard Grinspan; Ariel Harroch
Other key lawyers:
Bertrand Delaunay; , Benoît Fleury; Patrick Ledoux
Testimonials
‘A team particularly appreciated for its M&A and restructuring capabilities who work in perfect coordination.’
‘Sophisticated. Involved. Responsive.’
‘Proactive and with a true leadership.’
Key clients
Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations
Amazon
Groupe Canal+
Swiss Life Group
Groupe Beaumanoir
Groupe La Poste / Docaposte
Publicis Groupe
Veolia Environnement
ArcelorMittal
Editis
Goodwin
Practice head(s):
Maxence Bloch
Other key lawyers:
William Robert, Jérôme Jouhanneaud; Thomas Maitrejean
Testimonials
‘Responsiveness, available, skilled.’
‘Experienced, dealmakers, good understanding of business and legal requirements.’
‘Jérôme Jouhanneaud: great attention to detail and understanding of the essential elements of a deal.’
‘Very available team looking for solutions. Technically very solid and dealmakers. A great team.’
‘Maxence Bloch is very available and ready to find solutions to facilitate discussions. A brilliant lawyer.’
‘Availability. Precision. Technique.’
‘William Robert: good flexibility, technique, negotiation skills and work ethic.’
Key clients
ABF Décisions
Cerba Healthcare
CTH Invest
European Digital Group
EW Healthcare
Exclusive Networks
Groupe PSIH
Vidi Capital
Ipackchem
Mablink Bioscience
Mutares
Renesas Electronics Corporation
Safi Biotherapeutics
Sport Solutions Makers
Vulcain Ingénierie
Work highlights
- Advising Ipackchem and its management on the sale of the group from SK Partners to Greif.
- Advising Renesas Electronics Corporation on its agreement to acquire Frenc company Sequans Communications S.A. (NYSE: SQNS).
- Advising Exclusive Networks on the acquisition of NEXTGEN Group.
Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
Practice head(s):
Frédéric Bouvet
Other key lawyers:
Edouard Thomas; Christopher Theris; Cyril Boulignat; Laurence Vincent
Testimonials
‘The team has great M&A capabilities. They perfectly understand client’s needs and are able to be commercial while ensuring proper legal protection. They are close, collaborative and super available’.
‘Very professional team, with great availability and efficiency, speed of exécution, great rigor, this team allows to conduct difficult and very complex negotiations while creating a professional relationship.’
‘Extremely focused, hard workers and well organized. Able to manage very complex deals and to understand business needs. ’
‘Great practice, great availability, excellent team, proactive’
‘Partners are invested and give good advice. Pragmatic answers.’
‘Edouard Thomas and Cyril Boulignat have both outstanding technical skills coupled with interpersonal and commercial ones which are really an advantage when negotiating and executing a transaction’.
‘Edouard Thomas is very commercial, committed, pragmatic in negotiations’.
‘Cyril Boulignat always gives a pragmatic view of the transaction while preserving the interests of his client. His knowledge of M&A allows for risk-taking that is both secure and bold.’
Key clients
Alten
Société Générale
TeamSystem Group
Imerys
Camo Group
Sustainable Growth Infrastructure Fund SCSp SICAV-RAIF
Danone
Renault
Eurazeo
Ayvens Group
Cellnex
Amarenco
Indigo
Banque des Territoires
BTP Banque
Work highlights
- Advising ALTEN in the context of its entry into exclusive negotiations with Atos for the acquisition of the activities of Worldgrid, currently held by Eviden.
- Advised Cellnex, Europe’s leading operator of wireless telecommunications and broadcasting infrastructures, on the sale by Cellnex France of 2,000 telecom sites to Phoenix France Infrastructures
- Advised Renault, as key investor and stakeholder of Verkor in the context of its investment in the Series C round of Verkor.
Hogan Lovells (Paris) LLP
Practice head(s):
Xavier Doumen; Stéphane Huten; Matthieu Grollemund
Other key lawyers:
Jean-Marc Franceschi; Hélène Parent
Testimonials
‘Full service, responsive, proactive, constructive in negotiations and securing the interests of its clients.’
‘Efficient and pragmatic team’.
‘Xavier Doumen is particularly dedicated, responsive and relevant.’
‘A great M&A team, excellent advice, great ability to adapt to all situations, great one stop shop expertise for domestic or cross-border mid to large cap deals.’
‘Stéphane Huten is one of the best of his generation: an excellent technician and remarkable negotiator. And a very nice person.’
Key clients
Aéroports de Paris (ADP)
Altawest
Andera Partners
Ardian Growth
Artémis Growth
Bawag
Daher
Elaia Partners
ID Logistics S.A.S
Imdev
K10/The Indépendants
LCP – Logistics Capital Partners
Maris and Equator Energy
Mindstone
Motherson Sumi Systems
My Traffic
Optimind
Orest
PerkinElmer, Inc.
Rexel Développement S.A.S.
Schneider Electric
TowerBrook Capital Partners (U.K.) LLP
Vade Group
Work highlights
- Advised TDF on the sale of its FIBRE business to infrastructure fund manager DIF Capital Partners.
- Advised Vauban Infrastructure Partners, EDF and Munich Re on the acquisition 100% of Cellnex’s business in Austria.
- Advised Ørsted on the signing of an agreement for the sale to ENGIE of its entire shareholding in Ostwind International and Ostwind Engineering.
Jeantet
Practice head(s):
Karl Hepp de Sevelinges; Anne Toupenay-Schueller; Yvon Dréano
Other key lawyers:
Vincent Netter; Philippe Raybaud; Philippe Portier; Ali Baydoun
Testimonials
‘Available, relevant, business partner.’
‘Very proactive, very pleasant.’
‘The lawyers provided timely legal support and were proactive in addressing and flagging any issues early on, which ensured a smooth project completion in line with the planned deadline. ’
‘Anne Toupenay-Schueller and Ali Baydoun were both excellent to work with. They were both easy to work with. They communicated clearly and had very quick turnaround times. They proactively addressed issues and flagged risks early on and always came to regular update calls prepared and with practicable solutions. ’
‘Very coordinated and organised. Very efficient.’
‘Anne Toupenay-Schueller is able to put her knowledge into the specific actions. Very pragmatic.’
Key clients
SARTORIUS AG
ST MICROELECTRONICS
APOLLO
LIDL
AGROFERT
MOTHERSON GROUP
CREDIT MUTUEL ARKEA
KOMAX HOLDING
Collibra B.V.
CRH plc
IST
Work highlights
- Advised Sartorius AG on the acquisition of France-based Polyplus for approximately 2.4 billion euros.
- Advised the Agrofert group on the acquisition of Borealis’ nitrogen production business for €810 million.
- Advised Apollo Global Management on a €500 million investment in a subsidiary of Air France-KLM.
Jones Day
Practice head(s):
Sophie Hagège
Other key lawyers:
Alexandre de Verdun; Audrey Bontemps; Gael Saint Olive; Geoffroy Pineau-Valencienne.
Testimonials
‘Excellent team, always at the forefront of innovation and very friendly.’
‘Florent Bouyer is one of the greatest Parisian specialists in equity capital markets and public M&A.’
Key clients
Altarea
ANSYS, Inc.
Calgon Carbon Corporation (Kuraray group)
Eastman Chemical Company
Electricité de Strasbourg
FN Browning Group
Goldman Sachs
Greystar
Mapei
Noven (formerly known as Pisto)
Orange
Orano
Sanofi
Simpson Manufacturing Co., Inc.
Solvay
Tikehau Capital
TotalEnergies Gaz Electricité de France
TotalEnergies Renouvelables France
TotalEnergies SE
Work highlights
- Advised Amolyt Pharma and its shareholders on the USD 1.05 billion acquisition of Amolyt by AstraZeneca.
- Advising Société Générale on the disposal of its equipment finance business activity to BPCE.
- Advising TotalEnergies on the USD 860 million sale and purchase agreement by its subsidiary, TotalEnergies EP Nigeria, with Chappal Energies for the sale of its 10% interest in the SPDC JV licenses in Nigeria.
Lacourte Raquin Tatar
Practice head(s):
Serge Tatar
Other key lawyers:
Renaud Rossa ; Guillaume Roche; Nicolas Jüllich
Testimonials
‘Extremely proactive and highly qualified team, with excellent knowledge of the subjects, which allows to anticipate many steps. The team knows the interests of its clients, and prepares, negotiates and advises accordingly. Remarkable availability and great execution capacity.’
‘Renaud Rossa has an impressive capacity for understanding, execution and knowledge of subjects. Renaud leads negotiations and takes initiatives in the best interest of his client, whose interests he understands. Excellent lawyer.’
‘Lacourte is our trusted partner. In addition to their technical capabilities in the real estate and hospitality sectors, the team makes itself fully available and stands by our side to provide pragmatic and commercially oriented advice. ’
‘Guillaume Jeannet is and excellent negotiator. ’
‘The team is very well structured with a consistent level of quality at all hierarchical levels. Responsive, rigorous and competent, it is a sure value.’
‘Renaud Rossa has remarkable technical and commercial skills, steers intelligently negotiations by adapting to his interlocutors and offers constant availability. It is a pleasure to work with him.’
‘Excellent M&A team led by Renaud Rossa; great availability, mastery of subjects, work capacity, and excellent execution.’
‘Renaud Rossa knows his subjects inside out, he is available and a great worker. It is a chance to have him at your side. He is surrounded by a very well-trained, rigorous and promising team.’
Key clients
SNCF
Orange
Sanofi
BNP Paribas
Groupe Castel
Clariane (ex Korian)
Amundi Immobilier
MCS & Associés-iOera
Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield
EDF
Aermont
Vinci Immobilier
Frey
SFL
Compagnie des Alpes
Dexia
Proparco
URW
Axa IM
Mercialys
Meridiam
Work highlights
- Advised Dexia| on the sale of five unregulated financial-lease entities to BAWAG.
- Advised Clariane| on the investment by several investors in two subsidiaries.
- Advised Orange on the setting up of a partnership with Capgemini for the creation of a sovereign trust cloud.
Mayer Brown
Practice head(s):
Guillaume Kuperfils
Other key lawyers:
Hadrien Schlumberger; Ségolène Dufétel
Key clients
Acolad group
Amexio
Asacha Media Group
Française des Jeux (FDJ)
Mediawan
Medius
Messiers & Associés
Pernod Ricard
Veolia
Work highlights
- Advised Mediawan on its combination with Leonine, one of the largest independent studios in the German-speaking market.
- Advised Pernod Ricard on the sale of Clan Campbell Blended Scotch Whisky brand to Stock Spirits Group.
- Advised Asacha Media Group and its shareholder, Investment fund Oaktree Capital Management, in the sale of their stake in Asacha Media Group to RTL Group subsidiary Fremantle.
Orrick
Practice head(s):
Patrick Tardivy
Other key lawyers:
Olivier Jouffroy; Marine Jamain
Testimonials
‘Very good technique on takeover bids in France or any other market transaction which requires a good understanding of the rules and the regulator.’
‘Olivier Jouffroy is always as relevant, creative and effective in his approach and advice. Very great availability and responsiveness.’
‘Super pros, available, friendly and don’t put themselves forward at all costs, large network, know the practices in the US, rare to combine all these qualities.’
‘Great technique, understanding of the business, responsiveness and its listening skills.’
‘Very complementary, responsive, technical, solid international network.’
‘In-depth knowledge of its clients’ industries, solution orientation, pragmatism and responsiveness.’
‘Alexis Marraud des Grottes is a reference in stock market law.’
‘Alexis Marraud des Grottes stands out for his technical and interpersonal skills: constant responsiveness which is particularly valuable for a large corporate with complex issues.’
Key clients
3i Group Plc
Alan
Almaviva Capital
Almaviva Santé
Antin Infrastructure Partners
Ardian
Aptean
Axa IM
Bouygues SA
BT Group Plc
CNP Assurances
DIF Capital Partners
EDF Invest
Eurofiber
Langa International
L’Oréal
Morrison
Pasqal
Safran
Société Générale
Stokke AS
TilT Capital
Veolia Environnement
Sunfunder
Work highlights
- Advised Heap in its acquisition by ContentSquare.
- Advised Ardian, Bpifrance and the GreenYellow group on the acquisition by Ardian and Bpifrance from the Casino group of its remaining 10.15% stake in GreenYellow.
- Advised Sequans Communications S.A. on the signing of a memorandum of understanding with Renesas Electronics Corporate for the acquisition through an all-cash public offer of Sequans by Renesas, and subsequent corporate reorganization to achieve a squeeze-out.
Osborne Clarke
Practice head(s):
Catherine Olive; David Haccoun; Stéphanie Delage; Anne-Laure Laroussinie
Testimonials
‘A firm that knows how to create a good working relationship.’
‘Good knowledge of the aeronautics sector, dynamism and availability, good understanding of the client’s challenges’
‘Catherine Olive demonstrates great competence and responsiveness. Available and good advice both legal and practical.’
‘Very responsive, quality, deliver under very tight timelines.’
‘Catherine Olive: strong commercial orientation and “can do” attitude.’
Key clients
onepoint SAS
Safran Electrical & Power
Safran Electronics & Defense
Groupe Lucien Barrière
Stagwell
Rue du Commerce – Shopinvest
Oxford Biomedica plc
Safran Nacelles
Kaplan
Wilmington Plc
Onfido
Ziff Davis
Onepoint
Work highlights
- Advised onepoint on the acquisition of 9.9% of the share capital and voting rights of Atos.
- Advised Safran Electronics & Defense on entering exclusive negotiations to acquire 100% of Preligens.
- Advised Groupe Barrière on the exit of minority shareholder Fimalac.
Paul Hastings LLP
Practice head(s):
Olivier Deren
Other key lawyers:
Arthur de Baudry d’Asson; Charles Cardon; Sébastien Crepy
Testimonials
‘A remarkable team, very professional, efficient and constructive.’
‘Sébastien Crépy: great deal sense, high professionalism and interpersonal skills.’
Key clients
A2MAC1
Abry Partners
Accor
Advaton
Alixio
Azelis
Brevo
Castik Capital
Cathay Capital Private Equity
Crédit Mutuel Equity
Exens Solutions
EQT
FCDE
Francisco Partners
Groupe Claire
Hexagon
Inherent
Keensight Capital
Keysight Technologies
Morgan Stanley Infrastructure Partners
Work highlights
- Advised Keysight Technologies on the acquisition of a 50.6 per cent stake in ESI Group., followed by a tender offer.
- Advised EQT, as part of a consortium, on the acquisition of a 71.92 per cent stake in Believe.
- Advised Francisco Partners on its investment in Orisha.
Peltier Juvigny Marpeau & Associés
Practice head(s):
Benoit Marpeau
Other key lawyers:
François Dietrich; Etienne Létang
Testimonials
‘The team provides is made up of high-quality experts. Excellence, responsiveness and proximity.’
‘Benoit Marpeau is an excellent M&A advisor and a very good negotiator.’
‘In-depth knowledge of the business world, responsiveness, strong negotiation skills.’
‘Benoît Marpeau shows excellence, business sense, excellent interpersonal skills, and is a fine negotiator. François Dietrich: perfect writing skills, calm, creativity. Étienne L’étang: great financial knowledge, responsiveness.’
‘Responsiveness, agility, pragmatism, always business and solution oriented.’
‘They excel in M&A and cross-border transactions, offering tailored legal solutions with deep expertise. Their strengths include hands-on partner involvement, proactive risk management, and exceptional negotiation skills.’
‘Hands-on approach, exceptional problem-solving skills, and commercial awareness. Partners, like Benoit Marpeau, are deeply involved, offering strategic insights, while associates bring diligence and responsiveness.’
‘A responsive M&A team that listens to clients. They are sharp lawyers with very good experience in M&A allowing them to handle all types of M&A, including complex or structuring files. They are always proactive in unblocking negotiations and know how to take into account the business and pragmatic aspects.’
Key clients
Casino Group
Monoprix
Polycor Inc
Rivalen Group
Séché Environnement
LVMH
CDiscount
Avril Group
Impala
Automobile Club de l’Ouest
Agrial
Work highlights
- Advising Casino on the sale of Casino hypermarkets, supermarkets, gas stations and warehouses in France to Intermarché – Les Mousquetaires, Auchan and Carrefour.
- Advised Avril on its acquisition of Metex’s assets.
- Advised Casino on the sale of its Corsican stores to Patrick Rocca and Auchan.
Viguié Schmidt & Associés
Practice head(s):
Louis Chenard
Other key lawyers:
Yves Schmidt; David Scemla; Daniel Villey; Tanguy Grimald
Testimonials
‘Very good expertise and extensive experience. A capacity for questioning, adaptation and innovation. A transparent and pragmatic approach.’
‘Louis Chenard remains as close as possible to the client’s interests and operational requirements.’
‘Great availability, involvement, proactivity, pragmatism.’
‘Daniel Villey particularly stands out for the great diversity of his expertise.’
‘ A dynamic, very responsive and available team.’
‘Louis Chenard: great availability, quality of advice and flexibility.’
Key clients
Sonepar
Colas
Céleste
Média Participations
CNP Assurances
Briarwoord Capital Partners
EPC Groupe
Caisse des dépôts et consignations
Triodos Investment
Nextstage AM
Ellipse Projects
Aon France
Eiffage Travaux-Publics
Work highlights
- Advised Sonepar on the sale of SFGP, its French B-to-C distribution subsidiary, to the D2A group.
- Advised Colas and the ad hoc committee on the delisting offer from Bouygues on the shares of Colas.
- Advised Média-Participations (Fleurus Éditions) on the sale of Enpc-Ediser.
ADVANT Altana
Practice head(s):
Gilles Gaillard; Jean-Nicolas Soret
Other key lawyers:
Bruno Nogueiro; Fabien Pouchot; Geraldine Malfait
Testimonials
‘The team led Gilles Gaillard, is extremely good and has a clear understanding of the client’s wishes and provides a very good relationship. Practical approach and always pleasant to deal with. ’
‘Gilles Gaillard: excellent lawyer who adopts a sensible approach. Wonderful to work with, he maintains good humour even when the pressure mounts. ’
‘Great agility and responsiveness of the team.’
‘Excellent expertise and experience, excellent service, sound business judgement and understanding of transactions and business realities.’
‘Very good team that is able to manage complex deals with international clients.’
‘ Excellent quality of service.’
‘Jean-Nicolas Soret: availability, pragmatism.’
Key clients
AIR FRANCE
AMPHENOL
AUDAX
BS SOFTWARE
CEGID
COVEA
ELECTROLUX PROFESSIONNAL AB
HALIFAX
LEXIS NEXIS
LOCA SERVICES
MARSH MCLENNAN
ONET
Work highlights
- Advised AMPHENOL CORPORATION on its acquisition of LID TECHNOLOGIES.
- Advised ONET on its acquisition of the French business of Danish ISS GROUP.
- Advised COVEA, on the sale to COMPRE of its majority shareholding in Irish insurance company MEDICAL INSURANCE COMPANY (MIC).
Aramis
Practice head(s):
Raphaël Mellerio; Alexis Chahid-Nouraï; Anne-Hélène Le Trocquer; Aymeric de Mol
Testimonials
‘Aymeric de Mol: hands-on approach.’
‘Very good understanding of complex M&A issues and large group/SME relations. Excellent cooperation between M&A and competition law departments’.
‘Alexis Chahid-Nouraï: very strong commitment to customers. ‘
‘Great sense of service, availability, responsiveness, competence, transparency. Very good team. Innovative with a good command of AI tools.’
‘A very good multidisciplinary team composed of very good specialists. Very good negotiations skills with good ideas in terms of strategy.’
‘Raphaël Mellerio is a brilliant lawyer, very sharp and a fine negotiator.’
‘Availability, acuity, skills, solution finder’.
Anne-Hélène Le Trocquer shows high efficiency and pragmatism.’
Key clients
La Poste
Unique Heritage Media
Eiffage
Bpifrance Investissements
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
JCDecaux
M6 Group
Eucelia
Experimental Group
Cosmetique Totale
EDF
Jakala
Egis
Quaero Capital
IZNES
SD Worx
DALL ENERGY
IPSOS
Work highlights
- Advised Intel US on the acquisition of French company Silicon Mobility.
- Advised Eucelia (Ducros family office) on the sale of Fauchon.
- Advised IKKS on its refinancing arrangement.
Archers A.A.R.P.I.
Other key lawyers:
Mark Richardson , Marc Baffreau; Audrey Wendling
Testimonials
‘High level expertise.’
Key clients
Rothschild family branch
HID Global
Sources de Caudalie
Sagard
Mata Capital
Talan
Assa Abloy
Ashurst LLP
Practice head(s):
François Hellot; Nicolas Bombrun
Other key lawyers:
Noam Ankri; Anne Reffay; Vincent Trevisani; Gaspard Bastien-Thiry
Testimonials
‘Very helpful and pleasant team.’
‘Nicolas Bombrun: very attentive and very pragmatic.’
‘Nicolas Bombrun and team are responsive and understand their clients’ businesses. They always provide efficient and valuable services. ’
‘The team led by Nicolas Bombrun stands out for its exceptional experience in complex transactions and its constant availability.’
‘Nicolas Bombrun always has the right advice in the critical moments of the transaction.’
‘The team is always available and very knowledgeable. It has extensive knowledge.’
‘Anne Reffay and her team perform very well.’
Key clients
Institut Mérieux – Biomérieux
JinJiang International
Amplitude Holding
Addev Materials
International Chemical Investors Group (ICIG)
GL Events
Areas
Certares
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
Work highlights
- Advised the bondholders’ steering committee on its successful co-bid for 100% of the capital of Atos.
- Advising Jin Jiang, a Chinese premier listed hospitality group in connection with its hundred million block-transfer of Accor shares to French listed company Accor, a global hospitality leader.
- Advised lenders in connection with Société pour l’Informatique Industrielle (SII)’s delisting following the success of the simplified public offer initiated par SII Goes On on the SII shares.
Bird & Bird
Practice head(s):
Emmanuelle Porte; Gildas Louvel
Other key lawyers:
David Malcoiffe; Bertrand Levy; Anne-Cécile Hansson; Carole Bodin
Testimonials
‘Very business-oriented team. Flexibility’.
Key clients
Abiolab
Novalix
Cosmobilis
Feu Vert
Fosun
Stellantis
Renault
Infravia Partners
Novo Nordisk
Tipo Entertainment Inc.
Investec Bank Plc
Polar Structure AB
Le Duff
FCC Medio Ambiente
Infranity
Work highlights
- Advising Abrdn and TINC on the acquisition of a 49% stake in NGE Fibre.
- Advising BRIDOR on a cross-border acquisition in the food sector.
- Advising 2L Logistics in the acquisition of a majority stake by Stellantis.
CMS Francis Lefebvre
Other key lawyers:
Arnaud Hugot; Alexandre Delhaye; Benoît Gomel; Alexandra Rohmert
Testimonials
‘Excellent team.’
‘Excellent team; very available and very professional.’
‘Benoît Gomel and his team are vvery responsive and deliver solid work.’
‘Available, good technique, large resources.’
‘A very professional and business-oriented team .’
‘Alexandre Delhaye has high-listening skills, is very responsive and practical.’
Key clients
McWin Capital Partners
Savills
Etablissements Peugeot Frères
Alstom
Capgemini
TotalEnergies
Coca-Cola
Worldline
Colgate Palmolive
Veolia Environnement
Société Générale
Kubota
Rians
Johnson & Johnson
Banque Transatlantique
Givaudan France
Morgan Stanley
My Money Bank
Vinci Construction France
Kaufman & Broad
CitizenM
Engie
Saipem
Vivalto Santé
Trigano
NGE
Elsan
Work highlights
- Advising the family group of Bernard Huvé and managers of Groupe SII on a simplified public tender offer for the shares of Groupe SII.
- Advised NGE Concessions on the acquisition, from Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations (CDC), of a minority stake in Losange and Rosace.
- Advising Carl Zeiss Meditech AG on the planned acquisition of Dutch Ophthalmic Research Centre (International) B.V. (DORC) from Eurazeo SE.
Dechert LLP
Practice head(s):
Alain Decombe; Ermine Bolot
Other key lawyers:
Vianney Toulouse
Key clients
Abivax
Arkema
Bénéteau
Chiesi
Crown Holdings
Havea
Laboratoire X.O
Nasco Insurance Group
Vestiaire Collective
Work highlights
- Advised NASCO Insurance Group (Nasco) on a strategic alliance with DIOT-SIACI.
- Advised French biotech Abivax on a series of transactions which allows the biotech to raise over €500 million over the year.
- Advised LXO Group on the acquisition from Bayer of the worldwide marketing rights for the drug Nimotop.
Delsol Avocats
Practice head(s):
Séverine Bravard; Henri-Louis Delsol; Philippe Dumez; Pierre Gougé; Emmanuel Kaeppelin; Philippe Malikian
Testimonials
‘The team has an excellent level and their involvement is complete.’
‘Great work capacity, availability, quality of response.’
‘Philippe Malikian is excellent in every way.’
‘A good understanding of international cross border transactions and can manage clients outside of France well ’
‘Philippe Malikian has experience working outside of France, has a good understanding of international transactions and standards; he has a calm and thorough approach .’
‘Excellent knowledge of the healthcare sector and its regulatory aspects; the teams are precisely calibrated to address smi-cap transactions with responsiveness and an appropriate level of seniority, where the partner in charge remains involved.’
Key clients
APAVE
BMG GROUP
CHIRON Sylvain
DOLIN
Garibaldi Participations
DATABANK
EDF
EDUSIGN
FARENEIT
FONTANA GROUP
FRAMATOME
GRUPPO ATURIA S.P.A
HOLNEST
IKV TRIBOLOGIE IKVT
LOYALTY COMPANY
PACTE NOVATION
SOFISE
Work highlights
- Advised Holnest, Jean-Michel Aulas’ family office, on the acquisition of LDLC Arena.
- Advised the sellers of Brasserie du Mont Blanc to Belgian brewer Duvel Moortgat.
- Advised the Italian company GRUPPO ATURIA S.P.A in the sale of 100% of the Franco-Swiss group Rütschi.
Dentons
Practice head(s):
Olivia Guéguen
Other key lawyers:
Olivier Genevois; Jean-Marc Grosperrin
Testimonials
‘This team stands out for its innovation and agility, superior quality of service and an ability to adapt to the changing needs of the market.’
‘ Olivier Genevois: responsiveness professionalism solutions adapted.’
‘The team is exceptional. Very professional, efficient and reasonable in their approach. They also take a very commercial view.’
‘The individuals are fantastic. Very pleasant to work with. Always available despite time zone differences. ’
‘Highly competent team, innovative and flexible approach, ability to quickly mobilize and coordinate local teams.’
Key clients
Michelin
TotalEnergies
Wavestone (x2 matters)
Laboratoires Théa
Lupin Pharmaceuticals
Scalefast
Tecnatom
Ateo Finance
Groupe Up
Revolve Group Inc.
Work highlights
- Advised Michelin on the €700 million acquisition of Flex Composite Group from investment firms IDI and Andera Partners.
- Advised TotalEnergies on the launch of TEAL Mobility, a joint venture with Air Liquide to create the leader in hydrogen distribution for heavy duty vehicles in Europe.
- Advised Wavestone on the combination with Q_PERIOR, a consulting leader in the Germany-Switzerland-Austria region concerning the combination of the two firms to create a European champion in the consulting market.
Eversheds Sutherland (France) LLP
Practice head(s):
Catherine Detalle
Other key lawyers:
Franck Bourgeois; Cristina Audran-Proca; Eric Knai; Alexandre Morel; Jean-Robert Bousquet
Testimonials
‘Ability to create solutions, not highlight problems.’
‘Very smart. Very practical. Understand clients’ needs.’
Key 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
Basaltes
Britvic
Beretta
Kereis
Parker Hannifin
Ada Ventures
SYSTRA
Sprecher Berrier
Veoneer
Crédit Mutuel Alliance Fédérale
Butagaz
DCC
Extendam
Performance Health
European Innovation Council
Asko Holding
Howden
Work highlights
HOCHE AVOCATS
Practice head(s):
Jean-Luc Blein; Didier Fornoni; Marie Peyrega; Jérôme Roustit; Marie-Pierre Souweine
Testimonials
‘The M&A team led by Didier Fornoni is competent, available and responsive.’
‘Very high-quality team in the best standards for small and medium-sized deals.’
‘Available and responsive, always professional, efficient, persistent in negotiations and always clear in explanations. Partner Marie Peyrega is close to the subjects and really works her files alongside her team. She is always relevant in her recommendations.’
Key clients
Alvest
Canal Plus
Crystal
Derichebourg
Excellence Imagerie
Groupe Les Echos – Le Parisien
Wavestone
Almaviva Santé
Arterris
Work highlights
- Advising Excellence Imagerie on the acquisition of the GIMA and Duroc groups.
- Advising Derichebourg Group in the transfer of Derichebourg Multiservices to Elior Group.
- Advising Wavestone (ex Solucom) on its merger with Q_Perior to form a European powerhouse.
King & Spalding LLP
Practice head(s):
Laurent Bensaid
Other key lawyers:
Thomas Philippe
Key clients
Sopra Steria Group / Axway Software
Spie batignolles
ESI Group (Rouvray Family)
UPS (United Parcel Service)
Almerys
Adionics
Sidetrade
Andera Partners
Work highlights
- Advising Axway Software on its proposed acquisition of Sopra Banking Software, which is a division of Sopra Steria and a global financial technology company.
- Advised Spie batignolles on its acquisition of the controlling block of French listed group CIFE, and in the subsequent launching of a public tender offer to acquire remaining minority interests.
- Advised the founder, CEO and controlling shareholders of ESI Group on the sale of their 50.6% interest in ESI Group to Keysight Technologies.
Moncey Avocats
Practice head(s):
Frédéric Pinet; Fabrice de La Morandière
Other key lawyers:
Marie-Victoire James; Guillaume Giuliani
Testimonials
‘A responsive, flexible, innovative and reasonable team’.
‘Tailor-made, innovative and responsive’.
‘Responsiveness. Transparency. Professionalism. Creativity. Honesty. Total commitment of partners. Extremely innovative team’.
‘Very professional, responsive team, and proactive in finding solutions. They are also very concerned about protecting the interests of their clients, The team is at the top of the range when it comes to mid-cap transactions.’
Key clients
Flacks Group
Eiffage
CFJ
Talence Gestion
Visiodent
KMSI
Gascogne
Onepoint
Mandarine Gestion
Novaxia
E.C.F. Group
Market Pay
Smart Island Riviera
AD Industries
Tradim
Novakamp
E.D.H. Group
SoMed Santé
Groupe SCP
Work highlights
- Advised US company Flacks Group on a complex $400M mining acquisition of the worldwide activities of Kaolin from Imerys.
- Advised Eiffage on its €143m acquisition of a minority stake in GetLink .
- Advised LCFJ on the cross-border acquisition of SMAC from OpenGate Capital.
Racine
Practice head(s):
Maud Bakouche; Jean-Christophe Beaury; Bruno Cavalié; Mélanie Coiraton; Luc Pons; Marie Pouget; Bruno Laffont; Emily Pennec
Other key lawyers:
Alexia Ruleta
Testimonials
‘Extremely solid team; very good recommendations and very good networks when it comes to seeking expertise abroad. ‘
‘Good understanding of issues, responsiveness to emergencies and quality of advice.’
‘Very professional client management and advice provided.’
‘Original approach. Very good interaction with clients.’
‘Alexia Ruleta provides a fantastic service – she is clear, commercial and pragmatic in her approach. She is flexible in helping find solutions and available to bridge the gap in explaining French legal issues to English qualified lawyers in a clear concise way. ’
‘Exceptional involvement, professionalism and tenacity.’
‘Alexia Ruleta is a lawyer who does not count her hours, who invests body and soul in each project, who remains constructive and always looks for solutions.’
‘Luc Pons is the man of all solutions.’
Key clients
Founder of Airmob
Financière Pallas
Lavinia
Varenne
Suez
Deezer
Teract
Mapstr
Ipsilon
Nou Vela consortium
Uperio Group
ETX Studio
VoltAero
Bee2Link’s founders and managers
Isatis Capital
Work highlights
- Advising the founders of Europa Group on the takeover of their group via a continuation fund launched by private equity firm Abenex.
- Advising Adeo Group on the sale of its subsidiary Objets & Cie.
- Advising tech company Mapstr on the issuance of a convertible bond loan,
Sekri Valentin Zerrouk
Practice head(s):
Franck Sekri; Géraud de Franclieu; Pierre-Emmanuel Chevalier; Antoine Haï; Olivier Legrand; Oscar Da Silva
Other key lawyers:
Manon Faurie
Testimonials
‘Ability to combine legal expertise with exceptional client service. The team is highly responsive, having consistently met tight deadlines and having demonstrate a deep understanding of corporate matters. ’
‘The team is very attentive with a personalized approach, knows the challenges of the clients well, open collaboration, fluid, transparent communication.’
‘Franck Sekri is a very experienced and pragmatic lawyer. He is very open and an excellent communicator, which allows him to create a real relationship of trust with his clients.’
‘Antoine Haï puts his technical mastery at the service of the deal. Always focused on the completion of the operation.’
‘Very good responsiveness.’
‘Manon Faurie: very good handling of files, autonomy, responsiveness, precision of responses.’
‘Availability, reliability and skills. An excellent mid-market firm.’
‘Antoine Haï: professionalism and reliability.’
Key clients
Groupe Le Figaro
Société Générale Capital Partenaires
SPIE
IN Groupe
Seven2 (ex Apax Partners)
Diapason
CLS
Qima
Turenne Hôtellerie
Valtus
IM Global Partner
Paris Society
Les Bureaux de l’Epargne
Geneo Capital Entrepreneur
Vesper Investissement / Drouot
Plantin
Maison Noël
Leader Group
Jarvis Legal
Parrallel Hospitality
Dsflow
Amara NZero
Covermanager
SCAL
Work highlights
- Advising Société Générale Capital Partenaires in the context of the sale of Staci to Bpostgroup (€1,3B).
- Advising IN Groupe on the acquisition of the German company Gleitsmann Security Inks.
- Advised Groupe Figaro on the acquisition of Gala magazine from Vivendi and its subsidiary Prisma Media.
Simmons & Simmons
Practice head(s):
Simonetta Giordano; Christian Taylor
Testimonials
‘Detail orientated but without losing sight of the strategic outlook’.
Key clients
Cooper Consumer Health
NTT
Brookfield
Ecocem Materials Limited
Eisai Europe Limited
Ravenala/Clariance
Work highlights
- Advised Cooper on the acquisition of major assets from Viatris over 70 countries.
- Advised Brookfield Infrastructure on its acquisition of data centre firm operator Data4 from AXA IM.
- Advised Eisai S.A.S., on the transfer of its rights in France and Algeria in respect of Loxapac® (loxapine) and Parkinane LP® (trihexyphenidyl chloride) to CNX Therapeutics Limited.
UGGC Avocats
Practice head(s):
Jean-Jacques Uettwiller; Ali Bougrine; Charles-Emmanuel Prieur
Testimonials
‘Very helpful advice.’
‘All members of the team are exceptional and able to help at all times.’
‘Ali Bougrine is very proactive and always available. He has extensive experience in M&A operations: he knows how to unblock a situation in the context of negotiations.’
‘The team is very responsive, with a very good level of operational advice. Contact is easy, always efficient and collaborative..
‘Ali Bougrine: practical and very operational approach.’
‘Ali Bourgrine’s team make up an extremely effective corporate team providing commercial and pragmatic advice on cross-border transactions. ’
Key clients
AXA France
Agrial / Natup
Colas Group
Accor Group
Touax
Stanwell Consulting
Action Patrimoine Conseil (APC)
RedTree Capital Group
Olmix Group
Eternam
Bpifrance
La Poste
Hivest Capital Partners
Mirova
Babilou
Paradiso Media
Cakesmiths
Kesko Group
DocCity
Soyhuce
Authentic Media
Work highlights
- Advised Action Patrimoine Conseil (APC) on the merger of Patriam with Astoria Finance.
- Advised CNX Therapeutics in the potential acquisition of two pharmaceutical products’ marketing authorisations in France and their corresponding registration decisions in Algeria.
- Advised Cakesmiths on its acquisition by European bakery manufacturer Onoré Food Group.
Veil Jourde
Practice head(s):
Pierre Deval; François de Navailles; Géraud Saint Guilhem; Laurent Jobert
Other key lawyers:
Gabriel d’Amécourt; Vincent Ramel
Testimonials
‘Pierre Deval stands out for his tactical and strategic vision and advice. His approach is not academic but practical with clear recommendations.’
‘Pragmatism. Simplicity. Agility. Efficiency.’
‘Pierre Deval: an excellent M&A lawyer, always providing practical, pragmatic and effective solutions.
‘Gabriel d’Amécourt is very available, provides strong advice and is very efficient.’
Key clients
Jacquet Metals
Publicis
Crédit Agricole
Delachaux
Covivio
Walden
La Poste Immobilier
L’Oréal
LLV and LVMH
Novax (family office in Sweden)
Perceva (investment fund)
LFPI
Trail
Innoval
Work highlights
- Advising Albada Jelgersma family and the SECG on the acquisition of the Château’s land from the GFA of Château Giscours.
- Advising Covivio,, on the takeover of its hotel subsidiary, Covivio Hotels, through the purchase of Generali’s stake followed by a public exchange offer.
- Advising Jacquet Metals on the acquisition of steel distribution activities from Swiss Steel Group.
VGG & Associés
Practice head(s):
Pascale Girard; Frédéric Grillier
Testimonials
‘Excellent market knowledge, legal expertise.’
‘Frédéric Grillier: expertise, excellent interpersonal skills, makes complex subjects accessible to all, organised.’
‘Very high availability, innovative proposals. Teams always reachable and very good knowledge of its files.’
‘Frédéric Griller knows how to take a step back and helps find original and relevant solutions. He knows how to perfectly manage stressful situations and complicated subjects.’
‘Reactive, very competent, adaptability.’
‘Frédéric Griller is an excellent professional, solution driven, practical and responsive.’
Key clients
Stellantis
Stéphane Courbit’s group companies
The Courtin-Clarins family group
Seqens
Hachette Livre
Bpifrance
La Française des Jeux
Abénex Capital
Leroy Merlin (Adeo group)
Calida
Patrimoine & Commerce
Work highlights
- Advised Stellantis on acquisition of controlling stake in 2L Logistics.
- Advised Sequens on tender offer over PCAS followed by a squeeze-out.
- Advised Bpifrance on acquisition alongside Ardian of Aprium.
Vivien & Associés
Practice head(s):
Nicolas Vivien; Judith Fargeot; Emmanuel Chauvet; Laetitia Amzallag; Jacques Epstein; Jean-Luc Bédos; Julie Tchaglass; Lisa Becker; Julien Koch
Testimonials
‘Very solid experience in the M&A market, handling of files from A to Z, strong anticipation capacity.’
‘Available, technical, creative, pleasant team, excellent understanding of the business.’
‘The team is available to meet deadlines and demonstrates great commitment.’
‘Judith Fargeot particularly stands out. She is an excellent negotiator, has a great perspective and focuses her energy and combativeness on important issues.’
‘A complete, multidisciplinary, responsive and available team that demonstrates agility and creativity.’
‘The team has a customer-focused approach and is flexible, adapting to changing needs and responding quickly.’
‘The firm stands out for its particularly responsive, attentive team with an excellent analytical mind. Ability to combine high-level legal expertise with a true understanding of clients’ specific needs. Their collaborative and proactive approach is a major asset.’
‘Julien Koch particularly stands out for his technical expertise and pragmatic approach. He combines a perfect mastery of legal aspects with an ability to propose concrete and tailor-made solutions for each situation. He knows how to anticipate needs while remaining responsive.’
Key clients
Docaposte
Dassault Systèmes
Engie
InVivo
Motul
PSB Industries
Kering Eyewear
Akuo Energy
Arthur World – Satisfaction
Burger & Cie
Constellium
CT Ingenieros
DNP International
Groupe Proxiteam
Idemia
Infopro Digital
Nexity
Solinnov
Work highlights
- Advised Soufflet Malt in the USD 1bn acquisition of United Malt.
- Advised Engie SA in the sale to GreenYellow of its 50% stake in Reservoir Sun.
- Advised Dassault Systèmes in the acquisition of Eomys Engineering.
Winston & Strawn LLP
Practice head(s):
Jérôme Herbet
Other key lawyers:
Grine Lahreche; Edith Boucaya; Annie Maudouit-Ridde
Testimonials
‘Outstanding level of commitment and service. Quality of the entire team, 100% partners involvement in deals.’
‘Grine Lahreche: very fine understanding of needs and business sense, great negotiation strategies and knowledge of the private equity sector.’
‘Very high quality team, adaptable, large production capacity.’
‘Jérôme Herbet: always available, rigorous and proactive. Efficient in production and tenacious in negotiations, his presence is reassuring in complex situations.’
‘Jérôme Herbet is a very charismatic lawyer who knows his clients, their history and their business well.’
‘Jérôme Herbet is very human in his approach and very pleasant when working with him. He is also able to demonstrate innovation in his approach.’
Key clients
Amphenol Corporation
Apax Partners/Crystal Holding
Ardian & Mérieux Equity Partners
BCF Life Sciences
Biofutur and Omnes
bioMérieux SA
BYG4lab Group
Chart Industries (NYSE: GTLS)
Colam Entreprendre
Danfoss
Definitive Media Corp.
THREAD
Digital Classifieds France SAS
Everimmune SAS
Eurofeu
Eternity Systems
Exxelia
Generix
Greenstock
Claire Group
Groupe Crystal
Milexia Group
Osmosun
Polygon
Selig Group
SmartTrade Technologies
Technology & Strategy
TVH Consulting
Union Asset Management Holding AG
Work highlights
- Advised Suntory Global Spirits on its sale of the Courvoisier premium French cognac brand and related assets to Campari Group.
- Advised insurance broker Arthur J. Gallagher & Co., on its cross-border acquisition of Clements Worldwide
- Advised COREXALYS on the sale of part of its business to OWLINT.
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
Practice head(s):
Dana Anagnostou; Sebastien Pontillo; Alexandre Omaggio
Alerion
Practice head(s):
Pierre-Olivier Brouard; Christophe Gerschel; Vincent Poirier; Antoine Rousseau; Karine Khau-Castelle
Key clients
Groupe Médiamétrie
Groupe Faurecia (Forvia)
Association Familiale Mulliez (AFM)
Groupe Bureau Vallée
Omnes Education
Eiffage Energie Systemes
Groupe Coisne et Lambert
Miles Partnership
Labelium
Laukimax
Groupe Baelen
Eiffage Energie Systemes
Groupe Coisne et Lambert
EDFLEX / OfCourseMe
Work highlights
- Advised Association Familiale Mulliez – AFM in the context of the sale of its retail brand Pimkie to a consortium.
- Advised Parella on the acquisition of The Tenant Solution, Spain’s leading commercial real estate and office design consultancy.
- Advised Médiamétrie in the context of the sale to Ipsos of Omedia, a multi specialist market research company established in Senegal, Ivory Coast and Mali.
Almain
Practice head(s):
Edgard Nguyen; Cécile Davanne-Mortreux; Stéphanie de Robert Hautequère
Testimonials
‘Very experienced partners, very high added value. Strong partners’ involvement, client focused approach. A leading team in the mid-cap segment.’
‘The team’s availability in all circumstances is particularly appreciated. It offers the comfort of quality support from start to finish.’
‘Detail-oriented, forward-thinking and commercial mindset.’
‘Almain is an alternative to international firms with a quality full-service offering.’
‘Cécile Davanne-Mortreux is an excellent negotiator with a very high level of technical skills. She is very pragmatic and her tactical approach to deals and negotiations is particularly effective. She is an essential business partner.’
‘Edgard Nguyen is an outstanding transactional lawyer, with strong drive and critical soft skills allowing him to deploy his expertise in a wide array of transactional situation. He works seamlessly with large organisations as well as private equity firms in local and cross border transactions. ’
‘Cécile Davanne Mortreux: good know-how, efficiency who knows perfectly how to bring up the difficult points in negotiations. She listens perfectly to her clients and quickly grasps the issues and risks of each transaction, she is very responsive and always available. A deal-maker, she knows how to combine firmness, pragmatism and flexibility.’
‘Stéphanie de Robert Hautequère demonstrates a very good understanding of issues. The quality of the work is excellent and the advice given is very relevant.’
Key clients
Bpifrance Investissement
Société Générale
Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations
EDP Renovaveis
EIM Capital
Mirabaud
EPC SA
Apogee
Ayvens
EDF
Düker
Work highlights
- Advised EDP Renewables on the acquisition of a portfolio of photovoltaic projects (42 MW).
- Advised EDF on the creation of a joint venture with La Poste.
- Advised Cycom Finances Groupe on the sale of Cycom Finances to Axway Software and KPMG Advisory.
Astura
Practice head(s):
Raphaël Dalmas
Other key lawyers:
Margot Blondel
Testimonials
‘Flexible, responsive, an intelligent team. Collaboration is very fluid’.
‘Raphaël Dalmas is a strategic thinker, an excellent lawyer with extensive knowledge of local market issues and understanding of corporate strategy and market operations.’
‘The team is particularly responsive and provides good advice.’
Key clients
Vista Bank Group
Paragon Partners
Delta Galil
Axway
Green Praxis
Force Majeure Design
Montaigne Capital
Work highlights
- Advised Vista Bank Group on acquisition of various financial institutions including Orabank Group and Société Générale’s subsidiaries.
- Advised Paragon Partners on sale of the SDS business to 3E, a portfolio company of New Mountain.
- Advised Force Majeure Design, alongside Polsinelli, on its sale to Lonsdale.
BG2V
Practice head(s):
Jérôme Albertin; Roland Gueny; Hervé de Kervasdoue; Stanislas Richoillez; Camille de Verdelhan
Testimonials
‘Good team, responsiveness and efficiency.’
‘Highly competent and responsive.’
Key clients
GROUPE M6
GROUPE PHYSITEK / PHYSITEK DEVICES
GENERALE DU SOLAIRE
GROUPE CAILLOT
DIRECTSKILLS
FOUNDEVER GROUP
MAWENZI PARTNERS
GROUPE DUVAL
PLEBICOM
EAGLE FOOTBALL GROUP (Olympique Lyonnais)
Verallia France
AXEREAL
Work highlights
- Advised Eagle Football Group on the sale of its subsidiary OL Vallée Arena to Holarena.
- Advising M6 on the sale of its controlling stake into CTZAR to the US group The Independants.
- Advised Axéréal on the sale of all its livestock activities to Avril.
Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner
Practice head(s):
Jean-Patrice Labautière
Other key lawyers:
Frédéric Jungels; Christian Sauer; Kai Völpel; Roland Montfort, George Rigo
Testimonials
‘A tight-knit and complementary team that works collaboratively. The team that is committed to providing pragmatic and innovative solutions to its clients.’
‘Experienced, very hard working and a strong client’s committed team, led by Roland Montfort. Capable of handling complex, multi-jurisdictional transactions, involving multiple parties. ’
‘Roland Montfort: always available, dedicates time, good negotiator, creative in finding solutions to difficult issues.’
Key clients
Altice
CDC
Paref
Aiolos
RGreen Invest
OneStock
Caisse d’Epargne Ile De France
ABN AMRO
DBT
Groupe News Participation
Icade
Penske Media Corporation
Volta Investissements
Ipsos SA
Riverside Europe Partners
Vantiva (formerly Technicolor)
Deerfield
Veristat
WindRose Health Investors
Laboratoires Pierre Fabre
Sphere
Colony Capital
ID Kids (Jacadi)
Trailstone
Menicon
McWin Capital Partners
Repsol
Carrier
Kosmos
Safran
Heidelberg Materials
FDL Holding / IMI
Work highlights
- Advised Vantiva SA on the acquisition of the Home Networks division of CommScope.
- Advised McWin Capital Partners on the acquisition of a majority stake in the Big Mamma Group.
- Advised Repsol Renovables SA on the sale of its 100% subsidiary, Prejeance Industrial, to a subsidiary of Altarea.
De Gaulle Fleurance & Associés
Practice head(s):
Jean-Christophe Amy; Matthieu Bichon; Julie Cornély; François Couhadon; Henri-Nicolas Fleurance; Anker Sorensen; François Zocchetto
Testimonials
‘Very available and responsive team; capable of finding pragmatic solutions taking into account the non-legal constraints of the cases.’
‘Excellent team.’
‘Excellent understanding of business issues, great and flexible negotiations skills.’
Key clients
Agripower
Algo Alto
Alstom
Amundi
Banijay
Bassac (Les Nouveaux Constructeurs)
BNP Paribas
Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations
Careventures
Crédit Mutuel Capital Privé
Culligan
Darva
Demeter Partners
Eiffel
Endemol
Energipole / Groupe World Recycling
Energy Observer Developments (EODEV)
Gaming innovation group / Sport & CO
Groupe Idec / Eden Park Group
Hameur
HoloSolis
Lavazza Group
Minth
Monnoyeur
Nexity
Pearl Infrastructure Capital SCA, RAIF
Qovetia
Sipa Ouest France
Sofiprotéol / FrenchFood Capital
Somfy SA
ST Microelectronics
Titus Finance (FIEBM – Financière et Immobilière de l’Etang de Berre et de la Méditerranée)
Vicat
Visiodent
Work highlights
- Advised Lavazza Group on the acquisition of MaxiCoffee from 21 Invest.
- Advised Chinese group Minth on the setting up of a joint-venture with Renault.
- Asssisted Qovetia on the unitranche and PIK bond financing provided by Five Arrows Debt Partners.
Deloitte Société d’Avocats
Practice head(s):
Stéphanie Chatelon; Cécile Debin; Souad El Halfi; Simon Fournier; Antoine Larcena; Laure Maffre
Key clients
Ardian
La Poste Telecom
EMZ Partners
Marle International Holding
Faurecia (Forvia)
Bpifrance & IDIA Capital Investissement
TowerBrook Capital Partners
Work highlights
- Advised Ardian in its entry into exclusive negotiations with the Belgian postal operator Bpostgroup to sell its majority stake in Staci.
- Advised TowerBrook Capital Partners in its acquisition of a stake in EFESO Management Consultants alongside Eurazeo and EFESO management.
- Advised FORVIA in the sale of “SAS” Cockpit Modules division to the Motherson Group.
DS Avocats
Practice head(s):
Jérôme Lombard-Platet
Other key lawyers:
Bernard Tézé; Benoît Charrière-Bournazel
Testimonials
‘Available, responsive, good listening skills and search for the best solution in the clients’ interests.’
Key clients
ROCHE BOBOIS INTERNATIONAL
SHANGHAI ELECTRIC AUTOMATION
INOVANCE
STABILUS SE
MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC
UNIMATERIAUX FRANCE
FTP SOFTWARE
CAPEV
KCT ENGINEERING & CONSULTANCY
MACSCHIO GASPARDO S.P.A.
FIDAL
Practice head(s):
Alain-François Cheneau; Mathilde Dubois
Other key lawyers:
Gacia Kazandjian
Testimonials
‘Anne de Galzain: very good responsiveness and availability, excellent professional skills, very good sensitivity.’
‘The Fidal team is fantastic. There is seamless communication among the team members. The form is able to assist us in many areas. The legal advice is timely and practical’
‘ Gacia Kazandjian is always available, always pleasant and provides practical and pragmatic legal advice. She is very organized and keeps the file moving forward. She is also genuinely nice and very pleasant to deal with.’
Work highlights
- Assisted Kilmer Sports Ventures in the acquisition of French football club AS Saint-Etienne.
Franklin
Practice head(s):
Yam Atallah
Other key lawyers:
Lionel Lesur, Alexandre Marque
Testimonials
‘They are very experienced and have a commercial and proactive attitude.’
‘Lionel Lesur is extremely helpful and a trustworthy person. Excellent lawyer and professional.’
‘Rigour and engagement.’
Key clients
6378102 Canada
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
Work highlights
- Advised the family shareholders and managers of CBA Group as part of a secondary LBO.
- Advised the Perseus hotel group on the sale of the ‘Le Pigalle’ hotel, the ‘Café Pigalle’ and the ‘Le Glass’ bar to Biografy.
- Advised Flamingo Therapeutics on its cross-border merger with Dynacure
FTPA
Practice head(s):
Nathalie Younan
Other key lawyers:
Charles-Philippe Letellier; François-Xavier Beauvisage
Testimonials
‘Excellent service and 24/7 availability, to the point advice, reliable, commercial’.
‘Nathalie Younan is a great negotiator and offers pragmatic, commercial solutions. She excellently handles her team, ensuring seamless advice throughout various areas of law (corporate, commercial, tax).’
‘Very responsive. Very professional. Very nice. Expert.’
Key clients
Toky Woky
Veolia Agriculture
SIFA Logistics
Dilitrust
Saria
Groupe Monplaisir
Pledg
Predictus
NextStage
Flock One
Work highlights
- Assisted Veolia Agriculture France on its acquisition of Deleplanque’s fertilizer distribution business.
- Advised Europe Services Groupe (ESG) on the sale of its operational activities in France to FCC Servicios Medio Ambiente.
- Advising Saria on the creation of two joint-ventures with TotalEnergies, for the production of sustainable aviation fuels (biojet).
Joffe & Associés
Practice head(s):
Christophe Joffe, Aymeric Degremont,; Virginie Belle, Camille Malbezin; Thomas Saltiel, Romain Soiron, Thomas Lepeytre,Stéphanie Milano ; Pavlos Petrovas ; Alban Renaud
Testimonials
‘Expert, innovative and attentive to their customers.’
‘Christophe Joffe is responsive and brings his experience and expertise to acquisition projects.’
‘Creativity, good understanding of people and situations, good support.’
‘Good monitoring of files to move matters forward.’
Key clients
GPG GRANIT
FINARIS
WEBNET
FOUNTAINE PAJOT
ADVENTYS
RETRAITE.COM
FLATLOOKER
HYGIE31
TRIMARAN
INNOVAL
SOCIAL WIRE
INVERTO
LISAM SYSTEMS
SOCADIF – CEIDF CI
AUTOMATIQUE & INDUSTRIE
AVIGNON CERAMIC
NUMWORKS
PRECITRAME MACHINES SA
Work highlights
- Advising on SOCADIF and WEBNET: Webnet’s upcoming acquisitions with new shareholder, Socadif.
- Advising on the FINARIS/TALENCE GESTION’s transaction,
- Advising on THE INDEPENDANTS/CTZAR:’s acquisition of CTZAR.
K&L Gates LLP
Practice head(s):
Raphaël Bloch
Testimonials
‘The team is of a very rare technical quality. Raphaël Bloch is also an excellent negotiator and knows his clients very well.’
‘Raphaël Bloch is very technically gifted, commercial, very pleasant and responsive in stressful situations.’
‘Raphaël Bloch is available, intelligent, and always listening to the client and his advice makes a difference.’
Key clients
Kinship Inc (Mars Petcare subsidiary)
Cummins Inc
Tioopo Capital
Work highlights
- Assisting Kinship in relaton to the launch of Kinship services and products in Europe and other non-US jurisdictions.
- Advised Cummins Inc on its acquisition of 100% of the share capital of Cummins France,
- Advised Tioopo Capital on its acquisition of French speciality glass panels manufacturer MP Vitrage from its founders.
Latournerie Wolfrom Avocats
Practice head(s):
Christian Wolfrom; Hervé Castelnau; Pierre Lafarge; Thibaut Kazémi; Godefroy Le Mintier
Testimonials
‘Christian Wolfrom: precise reports, availability, clairvoyance.’
‘Clear strategy, committed and high legal expertise.’
‘Thibaut Kazémi and his team have a strong strategic approach combined with a hands-on mentality. Apart from that, there is also a focus on the pragmatic issues of a (business) case. ’
‘Accurate advice, specific knowledge of the market.’
‘Godefroy Le Mintier: proactive behavior, provides quick replies and has always the general overview of the deal,’
Key clients
Edmond de Rothschild Investment Partners
Orange
EXFO
Aéroport de Paris Ingénierie
SNCF Group
Compagnie Minière Esperance
Gimar & Cie
Oui.SNCF
Groupe Cholet Dupont
Tentamus Group
Lagardère
Poclain
LT Capital
MML
MLOGICA
Borealis
FrenchFood Capital
Hello Watt
Asgard Group
Life Courier
PulluP Entertainment
Elopak
Emineo Education / Sup de Vinci
Thorizon
Saint Georges Theatre
The Schall Family (Photography)
Ciment Calcia
Assistance Aéronautique et Aéropsatiale
SBE – the Besème Family
Les Talents d’Alphonse
Hello Watt
France Conventions
Asacha Media Group
Mintee Productions
Life Couriers
Guestviews
SNCF Voyageurs
Work highlights
- Advised Life Couriers on the acquisition of the RLG Group.
- Advised MML Capital Partners in its acquisition of the Freeland group.
- Advised Assistance Aéronautique et Aérospatiale group on its acquisition by the Daher group.
LPA Law
Practice head(s):
Raphaël Chantelot; Julie Cittadini
Other key lawyers:
Frédéric Bailly, Michael Samol ; Stéphane Erard ; Christian Sauer
Testimonials
‘High-level experts.’
‘Frédéric Bailly: exceptional availability, finesse of analysis and ability to build high-quality relationships and to calm and propose solutions in critical moments.’
‘High-quality team.’
‘Raphaël Chantelot stands out for his commitment, his ability to find concrete and innovative solutions to move the deal forward and address complex issues.’
Key clients
AAA – ASSISTANCE AÉRONAUTIQUE & AÉROSPATIALE
RGREEN INVEST
LABORATOIRES DELBERT
MANITOU GROUP
UNIGESTION
MPH MANAGERS
FRANÇAISE DE L’ENERGIE
SYMRISE AG
MUTARES SE & CO. KGaA
ALPHA CARBONE
SEB INTERNATIONAL
Norton Rose Fulbright
Practice head(s):
Bénédicte Denis
Other key lawyers:
Karine Montagut; Jean-Claude Rivalland; Pierre François
Testimonials
‘Remarkable capacity for intervention in the insurance, reinsurance and brokerage sector as well as in M&A and similar transactions. The very high level) mastery in these two areas within the same team is exceptional and constitutes a unique distinctive asset of this team. The team is also available and responsive.’
‘Bénédicte Denis is excellent in terms of technology and negotiations, agile and commercial’.
‘Jean-Claude Rivalland is an indispensable advisor, with considerable experience, and extremely involved in his cases.’
Key clients
Seqens
Abeille Assurances
Allianz
Egis
Megabad
Comgest Global Investors
Ramsay Générale de Santé
Cathay Life Insurance Co. Ltd
PIB Group
HSBC Asset Management France
Work highlights
- Advising SEQENS on the acquisition, from Novartis, of the pharma site of CELLforCURE located in Les Ulis.
- Advising Abeille Assurances on the acquisition of French insurance broker Les Bureaux de l’Epargne.
- Advising Ramsay Générale de Santé on the distressed takeover of the COSEM primary care group .
Proskauer Rose LLP
Practice head(s):
Jeremy Scemama
Other key lawyers:
Xavier Norlain; Matthieu Lampel; Stéphanie Martinier
Testimonials
‘The recent recruitment of Matthieu Lampel as Partner is a real asset for this team.’
‘Matthieu Lampel: professionalism, rigor, creativity, responsiveness, strength of proposal.’
‘Pragmatic and motivated by the end result for the client.’
‘Jeremy Scemama always gives very good advice, even outside of M&A topics, and is available 24/7.’
‘Very happy team, attentive to the customer, and available. The advice is very practical and adapted to the particular case’
Key clients
Aether Financial Services
European Camping Group
DC Company
Groupe Premium
Groupe Circet
Groupe Sodexo
Complétude/Keynougarde
Worldline
Equativ
Work highlights
- Advised European Camping Group and PAI Partners on the acquisition of Vacanceselect by European Camping Group from Permira.
- Advised 3E on the acquisition of Quick-FDS from Weka group.
- Advised the Epiktet Group on its acquisition of Amelis.
PwC Société d'Avocats
Practice head(s):
Yannick Olivier
Other key lawyers:
Erick Hickel; Isabelle de la Gorce:
Testimonials
‘The team led by Erick Hickel benefits from quality expertise.’
‘High responsiveness, great flexibility, large workforce, high-quality due diligence.’
‘Isabelle de la Gorce: exceptional level of commitment, deal facilitator, very good knowledge of the health sector. Eric Hickel: very meticulous, great finesse, very good knowledge of the health sector .’
Key clients
UpOwa
Dimotrans Group
J.B
LEC
Work highlights
- Advised Dimotrans Group on the closure of an underperforming subsidiary.
- Advised JB on the takeover of the insolvent group Maison de la Literie
- Advised UpOwa a French start-up specialised in sustainable technology and energetic products in its acquisition.
Reed Smith
Practice head(s):
Marc Fredj; Guilain Hippolyte; Isabelle MacElhone
Testimonials
‘Responsiveness, precision, support as close as possible to the need, warm relationship.’
‘Responsiveness and availability.’
Squire Patton Boggs
Practice head(s):
Tony Reed
Testimonials
‘High level of involvement and active engagement from the senior team in every project, regardless of its size.’
‘Hands-on approach and continuous involvement.’
‘Pragmatic, responsive, strategic, innovative, very committed.’
Key clients
Amcor
CoreWeave, Inc
Kiloutou
LumApps
Scalian
Heico Corporation
Air Liquide
Animoca
SQLI
Artemys Invest
Ubigreen
Kongsberg Automotive
HomeServe
Live Nation
Building Materials Europe (BME)
BDR Thermea
Danone
Saint-Gobain
Dehon
Vitaprotech Group
Velec Holding
Groupe Bernard Hayot
Emballator
Palamy and BRJ
Eiffel Essentiel
MIQ Digital Limited
Stephenson Harwood
Practice head(s):
Guillaume Briant; Clotilde Billat
Key clients
DMS Group
Oryx Energies S.A.
Neoxia
Groupe Altitude
ZoBio
Orange
OpinionWay
GE Healthcare
Groupe TF1
Saint-Gobain
Eurazeo
Creadev International
Andera Partners
Carambar & Co
Work highlights
- Advised the Neoxia group on exclusive negotiations for the takeover of the Neoxia and Skale 5 companies by Deloitte Conseil.
- Advised the shareholders of ZoBio on the acquisition of the company by Oncodesign Services.
- Advised Diagnostic Medical Systems on the signing of an agreement to acquire Solutions For Tomorrow.
Taylor Wessing
Practice head(s):
Gilles Amsallem; Nicolas de Witt; Laurence Lapeyre; François Mary; Anne-Juliette de Zaluski
Testimonials
‘Gilles Amsallem is commercial and pragmatic and responsive.’
Key clients
Mitel / Atos
Expert Line
bFan Sports
Q_Perior AG
Profideo
Inogen
Pentalog
Contents.com
Obviously
Eagle Eye Solutions Holdings Limited
Frontify