About

SODICA is part of Crédit Agricole Group’s Private Equity & Finance Division (CACIF) and Eric Le Cann has been general counsel for the past seven years. SODICA specialises in long-term capital growth in the food, agro and vineyard industry while also working as a financial advisor in small to mid–cap merger and acquisition transactions. The Private Equity business unit at SODICA is run under IDIA Capital Investment and includes advisory services on pre-IPO placement and capital fundraising; the financial advisory arm is under the SODICA Corporate Finance business unit. Le Cann established the legal department for SODICA, moulding the department in a manner that he saw fit to provide comprehensive advice to the front office functions, and it now sits as a true business partner. He is respected for his capability to navigate the diversity of the group’s activities and for his efforts in the completion and integration of acquisitions. One transaction that attracted attention was the approval from authorities for the activities of both IDIA (Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD)) and SODICA (Consultant Financial Investment (CIF) status). He is in addition credited for innovation and success of overcoming pre-contentious situations that posed to a potential risk to the corporate image. Innovation in distress is Le Cann’s strong suit.