Emmanuelle is co-managing partner of Bird & Bird France.Emmanuelle advises companies and venture capital funds on fund-raising processes, M&A transactions, private placements and IPOs.She specialises in venture capital, M&A and corporate finance transactions within the Life Sciences & Healthcare sector. She focuses in particular on clients in the biotech, medtech and healthcare industries, although she also works for clients in the Tech & Comms sector. Emmanuelle's practice frequently involves advising small to mid-size corporate clients on fundraising processes, both within the French market and overseas. Her expertise includes advising start-ups and those selling new technologies on M&A, private placements and IPOs as well as general corporate and commercial matters.
Bird & Bird
The team at Bird & Bird handles a myriad of issues for its lucrative client base, which notably includes Novo Nordisk, Moon Surgical, and Dexcom. Practice co-head Emmanuelle Porte has deep knowledge spanning a broad range of corporate matters, advising numerous medtech, biotech, and healthcare clients. Co-head Anne-Charlotte Le Bihan is recognised for her longstanding specialism in IP, particularly in relation to patent litigation within the pharma industry. Alexandre Vuchot has a great deal of transactional expertise, often assisting medtech and pharma companies with clinical research, distribution contracts, and procurement arrangements.
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‘Alexandre Vuchot is available and efficient, and able to provide us with relevant answers to our questions by surrounding himself with business experts if necessary. A pragmatic and operational approach adapted to the needs and resources of an SME client.’
‘Alexandre Vuchot is a dedicated partner. He is available, efficient and pragmatic.’
Key clients
- NovAliX
- Novo Nordisk
- Corwave
- Sparing Vision
- Edwards Lifesciences
- Dexcom
- Moon Surgical
- Implanet
- LEEM
- IQVIA
- Doctolib
- Novocure
- Biosency
- Shoebox
Work highlights
- Advised Novo Nordisk Region Europe, a Danish multinational pharmaceutical company, in connection with the acquisition of a controlling block trade in Biocorp, followed by a takeover bid and squeeze out on the remaining shares of the company.
- Representing Edwards Life Sciences in 3 patent infringement actions it has launched against Indian company Meril and its French distributor.
- Advised Dexcom, a California-based company that develops, manufactures, produces, and distributes continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) systems for diabetes management, in relation to a patent infringement case before the Paris local division of the UPC, filed in July 23, against 10 companies of the Abbott Group.
Lawyers
Leading individuals
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Emmanuelle Porte, Anne-Charlotte Le Bihan