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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   .

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Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

  • ‘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.

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Sophie Cornette de Saint-Cyr
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