Testimonials
Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.
- ‘Very pragmatic and straight forward team. Always available. Valuable advice.’
- ‘Availability, friendliness, respect for deadlines, knowledge, search for pragmatic solutions, listens to the client.’
- ‘The team is very responsive, understands the needs of its clients and offers concrete innovative solutions.’
- ‘The team stands out for its solid expertise in mergers and acquisitions, particularly in the renewable energy sector.’
- ‘The team is responsive, skilled in solving complex problems, and works effectively with other experts to meet specific customer needs.’
- ‘The team provides advice in a timely manner including all areas and angles that may be of interest. They have the language skills to make understandable the French law to foreign legal counsels.’
- ‘ Guillaume Fornier is a very sharp guy. He shows good listening skills, availability and friendliness. It's a pleasure to work with him.’
- ‘Anne Toupenay-Schueller is wonderful. Always nice, professional and very responsive, she has excellent knowledge and brings good ideas to the projects. Anne can be recommended anytime and without reservation and is a pleasure to work with her.’
Key clients
- SARTORIUS GROUP
- AGROFERT GROUP
- 10 BRIDEG CO LTD
- APOLLO GLOBAL MANAGEMENT
- STMICROELECTRONICS
- PHISHING BIDCO APS
- GROUPE COGIA
- NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION
- RIVEAN CAPITAL
- SCHAEFFLER GROUP
- GETINGE AB
- THYSSENKRUP MATERIAL FRANCE
- KOMAX
- WEBEDIA
- BELFOR
- MERZ PHARMA
- TELEFONICA
- ARTEFACT
- SICAT
- GIFI GROUP
- SULO GROUP
- M.O.B.A NETWORK AB
- PITCH IMMO
- JIN
Work highlights
- Advised life science group Sartorius AG (“Sartorius”), on its signing on 31 March 2023 of an agreement to acquire France-based Polyplus for approximately 2.4 billion euros.
- Advised Agrofert group, a European leader in the production of nitrogen fertilisers, on the acquisition of Borealis’ nitrogen production business for €810 million.
- Advised Apollo Global Management on the signing of a final agreement for a €500 million investment in a subsidiary of Air France-KLM.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Karl Hepp de Sevelinges, Yvon Dréano, Anne Toupenay-Schueller