Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

  • ‘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.

Lawyers

Leading partners
The strongest partners in their field, leading on market-leading deals and endorsed by peers and clients alike.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Benoit Marpeau

Other key lawyers

François Dietrich, Etienne Létang