The team at De Pardieu Brocas Maffei is equipped to cover the tax, financing, and restructuring aspects of LBO transactions. Additional core areas of focus for the group include development capital transactions, due diligence reviews, management packages and restructurings. Jean-François Pourdieu steers the practice and specialises in advising companies and investment funds on the raising and transfer of capital, as well as LBO transactions. Also noted are Cédric Chanas (distressed M&A, securities law, private equity transactions) and Matthieu Candia (LBO, venture capital and equity development).

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Key clients

  • 21 Invest
  • Arkea
  • BNP Paribas Développement
  • Cathay Capital Private Equity
  • Credit Agricole
  • Credit Mutuel Equity
  • Dentressangle
  • Eiffel Investment Group
  • Elyan
  • EMZ Partners
  • Ergon Capital
  • Exor
  • Five Arrows
  • Florac Investissement
  • GIMV
  • Indigo Capital
  • Initiative & Finance
  • Kartesia
  • MBO
  • Meanings Capital Partners
  • Mubadala Capital
  • Raise Investissement
  • Siparex
  • Société Générale Capital Partenaire
  • UI Investissement

Work highlights

  • AdvisED 21 Invest France on the new LBO of ProductLife in association with Oakley.
  • Advised EMZ Partners on the new LBO of Vulcain Engineering as lead investor alongside Ardian and Tikehau Capital.
  • Advised the sellers of the Looping Group, including Mubadala, Bpifrance, the founders and the management, in connection with the binding offer for the acquisition of The Looping Group by PAI Partners.

Lawyers

Leading partners
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Matthieu Candia
De Pardieu Brocas Maffei

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Jean-François Pourdieu

Other key lawyers

Cédric Chanas, Matthieu Candia