Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

  • ‘High-performance team with a complete offering for an LBO transaction. Team among the very best on the mid-cap market at a lower price than other firms. Team at the forefront of recent developments in arrangements in terms of structuring. Finally, their colleagues located elsewhere in Europe are also first-rate.'

  • ‘Humility. Simplicity. Efficiency’

  • ‘Cedric Chanas is an exceptional lawyer who knows how to navigate complicated environments with energy and a smile.’

Key clients

  • Elyan
  • Arkea
  • Gimv
  • Initiative & Finance
  • Emz Partners
  • Exor
  • Mbo & Co
  • Ui Investissement
  • 21 Invest
  • Credit Mutuel Equity
  • Dentressangle
  • Cathay Capital Private Equity
  • Eiffel Investment Group
  • BNP Paribas Developpement
  • Five Arrows
  • Kartesia
  • Mubadala Capital
  • Société Générale Capital Partenaire
  • Florac Investissement
  • Siparex
  • Raise Investissement
  • Meanings Capital Partners
  • Indigo Capital
  • Credit Agricole
  • Ergon Capital

Work highlights

  • Advised Cédric Varasteh, founder and partner of EuroTechnoCom group (ETC), front line supplier specialising in telecommunication and technology facilities, in connection with the acquisition by Cinven of a majority stake in ETC’s share capital.
  • Advised Exor N.V., a holding company controlled by the Agnelli family, heirs of the founder of Fiat, and shareholders of Ferrari, Stellantis and PartnerRe, on the signing of a long-term partnership with Institut Mérieux, which specialises in global health, under the terms of which Exor will acquire, through a capital increase, a 10% stake in Institut Mérieux for an investment of €833m.
  • Advised EMZ Partners on the sale of its stake in Onet Group, an international player in engineering and services.

Lawyers

Leading individuals

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Jean-François Pourdieu