McDermott Will & Schulte advises founders, startups, as well as venture capital, private equity and debt funds throughout the company lifecycle. The team provides strategic guidance on startup formation, due diligence and multi-stage funding rounds, from Series A through Series C. The practice is led by Fabrice Piollet, Diana Hund, Anthony Paronneau and Emmanuelle Trombe.
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Key clients

  • Nov Santé Actions Non Cotées (Eurazeo)
  • Riot
  • Crédit Mutuel Innovation
  • Owkin
  • Brightflow SAS
  • Brenus Pharma
  • Abolis Biotechnologies
  • Spotlight Medical
  • Cilcare
  • Orakl Oncology
  • Soffinova Partners

Work highlights

Advising the Nov Santé Actions Non Cotées fund on its third growth equity investment in Germitec, a French MedTech innovator in high-level disinfection of ultrasound probes.
Advising Crédit Mutuel Innovation, the VC arm of Crédit Mutuel Equity and Crédit Mutuel Alliance Fédérale group, on the €44m Series C financing of UroMems, an international medtech company developing an innovative, implantable mechatronic technology to treat stress urinary incontinence.
Advising Owkin, a leading AI-driven biotechnology unicorn, on the €41m Series A fundraising of Bioptimus, the first universal AI model designed to fuel breakthrough discoveries and accelerate innovation in biomedicine.
Practice head

Fabrice Piollet; Diana Hund; Anthony Paronneau; Emmanuelle Trombe