With offices in Lyon, Paris and Brussels, Delsol Avocats has a strong national and international reach, whilst remaining strongly rooted in the business landscape of the Rhône-Alpes region. Helmed by corporate law expert Emmanuel Kaeppelin, the team offers a broad spectrum of expertise, including M&A and employment law. Séverine Bravard  specialises in mergers and acquisitions, on both the legal and tax aspects, as well as financing and banking law. Delphine Bretagnolle provides advisory and litigation services in collective insolvency proceedings, collective bargaining, compliance and risk audits. Brice Briel offers employment law expertise, whilst Xavier Delsol specialises in advisory and litigation matters for non-profits organisations.  

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Key clients

  • Arkea Capital
  • Bpifrance
  • Euveka
  • Gruppo Aturia S.p.a
  • Gueydon Family
  • Holnest
  • Ikv Tribologie Ikvt
  • Ixo Private Equity
  • Loyalty Company
  • Origine Partners
  • Style Capital

Work highlights

  • Advised Holnest, Jean-Michel Aulas’ family office, on the acquisition of LDLC Arena.
  • Advised Euveka in the context of accelerated safeguard proceedings.
  • Advised the Gueydon family with a leverage-buy-out transaction to get back the control of King Jouet.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Emmanuel Kaeppelin

Other key lawyers

Séverine Bravard, Delphine Bretagnolle, Brice Briel, Xavier Delsol