FIDUCIAL LEGAL BY LAMY advises the Bonnet and Lavau families on the sale of the “Château de Maucoil” vineyard

Mergers Acquisitions Private Equity
Author:
Eric BAROIN
27.09.2022
Eric BAROIN
Avocat Associé

The law firm FIDUCIAL LEGAL BY LAMY advised and supported the Bonnet and Lavau families in connection with the sale of 100% of the capital of SCEA Château Maucoil, owner of the Château de Maucoil wine estate.

The Château de Maucoil estate, one of the wine jewels of Vaucluse, is a historic property in Châteauneuf-du-Pape where vines have been cultivated since the 17thth century. The estate has 26 hectares of AOC Châteauneuf-du-Pape vines and 17 hectares of Côtes du Rhône Village in the municipalities of Châteauneuf-du-Pape, Orange and Sorgues.

The Arnaud family acquired the estate in 1995 and founded the civil agricultural company Château Maucoil. The estate was then taken over by the Bonnet (Bénédicte and Charles Bonnet) and Lavau (Benoît and Frédéric Lavau) families, who joined forces and together formed Maison Lavau-Maucoil.

The owners of the Château de Maucoil estate have now chosen to entrust the destiny of this prestigious vineyard to Jean-Philippe Girard (Burgundian entrepreneur and owner of Domaine Chantal Lescure in Nuit Saint-Georges) and Bernard Duseigneur (winemaker).

This transaction, intermediated by Edmond de Rothschild Corporate Finance, will allow Maison Lavau to refocus on its activities of buying and winemaking grapes from the Mediterranean region in the Rhône Valley.

Through this operation, FIDUCIAL LEGAL BY LAMY reinforces its position as a leading player in the transfer of exceptional wine estates and Monopolies.

Speakers:

  • Society : SCEA CHATEAU MAUCOIL (Benoît Lavau, Frédéric Lavau, Frédéric Lavau, Bénédicte Bonnet and Charles Bonnet).
  • Legal advice from SCEA CHATEAU MAUCOIL : FIDUCIAL LEGAL BY LAMY with Éric BAROIN, Agathe WOLF (Corporate M&A Team) and Hugues MARTIN (Tax Law Team).
  • Financial advice from SCEA CHATEAU MAUCOIL : Edmond de Rothschild Corporate Finance with Alexandre ARON-BRUNETIERE and Duncan MAGUEREZ.
  • Legal advice from purchasers : PATRIAT & ASSOCIES with Silvère PATRIAT, Anne-Sophie COLAS and Emmanuel GUENOT.

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