Mergers Acquisitions Private Equity

We offer you global and integrated assistance, from the structuring of the operation to its implementation, thanks to close collaboration with the various departments of the firm.

The combined skills of our teams and their experiences allow them to quickly identify priorities and to be pragmatic in supporting customer decision-making.

Our teams cover all economic sectors (services, industries, technology, etc.).

Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A)

We support entrepreneurs, companies (ETI and SMEs), French and international groups in all their external growth operations (through the acquisition of companies or assets), equity investments, partnerships, joint ventures, joint ventures, sales and mergers. We advise our clients on all strategic and legal aspects of these capital transactions and in particular the structuring, negotiation and execution of the transaction. We also assist business founders, managers and families in conducting their asset security and optimization strategies in collaboration with the Firm's Tax team.

We also have expertise in turnaround and distressed M&A in the context of sales and acquisitions of underperforming businesses, in bonuses or in the context of collective proceedings in collaboration with the Firm's Restructuring team.

Private Equity

We intervene in all phases of private equity transactions alongside investors (investment funds, family offices, etc.) or managers/management teams, in the context of leveraged transactions (majority or minority), negotiation and implementation of capital association schemes for managers and employees, by designing and implementing a legal and fiscal strategy consistent with the needs and challenges of our clients.

Venture Capital

Strongly invested in the venture ecosystem with a particular appetite for the culture of innovation, we support numerous start-ups, scale-ups as well as venture funds and business angels in all their strategic operations and at all stages of development, from seed to late stage.

Corporate, reorganization and governance

We ensure the current legal (“corporate”) monitoring of a significant portfolio of companies or groups of companies, and advise them on best practices in corporate governance.

Our team assists you throughout the process:

  • Governance issues
  • Conflicts of interest
  • Capital transactions
  • Drafting of intragroup agreements (collaboration with the firm's tax team)
  • Implementation of incentive plans (BSPCE, stock options, free shares, etc.)
  • Pre and post-sale restructuring (merger, carve-out, partial contribution of assets, division, etc...)
  • Drafting regulations and charters (especially within family structures)
  • Preparation of AGs
  • Incident management during AGMs
  • Management of groups of companies
  • Assistance to companies with public capital

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dedicated team