Corporate – M&A

Corporate activity is a key issue for our French and international clients and is at the heart of our concerns.

Our Corporate/M&A department advises :

– Institutional investors;

– Financial investors (investment funds, family offices, etc.);

– Entrepreneurs;

– Executives;

– French and international industrial players,

in their strategic (acquisitions, build-ups, disposals, fund-raising, etc.), sensitive (shareholder disputes, restructuring, etc.) or day-to-day operations, in coordination with other parties (investment banks, auditors, etc.).

Our department is active in all areas of business, both in France and internationally. However, through the intermediary of its clients, our firm has developed particular expertise in the press, healthcare, agri-food and tech sectors.

Thanks to our clients, our team of lawyers has received awards and distinctions from :

–Le Point – Palmarès 2024 of the best French law firms

Corporate law

Mergers and acquisitions

– Décideurs 2024 – Private equity

Lower mid & small-cap LBO transactions

Expansion capital transactions

– Décideurs 2024 – Health, Pharma & Biotechnologies

Capital, joint venture and corporate

Venture capital

Consulting services for healthcare institutions – hospital cooperation

–Decision-makers 2023 – Mergers & Acquisitions – Transactions up to €75m

– Legal 500 EMEA 2023 – Mergers and Acquisitions

 

M&A and Private Equity

 

Our Corporate/M&A department assists clients, in coordination with their other advisors, in defining the best strategies for all their equity transactions, whether carried out privately or through a competitive process.

Our lawyers can provide both legal and tax advice in the context of:

– Mergers (national or cross-border) and takeovers;

– acquisitions/build-ups;

– Sales of businesses or securities;

– Private equity transactions (Leverage Buy Out, Venture Capital, Growth Capital, etc.);

– Family group transfers;

– Group reorganizations;

– Strategic partnerships (joint ventures).

 

Management incentives

 

Our Corporate/M&A department also has particular expertise in setting up incentive mechanisms for management teams (particularly for LBO purposes):

– Development of incentive strategies for employees and corporate officers;

– Setting up dedicated legal structures;

– Setting up savings plans;

– Setting up free share plans;

– Preparation of corporate law documentation;

– Preparation of documentation relating to the liquidity of shares held by employees and corporate officers.

 

Corporate governance

 

The day-to-day running of a company also calls for the involvement of lawyers in a wide range of situations: developments, structuring, capital increases, relations between partners.

Our lawyers can help you manage and monitor your legal affairs on a regular basis:

– Choice of legal structure;

– Drawing up deeds relating to the creation and life of companies in terms of corporate and commercial law;

– Preparation of statutory or extra-statutory shareholders’ agreements;

– Capital increases and reductions, mergers, demergers, partial contributions of assets, issues of simple and compound securities, share buy-backs;

– Day-to-day assistance and advice to management.

 

Restructuring and insolvency

 

Our firm has acquired special expertise and resources in dealing with companies in difficulty. Our firm works alongside the various players involved (managers, partners, creditors) and in the various aspects of these procedures:

– Procedure for alerting and preventing difficulties;

– Drawing up action plans (mandat ad hoc, conciliation, sauvegarde, sauvegarde accélérée, pre-pack, debt renegotiation, recovery plans);

– Preparation, presentation and implementation of transfer and continuation plans;

– receivership and liquidation;

– Litigation management in connection with insolvency proceedings.

 

Shareholder disputes

 

For many years now, our firm has been specializing in shareholder pre-litigation and litigation. We usually assist listed or unlisted groups and shareholders in defining, negotiating, implementing and executing complex transactions in a litigious context.

Our experienced lawyers are dedicated to resolving situations such as :

– Conflicts between shareholders (protection of minority shareholders, defense of shareholders, particularly in SELs, etc.);

– Challenges to directors’ liability;

– Search for evidence;

– asset and liability guarantees.