A comprehensive approach
Our team is comprised of lawyers with extensive experience in financing, taxation, competition law, employment law, IT and patents. With a multi-disciplinary toolkit and an international network, we offer our clients comprehensive bespoke services.
Building long-term strong client relationships is our top priority.
Interventions
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M&A
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Acquiring and selling a business
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Employment and tax implications of M&A transactions
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Intra-group restructurings
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Corporate governance and corporate affairs
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Litigation
Our team is comprised of lawyers with extensive experience in financing, taxation, competition law, employment law, IT and patents. With a multi-disciplinary toolkit and an international network, we offer our clients comprehensive bespoke services.
Building long-term strong client relationships is our top priority.
Acquiring and selling a business
With decades of experience in both national and international transactions, we have a proven track record of securing optimal results for our public and private clients.
Our lawyers are equipped to work on a wide range of transactions, such as takeovers, sales, distressed M&A, joint ventures, partial asset contributions, mergers, spin-offs, and more.We support our clients throughout the transaction process with extensive legal services, including:
- Target Identification
- Risk audit
- Due diligence
- Drafting letters of intent
- Drafting confidentiality, exclusivity, and firm offer agreements
- Management of data room
- Strategic advisory
- Negotiation and drafting contracts (asset and liability guarantees, financing, shareholder agreements...)
- Notification to authorities
- Signing / Closing
- Compliance evaluations
Employment and tax implications of M&A transactions
Our team conducts a thorough evaluation of the social and tax implications before any merger or acquisition. This is to ensure our clients’ transactions are totally secure in the long term.We provide a wide range of critical services in the leadup to major transactions, including compliance and risk audits of potential targets, analysis of the collective agreements in place, and engagement procedures with employee bodies.
Intra-group restructurings
We support major corporations with their restructuring efforts, cross-border mergers, and subsidiary formation.
Corporate governance and corporate affairs
Our team provides constant support for any governance issues that may arise, including:
- Selecting tax and legal structure
- Drafting regulations and charters
- Preparing resolutions and for shareholders meetings
- Incident management
- Conflict of interest resolution
- Approval of annual accounts
- Management of corporate groups
- Assistance to Publicly Traded Companies
- Compliance and internal control audits
- Governance audits
Litigation
Our litigation team is widely recognized for its expertise on a wide range of corporate disputes, including shareholder disputes, post-acquisition litigation, enforcement of warranties and liabilities, and executive staff liability cases.
Rewards
August Debouzy's extensive work on several high-profile international transactions in 2019 helped establish the firm as a leading player in this space. We work with clients from various sectors, including: aerospace, defense, telecommunications, energy, commerce, healthcare, tech, and consumer credit. The firm specializes in major transactions and can mobilize a wide range of expertise to support our clients. Key figures in the team include Julien Aucomte, Julien Wagmann, Jérôme Brosset, and Valéry Denoix de Saint Marc.
Chambers & Partners Europe 2024
Corporate/M&A : High-end Capability
Band 5
Chambers & Partners Europe 2024
Julien Aucomte
Band 6
Chambers & Partners Europe 2024
Projects & Energy : International : Leïla Hubeaut
Band 4
Chambers & Partners Europe 2024
Restructuring/Insolvency : Laurent Cotret
Band 4
Chambers & Partners Global 2024
Corporate/M&A : High-end Capability
Band 5
Chambers & Partners Global 2024
Julien Aucomte
Band 6
Chambers & Partners Global 2024
Projects & Energy : International : Leïla Hubeaut
Band 4
Chambers & Partners Global 2024
Projects & Energy : Africa-wide : Leïla Hubeaut
Band 5
Legal 500 EMEA 2024
Industry focus : Energy
Tier 3
Legal 500 EMEA 2024
Private equity : LBO
Tier 3
Legal 500 EMEA 2024
Private Equity : venture/growth capital
Tier 3
Legal 500 EMEA 2024
Insolvency
Tier 3
Legal 500 EMEA 2024
Laurent Cotret
Leading individual
Legal 500 EMEA 2024
Mergers and acquisitions
Tier 4
IFLR 1000 2023
M&A
Tier 5
IFLR 1000 2023
Banking
Tier 5
IFLR 1000 2023
Restructuring
Tier 4
IFLR 1000 2023
Project development
Other notable
IFLR 1000 2023
Pierre Descheemaeker : M&A
Highly regarded
IFLR 1000 2023
Laurent Cotret: Restructuring
Highly regarded
IFLR 1000 2023
Leïla Hubeaut : M&A, Projects Development (Women leaders 2023 EMEA)
Highly regarded
IFLR 1000 2023
Julien Wagmann: M&A, Corporate
Highly regarded
IFLR 1000 2023
Julien Aucomte: M&A
Notable practitioner
IFLR 1000 2023
Gilles August: M&A
Notable practitioner
Décideurs
Africa Desk : Project financing
Recommended
Décideurs
Africa Desk : Corporate/M&A
Recommended
Décideurs
Africa Desk : Natural ressources and renewable energies
Recommended
Décideurs
Private equity : Advising management teams
Recommended
Décideurs
Private equity : Development capital transactions
Recommended
Décideurs
Private Equity : Mid-cap LBO transactions
Recommended
Décideurs
Private equity : Acquisition financing
Recommended
Décideurs
Private equity : Venture Capital
Recommended
Décideurs
Mergers & Acquisitions : Distressed M&A
Excellent
Décideurs
Mergers & Acquisitions : Operations worth between €75m & €500m
Excellent
Décideurs
Capital Markets : DCM & ECM - Small to Mid-cap
Highly recommended
Décideurs
Restructuring & Insolvency : Board of companies and shareholders - Upper mid & large-cap
Excellent
Décideurs
Public Sector : Corporate/M&A
Incontournable
Gilles August :
Banking Finance Law ; Corporate Governance and Compliance Practice ; Corporate Law ; Energy Law ; Government Relations Practice ; Investment ; Litigation ; Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Pierre Descheemaeker :
Banking and Finance Law ; Energy Law ; Minning Law
Jérôme Brosset :
Corporate Law ; Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Valery Denoix de Saint Marc :
Corporate Law ; International Arbitration ; Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Julien Wagmann :
Corporate Law
Leïla Hubeaut :
Energy Law ; Oil and Gas Law
Laurent Cotret :
Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Julien Aucomte :
Mergers and Acquisitions Law ; Private Equity Law
Philippe Lorentz :
Private Equity Law
Jean-Damien Boulanger :
Corporate Law
Option Droit & Affaires 2024
Procédures collectives
Tier 3/5
Option Droit & Affaires 2024
Prévention des difficultés et en renégociation de dette
Tier 3/5
Who's Who Legal 2024
Leïla Hubeaut : Mining
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