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Pierre Descheemaeker began his career as a legal adviser before being admitted to the Paris Bar in 1984. He works in the firm’s Corporate group, advising French and international companies on mergers & acquisitions, joint ventures, and real estate transactions. Pierre has solid expertise in banking and financial law, as well as in environmental law. He assists clients with their international transactions and with the exploration and production of oil and gas deposits and with mining operations.
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LEGAL 500 EMEA 2021
• M&A: Tier 3/5
• Insolvency: Tier 3/4
• Industry focus: Energy: Tier 3/3
CHAMBERS AND PARTNERS EUROPE 2021
• Corporate/M&A: Band 5
CHAMBERS AND PARTNERS GLOBAL 2021
• Corporate/M&A: Band 5
IFLR 1000
• M&A: Tier 5/5
• Banking: Tier 5/5
• Capital markets: equity : Other notable
• Restructuring: Tier 4/5
OPTION DROIT & AFFAIRES
• Mergers and acquisitions with a majority of transactions of less than 200 million euros: Tier 1/5
• LBOs whose majority of transactions concern companies between 50 to 300 million euros: Tier 3/5
• Capital-innovation: Tier 3/5
• Advising Board of Managers in LBO operations: Tier 5/5
• Preventing difficulties and renegotiating debt: Tier 3/5
• Collective procedures: Tier 3/5
BEST LAWYERS 2022
• Pierre Descheemaeker
DÉCIDEURS STRATÉGIE FINANCE DROIT
• M&A – Operations between 75 and 500 million euros: Leading
• Africa Desk – Corporate/M&A: Recommended
• Acquisition financing (M&A and LBO): Highly recommended
• LBO tax: Excellent
• Venture capital: Highly recommended
• Capital-development: Excellent
• LBO Mid-cap: Highly recommended
• Management advice - LBO: Recommended
• Capital-innovation: Highly recommended
• Litigation of real estate: Highly recommended
• Real estate transactions - investment: Recommended
• Real estate transactions - financing: Recommended
• Tenancy law: Recommended
• Real estate tax: Recommended
• Real estate promotion: Valuable practice
• Restructuring: Highly recommended
• Structuring and funds creation: Recommended
• Energy – Market regulation: Excellent
• Renewable energy law: Recommended
• Financial services (regulatory & litigation): Highly recommended
• Collective proceedings - Occasional and regular involments: Highly recommended
• Advice and agreement (public procurements and works): Valuable practice
• Small-cap share and convertible capital markets: Highly recommended
• Banking and finance : Recommended
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August & Debouzy advises the fund DEREIF-SICAV FIS in connection with the acquisition of 3 office buildings
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Environmental law
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Environment law newsflash
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August Debouzy's rankings in Best Lawyers 2012
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August & Debouzy acts as counsel to the Klesch Group for the takeover of Arkema's vinyl unit
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Wockhardt France: a successful restructuring
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August & Debouzy advises Oerlikon Balzers Coating on the sale of its vacuum thermal processing business to Bodycote
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Environment Law news flash
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