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Gender Parity on Boards: France Finalizes Implementation of the EU Directive
Decree No. 2025-744 of 30 July 2025 (the “Decree”) sets out the implementing measures for Ordinance No. 2024-934 of 15 October 2024 (the “Ordinance”), whic
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Virginie Desbois
Counsel, Knowledge Manager
Virginie Desbois joined August Debouzy’s Corporate team in 2017, after 13 years within the Corporate department of the international law firm Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer. She also went on secondment with Danone’s M&A department for 9 months.
Virginie assists French and foreign clients with their investment and joint venture deals. She is also the knowledge manager of the Corporate department, covering in particular aspects of private M&A, corporate law, reorganisations, corporate governance and training.
She was admitted to the Paris bar in 2004 and graduated from the Universities of Paris XI - Jean Monnet and Paris II - Panthéon Assas (Post-graduate degree in Business Law and Taxation).
Practice Area
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Corporate law
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Corporate governance
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Restructuring (in bonis companies)
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Knowledge management
Education
- Master’s degree (Maîtrise) in Private Business Law, Tax Law option, three-year degree (Licence) in law, two-year degree (DEUG) in law - Jean Monnet University (Paris XI), Sceaux - 1997/2001
- Post-graduate degree (DESS) in Business Law and Taxation, led by Mr. Philippe Merle - University of Panthéon Assas (Paris II) - 2001/2002
- Certificate to practice as a qualified lawyer (Certificat d’aptitude à la profession d’avocat - CAPA), Paris Bar School (École de Formation du Barreau de Paris - EFB) - 2002/2003
Admitted to the Bar
Paris, 2004
Languages
French I English
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August Debouzy has assisted the Clariane Group in entering into exclusive negotiations for the planned sale of its Hospital at Home (HAD) business in France
August Debouzy has assisted Clariane, a global care, healthcare and hospitality group listed on Euronext Paris, in signing a put option agreement with Fond
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August Debouzy has advised the French State on the sale of its shares in the DCI Group
August Debouzy has assisted the French State (through the Agence des participations de l'Etat (APE)) with the sale of its minority stake and control of the
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August Debouzy has assisted Orange with the operational launch of TOTEM, its European TowerCo
August Debouzy has advised Orange on the implementation of the transfer (partial contribution of assets) by Orange S.A. to its subsidiary, TOTEM France, of all its sites and passive infrastructure assets in mainland France and, more generally, on the implementation of its European TowerCo, TOTEM Europe, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Orange S.A.
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Say on Pay - Publication d’une réponse ministérielle interprétant de manière large le champ d’application du vote ex-post suspensif
Le régime du say on pay français a fait l’objet d’un certain nombre de modifications récentes allant dans le sens d’un durcissement de l’encadrement de la rémunération versée aux mandataires sociaux des sociétés anonymes, sociétés en commandite par actions et sociétés européennes dont les actions sont admises aux négociations sur un marché réglementé.
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Discussion on the main impacts of the current health crisis on share purchase agreements
The consequences of the health crisis have not spared share purchase transactions. The parties in an ongoing transaction may question the content and nature of the existing agreements. Negotiators and drafters of future contracts will need to rethink the wording of certain clauses in order to try to prevent the new risks that will arise out of the period of uncertainty that is now beginning.
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The impact of ordinance n°2020-306 on certain company law transactions: TUP, share capital reduction, sale of business
The application of ordinance n°2020-306 of 25 March 2020, as amended by ordinance n°2020-427 of 15 April 2020, (the Ordinance), raises many questions about its application to certain company law transactions.
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Private equity players: how can health and economic crisis increase the de facto management risk
In the context of the current health, economic and social crisis, the temptation for private equity players to increase their involvement with the managers of their portfolio companies may prove to be significant. While this is in line with the legitimate desire of investors to assist their portfolio companies in managing this unprecedented crisis, in particular because the managers are facing high level of pressure, do not wish to act alone and are seeking help from their shareholders, this involvement must be properly assessed and defined in order to avoid the consequences associated with a de facto management qualification.
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Covid-19 - The holding of the collective corporate bodies’ meetings of the entities is facilitated: new rules and practical difficulties
In the continuation of our previous article, following the publication of the law n°2020-290 of 23 March 2020 of emergency to face the epidemic of Covid-19, two orders dated 25 March 2020 concerning the functioning of legal entities and other entities were published: (i) order n°2020- 321 adapting the rules of meeting and deliberation of the shareholders and governing bodies of legal persons and entities without legal personality under private law due to the covid-19 epidemic and (ii) order n°2020-318 adapting the rules relating to establishment, closing, auditing, review, approval and publication of accounts and other documents and information that incorporated and unincorporated entities under private law are required to file or publish in the context of the covid-19 epidemic. In this context, a guide "holding the shareholders’ meeting and respecting accounting deadlines in the context of the Covid-19 crisis" was published by the Ministry of the Economy on 26 March, to assist the entities in the implementation of these rules
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Covid-19 - Deadlines for the closing and approval of the entities’ accounts and for the filing of the formalities are extended: new rules and practical difficulties
In the continuation of our previous article, following the publication of the law n°2020-290 of 23 March 2020 of emergency to face the epidemic of Covid-19, two orders dated 25 March 2020 concerning the functioning of legal entities and other entities were published: (i) order n°2020- 321 adapting the rules of meeting and deliberation of the shareholders and governing bodies of legal persons and entities without legal personality under private law due to the covid-19 epidemic and (ii) order n°2020-318 adapting the rules relating to establishment, closing, auditing, review, approval and publication of accounts and other documents and information that incorporated and unincorporated entities under private law are required to file or publish in the context of the covid-19 epidemic.
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