François Richard

Senior Associate

François Richard joined August Debouzy in 2018 in the Corporate department.

His practice focuses mainly on corporate law, mergers and acquisitions, private equity and real estate.

François is a graduate of University of Paris II Panthéon-Assas and Sciences Po Paris.

Practice Area

Education

Master in Corporate Strategy, Sciences Po Paris, 2017
MBA Business and Management Law, Université Paris 2 Patnhéon Assas, 2013

Admitted to the bar

Paris, 2019

Languages

French | English

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August Debouzy advised Meridiam on its investment of €57M in Evergaz, specializing in the production of biogas

Meridiam has joined, as main investor, a funding round of Evergaz, a major player in the development and operation of anaerobic digestion units, for a total amount of €60M. This transaction, enabling Meridiam to take control of Evergaz, was conducted alongside Swen Capital Partners, which retains a minority stake, and Eiffel Investment Group and Bpifrance, which acquire a stake in the company.
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August Debouzy advises Argos Wityu on the acquisition of Groupe Routin, a French producer of premium syrups and ingredients for creative beverages

August Debouzy is pleased to announce that it has advised Argos Wityu on the acquisition of a majority stake in Groupe Routin, a leading French producer of premium syrups and ingredients for creative beverages. This transaction represents the first investment in France by Argos Climate Action, Argos Wityu’s environmental buy-out fund (Article 9 SFDR), and the second investment by the fund in Europe.
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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 advised Kleep, a company offering an AI-based sizing solution, in connection with its fundraising

August Debouzy advised Kleep, a French start-up founded by Federico Fortis and Théophile Bousquet, two engineers specialised in AI, with a particular focus
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August Debouzy advised TotalEnergies on the acquisition of three startups in the electricity sector

August Debouzy advised the TotalEnergies Group on the acquisition of three startups that had benefited from its TotalEnergies On acceleration program, base
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August Debouzy assists Look Up Space in its seed round fundraising

August Debouzy a conseillé Look Up Space, startup fondée par Juan Carlos Dolado, ancien chef du service surveillance de l'espace du CNES, et le général (2S
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August Debouzy advised International Media Invest a.s. (« IMI »), 100% subsidiary of Czech Media Invest (« CMI »), the group co-founded by Daniel Křetínský, for the acquisition of 100% of Editis from Vivendi

August Debouzy advised IMI, a subsidiary of the CMI group, in connection with the contemplated acquisition from Vivendi of 100% of Editis, one of the leadi
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August Debouzy has advised Yogosha, a leading cybersecurity company, in connection with its new funding round

After already assisting Yogosha with its second funding round, August Debouzy has recently advised this start-up, a pioneer in private Bug Bounty in France, on its new funding round of approximately €10 million led by Tikehau Ace Capital and its historical investors OneRagtime and BNP Paribas Développement.
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August Debouzy advised Lumos Apps on its capital raising

August Debouzy advised Lumos Apps, a French startup specialized in mobile applications, on its €1.6 million seed financing round from Breega and Bpifrance.
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August Debouzy assisted Aptiv with its acquisition of Krono-Safe Automotive

August Debouzy assisted Aptiv, a company specializing in the design and manufacture of automotive equipment, with its acquisition of Krono-Safe Automotive.
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