Charles Maurel

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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 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 advised the Swiss group Holcim on the acquisition of the PRB group

August Debouzy, and in particular its German Desk, advised the Swiss group Holcim, a major player in innovative and sustainable construction solutions, on the acquisition of 100% of the PRB group, the leading independent French company in its sector offering a wide range of high-performance products for the renovation and thermal insulation of buildings.

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August Debouzy assists Holcim in the proposed acquisition of the PRB Group

August Debouzy and in particular its German Desk is advising the Swiss group Holcim, one of the major players in innovative and sustainable construction solutions that came into existence from the merger between the French company Lafarge and the Swiss company Holcim, in connection with the negotiations on the proposed acquisition of 100% of the PRB group, the leading independent French company in its sector offering a wide range of high-performance products for the renovation and thermal insulation of buildings.

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Temporary and permanent tightening measures concerning foreign direct investments in France to protect strategic sectors

The threshold triggering the application of a – simplified – control is temporarily lowered from 25% to 10% of the voting rights of the entity subject to the investment, while biotechnology research activities have been permanently included in the list of strategic activities.