CREDENTIALS
CORPORATE – M&A - PRIVATE EQUITY / FINANCE
CORPORATE
- Advising Energy Observer SAS on two new industrial and innovative technological projects:the EO2 project, the first zero-emission liquefied-hydrogen feeder container ship designed to contribute to the decarbonisation of heavy maritime transport; and the EO3 project, a unique research vessel conceived to embody the maritime energy transition and to lead the major international expedition “In Search of Carbon Neutrality” (2025–2033). The mandate included structuring capex financing (€107M and €14M in equity and tax-lease financing), value-sharing mechanisms, drafting and negotiating the various agreements, shareholders’ agreements, and coordinating all legal, tax, employment, IP and financial teams involved.
- Advising the industrial subsidiary of the Energy Observer group on the launch of industrial sites in the Paris region dedicated to the production of hydrogen-powered electric generators.
- Advising Energy Observer group companies on the implementation of management packages for key executives.
- Advising Eneralys on the legal aspects of deploying a national network for decentralized green hydrogen production.
- Advising Eneralys on the legal aspects of developing the first renewable-hydrogen production site in the Centre-Val de Loire region.
- Advising an international airport-services operator in connection with a strategic capital increase enabling a major French banking group, through several of its investment entities, to become a minority shareholder alongside the founder.
- Advising the founder of an energy-transition company on the purchase of his co-founder’s shares, in the context of a capital restructuring designed to support a scale-up. We acted in the entire process, including negotiation of the economic and legal terms of the exit.
M&A
- Advising Extra Student on the acquisition of MyOrientation, a leading digital media platform for academic and career guidance.
- Advising G3S Alyzia on the minority investment made by IDIA and other satellite funds of Crédit Agricole.
- Advising a company specialising in energy efficiency on several strategic transactions, including a minority investment by an international fund, the launch of a load-shedding offering with a leading French energy-market operator, and an external-growth project involving a competitor.
- Advising a family office on its investment and divestment transactions in the IT sector, including the disposal of a stake to a listed company, several industrial minority investments, and the negotiation of an optimised exit from one of its investments. Comprehensive support provided to the executive team on M&A, corporate matters and governance.
- Advising an investment fund on the disposal of 100% of the share capital of two companies specialising in hybrid-cloud managed services and cybersecurity, to a buyout holding company, with reinvestment by the founders and investment by the management teams.
- Advising a group providing services to motorists on the acquisition of three key players in the light-mobility sector.
- Advising the same group on the merger and legal consolidation of the acquired targets within the group.
- Advising a digital-services group on the acquisition of a consultancy specialised in the integration of sales solutions.
- Advising a digital-services group on the acquisition of a major player in software-integration solutions in France.
- Advising a services group specialising in security and electronic protection, structured around a holding company federating several regional subsidiaries to offer integrated solutions for the protection of sites and persons, on the acquisition of several companies specialised in electronic surveillance.
- Advising a services group specialising in security and electronic protection, structured around a holding company federating several regional subsidiaries to offer integrated solutions for the protection of sites and persons, on the disposal of one of its business units.
- Advising a services group specialising in security and electronic protection, structured around a holding company federating several regional subsidiaries to offer integrated solutions for the protection of sites and persons, on the acquisition of a company specialised in locking systems.
- Advising a services group specialising in security and electronic protection, structured around a holding company federating several regional subsidiaries to offer integrated solutions for the protection of sites and persons, on the acquisition of a company specialised in fire-safety systems.
- Advising a Franco-Moroccan group operating call centres on the acquisition of a 300-employee structure in France.
- Advising a French businessman on the acquisition of a US group operating a tourism estate in British Columbia (capex €30M).
- Advising a private individual on the disposal of two hotel properties.
- Advising a travel-agency operator on the acquisition of a platform specialised in travel-agency services.
- Advising a French start-up on its progressive disposal to a French company with a view to a complete exit.
- Advising a French biotech start-up on its progressive disposal to a US biotech company with a view to the founder’s full exit.
- Advising a French medtech start-up on its progressive disposal to a foreign acquirer with a view to the founder’s full exit.
- Advising the management team, as minority shareholders, on the disposal of a stake in the capital of a French company specialised in tea.
- Advising the industrial subsidiary of the Energy Observer group on its progressive acquisition of a stake in a French leader in energy-integration systems.
- Advising Le Fayel Investissements on the disposal of a hotel in Lyon to the Sohoma group (financed by Extendam), together with reinvestment in a new hotel asset alongside the Wargny family.
- Advising the founders of a waterproofing company on the industrial sale of the business.
- Advising the founders on the disposal of 100% of the share capital of a French veterinary-services group to a buyout holding company, with reinvestment by the founders and investment by the management teams.
- Advising the founders and executive teams on the disposal of 100% of the share capital of an independent specialist in data management, virtualisation and security, to a buyout holding company, with reinvestment by the founders and investment by managers, in a transaction subject to foreign-investment control and mandatory notification to the French Competition Authority.
- Advising the sellers on the disposal of 100% of the share capital of a group specialised in post-secondary education, with reinvestment by the founders alongside the acquirer.
- Advising FINARE Group on the acquisition of Handicall, a leading inclusive customer-relations operator, the first outsourcing provider certified as an entreprise adaptée, and one of the main call-centre operators exclusively based in France.
- Advising the TALEK group on the sale of its 50% stake in its Washington DC industrial site (Bakery de France), dedicated to the production and distribution of bakery products for the US market, to a major Europe-based industrial manufacturer.
- Advising a major French family-owned real estate development and land-management group on the transfer of the founder’s shares through a capital reduction as part of a wealth-transfer transaction.
- Advising a US digital-health company specialising in teleradiology and the interpretation of medical imaging by expert radiologists on the acquisition of a French medical-AI
- Advising a foreign family office on the acquisition of a real estate complex in Spain valued at more than €20 million.
- Advising an independent French group specialising in operational services for the airport sector in connection with several tenders and the corporate structuring of operations relating to the provision of logistics services at several airports in an Asian country.
- Advising an independent French group specialising in operational services for the airport sector in preparing its participation in a tender for the acquisition and privatisation of a company responsible for airport logistics in South America.
Private Equity / Finance
- Advising the industrial subsidiary of the Energy Observer group on its €20M Series A fundraising to finance its industrial development.
- Advising the industrial subsidiary of the Energy Observer group on its €46M Series B fundraising to pursue its industrial expansion.
- Advising Energy Observer SAS on two new industrial and innovative technological projects:the EO2 project, the first zero-emission liquefied-hydrogen feeder container ship designed to contribute to the decarbonisation of heavy maritime transport; and the EO3 project, a unique research vessel conceived to embody the maritime energy transition and to lead the major international expedition “In Search of Carbon Neutrality” (2025–2033). The mandate included structuring capex financing (€107M and €14M in equity and tax-lease financing), value-sharing mechanisms, drafting and negotiating the various agreements, shareholders’ agreements, and coordinating all legal, tax, employment, IP and financial teams involved.
- Advising Eneralys on its Series A fundraising with an impact investment fund.
- Advising Extra Student on its Series A fundraising.
- Advising a family-owned mid-cap company (second-generation leadership) on a sponsorless OBO financed through bank debt (€115M).
- Advising an insurance brokerage firm on the launch of a sponsorless OBO financed through bank debt (€45M).
- Advising Indigo Capital on a primary LBO, involving a minority investment through its fund Indigo Capital III in the share capital of Groupe Heytens, the European leader in bespoke window furnishings.
- Advising Indigo Capital on a primary LBO, involving a minority investment through its fund Indigo Capital III in the share capital of La Famille, a group specialising in fast-casual food services in both B2B and B2C segments.
- Advising Montefiore Investment on a fundraising to support the development of Street Empire.
- Advising Montefiore Investment on several fundraisings to finance external growth operations.
- Advising a French company specialising in the import and distribution of professional kitchen equipment on a fundraising to restructure its capital and finance its expansion.
- Advising an investment fund on the LBO of a company specialising in hybrid-cloud managed services and cybersecurity, with founder reinvestment, management investment, and a concurrent M&A transaction.
- Advising the founders and executive teams on the LBO of an independent specialist in data management, virtualisation and security, with significant reinvestment, in a transaction subject to foreign-investment control and mandatory notification to the French Competition Authority.
- Advising a platform specialising in high-end event and private-rental spaces on a fundraising dedicated to the rollout of a new commercial concept.
- Advising a company specialised in artificial-intelligence solutions for the media sector on a fundraising to support its growth.
- Advising a player in energy efficiency and building decarbonisation on a growth-capital transaction combining refinancing and fundraising, in the context of court-supervised conciliation proceedings and strategic repositioning.
- Advising an investment fund on a fundraising (equity and flexible debt) to support the development of a content-production and distribution activity.
- Advising an investment fund on a fundraising (equity and flexible debt) to finance an external-growth operation.
- Advising a French company specialising in the installation and refurbishment of industrial resin flooring in connection with a sponsorless LBO and an LMBO.
- Advising an investor and partner of a global private-equity firm specialising in MedTech on his investment in and appointment as managing partner of a French MedTech company, including the implementation of investment and management packages for several group entities and an employment agreement.
- Advising a French biotechnology and pharmaceutical company specialising in radiopharmaceuticals and nuclear medicine on a fundraising round to finance the construction of a unique facility in France for the manufacture of radiopharmaceuticals used for diagnosis and the targeted treatment of certain diseases, particularly certain cancers.