Acquisitions, corporate finance and restructuring form an essential part of a company's national and international growth strategy. These transactions, however, which require expertise in business tax and employment law, are becoming increasingly complex and have major business and financial implications. In this context, we aim to:

• Evaluate the real business implications of the transactions for which we advise  
• Provide our clients with effective and constructive assistance throughout the structuring and negotiation of transactions
• Ensure that deals are implemented tightly enough to avoid any re-opening of negotiations at the contract drafting stage

Our Practice Areas

We handle all aspects of mergers & acquisitions and restructurings for both listed and unlisted companies:

• Drawing up documentation and contract
• Support in negotiations 
• Acquisitions, divestments, joint ventures
• Shareholders' agreements
• Restructurings (mergers, capital contributions, etc.) on a French and international level
• Arranging and structuring financing (equity, MBOs, MBIs)
• Investment Capital
• Legal audits 
• Data room
• IPOs
• Securities law 

Our Approach

• A team fully dedicated to transactional and restructuring operations, that are in close contact with our clients
• Our strength lies in our ability to put together ad hoc teams with combined expertise including our best specialists from each relevant discipline: tax, employment law, competition law, European law, intellectual property law, real estate law, etc.
• Our national practice is reinforced by the strong local practices of the other CMS alliance member firms, in particular through regular sharing of information and experience.
• We can thus offer our clients solutions adapted to their needs in France and abroad.

Our Clients

French and foreign listed and unlisted companies in all business sectors.