Corporate Law

Our firm has a solid experience in the field of equity transactions.

We act in mergers and acquisitions, venture capital, leveraged buy-outs, mergers and restructurings as advisors to buyers, sellers or the management of target companies.

We carry out due diligence and legal reviews and assist our clients in the negotiation and drafting of all legal documentation related to equity transactions (sale agreement, guarantee of assets and liabilities, shareholders’ agreement, financing agreement, surety or other guarantees, etc.).

Our firm provides each of its services in compliance with the rules in force within the framework of tax-efficient arrangements.

In addition to this advisory activity, our firm handles a large number of corporate disputes:

• disputes between shareholders
• litigation relating to the acquisition of shareholdings, whether hostile or not
  post-acquisition disputes
• implementation of asset and liability guarantees
• abusive breach of contract

Our firm assists companies in their day-to-day operations. We draw up all the related legal documents (drawing up articles of association, minutes of general meetings and boards of directors, increases in share capital, appointment of managers, replacement of auditors, etc.).

Our experience :

• Fundraising for e-business, renewable energy and aeronautics companies
• Subsidialisation, contribution and merger within a distribution group
• Structuring of several public offerings (public offering)
• Negotiation of the amicable exit of an executive of a stock exchange company from several investment funds
• Sectors: IT services, distribution and wholesale, security, tourism, robotics, health, fashion, etc.

Our firm assists its clients in both advisory and litigation matters in the following areas

• Breach of commercial relations, discriminatory practices, commercial cooperation
• Unfair competition and parasitism
• Negotiation and drafting of commercial contracts, distribution agreements, licences
• Commercial leases
• Transfers of business assets
• Franchising, exclusive and selective distribution networks
• Drafting of general conditions of sale and purchase

We represent our clients before all judicial or arbitration bodies.

Our experience :

• Defending the interests of distributors who are victims of brutal breaches of commercial relations (mobile phone operators – pharmaceutical laboratories – spirits manufacturers)
• Setting up general terms and conditions of sale and purchase for an e-business company
• Litigation for unfair competition in several sectors of activity: e-business – Insurance brokerage – Oil drilling
• Litigation following the transfer of a business to obtain a price reduction

Our firm supports its clients, liberal professionals:

• Advice and support in the choice of structures for the practice of the liberal professional: SELARL, SELAS, SPFPL, “société civile de moyen”, “société civile professionnelle”. Simulation of the various tax and social impacts and costs associated with the establishment of such structures
• Structuring of professional and private assets: Support and setting up of civil companies and family limited companies, particularly in the context of real estate transactions. Planning the transfer of assets

• Support for the development of structures: fundraising, setting up partnerships, grouping of activities, multidisciplinary activities

Dedicated Expertise :

• Health and legal professions

Our experiences :

• Support for the development of a health group in the context of the creation of a multidisciplinary health centre
• Recurrent advice from health professionals in the evolution of their practice
• Support for the fundraising of a healthcare group