Mergers & Acquisitions - Corporate law

Mergers & Acquisitions - Corporate law

The Mergers & Acquisitions - Corporate department supports, advises and defends companies at every stage of their development on everything from everyday matters to more exceptional situations.

Some transactions we assisted our clients with

Lawyers

The "Mergers & Acquisitions - Corporate law" department benefits from recognized expertise in many sectors of activity : industry, services, energy, IT, health, ITC, leisure, real estate, medico-social, media, financial management, sustainable development, internet, renewable energy, aeronautics, tourism, sports, agribusiness, transport, banking, training, start-ups, events, education, etc.

It is involved in mergers and acquisitions during external growth acquisitions, private equity operations and in the context of LBOs :

  • negotiations and drafting documents
  • acquisition audits
  • relations with the stock exchange and competition authorities
  • shareholders’ agreements
  • optimization of acquisition scenarios
  • bank financing
  • continuity and transfer plans
  • takeover of companies in difficulty.

It is involved in all listed and unlisted company operations, in particular in the event of :

  • regular legal monitoring for groups and companies
  • Fundraising
  • equity capital markets (capital increases and reductions, issues of securities, mergers, demergers, etc.)
  • restructuring
  • stock market regulation and relations with the AMF (IPO, public offers, reference documents, etc.),
  • Commercial contracts
  • international expansion
  • transmission,
  • preventive and collective procedures.

In the rankings of the best law firms involved in mergers and acquisitions produced by Décideurs Stratégie Finance Droit magazine, the firm’s "Company Law - Mergers & Acquisitions" department has been in pole position in the rankings of key players for deals up to 75 million euros every year since 2011.

The team works in French, English, and Italian.

Rankings of the department

  • CHAMBERS FRANCE 2024
    • Corporate/M&A : Mid-Market - Band 3
    • General Business Law - Spotlight
  • LEGAL 500 EMEA 2024
    • in Tier 3 in Private equity : venture and growth capital,
    • in Tier 5 in Mergers & Acquisitions.
  • PALMARES DU DROIT 2024
    • Mergers & Acquisitions <50M€ : Silver Trophy
  • PALMARES LE POINT 2024
    • Corporate law : ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
    • Mergers & Acquisitions : ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
  • DECIDEURS 2023
    • LBO - lower-Mid et Small-Cap : Unbeatable
    • M&A - Transactions up to €75M : Unbeatable
    • Growth capital : Excellent
    • Venture Capital : Excellent
    • Acquisition financing : Highly regarded
    • Advice to management teams : Highly regarded

News

Le Point 2024 ranking

The magazine Le Point has published its ranking of law firms in France, which is based on recommendations. General counsels were able to rate the firms they work with and lawyers were able to indicate which firms they would recommend to their clients. DELSOL Avocats’ expertise is recommended in Commercial, business and competition law, in Tax...

Read

PRESS RELEASE - DELSOL Avocats advised CDC (Banque des Territoires), BNP Paribas and invESS Île-de-France in the context of Merci Julie’s fundraising

DELSOL Avocats advised CDC (Banque des Territoires), BNP Paribas and invESS Île-de-France, an investment fund managed by ESFIN GESTION, on the €2.3 million fundraising by Merci Julie (SAS SENIORALIS). Merci Julie, a socially responsible company, is a pioneer in the field of home adaptations and tailor-made support services for the elderly and...

Read

PRESS RELEASE - DELSOL Avocats advised German company SpaceTec Partners on its merger with Euroconsult to create Novaspace

DELSOL Avocats assisted SpaceTec Partners in the context of its merger with Euroconsult. SpaceTec Partners is a leading German management consultancy firm specialising in the space sector, with expertise in strategy, innovation and market development. Euroconsult is a global leader in strategy consulting and business intelligence,...

Read

PRESS RELEASE - DELSOL Avocats assisted PACTE NOVATION in the context of HIGHNORMA’s acquisition of a majority stake

HIGHNORMA has acquired a majority stake in PACTE NOVATION, a company listed on the Euronext Access Paris market. Founded in 1994, PACTE NOVATION is a player in the field of IT software development, providing consulting, integration and development services tailored to customer requirements. PACTE NOVATION currently employs 53 people. PACTE...

Read