The ‘business-oriented’ team at Gide Loyrette Nouel A.A.R.P.I. is a strong choice for VC transactions in France and regularly assists startups, growth equity funds, strategic buyers and institutional investors. The group is particularly adept at advising on transactions involving the insurance, hospitality, retail, and healthcare segments. Three partners share leadership of the practice: Pierre Karpik, David-James Sebag and Louis Oudot de Dainville. Karpik and Sebag specialise in venture capital and M&A transactions and have particular focus on technology-related deals. De Dainville garners client praise for his ‘availability, empathy and expertise’.
Private equity: venture/growth capital in France
Gide Loyrette Nouel A.A.R.P.I.
Praxisleiter:
Pierre Karpik; David-James Sebag; Louis Oudot de Dainville
Weitere Kernanwälte:
Paul Jourdan-Nayrac; Donald Davy
Referenzen
‘A very efficiency-oriented team. Listening is excellent. Very business-oriented.’
‘Louis Oudot de Dainville is recommended for his ability to always keep things simple, and Donald Davy for his responsiveness and efficiency.’
‘Very professional VC/M&A team which provides a seamless link between its Paris and New York-based lawyers.’
Kernmandanten
Isalt
Bpifrance
The Collectionist
Younited Credit
360 Capital Partners
Datadome
Partech Partners
BlackFin Capital Partners
Raise
Sekoia
Naïo Technologies
Heal Capital
Worldia
Expedition Growth Capital LP
Cathay Capital
Omie & Cie
Wendel
Keen Ventures
Sequoi Capital Operation LLC
Highlight-Mandate
- Advised leading new investors and main existing investors, including the French Public Investment Bank (Bpifrance), on the EUR 160m Series D funding round of Ynsect, the French start-up specialised in sustainable food using insects.
- Advised French company Le Collectionist on its EUR 60m Series C funding round.
- Advised Isalt on the EUR 50m Series D of Tissium, a start-up specialising in the development and marketing of polymers for the atraumatic reconstruction of human tissue during surgery.
Hogan Lovells (Paris) LLP
Noted for its 'great market knowledge and experience', the team at Hogan Lovells (Paris) LLP is routinely instructed by private equity funds, investors, sovereign wealth funds, portfolio companies, and management teams seeking assistance with growth and venture capital transactions. The practice is co-directed by private equity specialists Stéphane Huten and Matthieu Grollemund. Huten is also knowledgeable with regards stock exchange law and corporate governance, while Grollemund is qualified to practice in France, the UK, and the USA. 'Go-to contact' Hélène Parent is also noted for her experience of the tech and life science segments.
Praxisleiter:
Stéphane Huten; Matthieu Grollemund
Weitere Kernanwälte:
Hélène Parent
Referenzen
‘Great market knowledge and experience of VC transactions.’
‘Hélène Parent – very responsive and delivers a quality client-friendly product.’
‘Hélène Parent is our go-to contact for French matters. She’s great to work with.’
Kernmandanten
Ambianta
Apax
Atomico
Auum
Azulis Capital, Arkea Capital, BNPP Développement,
Socadif, MACSF
Bigblue
Blisce Advisors
BPI France
Bregale
Brut SAS
Calyxia
Capzanine
Cathay Capital Private Equity & Cathay Innovation
Creandum
Chequers Capital
Chevrillon
Ciclad
Equinor Ventures
Eurazeo
Exotec
Felix Capital
Five Elms Capital
GimV
Hi Inov
Homa Games
IDI
Idinvest Partners
Isai
Keensight
Korelya Capital
Latitude
Laurexa Capital Partners
Ledger
LFPI
Long Arc Capital
Montefiore
Naxicap
Northzone
Partech
Proovstation
Quilvest
Raise
Rayon
Red River West
Seventure Partners
Siparex
TCI Fund Management
Tikehau
TowerBrook Capital Partners (U.K.) LLP
Trocadero Partners
Vade Secure
Verkor
Vestiaire Collective
Wendel SE
White Star Capital
Ÿnsect
Highlight-Mandate
- Advised Eurazeo and Dataiku’s historical investors on the new round of financing of the startup specialised in artificial intelligence and data.
- Advised Northzone, the Swedish investment fund established in 1996, on Homa Games’s $100m fundraising.
- Advised Brut on its fundraising from its historical shareholders as well as CMA CGM Media and US online financial services provider Moonpay.
Jones Day
Praised by one client for its 'very detailed knowledge of venture capital market practices' and billed by another as 'the reference in Paris’, the Jones Day team excels at delivering counsel on venture and growth capital matters, from seed to late stage financing. The group assists start-ups and multinationals alike and has particular expertise with regards the tech and biotech segments. The practice is jointly led by a group of four partners, comprising: Renaud Bonnet, Charles Gavoty, Jean-Gabriel Griboul, and Geoffroy Pineau-Valencienne. Anne Kerneur is an additional key contact. Alexandre Wibaux relocated to the firm's New York office.
Praxisleiter:
Renaud D. Bonnet; Charles Gavoty; Jean-Gabriel Griboul; Geoffroy Pineau-Valencienne
Weitere Kernanwälte:
Anne Kerneur
Referenzen
‘The Jones Day team is exceptional in its ability to handle all types of files with consistent quality. The reference in Paris.’
‘Charles Gavoty is a high-quality professional – a negotiation alongside him or across from him is always fluid and balanced, so that everyone comes out of it satisfied.’
‘Very detailed knowledge of venture capital market practices. Very strong involvement of the most senior members of the firm.’
Kernmandanten
Amolyt Pharma
Elaia Partners
Incepto Medical
Shippeo
EarlyBird Venture Capital
EcoVadis
Pigment
Bpifrance, Eurazeo and ContentSquare
Creadev and Temasek
Fintecture
Debiopharm
Portage and Orange Ventures
Opera Tech Ventures (VC arm of BNP Paribas)
Castor
Bpifrance (SPI fund), GoCapital and NCI
Omnes Capital
Ledger
CVE
Welcome to the Jungle
Hi inov and Demeter
Bird & Bird
Bird & Bird's team is equipped to provide comprehensive venture capital advice covering development, fundraising, and exit through M&A or IPO, among other elements. The group has particular strength assisting clients in the biotech and digital health tech segment. The practice is co-led by corporate team head Emmanuelle Porte, who focuses in venture capital, M&A and corporate finance transactions; and Gildas Louvel. Carole Bodin focuses on assisting corporate venture funds, investment funds and startups with venture capital transactions. Xavier Leroux left the firm in July 2023.
Praxisleiter:
Emmanuelle Porte; Gildas Louvel
Weitere Kernanwälte:
Carole Bodin
Referenzen
‘The team is very available. They know how to identify problems to make them clear/understandable and always provide legally reassuring solutions. Fast invoicing, within budget.’
‘One of Carole Bodin’s great qualities is that she always has the right tone with the other parties during negotiations and knows how to get her client’s points accepted.’
Kernmandanten
ARM
Sparing Vision
Infravia Growth
Caisse des dépôts et consignations
Vidi Capital
Enterome
Corwave
Efeso Consulting Group
Bpifrance Investissement
Engie New Ventures
Highlight-Mandate
- Advised Sparing Vision on its Series B financing round of €75m, by existing investors UPMC Enterprises and Jeito, together with Ysios Capital, 4Bio, Bpifrance and RD Fund.
- Advised Vidi Capital, a radiologist platform of about 300 radiologists, on its €115m fund raising.
- Advised Infravia Growth, lead investor in the $42m Series C financing of DataDome, a leading online fraud & bot management platform.
Chammas & Marcheteau
‘Strong legal expertise coupled with real business acumen’ are the calling cards of the team at Chammas & Marcheteau, which is well-placed to advise investors on venture capital mandates. The practice is jointly led by a trio of practitioners, comprising: Lola Chammas and Denis Marcheteau, who handle the gamut of M&A and private equity work; and Nicolas Lecocq, who routinely assists French startups and funds with investment and divestment transactions in the software, biotech, healthcare, and education segments.
Praxisleiter:
Lola Chammas; Denis Marcheteau; Nicolas Lecocq
Weitere Kernanwälte:
Arys Serdjanian; Stéphanie Bréjaud
Referenzen
‘Very good team, attentive and able to adapt to different situations. The versatility of skills is also a strong asset. Easy communication.’
‘Professionalism, responsiveness, excellent quality/price ratio.’
‘Strong legal expertise coupled with real business acumen.’
Kernmandanten
Eutopia
Quadia
LBO France
Iris
Stellantis Ventures
Supernova Invest
SEB Alliance
Mirova
Shift4Good
Bpifrance
Kreaxi
UI Investissement
Ecotree
Green Aerolease
Néolithe
Ecov
Sifflet
SAS Minimum
Iteration X
Retrofleet
NetZero
Toopi Organics
Highlight-Mandate
- Advised Eutopia on the €48m cross-border fundraising of Gourmey.
- Advised Minimum SAS on its €6m Series A financing round.
- Advised Supernova Invest on Gleamer’s €27m Series B.
D'Ornano + Co.
The practice at D'Ornano + Co. handles growth and venture capital transactions, in addition to providing strategic advice to technology companies. The group is directed by managing partner Raphaëlle d’Ornano, whose expertise extends from LBO to venture capital mandates. Ornano regularly carries out due diligence assignments, both on the buyer and seller sides.
Praxisleiter:
Raphaëlle d’Ornano
Kernmandanten
G Squared
Left Lane Capital
Providence Strategic Growth
The Carlyle Group
Wendel Group
Peugeot Invest
Revaia
Partech
Highlight-Mandate
- Advised historical and new investors on Ynsect’s $175m Series D in April 2023.
- Advised InfraVia Capital Partners on Datadome’s $42m Series C in March 2023.
- Advised Cipio Partners on Welcome to the Jungle’s $54m Series C round in January 2023.
Goodwin
Lauded as ‘exceptionally efficient and close-knit’, the Goodwin team provides counsel to startups and venture and growth capital funds that encompasses their entre life cycle, covering fundraising, governance and growth activities. A trio of partners co-leads, comprising: Thomas Dupont-Sentilles; Anne-Charlotte Rivière, who specialises in life sciences and technology transactions and is singled out for her ‘exceptional commitment and perfect mastery of her files’; and Xavier Leroux, who joined from Bird & Bird in July 2023.
Praxisleiter:
Thomas Dupont-Sentilles; Anne-Charlotte Rivière; Xavier Leroux
Weitere Kernanwälte:
Louis Taslé d’Héliand; Marie Fillon
Referenzen
‘The Goodwin VC team is very experienced and this is reflected in all files. The team is very responsive to any request, with excellent quality of deliverables and process management. The team always demonstrates a lot of calm and pragmatism which allows many dangerous situations to be resolved. I thank them for all their work and I hope to have many more opportunities to work with them.’
‘Louis Taslé d’Héliand: Very detailed knowledge of the French ecosystem and already extensive experience in this area. Louis Taslé d’Héliand is highly appreciated by clients for his professionalism and pragmatism which helps resolve many situations. Perfect management of processes and schedules.’
‘Exceptionally efficient, close-knit team well-positioned in their field of excellence: life science and venture. Louis Taslé d’Héliand has extensive experience advising VC funds on portfolio transactions and is able to navigate difficult negotiations in a calm and professional manner to get the best results for his clients.’
Kernmandanten
Agronutris
AlgoTx
Ascendance Flight Technologies
Assurly
DentalMonitoring
Depixus
Devialet
DNA Script
eCential Robotics
Heyteam
Innovafeed
I-TEN
Kiro
Lucca
Umiami
Vestack
ADEME Investissement
ANDREESSEN HOROWITZ FUND VIII, L.P. (“a16z”)
Alven Capital Partners
Astorg Partners
Blackstone Innovations LLC
Bpifrance
BNP Paribas Développement
Cathay Capital
Casdin Capital
Crédit Mutuel Innovation
DST Global
Eni Next
FIL Strategic Ventures Limited
Fountain Healthcare Partners
Go Capital
Headline
Johnson & Johnson Innovation – JJDC
Intermediate Capital Group
Karista
Kurma Partners
Left Lane Capital
Mirova
Quadrille Capital
Raise Conseil
RGREEN Invest
Ribbit
Sofinnova Partners
SpeedInvest
Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP
The 'responsive' and 'attentive' team at Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP is well-versed in advising private equity funds, investors, fund sponsors, and portfolio companies on venture capital mandates. It has additional strength in related work such as legal and tax structuring, due diligence, the drafting of pre-contractual agreements, and management packages. Four practitioners share leadership of the group: the 'responsive, available and pragmatic' Alexandre Omaggio; the 'rigourous, patient' Sébastien Pontillo; Dana Anagnostou and Reid Feldman complete the leadership team.
Praxisleiter:
Dana Anagnostou; Alexandre Omaggio; Sebastien Pontillo; Reid Feldman
Weitere Kernanwälte:
Eléonore Herve Le Roch
Referenzen
‘Responsiveness and ability to work on complex matters.’
‘Very attentive to issues, eturns are always on time. Alexandre Omaggio’s team has a very good understanding of the issues raised and the needs of customers, with an approach that is both technical and pragmatic, allowing them to fully meet expectations.’
‘Alexandre Omaggio explains complex problems simply and finds creative solutions to specific problems. He is a very responsive, available and pragmatic lawyer.’
Kernmandanten
BPIFRANCE
EQT CAPITAL PARTNERS
TIKEHAU CAPITAL
BIZAO
ARCURE
PAARLY
IRIS FUND I F.C.R.E.
DEMETER
ROSALY
Lightspeed Venture Partners
Hg Capital
Eurazeo
DEFACTO
KARMEN
M&G
Highlight-Mandate
- Advised Lightspeed Venture Partners, lead investor on Mistral’s series seed round.
- Advised Tikehau Capital on its reinvestment for Tehtris €44 million Series B.
- Advised Eurazeo (lead investor) and Trocadero Capital Partners (co-investor) on their acquisition of a minority stake in Eowin, alongside management.
Orrick
Orrick is well-placed to advise startups and investors based in France and abroad on venture and growth capital transactions. The group has a track record providing counsel to software, computing, and e-commerce companies. The practice is co-led by Benjamin Cichostepski, who assists high-potential companies and investors private equity and M&A transactions, and Olivier Vuillod, who stands out for his considerable cross-border transactional expertise.
Praxisleiter:
Benjamin Cichostepski; Olivier Vuillod
Referenzen
‘Responsiveness and availability.’
‘Olivier Vuillod: availability, clarity of explanations & technical qualities.’
Kernmandanten
Dataiku
Homa Games
Cajoo / Flink
SiPearl
Highland Europe
Tehtri-Security
Battery Ventures and LFX Venture Partners
Volta Medical
Ganymed Robotics
SESAMm
Strapi
XXII
Regate
Kaliz
Immortal Game
EDF Pulse
Upfront
Mistral AI
Highlight-Mandate
- Advised Dataiku on its $200m Series F financing.
- Advised Upfront on its investment in the $175m financing of Ynsect.
- Advised Mistral AI on its $113m Series Seed financing.
UGGC Avocats
The group at UGGC Avocats is well-placed to advise investment funds and companies on all manner of venture and growth capital operations and related matters, including audits, the drafting of shareholders’ agreements, and management packages. Charles-Emmanuel Prieur steers the practice and is particularly focused on transactions involving new technologies, life sciences, real estate, and financial services. Additional key figures include partner David Gordon-Krief and corporate practitioner Ali Bougrine.
Praxisleiter:
Charles-Emmanuel Prieur
Referenzen
‘Highly customer success-focused team; clear communication; responsive; available. Always balanced in negotiations to move towards closing rather than getting hung up on details.’
‘Charles-Emmanuel Prieur as practice head has been very willing to help and provide value beyond individual transactions and is a valuable resource from quick inquiries to short-notice large transaction support. Laurie Durand and Rebecca El Hakim both delivered excellent work and provided significant value throughout transactions.’
‘Strength of the UGGC team: legal skills, responsiveness and understanding of customer needs. Allocation of the right skills to the client.’
Kernmandanten
Bpifrance
Forsee Power
Paradiso Media
AdBio Partners
Tridek-One
DocCity
Stanwell Consulting
Astraveus
Anoat Therapeutics
RedTree Capital
D-Aim
Mooncard
Therinvest
Highlight-Mandate
- Counsel to Bpifrance in the €80m fundraising of the deeptech company ITEN, the specialist in lithium-ion ceramic micro-batteries.
- Counsel to Bpifrance, Famille C Venture and Citizens of Humanity in their investment of approximately €15m in the company PILI, a pioneer in the development of renewable colors.
- Counsel to Forsee Power on its capital increase of approximately €50m, intended to finance the acceleration of its commercial, industrial and technological development.
Viguié Schmidt & Associés
Viguié Schmidt & Associés's 'responsive and pragmatic' team is noted for assisting venture capital funds and corporations with strategic venture capital investments involving the, health, property, and food technology segments. Louis Chenard steers the practice and is lauded as a 'good negotiator; solution-oriented and pragmatic'. Chenard specialises in assisting French and international clients with venture/growth capital and M&A transactions.
Praxisleiter:
Louis Chenard
Referenzen
‘Very responsive and pragmatic. High desire to find a solution. Client-oriented and solution-oriented.’
‘Louis Chenard: Good negotiator; solution-oriented and pragmatic.’
‘Very professional team and very attentive to problems.’
Kernmandanten
Astanor
IVP
Educapital
LBO France
Alter Equity
Headline (formerly e.ventures)
Pace Capital Fund
Edenred Capital Ventures
Danone Manifesto Venture
Calcium Capital
Caisse des dépôts et consignations
Alstom
Revent
Apex Ventures
Evolem
Otium
Meritech
Bpifrance
earlybirds
Triodos
Red Alpine
Highlight-Mandate
- Counsel to IVP in the context of Pigment’s EUR 80m venture capital financing (Series C).
- Counsel to LBO France in connection with ICG MEUR’s 240m investment in Zeplug.
- Counsel to Astanor, Redalpine and Bpifrance in the context of Umiami’s EUR 30m venture capital financing round.
White & Case LLP
White & Case LLP is well-known for assisting investors, founders, and their companies with venture capital-related transactions. The group is qualified to advise on the gamut of matters, namely pre-investment due diligence, seed capital, and growth stage financings. The practice is co-led by Saam Golshani, who majors on private equity and M&A transactions involving the technology sector; and Guillaume Vitrich, whose practice has a focus on complex cross-border mandates.
Praxisleiter:
Saam Golshani; Guillaume Vitrich
Referenzen
‘Very available and creative to find legal solutions to complex problems specific to technology companies.’
Kernmandanten
Eurazeo
Cathay Capital
Macquarie Capital
Tikehau Capital
Carlyle
Cube Infrastructure Managers
CDC
CDPQ
Bpifrance
Omnes Capital
Mérieux Equity Partners
Qualitas Energy
FCDE
LFPI Gestion
Softbank
Revaia
CVC Capital
Oaktree Capital
Goldman Sachs
Sienna Capital
Highlight-Mandate
- Advised Goldman Sachs in connection with $510m Series E financing of BackMarket, valuing the company at $5.7bn.
- Advised Goldman Sachs in the context of the €60 million fundraising of Younited, a France-based fintech company specialised in providing instant credit.
- Advised Inato on its equity fundraising subscribed by Cathay, Top Harvest, Obvious Ventures and La Maison Partners.
Alerion
Praxisleiter:
Pierre-Olivier Brouard; Vincent Poirier; Antoine Rousseau; Christophe Gerschel
Weitere Kernanwälte:
Benoît Deramoudt; Karine Khau-Castelle; Pauline de Roquefeuil
Referenzen
‘Responsiveness, availability, quality of advice.’
‘Alerion’s support was extremely qualitative – very responsive team – ability to adapt to specific issues with pragmatic advice, allowing effective solutions to be found while bringing the parties together – coverage of the all subjects, if necessary by requesting relevant internal specialists.’
‘Pierre-Olivier Brouard: very senior but remains available; always aware of the progress of projects; good business sense to advance projects and find solutions. Benoît Deramoudt, Karine Khau-Castelle, and Pauline de Roquefeuil – very precise and exhaustive, move subjects forward, cover all points, know how to manage complexity.’
Kernmandanten
Hugues de Rouville
Isatis Capital
EDF Pulse
Adaxtra Capital
TechLife Capital
BPI France Investissement & Eurazeo
Advancy
Edflex
Check & Visit
EvidenceB
Highlight-Mandate
- Assisted Ekoscan Integrity with the raising of €23m from three funds: Abénex, EDF Pulse Ventures, and its historical investor, ALIAD.
August Debouzy
Praxisleiter:
Julien Wagmann; Julien Aucomte
Referenzen
‘Julien Wagmann – integrity, proximity, leadership.’
Kernmandanten
Look Up Space
Coty Apps
Tiger Global Management
Yogosha
Spectral
Glowee
Mylegitech
10t
Greenoaks capital
Sequoia capital
Raise investissement
Capzanine
Cathay capital
Elaia partners
Axeleo capital
Isai gestion
Kernel investissements
Alsid
Tinyclues
Vinci group (lnrd invest)
Qapa
Highlight-Mandate
- Advised Look Up Space, which is developing a space surveillance radar designed to predict collision threats posed by space debris and satellite proliferation, on its first Seed round of financing, worth €7m.
- Advised Yogosha on its fundraising with its existing shareholders.
- Advised Spectral on its EUR 1.2m post seed fundraising with existing and new investors, including Go Capital and Elaia.
BG2V
Praxisleiter:
Jérôme Albertin; Roland Gueny; Hervé de Kervasdoue; Stanislas Richoillez; Camille de Verdelhan
Kernmandanten
Fineta
Limflow
Rgreen
Karot Capital
Kharis Capital
M6
Kintaro Group
C-Risk
Nathalie Ternisien (Manager)
Medesis Pharma
Ivc Evidensia France
Innovafonds
Newfund
Bignon Lebray
Kernmandanten
Tangent Line, Finindus and Ciech
SPARKLING PARTNERS
EIC FUND
Aventim
TIKAMOON
SIGHOR – HOSPITALITY
RODRICAP
Société Générale Capital Partenaires (SGCP) et Capelia
VITALIS
Highlight-Mandate
- Advised Tangent Line, Finindus and Ciech on their investment in MagREEsource among other investors (Business Angels and industrial investors).
- Advised the EIC Fund on its investment in Ganymed Robotics.
- Advised Aventim, its founder and key executives, on its €25m fund-raising with Omnes Capital, a player dedicated to sustainable investments.
Delsol Avocats
Praxisleiter:
Séverine Bravard; Henri-Louis Delsol; Philippe Dumez; Pierre Gougé; Emmanuel Kaeppelin; Philippe Malikian; Raphaël Ory
Referenzen
‘Competence, listening and availability.’
Kernmandanten
Ademe Investissement
BNP Développement
Boostheat
Capelia
CDC (Banque des territoires)
Comptoir Rhodanien
Demeter
Dimotrans
Evolem
Facil’iti
Fortify
Framatome
France Nucléaire
Garibaldi Participations
GL Events
Hesus
La Fée Maraboutée
Naldeo Group
Raise Sherpas
Réalités
Runa Capital
Silamir
Siparex
Highlight-Mandate
- Advised Dimotrans on the acquisition of a stake in its capital by Crédit Mutuel Equity.
- Advised GL Events on the early refinancing of its RCF and on obtaining a new financing line.
- Advised Fortify on the new stage of development with UI Investissement
Dentons
Praxisleiter:
Olivia Guéguen
Referenzen
‘Very complete team with a strong network.’
Kernmandanten
Octopus Ventures
Target Global Early Stage Fund II LP
777 Partners
Verlinvest
Rainmaking
Bpifrance Large Venture
Gilde Healthcare
Imcheck Therapeutics
Laboratoires Servier
Mitsui & Co, LTD
Benhamou Global Venture (BGV)
Piano Software
Highlight-Mandate
- Advised Bpifrance Large Venture on its €30m series A fundraising, together with Eurazeo.
- Advised Asabys Partners on the investment by its fund SAHII II( Sabadell Asabys Healthcare Innovation Investments II) and of Thuja Capital Healthcare in the investment in Gradient Denervation Technologies.
- Advised 777 Partnerson on the issuance of convertible bonds by Dillan, subscribed by 777 Partners LLC.
Fiducial Legal by Lamy
Praxisleiter:
Eric Baroin; Julien Hollier; Julien Gruys; Misha Raznatovich
Kernmandanten
Aquasourça
Seventure Partners
Groupe Cardinal
Innova
Forez Bennes
Beastly
Cyrus Conseil
Chamatex
Wiismile
Hardis Group
Fiducial
D2x Expertise
Groupe Agora
Corhofi
AN Groupe
Highlight-Mandate
- Advised Cosmo Tech and its managers in connection with two new rounds of financing, with previous investors and Accenture Ventures (as new investor).
- Advised the management for the setting up of Nexun, a pan-European solar platform dedicated to the development, and, in some cases, construction of early stage ground-mounted solar PV projects.
FTPA
Praxisleiter:
Nathalie Younan
Weitere Kernanwälte:
Charles-Philippe Letellier; François-Xavier Beauvisage
Referenzen
‘Very agile, very business-focused law firm.’
Kernmandanten
Noema Pharma
Groupe Monplaisir
Amavi Capital
NextStage AM
Iris Galerie
Pennylane
Dilitrust
Highlight-Mandate
- Advised Amavi in the context of its investment in Check & Visit.
- Advised NextStage AM and Sodero Gestion in their investment in Faguo.
- Advised Noema Pharma on the French aspects of its oversubscribed Series B financing round.
Joffe & Associés
Praxisleiter:
Virginie Belle; Aymeric Degremont; Christophe Joffe; Thomas Saltiel; Romain Soiron
Kernmandanten
Caisse des Dépôts et Consignation (Dracula Technologies)
Addworking
HYPERPLAN / DEMETER
BPIFRANCE / FAUME
PEPETTE
OUTSIGHT / EIC
INNOVACOM / SAMP
OSO-AI/ Innocavom, Novinvest Partners et Breizh-up
HINFACT
PONY / Épopée Gestion, Aquiti Gestion, Demeter Investment Managers
BPIFRANCE / PRICEMOOV
PROFESSORBOB.AI / INNOVACOM
INNARIX / ANKAA VENTURES
AVICENNA.AI / INNOVACOM
BPIFRANCE / EXOTRAIL
TEHTRIS : Jolt Capital
JUNO
REDMAN / OMNES CAPITAL
SEKOIA.IO
MICROOLED
Highlight-Mandate
- Assisted Tehtris with its €44m financing.
Orsay Avocats
Praxisleiter:
Frédéric Lerner; Samira Friggeri; Pierre Hesnault
Referenzen
‘Very available, very competent team with a very good understanding of the commercial/business issues behind the investments made. Strength of proposal in complicated legal situations. Very good collaboration with Frédéric Lerner and Pierre Hesnault.’
Kernmandanten
EL CAPITAN (POP CHEF)
Quantum Genomics
JDRF T1 FUND
LDC Food (Louis Dreyfus Cie)
Andera Partners
Supernova Invest
CapAgro
Moka Care
Groupe WS
Mediarithmics
Morfo
Wille AG
Innovoali SA (Grupo Bimbo)
Highlight-Mandate
- Advised Andera Partners and Supernova Invest on the investment of a C Round fundraising in an Israeli Biotech company (Sonivie).
- Advised MOKA.CARE on its Serie A funding (investment from Left Lane / Singular Capital Partners / Origins and Business Angels.
- Advised CAPAGRO on the Serie A funding of GROUPE WELL (CUURE) (Sale of Wellness products and nutritional supplements platform).
OYAT
Praxisleiter:
Caroline Basdevant-Soulié; Guillaume Ledoux
Referenzen
‘A high-quality team. Caroline Basdevant-Soulié: exceptional, deal maker, attentive, good technical skills.’
‘The Oyat team is very dynamic, pragmatic with a very pleasant and friendly relationship while being professional.’
‘Caroline Basdevant-Soulié for her pragmatism, flexibility and quick and efficient responses.’
Kernmandanten
Arpilabe Holding
Arcadis ESG
Cenexi
Daikin Air Conditioning France
Icade (Urban Odyssey)
Yotta Capital
Atream
Nomios
Epsotech
Isatis
Van De Velde Packaging Group
Accor / Dedge
Highlight-Mandate
- Advised Sébastien Kher (CEO of Nomios Group) and the Nomios’ managers regarding the local and international coordination of the sale of international Nomios Group by Keensight Capital.
- Advised Urban Odyssey, a subsidiary of Icade, on their investments in 5 start ups.
Parallel Avocats AARPI
Praxisleiter:
Jérémie Aflalo
Weitere Kernanwälte:
Awa Yaffa
Referenzen
‘Total availability of teams, great responsiveness, great professionalism, efficiency, pugnacity until the end of the deals’
‘Jérémie Aflalo – incredibly technically competent, true business sense, fine negotiator, professional and pleasant communication, great responsiveness. Problem-solver.’
‘An agile team, on a human scale, close to its customers, their issues and the challenges of their markets.’
Kernmandanten
Stability AI
Jellysmack
Yousign
Brigad
Assoconnect
inmemori
Les Eclaireuses
WeMaintain
Qobra
Mob-Energy
EndoGene.Bio
HomeToGo
RLTY
Narval
Agriodor
Station F
NEAT
Lovys
Hub-Grade
Jump
Fairlyne
Fairly Made
ShareID
Cocolis
Numeral
Hiflow
Innovorder
BP2R / Sightness
Simbel
SportDynamics
Highlight-Mandate
- Advised Brigad on its €33 million Series B funding led by Balderton.
- Advised venture capital-backed company Stability AI on its acquisition of the French company “Init ML”.
- Advised Mob-Energy on its €10m Series A funding led by Axeleo Capital, Santander AM, Bpifrance, CMA-CGM and Crédit Agricole.
Sekri Valentin Zerrouk
Praxisleiter:
Oliver Legrand
Referenzen
‘I have worked several times with Olivier Legrand and have appreciated his pragmatic approach.’
‘A complementary team with responsiveness and very customer and business-oriented service.’
‘Olivier Legrand – very qualified and with an understanding of business issues in our companies.’
Kernmandanten
Pernod Ricard
Top Harvest
Core Biogenesis
Homepilot
77 Foods
Orus
Omnidoc
Fairbrics
Santexpat
Marble
Elevo
Extrality
Chouette
Hinlab
Spotimplant
Lokki
Kinetix
Upciti
PNY
Explora Project
Mercari
Zeway
Santexpat.fr
Resan
OMAJ
Vesper Investissement
Highlight-Mandate
- Advised Top Harvest in the context of the €20m fundraising of Inato.
- Advised the startup Chouette in the context of the €5m fundraising from Demeter, the French Caisse des dépots et consignations and Kubota.
- Advised the startup Lokki in the context of the €4m fundraising from Serena.
Villechenon
Praxisleiter:
Morgan Hunault-Berret; Isabelle Burel-Blasoni; Alexander Kotopoulis; Erwan Tostivint
Referenzen
‘Strong expertise and strong adaptation skills. The firm does its utmost for its clients.’
‘The combination of expertise, availability, efficiency and cost is unparalleled in the market.’
‘A technically efficient team that understands the philosophy of entrepreneurs.’
Kernmandanten
Demeter Partners
Cathay Capital
Serena Capital
Seb Alliance
Daphni Venture Capital
Ring Capital
Ventech VC
Make Sense Invest
Orange Ventures
Withings
Synapse Medicine
Chan Zuckerberg Initiative
Racine²
European Innovation Council
Dutch Founders Fund
CBRE Group
Highlight-Mandate
- Assisted CBRE Group (investor) with the Series D financing of Deepki alongside the conclusion of a strategic partnership.
- Assisted Lunii with its 11M€ fundraising.
- Assisted Serena Capital & Breega (investors) with the EUR 8,5m fundraising of Numias.
Walter Billet Avocats
Praxisleiter:
Fabien Billet
Weitere Kernanwälte:
Christophe Cussaguet
Referenzen
‘Flexibility, expertise on all types of corporate operations for startups, very high responsiveness, availability, pragmatism.’
‘Fabien Billet: availability, expertise, business-minded, solution driven. Christophe Cussaguet: reliability, responsiveness, professionalism.’
‘Fabien Billet and Christophe Cussaguet- great flexibility and creativity.’
Kernmandanten
RedAlpine
Koyeb
Oreegami
Launchmetrics
Standing Ovation
Pickme
Skipper NDT
Shipup
Bizon
Livejourney
Highlight-Mandate
- Advised RedAlpine on its investment in Umiami during a €26.5m financing round.
- Advised Standing Ovation on its €12m series A funding.
YARDS
Praxisleiter:
Igor Doumenc; Jean-Philippe Jacob
Weitere Kernanwälte:
Eric du Peloux
Kernmandanten
NextStage
Oasys & Cie
Esktend
Weinberg Capital Partners
BlaBlaCar
Malt
Back Market
Alantra International Corporate Advisory
Natixis Investment Manager
Peninsular Capital
Montaner Pietrini Distribution
Aquila Asset Management
Herbarom Group
Newen Studios
Flowdesk
Coinhouse
XAnge
Enowe
Proxistore
Mithril Security
Conquest
Nalo
BPI France
Fibonacci
Terre de Sienne
Alteia
Degroux Brugère
Praxisleiter:
Jérémie Swiecznik
Kernmandanten
Alven
Bpifrance
Quadia
Isai
Breega
Sonio
SiPearl
Capital Croissance
HLD
Walter Learning
Reflex CES
FIDAL
Praxisleiter:
Sabrina Bol
Referenzen
‘Reference team.’
Kernmandanten
Unexo, Crédit Agricole Ille et Vilaine
Berny
Go Capital
Ouest Croissance
Dammann Frères
Mozaik Energies
Nimbl’Bot
Highlight-Mandate
- Advised BERNY and its founders on a capital increase in favour of Epopée Gestion, Pays de la Loire Participations and business angels.
- Advised Dammann Freres on a transaction involving a combination of the sale of shares by the majority shareholder and one of the minority shareholders and a capital increase.
- Advised Mozaik Energies and its founders on a capital increase in favour of Galileo.
LERINS
Praxisleiter:
Laurent Julienne; Guillaume Jarry
Kernmandanten
Crédit Mutuel Equity / BPI France
Société Générale Capital Partenaires / BPI
France
TESTAMENTO
CIRCLE MOBILITY
LESSONIA
TAKETURNS
PARTICEEP
TIMESKIPPER
AUTOMOBILE CLUB DE L’OUEST
LOKALITÉ
McDermott Will & Emery AARPI
Praxisleiter:
Fabrice Piollet; Diana Hund; Anthony Paronneau; Emmanuelle Trombe
Highlight-Mandate
- Advised Novo Holdings A/S, as well as the other historical investors, on a €130m Series C investment in Amolyt Pharma.
- Advised international funds Earlybird and Andera Partners on a new financing round for ImCheck Therapeutics to the aggregate amount of €96m.
- Advised Innovacom, an active early-stage investor financing start-ups in science and digital technology through venture and seed funds, in the context of its investment in GreenWaves Technologies.
Reed Smith
Praxisleiter:
Marc Fredj; Guilain Hippolyte; Isabelle MacElhone
Solferino Associés
Praxisleiter:
Fouad Bellaaroussi; Bernard-Olivier Becker; Magali Carosso
Referenzen
‘Magali Carosso – reliable, smart and efficient.’
Kernmandanten
Bpifrance
Montefiore
Pléiade Investissement / Pléiade Venture
Ardian
Kamet
Natixis / BPCE
Vivendi
Qonto
Fraction
Fipto / Numias
Proskope
Parcom
Park Partners / Perpetua Investment Group
Aviz.io
Bloom Ride
Tilt Capital
ROFIM
FIFTY
Expliseat
Fairmat
Groupe Up
Talis
Shadow
Libertus Capital
Squadeasy
Highlight-Mandate
- Advised Bpifrance on its investment in Clubfunding.
- Advised Bpifrance and Montefiore on their investment in Pierre & Vacances – Center Parcs in the context of the restructuring of Pierre & Vacances.
- Advised Prisma Media on its investment in Agua Blanca.
Spark Avocats
Praxisleiter:
Ariane Olive; Mathieu Ducceschi; Florian Mayor
Referenzen
‘Ariane Olive and Mathieu Ducceschi standing out.’
‘Ariane – business drive and great understanding of the market.
‘Mathieu is extremely reliable and committed.’
Kernmandanten
SELFEE
Constructions Babcock Services
Actionnaires Keyboss Group
RNI Conseil
Data Legal Drive
Aveine
Metron
Buyco
SDEC GROUP
Ixo engineering
December Digital
Mors Transmission
Zimmermann St Barths
Stella Maris Equity – DSD
Albert/ Vincent Barat
Sillage Transmission
Eliasun
Inovaloreg
Berceau des Rois
Primus Transmission and Actibio
Highlight-Mandate
- Advised Selfee on the negotiation and drafting of the documentation relating to the €11m capital increase.
- Advised December Digital on the acquisition of the group Cliken Web.
- Advised the founder, Mrs. Violaine Chaumont, and shareholders of the company RNI CONSEIL, on the sale of the 100% of the share capital of the company to ProductLifeGroup.
Taylor Wessing
Praxisleiter:
Gilles Amsallem; Nicolas de Witt; Laurence Lapeyre; François Mary; Anne-Juliette de Zaluski
Kernmandanten
Demeter
Dawn Capital
Greenbids
First Mark
Alteryx
BeFC