News Mergers & Acquisitions - Corporate law

DELSOL Avocats advised the management of High Connexion, a mobile and payment solutions company, on its LBO. This promotional and transactional SMS provider is leaving the HighCo group to join a pool of investors including Albarest Partners, Bpifrance and Carvest. In the context of this transaction, DELSOL Avocats advised the management on...

DELSOL Avocats has advised Matisse Ventures, a French company specialising in the acquisition and development of industry-specific software for the construction sector, on the acquisition of SOC Informatique, a French software publisher renowned for its software solutions for construction professionals. This transaction confirms Matisse...

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 Compliance Healthcare law Commercial, business...

DELSOL Avocats advised DIMOTRANS Group on a financing transaction aimed at accelerating the company’s growth. The DIMOTRANS Group, a major player in the transport and logistics sector in France and abroad with a consolidated turnover of €663.4 million in 2024, has announced the creation of new credit lines totalling €200 million. This strategic...

DELSOL Avocats is proud to be ranked in 8 Legal 500 EMEA 2025 categories : Construction – Tier 3 Data privacy and data protection – Tier 3 Employment – Tier 4 Industry focus : Healthcare and life sciences – Tier 2 Mergers & Acquisitions – Tier 5 Private equity : venture/growth capital – Tier 3 Tax - Tier 5 The regions – Tier 1 DELSOL Avocats...

Since February 3, 2025, after five and a half months of waiting, Belgium has a new center-right federal government composed of a coalition of five parties : the Flemish nationalists (NVA), the French-speaking liberals (MR), the French-speaking centrists (Les Engagés), the Flemish Christian Democrats (CD&V), and the Flemish socialists...

DELSOL Avocats advised Siparex on the acquisition of a majority stake in Emalec, a recognised expert in multi-technical contract maintenance and construction works for all building trades. This transaction will enable Emalec to strenghen its presence in strategic markets such as the Benelux countries, Germany and Spain, while developing its...

DELSOL Avocats is proud to be listed in 6 Chambers and Partners 2025 rankings : Construction - Band 3 Corporate/M&A : Mid-Market - Band 2 Litigation : Highly Regarded - Band 2 Pharma/Life sciences - Band 4 Tax - Band 6 General Business Law - Spotlight In addition to these collective rankings, Geoffroy GOUBIN and Gaëlle MERLIER have...

DELSOL Avocats advised the sellers (the Pechel investment fund and the founders [Gérald Clamaron and Laurent Clamaron]) on the sale of the WellNess Sport Club group, a French network of premium sports halls, to Waterland Private Equity. Operating in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Provence-Alpes-Côte-d’Azur, the Paris region, western France and...

As the United States have just elected a new President, Donald Trump, who will return to power on 20 January 2025, DELSOL Avocats conducted a survey on the perception of French law from the point of view of US lawyers, in-house lawyers, companies, directors, investors and more generally all US economic players, to find out how they view French...

DELSOL Avocats advised idiCo on the LBO of Slat, a designer of safety power supply systems The management company acquired a majority stake. Garibaldi Participations takes a minority stake alongside the management team. In the context of this transaction, DELSOL Avocats advised idiCo with a multi-disciplinary team including : Emmanuel...

DELSOL Avocats advised Albarest Partners on the buy-out of Optym-Ha, a French SME specialising in the cleaning of particle filters. The management company took control of three quarters of the target’s capital, while the founder partner, who was so far sole shareholder, retained a 25% stake. The transaction was structured by a senior debt taken...

Over the past 15 years, France has increasingly reinforced its control over foreign investments. The list of sensitive activities subject to prior authorization has expanded substantially. Early 2024, a new regulation (i) expanded the list to activities related to the processing and extraction of critical raw materials (cobalt, lithium…), while...

Since July 1, 2023, Belgium has implemented a foreign direct investment (FDI) screening system. The aim of the FDI screening is to detect and mitigate potential risks to national security, public order, and strategic interests, particularly in sensitive sectors like critical infrastructure, technology, and raw materials. The FDI screening...

With a view to reconcile buyers’ and sellers’ opposite objectives in M&A and private equity transactions, W&I (Warranty and Indemnity, also know as Representations and Warranties) insurance has become a more and more widely-spread tool on the French market to popular risk allocation. W&I insurance enables to materially bridge gaps...

DELSOL Avocats advised Astier de Villatte, a French company known for its ceramics and perfumes, on the acquisition of a majority stake in its capital by Vesper Invest, a French investment company specialising in long-term support for growing and sustainable businesses. Astier de Villatte, co-founded in Paris in 1996 by Benoît Astier de...

DELSOL Avocats advised CDC (Banque des Territoires), UI Investissement, Carvest (Crédit Agricole Régions Investissement) and Cléry on the €4 million fundraising by AdEchoTech, a French health tech company. This fundraising will enable AdEchoTech to step up the commercial development of its remote ultrasound robotic solution and invest in new...

DELSOL Avocats advised ABC Companies, a leader in motorcoach and transit equipment sales and service in USA and Canada which was the exclusive distributor of the motor coaches produced by the Belgian Company Van HooL, in the context of Van Hool’s bankruptcy. Our team assisted ABC Companies, throughout a complex and particularly urgent process,...

DELSOL Avocats advised human resources specialist Domino RH on the acquisition of Toma Interim, a temporary employment agency specialising in the construction, industry, logistics and service sectors. In the context of this transaction, DELSOL Avocats advised Domino RH with a team including Philippe Dumez, partner, Mayeul Fournier de Saint...

DELSOL Avocats advised LSDH (Les Crudettes) on the acquisition of Bonduelle group’s packaged salad business in France. A family-owned and independent medium-sized company, LSDH has been developing for more than a century in the liquid food sector (milk, juices, vegetable drinks, fruit drinks, etc.) and, since 2014, in the ready-to-eat salad...