News Mergers & Acquisitions - Corporate law

The BMG Group, which specialises in commercial property, has signed a €70 million ESG loan with a consortium of leading financial institutions. The 12-year loan, which covers a portfolio of 48 business sites, will support the Group in its energy transition to maximise its efforts in terms of energy sobriety and efficiency. In the context of...

DELSOL Avocats is pleased to announce the appointment of three lawyers as Counsel : Eve Dauvois (Wealth Law and Taxation), Mayeul Fournier de Saint Jean (Mergers & Acquisitions - Corporate Law) and Alexis Robbe (Public Law). Eve Dauvois’ main areas of expertise are wealth tax, restructuring, optimisation and transfer of assets, as well as...

DELSOL Avocats advised Framatome, an international leader in nuclear energy, on the acquisition by Framatome and TechnicAtome from the Daher group of Daher Valves, now renamed Vanatome, an industrial company that designs, manufactures and qualifies valves for the nuclear and defense industries. This acquisition, completed on July 1, 2024,...

The Solventis group is a glycol and solvent supplier operating from Antwerp, in Belgium and the United Kingdom. With more than 17,500 employees within 600 sites located in 72 countries, Brenntag is the world leader in the distribution of chemicals and ingredients. The merger will result in the strengthening of Brenntag’s global sourcing...

Founded in 2013, Tamahris is a human resources technology consulting company helping businesses define and implement their HR strategy. Last May, Tamahris entered into exclusive negotiations with Act-On, a leading company in organisational, digital and cultural transformation activities. These negotiations have resulted in the sale of Tamahris...

Jean-Michel Aulas’ family office, Holnest, has signed an agreement with 13 partners, entrepreneurs and national and regional institutions to acquire the LDLC Arena, a sports venue located in the Lyon metropolitan area. HOLARENA, a company created for this purpose, of which Holnest is chairman and 60% shareholder, owns 100% of the LDLC Arena as...

DELSOL Avocats advised CDC (Banque des Territoires) and BNP Paribas in Ecodair’s €3.5 million fundraising, alongside Phitrust and Crédit Mutuel Asset Management. Ecodair is a computer reconditioning company with a social purpose founded in Paris in 2004. It has five sites in France. In 2023, Ecodair processed more than 46,000 items of IT...

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...

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...

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,...

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...

IDI, one of the leading private equity firms in France, has acquired a majority stake in EXSTO, a leading French group in the field of high-performance elastomers. EXSTO Group has a turnover of 69 million euros in 2023 and employs nearly 360 people in six production sites in France, Italy and Brazil. It also has a sales office in the United...

DELSOL Avocats advised Edusign, a SaaS platform for secure digital presence sheets, on its acquisition of the AppScho start-up. AppScho offers a complete solution enabling higher education establishments to centralise all their digital services on a mobile application for their students. This acquisition enables Edusign to broaden its range of...

DELSOL Avocats is proud to be ranked in 10 Legal 500 EMEA 2024 categories : Construction – Tier 3 Data privacy and data protection – Tier 3 Dispute resolution : Commercial litigation – Tier 4 Dispute resolution : White-collar crime – Tier 4 Employment –

DELSOL Avocats has once again been distinguished at the Palmarès du Droit organised in Paris by Le Monde du Droit. The expertise of our teams was rewarded in the following categories : Tax Litigation : Golden trophy Wealth law : Golden trophy Non-profit organisations : Golden trophy Mergers - Acquisitions : transactions < €50M : Silver...

The UpCoop cooperative (Groupe Up), a major player in socially and locally useful payment solutions (luncheon vouchers, gift vouchers, etc.), has acquired the Loyalty Company group, France’s leading expert in data marketing and communications consultancy. Created in 2004, the Loyalty Company group employs 75 experts in consultancy, data,...

DELSOL Avocats is proud to be listed in 3 Chambers and Partners 2024 rankings : Corporate/M&A : Mid-Market - Band 3 Litigation : Highly Regarded - Band 3 General Business Law - Spotlight In addition to these collective rankings,Gaëlle MERLIER has been designated « Up and Coming » lawyer in « Pharma/Life Sciences : Product Liability » and...

DELSOL Avocats is delighted to announce the promotion to Counsel status of three lawyers : Caroline Da Lage (Mergers & Acquisitions - Corporate Law), Jessica Neufville (Employment Law – Social welfare law, Distressed companies - Restructuring) and Arnaud Laroche (Non-profit Organisations - Social and solidarity-based entrepreneurship)....

Electricité de France (EDF) has acquired a majority stake in the share capital of upOwa, which was founded in 2014 and specialises in supplying low-cost solar kits in Cameroon. upOwa has completed just over 60,000 installations in favor of 300,000 people in rural Cameroon. EDF plans to use its global expertise to help accelerate upOwa’s...

Before 2024, there was no uniform federal procedure in the United States for reporting beneficial ownership. As we step into 2024, the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) comes into effect, requiring a wide range of businesses to disclose their beneficial ownership details to the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), a division of the...