Deals (2023)

DELSOL Avocats advised Apave, a group specialising in the management of technical, human, environmental and digital risks, with the acquisition of Tecnatom France from Tecnatom SA. Tecnatom France is the French subsidiary of Tecnatom SA, itself controlled by the American group Westinghouse Electric Company. Specialising in ultrasonic...

SEGEPO, a company specialising in the manufacture of mechanical parts, is reorganising its capital around its management, which has become the majority shareholder. Arkéa Capital and Bpifrance have become minority shareholders. In 2015, the French manufacturer sold 60% of its capital to Dentressangle, which took the opportunity of this new...

DELSOL Avocats is proud to have assisted the founders of Kyutai, a not-for-profit open science artificial intelligence research laboratory. Co-founded by CMA CGM, Groupe iliad and Schmidt Futures, Kyutai will publish all its research work free of charge. The laboratory’s co-founders aim for Kyutai to be a genuine hub for the French and...

DELSOL Avocats advised the energy broker for professionals, Opera Energie, on an OBO. Opera Energie is preparing for international expansion and the diversification of its offering with the arrival of two investors : the Luxembourg investment company Oraxys and Bpifrance. The three founders, Jean-Sébastien Degouve, Nicolas Chevallier and...

DELSOL Avocats advised CTA, a Lyon-based manufacturer of industrial refrigeration and heating systems, on an OBO. CTA opened up its capital, which until then had been wholly owned by its directors, Céline Lach and Adrien Perez, and gave a stake of around 20% to Garibaldi Participations and BNP Paribas Développement as part of an OBO in which...

Heliup, a Savoie-based start-up pioneering lightweight photovoltaic panels, has raised €10 million to transform the large roofs of existing buildings into a source of clean energy. The round of financing was led by Starquest Capital, a VC fund dedicated to investing in companies working to protect the climate and our resources,along with BNP...

E-RECYCLE, a player in the circular economy, recycles electronic products (mainly smartphones, PCs, tablets and consoles), with the aim of reducing programmed obsolescence and extending product life. The company has just closed a €1.5 million fund-raising round led by Demeter, via the Fonds d’Amorçage Industriel Métropolitain (FAIM)...

PRESS RELEASE - DELSOL Avocats assisted the US group DataBank (zColo) in the context of the acquisition by Etix Everywhere of five of its data centers located in and operated from France by zColo France SAS (one in Paris, one in Montpellier and one in Toulouse) with a maximum capacity of 5,4 MW. Initially DataBank had bought these assets in...

DELSOL Avocats advised CDC (Banque des Territoires) on the joint creation with the digital technology operator Hub One of a platform for sharing, exploiting and enhancing airport data, Hub One Datatrust. This joint platform is marketed by a subsidiary of Hub One, which is also called Hub One DataTrust. The Hub One DataTrust offering aims to...

DELSOL Avocats advised Garibaldi Participations, a subsidiary of Banque Populaire Auvergne Rhône Alpes and a premium partner of the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games, on its acquisition of a stake in the Obiz group through its controlling holding company OBI-ONE. Obiz supports its customers in their relationship marketing and CSR...

DELSOL Avocats advised Dimotrans Group with the acquisition of a stake in its capital by Crédit Mutuel Equity, a subsidiary of Crédit Mutuel Alliance Fédérale. Dimotrans Group currently employs 2 700 people in its 70 French branches and its network of international subsidiaries and offices in Asia, Europe and the United States. With this new...

PRESS RELEASE - DELSOL Avocats advised Turing 22 in the negotiation of a lease in a future state of completion for Michelin’s future collaborative innovation park in Clermont-Ferrand DELSOL Avocats has advised Turing 22, operator of the future largest coworking space in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region, which has been chosen to provide the...

DELSOL Avocats advised Boostheat, a manufacturer of innovative heating solutions, with the acquisition of a stake in HBR Investment Group. This transaction was carried out as part of Boostheat’s safeguard plan, which was approved by the Lyon Commercial Court on 23 May 2023. DELSOL Avocats advised Boostheat since the beginning of the safeguard...

GL Events, a leading player in the event industry, has carried out an early refinancing of its RCF and obtained a new financing line. The transaction consists of a new €70 million term loan repayable in five years. In addition, GL Events refinanced the €150 million revolving credit facility (RCF) in advance with a 5-year maturity and a 2-year...

DELSOL Avocats assisted Franck PAPAZIAN, founder of Mediaschool, a group of communication schools, and owner of professional press titles (CB News, Stratégies, Pub and Le Journal du Luxe) with the acquisition of the biographical dictionary of French personalities, Who’s Who in France. Who’s Who is updated every year, has a circulation of 5 000...

DELSOL Avocats assisted Neoma Business School with the acquisition of the continuing education company MELTIS. This transaction is part of Neoma’s new 23-27 strategic plan, called « Engage For The Future ». It aims at accelerating the growth of the school, which hopes to triple its turnover in five years, and to increase its expertise in...

Fortify, represented by Vincent Guerry, is a Lyon based firm and a key player in the area of HR Tech. It offers various innovative and effective solutions to companies (up to 3000 employees). Since its inception in 2014, it has registered a 30% growth. In order to improve its development and broaden its digital offer, Fortify and UI...

DELSOL Avocats advised Naldeo on its acquisition by IDIA Capital Investissement. This structuring of its capital will enable Naldeo to accelerate its development as a player committed to the ecological, energy, water and digital transition. DELSOL Avocats assisted Naldeo in this transaction, with a team including : Emmanuel KAEPPELIN,...

Deskeo takes its property development activity to a new level with the lease of the new Espace Grand Opéra, located in the heart of the Opéra district in Paris. This operation reinforces Deskeo’s approach : the combination of high-end projects and a sustainable and responsible framework. This new private 1,500 m² platform was restructured in...