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 2026
    • Corporate/M&A : Mid-Market - Band 2
    • General Business Law - Spotlight
  • LEGAL 500 EMEA 2026
    • M&A - Smaller deals : Tier 1
    • Private equity : venture and growth capital : Tier 3
    • Commercial, corporate and M&A - Belgium : Firm to watch
  • PALMARES LE POINT 2025
    • Corporate law : ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
    • Mergers & Acquisitions : ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
    • Private equity and venture capital : ⭐⭐⭐⭐
  • DECIDEURS 2025
    • Transactions up to €75 million : Unbeatable
    • Corporate/M&A (France - Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes) : Unbeatable
    • LBO - lower-Mid et Small-Cap : Unbeatable
    • Growth capital : Excellent
    • Venture Capital : Excellent
    • Acquisition financing : Highly regarded
    • Advice to management teams : Highly regarded
    • Management packages : Highly regarded
  • OPTION DROIT & AFFAIRES 2025
    • Mergers and acquisitions (less than €200 million) : ⭐⭐⭐
    • LBO and growth capital (less than €200 million) : ⭐⭐⭐
    • Venture capital : ⭐⭐⭐
  • PALMARES DU DROIT 2024
    • Mergers & Acquisitions <50M€ : Silver Trophy

News

DELSOL Avocats advised AMBPR in the context of its management buyout

DELSOL Avocats advised AMBPR, a French company specializing in autonomous robots for industrial corrosion protection, in the context of its management buyout. AMBPR is now wholly owned by its management through AMBPR Finance. This transaction marks a turning point for the company, which intends to accelerate its growth to meet already strong...

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Legal 500 EMEA 2026 rankings

DELSOL Avocats is proud to be ranked in 11 Legal 500 EMEA 2026 categories : M&A : Smaller deals – Tier 1 The regions – Tier 1 Industry focus : Healthcare and life sciences – Tier 2 Construction – Tier 3 Data privacy and data protection – Tier 3 Private equity : venture/growth capital – Tier 3 Dispute resolution : Commercial litigation – Tier 4...

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PRESS RELEASE – DELSOL Avocats advised the LSDH Group on the acquisition of the Biscuiterie de Chambord

DELSOL Avocats advised the LSDH group (Laiterie de Saint-Denis-de-l’Hôtel), an independent family company of dairy origin, on the acquisition of the Biscuiterie de Chambord. This acquisition is fully in line with LSDH’s long-standing diversification strategy. The Biscuit Factory will continue to operate independently. The group has acquired two...

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PRESS RELEASE – DELSOL Avocats advised Starquest Capital on its acquisition of a stake in Uniject

DELSOL Avocats advised Starquest Capital, a French private equity pioneer, on its €2 million investment in Uniject, a manufacturer of composite parts for industrial bodywork, with a view to continuing the development of its cofferdam manufacturing business to combat flooding. Starquest Capital is acquiring a stake in Uniject through the CCR-F...

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