Deals

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 Villatte and Ivan Pericoli, two graduates of the Beaux-arts school, employs 150 people worldwide. The co-founders will remain shareholders.

In the context of this transaction, DELSOL Avocats advised the sellers with a multidisciplinary team including

  • Pierre GOUGÉ, partner, Arnaud RIOU and Maxime-Henry DE MAILLÉ, associates, on corporate aspects
  • Mathieu LE TACON, partner, and Eve DAUVOIS, counsel, on tax aspets
  • Anna MILLERET-GODET, partner, and Alexandre FRAVAL, associate, on employment law issues
  • Hélène VEY-MORIT, partner, and Grégoire HUGON, associate, on commercial contracts