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We support our clients (industrial players, funds, entrepreneurs, etc.) in M&A cases of all kinds (disposals, acquisitions, spin-offs, private equity, joint ventures, venture capital, etc.). Our department includes lawyers with specific expertise in cross-border transactions involving several countries. For all transactional matters, we rely on the firm’s other areas of expertise in order to provide an extensive and comprehensive approach to our clients.

We assist our clients in their acquisition or sale of companies (listed or not), industries or assets and in the establishment of joint ventures, and more specifically in:

  • The conduct of the legal and tax analysis prior to the implementation of the operation and its structuring
  • The organization of the data room and due diligence
  • Drafting and negotiation of preparatory acts (confidentiality, exclusivity, process letters, non-binding and binding LOI, etc.)
  • The audit as well as the negotiation and drafting of the contractual documentation relating to the transaction (assignment contract, guarantee contract, transitional agreements, etc.)
  • In international operations, with a special expertise in in-bound and out-bound operations.
24/04/2023
Assisting you in your corporate, stock market, M&A and private equity transactions
Addressing your needs No matter what kind of company you run, whether it is listed or private, French or international, whether you are a family group, an institutional investor, an investment fund, an...

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09/04/2024
CMS European M&A Study 2024: Optimism for M&A amid evolving market trends
The CMS Corporate/M&A Group is pleased to launch the 16th edition of the European M&A Study.It's been a wild ride for mergers and acquisitions (M&A) around the world this year. Yet, despite the turbulence...
21/12/2023
EU's Cross-Border Overhaul: Unveiling the Legal obligations and Initial...
Directive 2019 /2121 governing cross-border reorganisation operations (mergers, demergers, transfers of registered offices) was implemented during 2023 into the domestic laws of the various countries...
16/03/2023
Merger control review below filing thresholds – the ECJ Towercast judgment...
On 16 March 2023, the ECJ decided that a M&A transaction, which was not subject to ex-ante EU merger control, can be reviewed – from an ex post perspective – as to whether the acquirer (through the...
21/02/2023
UK regulator joins the global enforcement trend and warns employers to...
The overlap between employees’ rights and competition law has long been predicted by competition specialists. Cartel enforcement in labour market agreements became a fledgling activity of competition...
17/10/2022
Boom & Gloom? CMS European M&A Outlook 2023
We are pleased to share with you the 2023 edition of the European M&A Outlook published by CMS in association with Mergermarket. The report offers a comprehensive assessment of dealmaking sentiment in...
15/07/2022
EU's General Court confirms Commission's new merger referral policy in...
Under Article 22 of the EU Merger Regulation (EUMR), national competition authorities have the possibility to request referral to the Commission of any merger, which does not meet the thresholds of the...
24/06/2022
Regulation on foreign subsidies is heading for the finish line - European...
Since 5 May 2022, EU trilogue negotiations have been underway on the first Regulation to limit the effect of subsidies from third countries to companies active in the EU. That an agreement will be reached...
23/05/2022
Ten key takeaways of the draft revision for the EU merger control procedure
Following its evaluation of procedural and jurisdictional aspects of EU merger control, on 6 May 2022 the European Commission published drafts for a revised Merger Implementing Regulation (including Form...
28/09/2021
General Court backs European Commission in Altice gun jumping case – confirming...
On 22 September 2021, the General Court dismissed Altice's action against the European Commission's 2018 decision imposing two fines totalling EUR 124.5 million for "gun jumping" in connection with Altice's...
16/09/2021
CMS European Outlook 2022: Road to Recovery
We are pleased to provide you with this year’s edition of the “European M&A Outlook”, published in co-operation with Mergermarket 71% of dealmakers agree that private equity (PE) firms are better...
13/07/2021
Proposed acquisition of Air Europa by IAG: Commission opens in-depth investigation
On 29 June 2021, the European Commission opened Phase II merger control proceedings on IAG's proposed acquisition of Air Europa because of its potential impact on the Spanish air services market
01/06/2021
Some leaks can't be fixed
“Confidential information is like an ice cube... give it to the party who has no refrigerator or will not agree to keep it in one, and by the time of the trial you have just a pool of water.” This...