M&A – Private Equity

Create, transform, transfer.

Support for founders, executives, companies and funds in external growth, transfer and private equity transactions.

Seed → LBO

All stages

Multi-round

Fundraising

W&I ready

Warranty insurance

Fast-track

Quick closing

Types of transactions

All types of transactions

Sales & Acquisitions

Minority and majority stakes, structuring complex deals

LBO & MBO/OBO

Majority/minority LBO, MBO, OBO, MBI, build-up and consolidation transactions

Fundraising

Seed, Series A/B/C, venture capital, early stage, development, refinancing

Special operations

Cash-out, carve-out, spin-off, distressed company acquisitions, asset sales

Process & documentation

From NDA to closing

Pre-deal

NDA & confidentiality
Teasers & info memo
LOI / term sheet
Exclusivity

Due diligence

Vendor Due Diligence (VDD)
Legal, employment, tax due diligence
IP/IT & data due diligence
Summary reports

Documentation

SPA / Acquisition protocol
Representations & warranties
W&I insurance
Shareholders' agreement
Subordination and liquidity agreements

Closing & post-deal

Conditions precedent
Banking conditions (CPs / drawdown conditions)
KYC & registers
Post-closing reorganizations
Governance integration
Instruments & financing

Financial structuring

Securities

  • • Preferred shares
  • • Warrants
  • • Stock options
  • • Straight and convertible bonds
  • • Perpetual bonds

Price mechanisms

  • • Locked box
  • • Closing accounts
  • • Earn-out
  • • Indexed price supplement
  • • Ratchets & adjustments

Debt

  • • Senior & unitranche
  • • Mezzanine & PIK
  • • Vendor loan
  • • Corporate bonds
  • • Listed debt
Acquisitions and restructuring

Turnaround & restructuring

The team also supports clients in turnaround situations and distressed company acquisitions: acquisition audits, takeover offers, prepack sales, negotiations with insolvency bodies, development and implementation of continuation or sale plans.

Creditors & investors

We also work alongside creditors and investors for debt restructuring, collateral management, or debt-to-equity conversion, in close coordination with our Corporate and Tax teams.

Prevention & anticipation

We also intervene upstream, during prevention and negotiation phases, particularly in ad hoc mandates and conciliation proceedings, to anticipate difficulties and preserve company value.

Our differentiation

Method & excellence

Risk modeling

Deal-breakers & negotiation matrices

Workstream management

Critical timeline & coordination

Conditions precedent

CP, antitrust, AMF, regulators

W&I readiness

Risk transfer & fast signing-closing

Let's structure your next transaction

From letter of intent to closing, our M&A experts support you to secure and optimize your transaction.