Paris, 26 November 2020 – Jeantet advises the British group Kingfisher, a European leading Do-it-yourself (DIY) retailer, on the acquisition of the French start-up NeedHelp. Having become the majority shareholder of the French jobbing platform (up to 80% of the capital), Kingfisher, which already owns the French brands Brico Dépôt and Castorama, aims to strengthen […]
Paris | MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS (large & mid cap)
Paris, 25 November 2020 – Jeantet advised the Sabena technics group, one of the European leaders in the field of aircraft maintenance and modification, on its acquisitions of Aerotech Pro and Aeromecanic, companies specialising in military aircraft and helicopter maintenance services. Through these operations, Sabena technics is reinforcing its external growth policy with a view […]
Paris | MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS (large & mid cap)
Paris, 9th November 2020 – Jeantet advised Invesco Real Estate on behalf of the German pension funds Bayerische Versorgungskammer (BVK) and Nordrheinische Ärzteversorgung (NAEV) in the structuring of the joint venture between NAEV and BVK and for the acquisition of two adjacent buildings located at 6 and 12 rue du Faubourg Saint Honoré, Paris. The […]
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Paris, 4th November 2020 – Jeantet advised LBO France on its acquisition of a majority stake in the French company Prenax. This move relates to the acquisition of the subscription management operations of LM Information (LM), based in Finland, and the takeover of one of its US subsidiaries (LM Inc) and with the support of Andera […]
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Paris, October 29th, 2020 – Jeantet Moscow has advised Kingfisher, international retail company, on sale of its entire Russian business (Castorama Rus) to Maxidom LLC, a leading home improvement company in Russia.
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Paris, 30 October 2020 – Jeantet acting alongside the law firm Milbank LLP (Munich office, Germany) advised the global investment private equity firm The Carlyle Group, on its acquisition of Flender GmbH, a market leader in mechanical and electrical drive technology from Siemens AG. The transaction is subject to approval by the relevant regulatory authorities.
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Paris, 22 October 2020 – Jeantet advised the global semiconductor leader STMicroelectronics in the acquisition of the business and assets of SOMOS Semiconductor (Somos). Somos is a fabless semiconductor company specialized in silicon-based power amplifiers and in RF Front-End Module products for the cellular IoT and 5G markets. Jeantet‘s team advising STMicroelectronics was led by […]
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Paris, 13 October 2020 – Jeantet advised the Malaysian investment fund Frontier Digital Ventures (FDV) in its acquisition of the Moroccan website Avito.ma, the first free ad site in Morocco with more than 5 million visits per month, from the Norwegian company Adevinta ASA, owner of several marketplaces around the world. This transaction valued at […]
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In a geopolitical context marked by mounting tension, the strategic sectors of security, defence and sovereign industries such as health and telecommunications, are paramount as governments take on their duty of increased vigilance. Jeantet, an independent business law firm based in France, has developed its own expertise team to support these strategic sectors. Its specialist […]
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Paris, 22 septembre 2020 – Jeantet, along with the German Law Firm Noerr, advised PreZero, the environmental branch of the Schwarz Group and one of the European leaders in waste management and recycling, in connection with the acquisition of SUEZ’ Recycling and Recovery activities in Germany, Luxembourg, the Netherlands and Poland. This operation, valued at […]
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Paris, 26th August 2020 – Jeantet is pleased to announce the nomination of Ioana Knoll-Tudor, in International Arbitration, and Bertrand Barrier, in M&A, as partners. Jeantet, one of the most renowned independent French law firms, continues its development in international matters by promoting two of its local partners in Budapest and Kiev to the rank […]
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Paris, August 12th, 2020 – Jeantet advised the group of medical biology laboratories, Biogroup-LCD, for the authorization, subject to commitment conditions, by the French Competition Authority of its acquisition of Dyomedea-Neolab, which operates laboratories in the region of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. This operation involving a total of 43 medical biology sites, mainly in the Rhone region of […]
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