Jeantet has advised the Spotify group on its acquisition of Niland, a French start-up which has developed a music recommendation tool based on artificial intelligence, from, in particular, its founders and various financial investors. This acquisition follows the one, completed in 2014, of The Echo Nest, an American start-up also specialised in music recommendations. The […]
Paris | MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS (large & mid cap)
Innergex Renewable Energy Inc. announced the acquisition of a wind farm portfolio of 119,5 MW from Velocita Energy Development, a subsidiary of the investment firm Riverstone LLC. The acquired projects are in the late stage of construction, with 97.3 MW out of 119.5 MW (or 81%) already at mechanical completion. Full commissioning is expected in […]
Paris | MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS (large & mid cap)
Jeantet is pleased to announce that Igor Krasovskiy and Illya Tkachuk were named Local Partners of the Kiev office. Mr Krasovskiy heads Banking & Finance practice; he has acquired a vast experience in the international banking sector, banking M&A, debt restructuring transactions and high-profile disputes. Mr Tkachuk specialises in Mergers & Acquisitions, investment projects, cross-border […]
Kyiv
Jeantet has advised Biogaran, a French pharmaceutical company specialized in generic and biosimilar drugs, and subsidiary of the French biggest pharmaceutical group Servier on the acquisition of Swipha, a Nigerian company that manufactures and distributes pharmaceutical products known for their quality. This acquisition is an important step forward in internationalization of Biogaran, considering Nigeria as […]
Paris | MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS (large & mid cap)
Jeantet has advised the Amplifon Group on the acquisition from Sonova Group of Audionova France, closed on 28 February 2017. Amplifon is the world leader in hearing solutions with 8500 centers around the world. This acquisition allows Amplifon to consolidate its position as the leading player on the French market. The team of Jeantet was […]
Paris | MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS (large & mid cap)
The Swiss retailer Migros has sold its majority shareholding in the French Probikeshop, a major player in online retail of high-end bikes, which is mostly active in France, Italy, Spain and Portugal. Probikeshop was acquired by the German Internetstores Holding GmbH, a company of the Austrian SIGNA group. SIGNA is the leading privately-owned real estate […]
Paris | MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS (large & mid cap)
Jeantet a conseillé SiegCo et Valtech dans le cadre de l’offre publique d’achat simplifiée (OPAS) de SiegCo visant les actions de la société Valtech et de la mise en œuvre de la procédure statutaire de « transfert obligatoire ». L’offre, déclarée conforme par l’AMF le 31 janvier 2017, proposait aux actionnaires minoritaires de Valtech, société de droit […]
Paris | LISTED COMPANIES AND CAPITAL MARKETS LAW
With the aim of sharing its legal experience and expertise of the agricultural world and especially the agrifood sector, the Jeantet law firm will once again attend the International Agricultural Show this year at Porte de Versailles from Saturday 25 February to Sunday 5 March 2017. Just like last year, panel discussions or the “Jeantet […]
Paris
Jeantet has advised the DCC Group on its acquisition of Gaz Européen closed on 31 January 2017, from its founders and managers and investment funds Activa Capital and Paluel-Marmont Capital. With this acquisition, the DCC group has become an actor in the natural gas market for professionals in France. Thanks to this transaction, the French […]
Paris | MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS (large & mid cap)
Jeantet advised listed hotels group Orbis, a unit of the French group Accor, in the buyback transaction involving five hotels in downtown Budapest operating under Accor brands, from the ERSTE Group Immorent Holding GmbH. The aggregate price for the acquisition of the five hotels was EUR 64,3 mln. The deal encompasses the following hotels: Mercure […]
Budapest | REAL ESTATE | MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS (large & mid cap)
Jeantet advised the company GREENFLEX for the takeover through a disposal plan of the activity of the company OKAVANGO ENERGY which has been ordered by the Commercial Court of Nanterre on December 22, 2016. GREENFLEX, French leader in the field of energy transition (consolidated turnover of 190 million Euros on December 31, 2015 and 170 […]
Paris | RESTRUCTURING – LAW OF COMPANIES IN DIFFICULTY
Jeantet and BTCG advised VINCI ENVIRONNEMENT for the takeover through a disposal plan of the activity of the company INOVA CONSTRUCTION, which has been ordered by the Commercial Court of Nanterre on December 22, 2016. Major actor on the markets of waste treatment and the extraction of the energy contained in waste in France and […]
Paris | RESTRUCTURING – LAW OF COMPANIES IN DIFFICULTY