Global Legal Insights – Energy 2023, Chapter France, 2023
Overview of the current energy mix, and the place in the market of different energy sources.
The French government is facing crucial decisions about its future energy mix due to climate change and the war in Ukraine. France benefits shistorically from decarbonised electricity based on nuclear power, but is now accelerating to set up and implement its decarbonisation framework, based on renewables.
The French renewable energy mix is evolving rapidly through the development of onshore wind and solar power capacities, while hydropower remains historically predominant (and will stay until 2030) with over 25GW installed and 50% of renewable production capacity. Offshore ewind is also benefitting gfrom political supports and is finally yon track with projects in Fécamp (498MW), Courseulles-sur-Mer (450MW), and Saint-Nazaire (480MW), followed by Saint-Brieuc (500MW), Yeu and Noirmoutier (496MW), Le Tréport (496MW), and Dunkirk (600MW).
Quelques enseignements sur l’applicabilité de la procédure des avantages particuliers aux sociétés par actions simplifiées – Option Droit & Affaires 24/04/2024
Publication by Guillaume Fornier, partner. Read the article: here
| CORPORATE – M&A – PRIVATE EQUITY
Les défaillances en France font une pause en trompe-l’oeil – L’Agefi 04/04/2025
Plus de 66.000 procédures encore ont été ouvertes sur douze mois à fin février, selon la Banque de France. Read the article: here
| RESTRUCTURING – LAW OF COMPANIES IN DIFFICULTY
A closer look at the Euro PP, USPP and schulschein standard, based on their standad documentation, IGTA Winter Journal 2024/2025
A closer look at the Euro PP, USPP and schulschein standard, based on their standad documentation, IGTA Winter Journal 2024/2025
Départ vers le Royaume-Uni : tour d’horizon du nouveau régime de faveur « FIG », Option Finance, 04/12/2025
Following the abolition of the remittance basis tax regime introduced into British law 200 years ago, the British government has introduced a new tax system, effective April 6, 2025, to attract foreign wealth and investors to the United Kingdom and attempt to stem the exodus to countries with more favorable tax regimes. By Vincent Lazimi. […]
| TAX
French Competition Authority sanctions a predatory acquisition for the first time on the basis of abuse of a dominant position
French Competition Authority (Autorité de la concurrence) has taken a new step in applying the Towercast case law (CJEU, 16 March 2023) by sanctioning for the first time a merger transaction on the basis of abuse of a dominant position. In this article, Renaud Christol and Paul Vialard analyze the key lessons from this decision […]
| COMPETITION AND ECONOMIC LAW
In a ruling handed down on October 18, 2025, the CJEU ruled in Case C-2/24 P, Teva v. Cephalon v. European Commission, clarifying the conditions under which an amicable settlement agreement between patent holders and generic manufacturers can be classified as an anti-competitive agreement. In this article, Renaud Christol and Paul Vialard review the implications […]
| COMPETITION AND ECONOMIC LAW
AMF vs. OCABSA: Does the End Justify the Means? – Finascope 04/08/2025
As the regulator steps up its crackdown on dilutive financing, Frank Martin Laprade analyzes the AMF’s offensive strategy from a legal standpoint. Beyond the goal of protecting retail investors, he raises a fundamental question of principle in this op-ed: can legal certainty be compromised in the name of regulation? An essential read to understand the […]
Paris | CORPORATE – M&A – PRIVATE EQUITY
Directeur financier : une profession (de plus en plus) à risques ! Option Finance, 23/07/2025
In practice, the civil and criminal liability of CFOs is increasingly being sought, requiring both them and the companies they represent to identify and prevent risks by adopting (or adapting) appropriate tools for risk prevention and liability protection. Article – Option Finance
Carve-out : An Imminent Tidal Wave? – M&A Stories 13/06/2025
Anne Toupenay-Schueller speaks at the panel discussion moderated by Mathieu Meffre, Managing Director of Leaders League. Read the article : ici
| Corporate / M&A / Private Equity
Omnibus II and Duty of Vigilance: Necessary Pragmatism or Political Step Back? – Business & Legal Review 12/06/2025
Philippe Portier analyzes the issues surrounding the ‘Omnibus II’ package and the duty of vigilance: is it necessary pragmatism or a political step back? Read more : Click here !
| CORPORATE – M&A – PRIVATE EQUITY
Difficultés pratiques liées au traitement fiscal français des limited liability companies américaines, Option Finance, 11/06/2025
The tax treatment of US limited liability companies (LLCs) is a complex issue and has been the subject of conflicting court rulings in recent years. By Vincent Lazimi. Read the article here
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Régimes spéciaux législatifs d’épargne salariale et d’actionnariat salarié (Chapitre 2) – L’Encyclopédie Fiscale Doctrine 06/2025
Publication by Gabriel di Chiara, partner, and François-Xavier Simeoni, counsel Read the article: here
Paris | TAX