Franco-German team
Karl HEPP DE SEVELINGES
T. : +33(0)1 45 05 80 81
E. : hds@jeantet.fr
The culture and expertise of our German-speaking team makes us one of the most valuable partners for your cross-border investment issues.
Our German-French team (Deutsch-französisches Transaktionsteam) is an unrivalled force in the market to support you closely in your investments and secure your operations in all areas of inbound and outbound transactional and corporate law, with customized, tailored and innovative solutions.
We regularly advise our German-speaking clients seeking to develop their activities in France, as well as French clients investing in German-speaking markets and wishing to be assisted in mastering the subtleties of the German, Austrian and Swiss legal systems. Our experts have advised numerous large listed companies as well as Mittelstandsunternehmen in Germany (inbound) and France (outbound).
Karl Hepp de Sevelinges, a German-French partner, leads the team of eight German-speaking French and/or German lawyers, who have studied law in Germany or developed their expertise in German law firms.
Our team is thus able to demonstrate a high level of expertise and in-depth knowledge of legal and business practices in German-speaking countries. Our experts are in a unique position to fully grasp the specific requirements of our German-speaking clients on cross-border transactions and to provide them with tailored advice adapted to their changing environment. Our lawyers have an analytical capacity and a facility to decomplex the legal and commercial situations related to the German-speaking markets for the benefit of our French clients for a successful completion of their operations in the relevant countries.
To ensure that our clients receive the best advice at each stage of their project, our team relies on the firm’s other areas of expertise in tax law, litigation & arbitration, family businesses, competition, IP/IT, labor law, public law, real estate, regulatory, etc., as well as on our unique presence in Europe, Africa and Eastern Europe.
The team also relies on its historical network of partner firms in German-speaking countries with which we work on a regular and fully integrated basis. In order to maintain these partnerships in a structured and sustainable manner, team members are regularly seconded to our partners. We can thus guarantee you seamless legal advice, with our team acting as a single point of contact for its clients.
Our expertise
Jeantet advises german automotive and industry supplier Schaeffler in setting up a joint venture with Symbio, a Faurecia and Michelin Hydrogen Compagny
On 9 June 2022. Symbio, a Faurecia and Michelin hydrogen company, and Schaeffler Group, signed an agreement to establish Innoplate, a global 50:50 joint venture (JV) to produce fuel cell bipolar plates (BPP), a strategic fuel cell component. The JV and first plant are to be located in Haguenau (Alsace region), France, with the JV […]
Franco-German team, Paris | CORPORATE – M&A – PRIVATE EQUITY
Jeantet advises Agrofert on the acquisition of Borealis’ nitrogen production business.
Paris, June 7, 2022 – Jeantet and the Austrian law firm Wolf Theiss have advised the Agrofert group, a European leader in the production of nitrogen fertilizers, on the acquisition of Borealis’ nitrogen production business, which includes fertilizers, melamine and technical nitrogen. The offer values Borealis’ “nitrogen” business on an enterprise value basis of EUR […]
Paris, Franco-German team | CORPORATE – M&A – PRIVATE EQUITY | EMPLOYMENT | BANK-FINANCE-REGULATORY | IP, TECH & DATA | REAL ESTATE | COMPETITION AND ECONOMIC LAW | PUBLIC LAW – PUBLIC CONTRACTS
Jeantet advises The Surgical Compagny Group (TSC GROUP) in connection with the sale of its distribution business in France and Benelux to Duomed Group
Paris, June 2, 2022 – Jeantet advised TSC Group, a leading manufacturer and distributor of specialized medical equipment and devices, in connection with the sale of its distribution business in France and Benelux to Duomed Group, a pan-European distributor of medical supplies. The TSC Group, which also includes the Medtech OEM business (via TSC PTM […]
Paris, Franco-German team | CORPORATE – M&A – PRIVATE EQUITY | TAX | EMPLOYMENT | BANK-FINANCE-REGULATORY | IP, TECH & DATA | REAL ESTATE | COMPETITION AND ECONOMIC LAW | PUBLIC LAW – PUBLIC CONTRACTS
Jeantet advises Basler on the contemplated acquisition of i2s’ distribution business
Paris, 9 May 2022 – Jeantet has advised Basler AG, a company listed on the German stock exchange in Frankfurt am Main (Prime Standard), engaged in the design and manufacturing of high-quality, industrial cameras and embedded vision solutions, with respect to the contemplated acquisition of the distribution business of i2S SA, a company listed on […]
Paris, Franco-German team | CORPORATE – M&A – PRIVATE EQUITY | TAX | EMPLOYMENT | IP, TECH & DATA
Appointment of Ruben Koslar as Counsel
Paris, January 5, 2022, Jeantet announces the appointment of Ruben Koslar as Counsel in the Corporate/M&A practice. The firm currently has 30 partners and 16 counsels. Ruben graduated from Science Po (2012) and joined Jeantet in October 2015 as part of Karl Hepp de Sevelinges’ team. He advises French and international clients on a daily […]
Paris, Franco-German team | MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS
Jeantet on the acquisition of Emagine Group by Prodata Consult
Paris, September 20, 2021, Jeantet acted on the sale of emagine Group by its founders and managers and by the investment fund MBO&CO to ProData Consult A/S, supported by the Danish investment fund Axcel. The emagine group has been involved in IT, digital and cyber security projects in more than 24 countries, with offices in […]
Franco-German team, Paris | CORPORATE – M&A – PRIVATE EQUITY | BANK-FINANCE-REGULATORY | EMPLOYMENT | IP, TECH & DATA | REAL ESTATE
Jeantet, acting alongside Milbank advised the Otto Group on the proposed sale of Mondial Relay SAS to Inpost S.A.
Paris, 17 March 2021 – Jeantet, acting alongside Milbank (Germany) advised the Otto Group on the proposed sale of Mondial Relay SAS to Amsterdam Stock Exchange-listed InPost S.A. The parties have entered into exclusive discussions regarding the proposed transaction, which is currently expected to be completed by the end of the second quarter of 2021. […]
Paris, Franco-German team
Jeantet advises Mutares on the acquisition of Primetals Technologies France SAS
Paris, 5th February 2021 – Jeantet advised the German holding company Mutares SE & Co. KGaA, listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange, on its submission of a binding offer for the acquisition of the entire share capital of Primetals Technologies France SAS from Primetals Technologies Ltd. The employee representative bodies of Primetals Technologies France SAS […]
Paris, Franco-German team
Jeantet advises Mutares on the acquisition of a majority stake in Carglass® Maison from Belron
Paris, 29 January 2021 – Jeantet advised the German holding company Mutares SE & Co. KGaA, listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange, on its submission of a binding offer for the acquisition of the majority stake in Carglass® Maison from Belron Extension SAS. The transaction would be structured as a co-investment-transaction between Mutares and HomeServe […]
Paris, Franco-German team
Jeantet advises LANXESS AG on the acquisition of 100% of the shares of biocides specialist Intace
Paris, 27th January 2021 – Jeantet advised LANXESS AG, one of the leading global specialty chemicals companies which is listed, inter alia, on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange, on its acquisition of Intace SAS, a biocides specialist from Intace International SAS.
Paris, Franco-German team
Jeantet advised GEA Group on the sale of two entities to the private equity company Mutares SE & CO. KGaA
Paris, 6 January 2021 – Jeantet advised the German group GEA, one of the largest systems suppliers specialised in the food, beverage and pharmaceutical sectors, within the frame of an auction process and the subsequent divestment of two entities that until now have been part of the group’s Farm Technologies division, to Mutares SE & […]
Paris, Franco-German team
Jeantet advises the german Group Schwarz in the exclusive negotiations for the acquisition of part of the Suez group’s waste recycling and recovery activities
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 […]
Paris, Franco-German team