Adrien Fourmon is in charge of our Public Law, Energy, and Environment practice and brings extensive regulatory experience in this area.
He was a partner at Huglo-Lepage & Associés from January 2014 to December 2017, before becoming legal head of structured finance in the Energy, Environment, and Real Estate Financing Department at BPIfrance Financement from 2018 to 2020.
Adrien Fourmon mainly acts on advisory and audit matters as well as litigation advice in public economic law and business law in the energy and environment sectors, and in project finance, in particular with banks, investors, developers, local authorities, national and local public institutions, and private companies partnering with public entities.
Adrien is involved in training activities, as well as in research and development of law in many fields by regularly participating in the drafting of codes or doctrines.
Background
Lawyer since : 2007
Bar. : Paris
Language(s) : French - English
Training :
- CAPA, 2007
- Specialized Master – ESSEC, 2004
- LLM – University of Nottingham, 2003
Publications
- Emballages et déchets d’emballages (PPWR): les impacts futurs du nouveau règlement de l’Union européenne – LexisNexis 04/2025
- Performance énergétique des bâtiments et financement(s) – Droit & Ville 01/2025
- Ten years on, the duty of care takes root in Europe – Droit de l’environnement, 01/06/2023, quote by Adrien Fourmon
- PFAS in the environment – Energy – Environment – Infrastructure – May 2023
- Real estate in the age of energy performance – Business Immo BIG, March 2023
- Bien intégrer la gestion des déchets tout au long d’un marché de travaux – Contrats Publics, 01/01/2023
- Lamy environnement – Les déchets – Etude 450 Fiscalité & Etude 460 Aides financières – maj décembre 2022
- One year of case law on renewable energy – Energy, Environment, Infrastructure, 01/10/2022
- Global Legal Insights – Energy 2023, Chapter France, 2023
- The greening of State aid: the new guidelines on State aid for climate, environmental protection and energy – Energy – The greening of State aid: the new guidelines on State aid for climate, environmental protection and energy – Énergie – Environnement – Infrastructures, 01/06/2022
- Biobased products have a place in the life cycle analysis and in the RE2020 – Le Moniteur, 24/06/2022
- The adoption of a regulatory framework for hydrogen – Destination climat, 04/01/2022
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- Advised Agile Robots on the acquisition of thyssenkrupp’s Automated Engineering Unit
- Jeantet advises AEQUITA on the acquisition of european olefins et polyolefins assets from chemicals group LYONDELLBASELL
- Advised AEQUITA on the acquisition of European olefins and polyolefins assets from the LyondellBasell group
- Advised the banking pool composed of Arkea banque entreprises et institutionnel, banque populaire grand ouest and BPIFrance for the financing of the development, construction and operation of a CSR heating facility in Brest
Jeantet advises CubeCold on acquisition of 24H Frost
Paris, 1 April 2026 – Jeantet has advised CubeCold, a leading pan-European cold storage and logistics provider, on the acquisition of 24H Frost, a specialist cold storage operator and integrated logistics services provider based in the port of Loon-Plage, Dunkirk, in Northern France. This transaction represents a further milestone in CubeCold’s growth strategy, bringing its […]
| CORPORATE – M&A – PRIVATE EQUITY | FINANCING | PUBLIC LAW – PUBLIC CONTRACTS | EMPLOYMENT | REAL ESTATE
Jeantet advises Sinia Renovables (specialized subsidiary of Banco Sabadell) and Enersos Wind IV (group Sydis) on the financing of a wind project in previllers (Haut-de-France)
Paris, February 2026 – Jeantet acted as lead counsel and French legal adviser to Sinia Renovables, S.A.U., specialized subsidiary of Banco Sabadell, and to Enersos Wind IV S.L.U., a company of the group Soluciones y Desarrollos de Ingeniería y Servicios S.L. (SYDIS), in connection with a wind project financing located in northern France, governed by […]
| BANK-FINANCE-REGULATORY | TAX | PUBLIC LAW – PUBLIC CONTRACTS
Jeantet advises Vivo Capital on the acquisition of Dutscher Group
Paris, February 13, 2026 – Jeantet advises Vivo Capital, a leading global investment firm focused on healthcare sector and life sciences, on its acquisition of the Dutscher Group, European leader in the distribution of consumables and equipment for R&D laboratories. The deal will mark Vivo Capital’s first buyout investment in Europe and underscores the firm’s […]
Paris | CORPORATE – M&A – PRIVATE EQUITY | INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY | EMPLOYMENT | FINANCING | PUBLIC LAW – PUBLIC CONTRACTS
Jeantet advises AEQUITA on the acquisition of european olefins et polyolefins assets from chemicals group LYONDELLBASELL
Paris, June 27, 2025 – Jeantet acted as French legal counsel to AEQUITA SE & Co. KGaA, a global industrial group headquartered in Munich, in connection with the signing of an agreement and entry into exclusive negotiations to acquire four European olefins and polyolefins assets from chemicals group LyondellBasell. The transaction covers plants located in […]
Paris | CORPORATE – M&A – PRIVATE EQUITY
Emballages et déchets d’emballages (PPWR): les impacts futurs du nouveau règlement de l’Union européenne – LexisNexis 04/2025
Publication by Adrien Fourmon, partner. Read the article: here
| ENVIRONMENT
Jeantet advises the banking pool composed of Arkea banque entreprises et institutionnel, banque populaire grand ouest and BPIFrance for the financing of the development, construction and operation of a CSR heating facility in Brest
Paris, March 12, 2025 – Jeantet advised the banking pool consisting of Arkéa Banque Entreprises et Institutionnels, Banque Populaire Grand Ouest and BPIFRANCE on a financing package worth around €63 million in principal to finance the development, construction and operation of a solid recovered fuel (SRF) cogeneration boiler, enabling the simultaneous production of electricity and […]
Paris | BANKING AND FINANCE LAW
Performance énergétique des bâtiments et financement(s) – Droit & Ville 01/2025
Publication by Adrien Fourmon, partner.
| ENVIRONMENT
Jeantet advised JUNGBUNZLAUER group in the context of the acquisition of ALLIANCE GUMS & INDUSTRIES from ROQUETTE group
Paris, 1 March 2024 – Jeantet advised Jungbunzlauer group on the acquisition of Alliance Gums & Industries from Roquette Ventures, part of the Roquette group. On February 29, 2024, Jungbunzlauer group completed the acquisition of Alliance Gums & Industries from Roquette Ventures, part of the Roquette group. Alliance Gums & Industries is an expert blending […]
Paris | CORPORATE – M&A – PRIVATE EQUITY
Best Lawyers in France: 2024 Ranking
The firm is delighted with the ranking of 25 of its lawyers in the following categories: Jean-François Adelle Banking and Finance Law Bertrand Biette Insolvency and Reorganization Law Jacques-Henry de Bourmont Tax Law Thierry Brun Corporate Law Mergers and Acquisitions Law Yvon Dréano Corporate Law Mergers and Acquisitions Law Health Care Law Karl Hepp de […]
Paris | BANK-FINANCE-REGULATORY | LITIGATION – ARBITRATION – MEDIATION | COMPETITION AND ECONOMIC LAW | CORPORATE – M&A – PRIVATE EQUITY | ENERGY AND NATURAL RESOURCES LAW | TAX | REAL ESTATE | MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS (large & mid cap) | CAPITAL MARKETS AND STOCK EXCHANGE LAW | TECH & DATA | PUBLIC LAW – PUBLIC CONTRACTS | RESTRUCTURING – LAW OF COMPANIES IN DIFFICULTY
Ten years on, the duty of care takes root in Europe – Droit de l’environnement, 01/06/2023, quote by Adrien Fourmon
Votée en France en 2017, après le drame du Rana Plaza, la loi sur le devoir de vigilance s’impose théoriquement aux multinationales. Retour avec Adrien Fourmon sur les succès et les failles d’un texte pionnier, en cours de généralisation à l’échelle européenne dans un article de Rachida Boughriet.
Paris
PFAS in the environment – Energy – Environment – Infrastructure – May 2023
Alors que pendant plusieurs mois, des journalistes du « Forever Pollution Project » ont collecté et agrégé des milliers de données, afin d’établir la première carte de la contamination en Europe de ces substances extrêmement toxiques et persistantes, la pollution liée aux PFAS, reste méconnue jusqu’à récemment, mais ses conséquences commencent à se mesurer et à se traduire juridiquement. […]
Paris | ENVIRONMENT
Real estate in the age of energy performance – Business Immo BIG, March 2023
Avec près de 980 millions de m² de bâtiments tertiaires, le secteur de l’immobilier tertiaire est responsable de 30 % des consommations d’énergie en France. Face à ce constat les acteurs se trouvent contraints d’investir dans la transition énergétique et écologique du parc immobilier existant.
Paris | PROJECT FINANCING / PUBLIC LAW / PPP | REAL ESTATE