Caroline
André-Hesse
Partner
Caroline André-Hesse advises her clients in all aspects of French and cross-border employment and social security law.
True partner for her clients, she assists them, in both advising and litigation, in their daily routine issues but also within the frame of their exceptional operations whether they concern individual relationship (dismissal, international and national mobility, management packages, …) or their collective disputes and relationship (reorganisation, employment due diligence, collective negotiation, collective dismissal plans, etc.).
Caroline also has a cutting-edge expertise in social security law and regularly assists her clients facing massive social security reassessments or industrial diseases or accidents. Over her whole professional career, she has developed a specific expertise in dealing and coordinating cross border reorganisations and employment law issues.
Background
Lawyer since : 1998
Bar. : Paris
Language(s) : French - English
Training :
- HEC business school, specialization in tax and legal strategy
- Post graduate degree in Business law (Paris XI)
- Post graduate degree in Equine law
Member of :
- IBA (International Bar Association) – Co-Chair of Employment and Industrial Relations Committee
- HEC Alumni
- GEI (Global Employment Institute)
- EELA (European Employment Lawyer Association)
- AELC (American Employment Law Council)
- Advising a major French automotive company on managing individual and collective relations + social reorganization
- Advising a major French publishing group in the management of individual and collective relations
- Advising an industrial group on managing individual and collective relations for its French subsidiaries
- Advising a leading IT/software company on labor relations for its various French subsidiaries, and assisting with external growth operations in France.
- Advising a major audiovisual production group on individual severance negotiations
- Jeantet advises Entreprise Redonnaise d’Électricité on the acquisition of the Ardelec Énergie Group
Jeantet advises Quadrivio Group on its acquisition of a majority stake in Les Secrets de Loly
Paris, 12 March 2025 — Jeantet advises Italian investment fund Quadrivio Group, which specialises in premium lifestyle brands, on its acquisition of a majority stake in Les Secrets de Loly, a pioneering brand in hair care for textured hair. As part of this LBO, Quadrivio Group becomes the majority shareholder of the brand. Founder Kelly […]
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Jeantet advises Q Energy on its investment in Pennavel, the project company developing the floating offshore wind farm off the south coast of Brittany
Paris, March 18, 2026 – Jeantet advised Q Energy on its equity investment in Pennavel, the project company developing the floating offshore wind farm off the south coast of Brittany. As a new shareholder, Q Energy strengthens the consortium composed of Elicio France and BayWa r.e. France, bringing complementary experience, technical expertise and human resources. […]
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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 […]
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Jeantet advised Diapason and PSG Equity on the acquisition of DeftHedge
Paris, December 18th, 2025 – Jeantet advised Diapason, a leading provider of SaaS treasury and financial risk management solutions, and its reference shareholder PSG Equity, on the acquisition of DeftHedge (Deft Softwares Europe), a SaaS platform specialized in foreign exchange and commodity risk management. Through this strategic acquisition, Diapason strengthens its technology offering by integrating […]
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Jeantet advises Entreprise Redonnaise d’Électricité on the acquisition of the Ardelec Énergie Group
Paris, November 17, 2025 – Jeantet advised Entreprise Redonnaise d’Électricité (ERE) on the acquisition of Ardelec Energie, an external growth transaction carried out less than a year after LBO France Gestion acquired a majority stake in ERE. Based in Redon, Bretagne, ERE designs and manufactures prefabricated concrete transformer stations, mainly for industrial customers. Ardelec Energie, […]
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Jeantet advises LIDL on the acquisition of 19 supermarkets under the AUCHAN brand
Paris, July 25, 2025 – Jeantet advised the retail chain Lidl on the planned acquisition of 19 supermarkets currently operated under the Auchan banner. Auchan’s employee representative bodies are currently being consulted regarding the contemplated transaction. The completion of the deal remains subject to the fulfilment of several conditions, including clearance from the French Competition […]
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Jeantet advises LBO France and Andera Acto on the sale of Prenax to Triton Partners
Paris, June 25, 2025 – Jeantet advised LBO France and Andera Acto on the sale of Prenax, a specialist in outsourced subscription and non-strategic purchasing management, to the pan-European fund Triton Partners. The Jeantet team drew on its multidisciplinary expertise, with Pascal Georges (Partner), David Hallel and Nicolas Méheust (Associates) handling corporate matters, Gabriel Di […]
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