Cyril Deniaud advises French and foreign clients (listed companies, investment funds, institutional investors and banks) in connection with market transactions (takeover bids, IPOs, issues of shares or securities giving access to capital, delistings, management and employee shareholdings, etc.).
Background
Lawyer since : 2006
Bar. : Paris
Language(s) : French - English - German
Training :
- Postgraduate Diploma (DESS) in Business and Tax Law – University of Panthéon-Sorbonne (Paris I), 2004
- Sciences Po Paris, 2002
- University Centre of Political Studies of Nancy, 2000
Member of :
- Head of the Stock Market Law division of the think tank “Droit & Croissance” (Law and Growth)
Publications
- Corporate M&A 2025 Practice Guide – Chambers and Partner 17/04/2025
- La tranformation d’une société cotée en SCA pour empêcher une OPA hostile – Option Finance 06/11/2023
- Le prospectus de relance de l’Union : un outil méconnu à la disposition des émetteurs cotés souhaitant lever des fonds en période de crise sanitaire – Option finance, 03/14/2022
- Focus on the ceilings for free share allocations – Option Finance, 03/03/2022
- Management trust: an innovative solution to reduce the debt load of listed companies – Option Finance, 10/19/2020
- La libération « mixte » des actions : une technique méconnue permettant à une société cotée de lever des fonds quand son cours de bourse est inférieur au nominal – Option Finance, 03/12/2018
- L’AMF se penche sur les problématiques de gouvernance et de rémunération – LJA 03/12/2018
- World Stock Exchanges : a Practical Guide, Chapter France : The French Stock Exchange – Globe Business Publishing, 2018
- Le financement en OCABSA : les « equity lines 2.0 »
- Attribution gratuite d’actions – Actes pratiques et ingénierie sociétaire, 01/07/2018
- Attribution gratuite d’actions – JurisClasseur Banque-Crédit-Bourse, Fascicule 1866, 03/2018
- Say on Pay – Journal des sociétés, 01/12/2017
- « Détermination du bénéficiaire d’une garantie de passif en cas de transfert ultérieur des titres », commentaire de l’arrêt de la Cour d’Appel de Paris du 20 juin 2006 co-écrit avec Fabrice Cohen, publié dans la Revue Trimestrielle de Droit Financier – Edition N°3, janvier 2007
Capital markets:
- Advised Global Bioenergies on its Capital Increase in favor of a category of persons with a public offering aimed at retail investors (via Primabyd platform) for a total amount of 14.5 M€.
- Advised Hoffman Green Cement Technologies in the context of its share capital increase without preferential subscription rights by way of a public offering and with a priority period, on a irreducible basis only, for its existing shareholders on Euronext Growth Paris.
- Advised the Prologue Group in the context of its capital reorganization, which involved a public exchange offer launched by Prologue for the shares of its sub-subsidiary M2i, followed by the merger by Prologue of its subsidiary O2i.
- Advised Height Capital Mangement in the context of its subscription to the reserved capital increase issuance of bonds convertible into new shares and/or exchangeable for existing shares of Claranova (50 M€).
- Advised Ikonisys on its Initial Public Offering on the Market of Euronext Growth Paris.
- Advised Archos and Equitis Gestion in the establishment of a trust to restructure Archos’ 6 M€ debt to the European Investment Bank through the issuance of share subscription warrants (equitization process).
- Advised Equitis Gestion in the establishment of a trust to restructure Cybergun’s 12m€ bond debt through the issuance of share subscription warrants (equitization process).
- Advising Archos (Euronext Paris) on its new financing by way of notes convertibles into shares with share subscription warrants attached (10 M€), based on a simplified prospectus approved by the AMF.
- Advisied Euromédis Groupe (Euronext Paris) on its convertible bonds issuance with preferential subscription rights (2.8 M€).
- Advised Hoffmann Green Cement Technologies on its initial public offering on the market of Euronext Growth Paris (74 M€).
- Advised Maroc Telecom on the sale by the Kingdom of Morocco of 8% of Maroc Telecom’s share capital, for a total amount of 8.88 billion dirhams (approximately 825 M€), through a block sale transaction and an offer for sale to the public on the Casablanca Stock Exchange .
- Advised Global Bioenergies (Euronext Growth) on a capital increase by way of a public offering without preferential subscription rights (17 M€).
- Advised Archos (Euronext) on its share capital increase with preferential subscription rights (4.3 M€).
- Advised Global Bioenergies (Euronext Growth) on a capital increase by way of private placement (6.2 M€).
- Advised Cogelec on its initial public offering on the regulated market of Euronext Paris (41.7 M€).
- Advised Aroundtown (Euronext Growth/ Frankfurt Stock Exchange) on its delisting from Euronext Growth Paris.
- Advised Figeac Aéro on its issuance of ORNANE by way of private placement (100 M€).
- Advised Novacyt (Euronext Growth Paris) on its dual listing on AIM London, following a reserved share capital increase (9.7 M€)
- Advised M2i (Euronext Access) on the transfer of the company from Euronext Access to Euronext Growth by way of private placement (6.8 M€)
- Advised O2i (Euronext Growth) on the issuance of shares with share subscription warrants attached, with preferential subscription rights (2.7 M€)
- Advised Figeac Aéro (Alternext) on (i) a capital increase of 86.2 M€ following a public offering, (ii) the sale of the shares by the reference shareholder (10 M€), and (iii) the transfer of the company on the regulated market of Euronext Paris.
- Advised Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corporation in relation to the fund raising of Vallourec for €1bn through a reserved issuance of mandatory convertible bonds and the subscription to a capital increase with preferential subscription rights).
- Advised Etablissements Maurel & Prom on (i) its issuance of ORNANE (253 M€) and (ii) a simultaneous buyback of OCEANE maturing in 2014, performed over the counter as part of a reverse bookbuilding process and continued on the stock market in a procedure involving payoff at the same price.
- Advised Bpifrance Investissement on its acquisition of a stake in Serge Ferrari Group, as part of the global investment related to the listing of Serge Ferrari Group shares on the Euronext regulated market in Paris (38 M€).
- Advised the Fonds Stratégique d’Investissement on its acquisition of a stake as part of a capital increase with preferential subscription rights of Cegedim, a company listed on Euronext Paris (180 M€).
- Advised banks in connection with a capital increase through a private placement of capital B totaling approximately €58 million.
- JEANTET ADVISES HOFFMANN GREEN CEMENT TECHNOLOGIES ON ITS SHARE CAPITAL INCREASE WITH PREFERENTIAL SUBSCRIPTION RIGHTS AND RESERVED ISSUANCE OF BONDS CONVERTIBLE INTO SHARES
- Advised Cogelec and the partners of Cogelec Developpement in connection with the proposed acquisition of Cogelec Developpement by Legrand
- Jeantet advises the banks in the contexte of the share capital increase by way of private placement of Capital B (the Blockchain Group) for a total amount of approximately €58 million
Public takeovers:
- Advised Groupe Open (listed on Euronext) on the tender offer for its shares launched by New GO, special purpose vehicle constituted by the managers of Groupe Open and Montefiore, acting in concert.
- Advised Yorkville on the sale of its stake in TxCell capital (listed on Euronext), in the framework of the tender offer launched by Sangamo Therapeutics for TxCell.
- Deal counsel on the simplified tender offer followed by a squeeze out launched by SiegCo for Valtech (listed on Euronext Paris and whose registered office is in the UK).
- Deal counsel on the simplified tender offer launched by Hodiall for Radiall (listed on Euronext Paris) in the perspective of its delisting.
- Advised Montupet (listed on Euronext Paris) on the tender offer for its shares by the Canadian group Linamar.
- Advised Financière Ampère Galilée on its simplified tender offer for Serma Technologies (listed on Euronext Paris).
- Advised Prologue (listed on Euronext Paris) on its public exchange offer for O2i (listed on Alternext).
- Advised the BPCE Group on its simplified tender offer for the shares issued by Banque de la Réunion (listed on Euronext Paris) followed by a squeeze out.
- Advised the Belgian group Solvay on its tender offer for Rhodia.
Corporate – Mergers & acquisitions:
- Advised the April group on the sale of subsidiaries in Latin America and Eastern Europe.
- Advised the Danone group on the sale of one of its European subsidiaries.
- Advised the April group on the acquisition of a majority stake in the capital of a European insurance broker.
- Advised Danone on the acquisition, in partnership with the Groupe Abraaj, of Fan Milk International, a major player in the manufacture and distribution of frozen dairy products and juices in various counties of West Africa (Ghana, Nigeria, Togo, Burkina Faso, Benin and Ivory Coast).
- Advised the Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations on the creation of the French Strategic Investment Fund.
- Advising M2i and Prologue on Skolae’s acquisition of a majority stake in M2i
Real estate:
Jeantet advises GIFI on its plan to sell thirty stores to Grand Frais
Paris, October 24, 2025 – Jeantet is advising GIFI, a retailer specializing in home decor and general merchandise, in its discussions with GRAND FRAIS, a food retailer, regarding the sale of 25 to 30 stores. The agreements could be signed in early 2026, after consultation with GIFI’s employee representative bodies. The final completion of the […]
| REAL ESTATE | CORPORATE – M&A – PRIVATE EQUITY
Jeantet advises Hoffman Green Cement Technologies on its share capital increase with preferential subscription rights and reserved issuance of bonds convertible into shares
Paris, 3 October 2025 – Jeantet has advised Hoffmann Green Cement Technologies, a company listed on Euronext Growth Paris, on its share capital increase with preferential subscription rights and the reserved issuance of convertible bonds (“CBs”) to Inveready, for a total amount of €13.9 million. The subscription period was open from 11 September to 23 […]
| CORPORATE – M&A – PRIVATE EQUITY
Jeantet advises the banks in the contexte of the share capital increase by way of private placement of Capital B (the Blockchain Group) for a total amount of approximately €58 million
Paris, 26 September 2025 – Jeantet has advised the banks in the context of the share capital increase by way of a private placement to qualified investors of Capital B (The Blockchain Group) on the Euronext Growth Paris market, for a total amount of €58.1 million. The capital increase of Capital B, a “Bitcoin Treasury […]
Paris | LISTED COMPANIES AND CAPITAL MARKETS LAW
Jeantet advises COGELEC and the shareholders of COGELEC DEVELOPPEMENT, majority shareholder of COGELEC, in the context of the proposed acquisition of COGELEC DEVELOPPEMENT by LEGRAND, prior to the filing of a simplified tender offer on COGELEC shares
Paris, July 11, 2025 – Jeantet advises Cogelec (a company listed on the Euronext Growth Paris market), French specialist of the housing access control, as well as the shareholders of Cogelec Développement, indirect majority shareholder of Cogelec, in the context of the contemplated acquisition of the Cogelec Développement shares by Legrand (a company listed on […]
Paris | CAPITAL MARKETS AND STOCK EXCHANGE LAW
Corporate M&A 2025 Practice Guide – Chambers and Partner 17/04/2025
Publication by Karl Hepp de Sevelinges, Cyril Deniaud, partners, and Benjamin Cohu, counsel. Read the article: here
Paris | CORPORATE – M&A – PRIVATE EQUITY
Jeantet advises Advantech Co. LTD, on the mandatory tender offer for Aures Technologies
Paris, April 16, 2025 – Jeantet has advised the Taiwanese group Advantech Co., Ltd., a world leader in the Internet of Things (IoT) intelligent systems sector, listed on the Taiwan Stock Exchange, on the mandatory tender offer for the shares of Aures Technologies. This tender offer was part of a prior acquisition of a block […]
Paris | LISTED COMPANIES AND CAPITAL MARKETS LAW
Jeantet advises M2i and PROLOGUE, its controlling shareholder, in the context of the proposed acquisition of a majority block of M2i shares by SKOLAE, prior to the filing of a simplified tender offer on M2i shares
Paris, 5 February, 2025 – Jeantet has advised M2i (a company listed on the Euronext Growth Paris market), specialized in training in IT, AI, Digital, Management and Soft Skills, as well as Prologue (a company listed on the Euronext Growth Paris market), its controlling shareholder, in the context of the acquisition project of a majority […]
Paris | CAPITAL MARKETS AND STOCK EXCHANGE LAW
Jeantet advises QUADPACK on its acquisition by PSB INDUSTRIES
Paris, 21 November, 2024 – Jeantet is advising the listed company Quadpack Industries on its acquisition by PSB Industries, both specialized in the development, manufacture and distribution of packaging for the cosmetics industry, for approximately EUR 140 million. Quadpack Industries, a Catalan-based company listed on Euronext Growth Paris, and PSB Industries (the parent of the […]
Paris | CORPORATE – M&A – PRIVATE EQUITY
Jeantet advises ADVANTECH CO. LTD, on the acquisition of a block of shares, prior to the filing of a draft mandatory tender offer for the remaining shares of AURES TECHNOLOGIES
Paris, October 15 2024 – Jeantet has advised the Taiwanese group Advantech Co., Ltd., a global leader in the Internet of Things (“IoT”) intelligent systems sector and listed on the Taiwan Stock Exchange, on the off-market acquisition of a block of shares representing 35.76% of the share capital of Aures Technologies SA from its founder […]
Paris | CAPITAL MARKETS AND STOCK EXCHANGE LAW
Jeantet advised IQEQ MANAGEMENT on the implementation of a trust solution (Fiducie-Gestion) by CARMAT in accordance with its agreement entered into with all its financial creditors, including the european investment bank, on new repayment terms for its bank loans
Paris, on June 21 2024 – Jeantet advised IQEQ Management, an AMF-accredited management company, as trustee, in connection with the implementation of a trust solution (fiducie-gestion) by Carmat, in accordance with the final agreement entered into on March 22, 2024 with its financial creditors, including the European Investment Bank, on new repayment terms for its […]
Paris | CAPITAL MARKETS AND STOCK EXCHANGE LAW
Jeantet advises PULLUP ENTERTAINMENT in the context of its share capital increase without preferential subscription rights by way of a public offering and with a priority period, on an irreducible basis only, for its existing shareholders, for a total amount of circa €23 million
Paris, May 31, 2024 – Jeantet advised PulluP Entertainment, one of the European leaders in the publishing and development of video games iii – AA for PC and Consoles, in the context of its share capital increase without preferential subscription rights of the shareholders by way of a public offering and with a priority period, […]
Paris | CAPITAL MARKETS AND STOCK EXCHANGE LAW
Jeantet advises OSMOZIS and its controlling shareholders in the context of the entry into exclusive negotiations with the PASSMAN GROUP for the acquisiton by the PASSMAN GROUP of a majority block, prior to the filing of a simplified tender offer on OSMOZIS shares
Paris, May 24, 2024 – Jeantet has advised Osmozis (a company listed on the Euronext Growth Paris market), specialized in the digital transformation of campsites and holiday homes in Europe, as well as its controlling shareholders, in the context of the acquisition project of a majority block of Osmozis shares by the Passman Group, a […]
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