Guillaume Fornier advises companies, whether listed or unlisted, in their strategic acquisitions and disposals, capital transactions, shareholder relations or partnerships. Guillaume also acts on international M&A transactions.
He is the author of several articles on Corporate Law and teaches Corporate Law at the University of Paris-Saclay.
Skills
Lawyer since : 2010
Bar. : Paris
Language(s) : French - English - German
Training :
- École de formation du barreau, CAPA – 2009
- ESSEC, Master of Business Administration – 2009
- University Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne, Master 2 Financial Law – 2008
Publications
- In the silence of the statutes, the director of SAS is revocable as nutum…-Option finance, 30/05/2022
- Clause de non-concurrence et contrepartie financière : quelques précisions complémentaires par la chambre commerciale de la Cour de cassation – Option Finance, 15/10/2021
- Le contrôle des investissements étrangers se cherche un avenir européen, Magazine Reflets, novembre 2020
- Un an après la réforme du droit des obligations, Option Finance, février 2017 (avec R. Ducatez)
- Loi Sapin 2 – Vers une adoption d’un dispositif de prévention de la corruption à la charge des sociétés, Option Finance, septembre 2016 (avec Ph. Portier)
- Loi Sapin 2 – L’imminente révolution du dispositif de lutte anticorruption en France ?, Magazine des Affaires, septembre 2016 (avec Ph. Portier)
- La société libre de partenariat : le « Limited Partnership » à la française, Option Finance, octobre 2015 (avec N. Goetz)
Jeantet appoints four new partners
Paris, 1st January 2023 – Jeantet announces the appointment of 4 new partners on 1st January 2023: Maxime Brotz (M&A), Guillaume Fornier (M&A), Adrien Fourmon (Public Law), Olivier Lyon Lynch (Banking-Finance-Insurance). As part of its development and growth strategy, Jeantet announces, barely one month after the arrival of 3 new lateral partners, the appointment […]
Paris
Jeantet supports 2° Investing Initiative in the sale of ASSET IMPACT to GRESB
Paris, on December 12, 2022? Jeantet advised 2° Investing Initiative on the sale of Asset Impact (formerly Asset Resolution), a specialist provider of climate data and analysis to GRESB, the leading ESG benchmark for property investors. 2° Investing Initiative (2DII) is an international non-profit think tank working to align financial markets and regulations with the […]
Paris | CORPORATE – M&A – PRIVATE EQUITY | TAX LAW
Jeantet advises Jin in its merger with Opinion Act
Paris, on October 26, 2022, Jeantet advised Jin in the acquisition of a majority stake in Opinion Act. Jin, a communication consulting agency specialising in digital influence, has joined forces with Opinion Act, an expert in community analysis and digital strategy consulting. “This operation responds to the expectations of clients to combine insight analysis with […]
Paris | CORPORATE – M&A – PRIVATE EQUITY
Jeantet advises Pitch Immo on the acquisition of Groupe XF
Paris, August 2, 2022, Jeantet has advised Pitch Immo, a brand of the Altarea Group, on the acquisition of Groupe XF. Based in Toulouse, Groupe XF is a developer and planner specialising in new real estate in Occitania. As part of Pitch Immo’s growth plan in regional cities, this operation will enable it to offer […]
Paris | CORPORATE – M&A – PRIVATE EQUITY | REAL ESTATE | PUBLIC LAW – PUBLIC CONTRACTS
Jeantet advises Apollo on its €500 million investment in Air France-KLM
Paris, July 19, 2022, Jeantet advises Apollo Global Management on the signing of a final agreement for a €500 million investment in a subsidiary of Air France-KLM. Apollo Global Management and Air France-KLM announced that they have entered into a final agreement relating to the issuance of perpetual super-subordinated notes, fully subscribed by Apollo Global […]
Paris | CORPORATE – M&A – PRIVATE EQUITY | BANK-FINANCE-REGULATORY | TAX | RESTRUCTURING – LAW OF COMPANIES IN DIFFICULTY
Jeantet supports Sport Bridges Venture (SBV) in its entry into the capital of Paris FC
Paris, July 15, 2022, Jeantet supports Sport Bridges Venture (SBV), a consortium of French and American investors, in its acquisition of a minority stake in Paris FC. SBV becomes the fourth foreign investor in Paris FC, after the Kingdom of Bahrain in 2020, BRI Sports Holding in 2021 and Noah Football Group at the beginning […]
| CORPORATE – M&A – PRIVATE EQUITY
Jeantet advises ABN AMRO Ventures in the context of the EUR 12.5M fundraising of DFNS.co
Paris, July 6, 2022 – Jeantet has advised ABN AMRO Ventures in the context of the EUR 12.5M fundraising of DFNS.co. DFNS.co, a French crypto-wallet start-up backed by Techstars and listed among the Future 40 start-up companies by the Station F, has raised EUR 12.5M to develop a secured crypto-custody protocol to secure digital assets. […]
Paris | CORPORATE – M&A – PRIVATE EQUITY
In the silence of the statutes, the director of SAS is revocable as nutum…-Option finance, 30/05/2022
… this is at least what the Commercial Chamber of the Court of Cassation concluded in its decision of March 9, 2022. Find in pdf the commentary of Guillaume Fornier, counsel, published in Option Finance on May 30, 2022 .
Paris | CORPORATE LAW AND GOVERNANCE
Jeantet advises the deeptech company Quandela on its €15 million funding round
Paris, 16 November 2021 – Jeantet advises the deeptech company Quandela on its €15 million funding round Founded in 2017 by Pascale Senellart-Mardon, Valérian Giesz and Niccolo Somaschi following research conducted at the CNRS C2N laboratory, Quandela develops quantum devices and modules to accelerate the development of quantum communication networks and quantum computers. The €15 […]
Paris | INVESTMENT FUNDS | CORPORATE – M&A – PRIVATE EQUITY
Jeantet advises FuboTV on the proposed acquisition of France leading live tv streaming service Molotov SAS
Paris, 10 November 2021 – Jeantet advised fuboTV Inc., the leading sports-first live TV streaming platform which is listed on the NYSE, with respect to the proposed acquisition of France’s number one live TV streaming company, Molotov SAS. The parties have entered into exclusive discussions regarding the proposed transaction expect to finalize the transaction at […]
Paris | MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS
Clause de non-concurrence et contrepartie financière : quelques précisions complémentaires par la chambre commerciale de la Cour de cassation – Option Finance, 15/10/2021
In a decision of 23 June 2021, the Commercial Chamber of the Court of Cassation, confirming its previous position, reaffirmed the validity of a non-competition clause without financial consideration, when the obliged party is not an employee of the creditor company.
Paris | CORPORATE LAW AND GOVERNANCE
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 […]
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