Karl Hepp de Sevelinges is a partner at Jeantet, admitted to the Paris, Frankfurt (Rechtsanwalt) and New York (FLC) bars.
Specialized in mergers and acquisitions, he advises industrial companies, financial institutions and international funds, particularly German-speaking ones, on their investments in France. Karl has significant experience in corporate acquisitions and reorganizations, and advises French and International listed and non-listed companies.
He leads a team of international lawyers specializing in cross border M&A and private equity, all of whom speak three languages (English, French and German).
He is also Co-Managing Partner of Jeantet.
Skills
Lawyer since : 1998
Bar. : Paris - Frankfurt am Main - New York
Language(s) : French - English - German
Training :
- 2nd State Exam (Rechtsanwalt)
- 1st State Exam, Law
- Master’s Degree in Law – University of Nancy 2, 1992
Member of :
- International Bar Association (IBA)
- American Bar Association (ABA)
Publications
- France : Investing In… 2023 guide – Chambers, 2023
- Global Legal Insights – Energy 2023, Chapter France, 2023
- Mergers And Acquisitions Due Diligence Questionnaire – France – ABA, Seconde Edition, 2022
- The Renewable Energy Law Review: France – The Law Reviews, 2021
- Les nouvelles règles du jeu en matière M&A – Table ronde – NextStep, 25/11/2021
- Jeantet advises Inventory Planner on its sale to the Brightpearl Group
- Flash German Desk – January 2021
- International successions: the Court of Cassation takes position
- Rétablissement des sanctions en Iran : la difficile réponse européenne – Option finance, 18/06/2018
- Citation de Karl Hepp de Sevelinges et Ruben Koslar, conseils de Daimler AG
- Investissements étrangers : vers un renforcement du décret Alstom – Option finance, 26/02/2018
- German Desk – Aktuelle info nr. 2 – Grundlegende reform des Französischen Schuldrechts – 17/10/2016
- Advised Apollo Global Management on the signing of a final agreement for a €500 million investment in a subsidiary of Air France-KLM.
- Advised the german automotive supplier Schaeffler in setting-up with Symbio, a Faurecia and Michelin hydrogen company.
- Advised Agrofert group, a European leader in the production of nitrogen fertilizers, on the acquisition of Borealis’ nitrogen production business.
- Advised FuboTV on the acquisition of France leading live tv streaming service Molotov SAS.
- Advised the Carlyle Group on the acquisition of Flender from Siemens.
- Advised Otto Group on the sale of Mondial Relay SAS to Amsterdam Stock Exchange-listed InPost S.A.
- Advised the German Group Schwarz in the exclusive negociations for the acquisition of part of the Suez Group’s waste recycling and recovery activities.
- Assisted the Canadian leading energy compagny Enbridge in the development and financing of a 500MW offshore windfarm off Fécamp.
- Advised Jumbodiset on the acquisition of TF1 Games and Dujardin.
- Advised Sartorius Stedim Biotech on the acquisition of Novasep’s Chromatography process equipment.
- Advised GEA Group on the sale of two entities to the private equity compagny Mutares SE & Co. KGAA.
- Advised Mutares on the acquisition of Primetals Fechnologies France SAS.
- Advised Mutares on the acquisition of a majority stake in Carglass® Maison from Belron.
- Advised Ardian on sale of Schleich Group.
- Advised Midsona on the acquisition of Alimentation Sante from Panzani (Spanish Ebro Foods Group).
- Advised the German Kathrein SE on sale of antenna business to Ericsson.
- Advised Deutsche Beteiligungs AG with respect to the transfer of its stake in the cleanpart group to Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation.
- Advised Interdigital on the acquisition of more than 21.000 patents of Technicolor.
- Assisted Enbridge for a JV with EDF for three 1400 MW offshore wind projects.
France : Investing In… 2023 guide – Chambers, 2023
Karl Hepp de Sevelinges, partner, and Robert d’Orglandes, associate, contributed to the Chambers guide “The Investing In… 2023” part France. The Investing In… 2023 provides the latest information on foreign direct investment, market trends, mergers and acquisitions, corporate governance and disclosure/reporting, capital markets, antitrust/competition, tax, employment and labor, and IP and data protection
Paris | CORPORATE – M&A – PRIVATE EQUITY | CORPORATE LAW AND GOVERNANCE
Karl Hepp de Sevelinges, le tour du monde en 80 deals – Dossier spécial : l’Elite 2022 des avocats d’affaires, Décideurs Leaders League, janvier 2023
Karl Hepp de Sevelinges, M&A and Managing Partner at Jeantet is one out of 30 lawyers named the “Elite 2022 of the French Business Bar” according to the Décideurs Magazine Leaders League. Law applied to the business world was made for him. From Kiev to Paris via New York, Jeantet’s co-managing partner has always managed to […]
Paris | MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS
Jeantet advises Tofane Global on the acquisition of Dimoco Messaging
Paris, January 10, 2023 – Jeantet has advised the Tofane Global group, a global leader in international communication solutions, on its acquisition of DIMOCO Messaging, a leading global SMS aggregator. Tofane Global is accelerating its growth in the booming business text messaging market with the acquisition of DIMOCO Messaging from BaseTech Ventures, a leading global […]
Paris | MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS
At Jeantet, the desire to be at the top – Décideurs, 20/12/2022
Philippe Raybaud, Hélène Gelas et Alexae Fournier-de Faÿ ont rejoint Jeantet pour muscler l’offre destinée à la transition énergétique et au développement durable. Leur arrivée colle à la stratégie du managing partner Karl Hepp de Sevelinges : faire de Jeantet un cabinet français pluridisciplinaire incontournable.
Paris | CORPORATE – M&A – PRIVATE EQUITY | ENERGY AND NATURAL RESOURCES LAW
Jeantet: agility, adaptability and transversal expertise to meet customer needs – ODA, November 2022, ITW of Karl Hepp de Sevelinges
Read the interview of Karl Hepp de Sevelinges (co-managing partner) on the M&A practice at Jeantet – avocats in the special M&A issue of Option Droit & Affaires in November. [in french]
Paris | MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS
Jeantet advised BELFOR in the sale of its fire protection activities to SPIE Nucléaire
Paris, 1st December 2022 – Jeantet advised BELFOR, the world’s leading provider of disaster recovery services, in the sale to the SPIE group of its fire protection activities for the nuclear sector in France. BELFOR Prévention France, the French subsidiary which Belfor sold, specializes in passive fire protection work (fire-stop sealing of penetrations, fire-stop boxes, […]
Paris | CORPORATE – M&A – PRIVATE EQUITY | MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS
Global Legal Insights – Energy 2023, Chapter France, 2023
Overview of the current energy mix, and the place in the market of different energy sources. The French government is facing crucial decisions about its future energy mix due to climate change and the war in Ukraine. France benefits shistorically from decarbonised electricity based on nuclear power, but is now accelerating to set up and […]
Paris | ENERGY
Best Lawyers in France : Rankings 2023
The firm is pleased to have 20 of its lawyers ranked, including 1 new entry 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 Karl Hepp […]
Paris | BANK-FINANCE-REGULATORY | LITIGATION – ARBITRATION – MEDIATION – CRIMINAL BUSINESS LAW | COMPETITION AND ECONOMIC LAW | CORPORATE – M&A – PRIVATE EQUITY | ENERGY AND NATURAL RESOURCES LAW | TAX | REAL ESTATE | MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS | CAPITAL MARKETS AND STOCK EXCHANGE LAW | IP, TECH & DATA | PUBLIC LAW – PUBLIC CONTRACTS | RESTRUCTURING – LAW OF COMPANIES IN DIFFICULTY
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
Mergers And Acquisitions Due Diligence Questionnaire – France – ABA, Seconde Edition, 2022
Designed as a go-to resource for cross-border M&A practitioners, this second edition provides lawyers with a meaningful head start in the due diligence process by compiling responses from leading local firms in the 20 top economies in the world other than the U.S.
Paris | MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS