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
- Twitter buyout: the behind-the-scenes of the deal with Elon Musk – La Tribune, 05/06/2022. Quote from Karl Hepp de Sevelinges
- 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 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.
Twitter buyout: the behind-the-scenes of the deal with Elon Musk – La Tribune, 05/06/2022. Quote from Karl Hepp de Sevelinges
Karl Hepp de Sevelinges decodes in this article by François Manens the clauses of the agreement signed by Twitter’s Board of Directors for the acquisition of the social network by Elon Musk on April 25, 2022.
Paris | MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS
Jeantet advises Basler on the contemplated acquisition of i2s’ distribution business
Paris, 9 May 2022 – Jeantet has advised Basler AG, a company listed on the German stock exchange in Frankfurt am Main (Prime Standard), engaged in the design and manufacturing of high-quality, industrial cameras and embedded vision solutions, with respect to the contemplated acquisition of the distribution business of i2S SA, a company listed on […]
Paris, Franco-German team | CORPORATE – M&A – PRIVATE EQUITY | TAX | EMPLOYMENT | IP, TECH & DATA
Jeantet advises Getinge on the contemplated acquisition of Fluoptics, a leader in fluorescence imaging as an aid to surgery
Paris, 3 May 2022 – Jeantet has advised the Swedish listed global medical technology company Getinge AB (publ), with respect to the contemplated acquisition via its French subsidiary Getinge Infection Control SAS of 100% of the shares and voting rights of Fluoptics SAS a leader in fluorescence imaging as an aid to surgery. The transaction […]
Paris | CORPORATE – M&A – PRIVATE EQUITY | IP, TECH & DATA | FINANCING | REAL ESTATE
The Renewable Energy Law Review: France – The Law Reviews, 2021
Introduction France is on track to set up and implement its decarbonisation framework. It benefits from decarbonised electricity, the energy-generating mix being made up of nuclear power and renewable sources as well as fossil fuels. Hydropower is predominant historically and constitutes the main source of renewable energy for electricity in France, with over 25GW installed […]
Paris | ENERGY AND NATURAL RESOURCES LAW
The secrets of firm longevity – LJA Magazine, 02/04/2022
Catherine Saint-Geniest and Karl Hepp de Sevelinges were interviewed by Aurélia Granel for her article on the longevity of law firms published in the LJA Magazine. Extract: “Les cabinets cinquantenaires pourraient être définis comme des institutions reconnues sur le marché français et à l’international, composées de fortes personnalités individuelles qui s’unissent sous une marque, parce […]
Paris
Jeantet advises Thinkproject on its acquisition of Kairnial Group, a market leader in the field of digital solutions in construction
Munich/ Paris, 17 January 2022 – Jeantet advised Thinkproject, a portfolio company of the global investment organization EQT, on its acquisition of Kairnial Group and its subsidiaries, from the Pélican Venture and the management of Kairnial Group. With this transaction, Thinkproject and French market leader Kairnial Group combine their offering to deliver cutting edge common data […]
Paris | CORPORATE – M&A – PRIVATE EQUITY | TAX | IP, TECH & DATA | BANK-FINANCE-REGULATORY | EMPLOYMENT
Jeantet advises Vertiv (NYSE: VRT) on the sale of its french subsidiary, Vertiv Industrial Systems, and the foreigne assets of its industrial business in the United Kingdom, Turkey, Spain and theUunited Arab Emirates
Paris, 10 January 2022 – Jeantet advised Vertiv, a company listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), on the sale of its French subsidiary Vertiv Industrial Systems (now Chloride) and the foreign assets of its industrial activities in the United Kingdom, Turkey, Spain and the United Arab Emirates, forming the Chloride group, to Innovafonds […]
| CORPORATE – M&A – PRIVATE EQUITY | IP, TECH & DATA
Les nouvelles règles du jeu en matière M&A – Table ronde – NextStep, 25/11/2021
In a market that was at a standstill for a few weeks, as companies refocused on their internal organization, M&A activity has picked up to exceptional levels in 2021. Interview by Ondine Delaunay.
Paris | MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS
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
15th Annual IBA Law Firm Management Conference – Compliance in law firms – local standards, new trends and expectations of international clients, 10/07/2021
Karl Hepp de Sevelinges is co-moderator on the theme “Compliance in law firms – local standards, new trends and expectations of international clients” at the 15th Annual IBA Law Firm online conference. Watch the video at this link:
Paris
Jeantet advises Inventory Planner on its sale to the Brightpearl Group
Paris, September 22, 2021, Jeantet advised Inventory Planner, a leading e-commerce inventory management and forecasting company, and its shareholders on the sale of Inventory Planner to the Brightpearl group, enabling the latter to broaden its technological offering by integrating an inventory management software for e-commerce players. This is a first step in its longer-term strategy to make Brightpearl the market leader in […]
Paris