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
- Control of foreign investments in France: continuity, but a delicate balance between sovereignty and attractiveness – Le Monde du droit, 10/05/2023
- Recent case law of the Court of Cassation concerning a “Distress M&A” transaction: good news for the transferring shareholders, but vigilance is still required! – Le Monde du droit, 12/04/2023
- 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
- 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.
Control of foreign investments in France: continuity, but a delicate balance between sovereignty and attractiveness – Le Monde du droit, 10/05/2023
Karl Hepp de Sevelinges, partner, and Ruben Koslar, counsel, decipher for Le Monde du Droit the 2023 annual report on the control of foreign investments in France (IEF).
Paris | CORPORATE – M&A – PRIVATE EQUITY
Recent case law of the Court of Cassation concerning a “Distress M&A” transaction: good news for the transferring shareholders, but vigilance is still required! – Le Monde du droit, 12/04/2023
À propos de l’arrêt de la Cour de cassation, 1er mars 2023, n° 21-14.787 par Karl Hepp de Sevelinges, Laïd Estelle Laurent et Ruben Koslar.
| M&A AND CORPORATE LAW | INSOLVENCY PROCEEDINGS
Jeantet advises Sartorius on acquisition of Polyplus for approximately 2.4 B euros
Paris, April 3, 2023, Jeantet has advised the life science group Sartorius AG (“Sartorius”), on its signing on 31 March 2023 of an agreement to acquire France-based Polyplus for approximately 2.4 billion euros from private investors including ARCHIMED and WP GG Holdings IV B.V., an affiliate of Warburg Pincus. Polyplus, with around 270 employees, develops […]
| CORPORATE – M&A – PRIVATE EQUITY
Jeantet advises Otium Capital in connection with the acquisition of Atraltech
Paris, March 10, 2023, Jeantet has advised Otium Capital, an evergreen investment company managing the assets of Pierre-Edouard Stérin, founder of Smartbox, in connection with the acquisition of Atraltech, the security division of Hager Group, the European specialist in professional security solutions. Atraltech, the French specialist and leader in alarm systems, is becoming once again […]
Paris | CORPORATE – M&A – PRIVATE EQUITY
Jeantet advises Belfor in connection with the acquisition of EOS Group
Paris, February 2, 2023 – Jeantet has advised the BELFOR group, the world leader in disaster recovery, on the acquisition of the EOS group. This is the third strategic acquisition made by BELFOR this year. BELFOR, which has 12,500 employees worldwide, including 800 in France, is further strengthening its global offering and adding new skills […]
| CORPORATE – M&A – PRIVATE EQUITY
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