Philippe Portier is in charge of Corporate Finance/M&A, Corporate Compliance/CSR and Public Affairs/Lobbying.
He is a specialist in corporate governance, executive remuneration (Say on Pay) and compliance (anti-corruption programmes, due diligence plans, etc.) and contributes to the work of the Institut Montaigne, Fondation Croissance Responsable and the IFA.
From 2012 to 2021, he chaired the Association des Avocats Lobbyistes (AAL).
Background
Lawyer since : 1990
Bar. : Paris - New York
Language(s) : French - English
Training :
- LLM (University of Miami, School of Law)
- Postgraduate Degree (Master 2 – DESS) in Business Law and Taxation (Paris II – Panthéon-Assas University)
Member of :
- Association of lawyers advising on public affairs, Honorary Chairman,
- Institut Montaigne,
- IBA (International Bar Association),
- ABA (American Bar Association),
- NYSBA (New York State Bar Association)
- IFA (French Institute of Directors).
Publications
- Omnibus II and Duty of Vigilance: Necessary Pragmatism or Political Step Back? – Business & Legal Review 12/06/2025
- Europe steps up the fight against corruption – Option Droit et Affaires, 25/05/2023 – ITW de Philippe Portier
- The crowdfunding remains in search of a European harmonization – L’Agefi, 20/02/2023, Quote from Philippe Portier
- Le Code Middlenext se met au goût du jour – Bulletin Joly Bourse, 01/11/2021
- Option Droit & Affaires’ round tables: Economic sovereignty versus extraterritoriality of law – Option Droit & Affaires, June 2020
- Dossier: Ethics alert in France: overview and effectiveness – September 2019
- Loi Pacte et intérêt social : contrainte ou opportunité
- World Stock Exchanges : a Practical Guide, Chapter France : The French Stock Exchange – Globe Business Publishing, 2018
- Loi Pacte : intérêt social, intérêt du groupe… Où en sommes-nous ? – PUBLICATIONS LOI PACTE : INTÉRÊT SOCIAL, INTÉRÊT DU GROUPE… OÙ EN SOMMES-NOUS ? – Option Finance, 22/05/2018
- Contribution au Plan d’action pour la croissance et la transformation des entreprises (PACTE), par Frank Martin Laprade et Philippe Portier
- « Say on pay » : droit de regard des actionnaires sur la rémunération des dirigeants sociaux – Actes pratiques et ingénierie sociétaire, septembre/octobre 2017
- Le rôle respectif du conseil d’administration et de l’assemblée générale dans les sociétés anonymes –
- “Les club deals sous tension : quelles leçons tirer de l’affaire Eternam ?“, Option Finance, 10/12/2025
- ‘La gouvernance des cabinets d’avocats d’Affaires’, avec C. Barszcz, JuristesAssociés, 2010
- ‘Securities Transactions in Europe – France’, CCH Editions (1997-2007)
- ‘Investment Funds in Europe – France’, IBFD Editions, avec G. Blanluet (1996-2000)
- ‘Les bons anti-OPA sont-ils critiquables ?’, Les Echos, 07 décembre 2011
- ‘Fraude: la nécessaire proportionnalité des réponses’, La Tribune du 28 juin 2011
- ‘Des avocats revendiquent (enfin ?) leur rôle de lobbyistes’, Option Droit & Affaires, n°80, 8 juin 2011
- ‘Incitation ou répression ? L’ “exit tax” en question’, La Tribune, 31 Mai 2011
- ‘La performance en primes ?’, Entreprise & Carrières, n°1051, 31 mai 2011
- ‘Prime obligatoire : enfer et intentions…’, La Tribune, 3 mai 2011
- ’Transparence ou efficience : faut-il choisir?’, La Tribune du 1er mars 2011
- ‘Rémunération des dirigeants : une crise morale, une gouvernance dépassée’, contribution au Rapport moral sur l’argent 2010, Revue d’économie financière, 2010
- ‘Gouvernance d’entreprise et relations actionnaires-dirigeants, vers de nouveaux paradigmes ?’, contribution aux Etudes en l’honneur de Fernand-Charles Jeantet, Litec, 2010
- ‘Le Code de Gouvernement d’Entreprise Middlenext pour les Valeurs Moyennes et Petites, illustration concrète des conceptions contemporaines de la gouvernance d’entreprise’, notes de crise, JeantetAssociés, février 2010
- Advised Kereis Holding on the acquisition of a majority stake in the brokerage company RB Conseil (ASSFI).
- Advised Financière CEP Holding on the acquisition of a majority stake in Minalea.
- Advised Generis Capital Partners on the sale of its stake in Cocooncenter to the Pharmacie Lafayette group.
- Advised the Socomore Group on the acquisition of a stake in Mäder Conseil and the acquisition of Mäder Aéro.
- Advised Gènes Diffusion on the acquisition of an activity of the Avril Group.
- Advised ACO on the acquisition of two French companies.
- Advised iAssure (Kereis Group) on the acquisition of a portfolio of brokerage contracts.
- Advised Société Générale du Banque du Liban on the acquisition of the French and Monegasque activities of KBL European Private Bankers.
- Advised BPCE group on the sale of the Banque de la Réunion, Banque des Antilles Françaises and Banque de St Pierre Miquelon to CEPAC.
- Development of the first French “Say on Pay” experiment.
- Advised Trimet AG on the acquisition of assets from Aluminium Péchiney (Rio Tinto group) in the Alps.
- Successive refinancings of La Vallée Village, the first French outlet village.
- Regular advisor to French companies on their governance, compliance and risk management issues.
Omnibus II and Duty of Vigilance: Necessary Pragmatism or Political Step Back? – Business & Legal Review 12/06/2025
Philippe Portier analyzes the issues surrounding the ‘Omnibus II’ package and the duty of vigilance: is it necessary pragmatism or a political step back? Read more : Click here !
| CORPORATE – M&A – PRIVATE EQUITY
Jeantet advises Crédit Mutuel Arkéa in connection with the acquisition of a minority stake in Kyaneos
Paris, January 30, 2024 – The Crédit Mutuel Arkéa cooperative banking group has announced that it is taking a minority stake in Kyaneos Asset Management and Kyaneos. This investment in the capital of these two companies, which are still majority-owned by Jérémie Rouzaud, their founder, strengthens Crédit Mutuel Arkéa’s contribution to the development of energy-efficient […]
Paris | CORPORATE – M&A – PRIVATE EQUITY
Best Lawyers in France: 2024 Ranking
The firm is delighted with the ranking of 25 of its lawyers 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 Health Care Law Karl Hepp de […]
Paris | BANK-FINANCE-REGULATORY | LITIGATION – ARBITRATION – MEDIATION | COMPETITION AND ECONOMIC LAW | CORPORATE – M&A – PRIVATE EQUITY | ENERGY AND NATURAL RESOURCES LAW | TAX | REAL ESTATE | MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS (large & mid cap) | CAPITAL MARKETS AND STOCK EXCHANGE LAW | TECH & DATA | PUBLIC LAW – PUBLIC CONTRACTS | RESTRUCTURING – LAW OF COMPANIES IN DIFFICULTY
Europe steps up the fight against corruption – Option Droit et Affaires, 25/05/2023 – ITW de Philippe Portier
Bruxelles veut réprimer de façon plus énergique la corruption dans l’Union européenne (UE) et dans le monde. De nouvelles règles ont été introduites pour ériger en infraction pénale les délits dans ce domaine. Des mesures ont aussi été prises afin d’harmoniser les sanctions dans l’ensemble de l’UE. Le point avec Philippe Portier, associé.
Paris
The crowdfunding remains in search of a European harmonization – L’Agefi, 20/02/2023, Quote from Philippe Portier
Réunis à Paris pour une journée d’échanges, les représentants du financement participatif européen ont souligné à la fois les difficultés et le grand intérêt du nouveau cadre règlementaire. Philippe Portier, associé, revient sur la procédure d’agrément pour les acteurs du crowdfunding dans cet article d’Alexandra Oubrier.
| FINANCIAL ENGINEERING | BANK-FINANCE-REGULATORY
Representation of interests, an integral part of the game – Journal du Village de la Justice, December 2022, ITW by Philippe Portier
Lobbying is often decried in the public arena. But the professionals who embody this profession today are committed to developing reasoned and coherent arguments, which are part of the modern processes of elaboration of norms, where the citizen must have its place. Thaima Samman, president of the Association des Avocats-Conseils en Affaires Publiques (A-CAP) and […]
Paris | LOBBYING, PUBLIC AFFAIRS AND CRISIS MANAGEMENT
Jeantet advises Kereis in connection with the acquisition of Dame Prevoyance
Paris, 17 November 2022 – Jeantet has advised CBP France (Groupe Kereis) with its acquisition of Dame Prévoyance, a BtoB insurance brokerage company specialized in funeral insurance, from its founding partners (including Franklin Abitbol, Mario Metta, Emmanuel Babala Costa and Kevin Yang). Thanks to this acquisition, Kereis, a European brokerage group specialized in personal insurance, […]
Paris | CORPORATE – M&A – PRIVATE EQUITY | MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS (large & mid cap)
Jeantet advises Kereis in connection with the acquisition of Caassure
Paris, 17 November 2022 – Jeantet advised Kereis Holding with its acquisition of Caassure, a brokerage firm specialized in BtoBtoC and BtoC individual loan insurance, from Delta Assurances. Kereis, a European brokerage group specialized in personal insurance and a major player in its BtoBtoC distribution, is strengthening its loan insurance distribution activity, in particular from […]
| CORPORATE – M&A – PRIVATE EQUITY | MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS (large & mid cap)
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 | 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 | TECH & DATA | PUBLIC LAW – PUBLIC CONTRACTS | RESTRUCTURING – LAW OF COMPANIES IN DIFFICULTY
CSR has become a strategic issue and its legal aspects are being strengthened – Les Echos, 05/19/2022. Quote from Philippe Portier
In terms of corporate social responsibility, the paradigm is changing, according to a draft directive of the European Commission of February 23, 2022, and moving from a logic of “soft law” to “hard law”. Philippe Portier comes back on the vigilance law in this article by Muriel Jasor.
Paris | CORPORATE LAW AND GOVERNANCE
Jeantet advises Housinganywhere in its acquisition of a majority stake in Studapart
Paris, February 17, 2022, Jeantet advised HousingAnywhere, the leading dutch accommodation marketplace on its acquisition of a majority stake in Studapart, the number one student rental accommodation platform in France. With this acquisition and after acquiring market leaders in Germany, Italy, Iceland and the Netherlands, HousingAnywhere consolidates its leading position in Europe by size and […]
Paris | CORPORATE – M&A – PRIVATE EQUITY | BANK-FINANCE-REGULATORY | REAL ESTATE | TECH & DATA
Business and Legal Forum 2021 – What are the interests and risks of adopting the status of a company with a mission ?, 10/14/2021
Philippe Portier spoke on the topic: GOVERNANCE & COMPLIANCE of the impact company (with a mission): What impact for directors, compliance and legal directors? Jeantet is a partner of the Business & Legals Forum 2021 which took place on October 14, 2021. Discover his interview on the interests and risks of adopting the status of […]
Paris | CORPORATE LAW AND GOVERNANCE