Thibault Mercier is a member of the Paris Bar. He advises local and international clients, including corporations, banks and investment funds, on a wide range of financing, M&A and equity transactions involving corporate and financing law, as well as credit and security regulations.
He is also a lecturer in corporate law and rhetoric at the Institut Catholique de Paris.
He joined Jeantet in 2019 after having worked for an international business law firm.
Skills
Lawyer since : 2015
Bar. : Paris
Language(s) : English - Spanish
Training :
- Foreign Languages Degree (Nantes University)- 2006
- M2 International Business Law (Paris V Descartes University)- 2011
- Certificate of aptitude for the profession of lawyer (CAPA) – 2014
Publications
- Enhanced secured creditors in france after cornerstone reform of security law and collective proceedings of september 15, 2021, october 2021
- Support for asset-based financing as a relay for EMPs: exceptional government measure in favor of factoring – Option Droit & Affaires, update 28/09/2020
- Derivatives 2020 – International comparative legal guide French Chapter
- [Publication] Handbook of legal culture – CRFPA – National exam 2020 Session
- Best practices, legal certainty and dispute resolution under French law
Jeantet advises ØRSTED on the acquisition of german wind turbine developer and operator OSTWIND
Paris, July 25, 2022, Jeantet has advised the Danish group Ørsted on the acquisition of the French business and portfolio of the German group Ostwind, developer, owner and operator of wind and photovoltaic farms, for an enterprise value of €689 million. With the acquisition of Ostwind, Ørsted enters the German and French markets and expands […]
Paris | CORPORATE – M&A – PRIVATE EQUITY | ENERGY | REAL ESTATE | FINANCING | BANK-FINANCE-REGULATORY
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 advises Agrofert on the acquisition of Borealis’ nitrogen production business.
Paris, June 7, 2022 – Jeantet and the Austrian law firm Wolf Theiss have advised the Agrofert group, a European leader in the production of nitrogen fertilizers, on the acquisition of Borealis’ nitrogen production business, which includes fertilizers, melamine and technical nitrogen. The offer values Borealis’ “nitrogen” business on an enterprise value basis of EUR […]
Paris, Franco-German team | CORPORATE – M&A – PRIVATE EQUITY | EMPLOYMENT | BANK-FINANCE-REGULATORY | IP, TECH & DATA | REAL ESTATE | COMPETITION AND ECONOMIC LAW | PUBLIC LAW – PUBLIC CONTRACTS
Jeantet advises The Surgical Compagny Group (TSC GROUP) in connection with the sale of its distribution business in France and Benelux to Duomed Group
Paris, June 2, 2022 – Jeantet advised TSC Group, a leading manufacturer and distributor of specialized medical equipment and devices, in connection with the sale of its distribution business in France and Benelux to Duomed Group, a pan-European distributor of medical supplies. The TSC Group, which also includes the Medtech OEM business (via TSC PTM […]
Paris, Franco-German team | CORPORATE – M&A – PRIVATE EQUITY | TAX | EMPLOYMENT | BANK-FINANCE-REGULATORY | IP, TECH & DATA | REAL ESTATE | COMPETITION AND ECONOMIC LAW | PUBLIC LAW – PUBLIC CONTRACTS
Jeantet advises the american fund Thoma Bravo in its acquisition of Talend
Paris, May 20th 2022 – Jeantet advised US investment fund Thoma Bravo in its financing of the acquisition of the Talend group, a leader in the field of integration and data integrity to the cloud valued at 2.4 billion US dollars. The transaction was financed by a bank debt arranged by the American fund Owl […]
Paris | BANK-FINANCE-REGULATORY
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
Jeantet advises FGI Worldwide on the financing of the ACAL BFI Group
Paris, 21 April 2022, Jeantet advised the US financing company FGI Worldwide LLC in support of the acquisition of the Acal BFI group by H2 Equity Partners. The credit facility was structured as an asset-based lending facility backed by a pool of assets in across multiple jurisdictions in Europe. ACAL BFi is a pan-European supplier […]
Paris | FINANCING | FINANCING
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
Enhanced secured creditors in france after cornerstone reform of security law and collective proceedings of september 15, 2021, october 2021
Ordinances n°2021-1192 and 2021-1193 of September 15, 2021, respectively reforming security law and amending Book VI of the French Commercial Code, implement mandates of the PACTE Law of May 22, 2019[1] to: modernize security law[2], improve the articulation of security law with collective proceedings law[3] and transpose the (EU) Directive 2019/1023 of June 20, 2019[4], known as […]
Paris | INSOLVENCY PROCEEDINGS | RESTRUCTURING – LAW OF COMPANIES IN DIFFICULTY | BANK-FINANCE-REGULATORY
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
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 […]
Franco-German team, Paris | CORPORATE – M&A – PRIVATE EQUITY | BANK-FINANCE-REGULATORY | EMPLOYMENT | IP, TECH & DATA | REAL ESTATE
Jeantet advised Telecom Invest in the establishment of a management trust with Natixis
Paris, 12th April 2021 – Jeantet AARPI advised Telecom Invest in the establishment of a management trust with Natixis CIB, fiduciary.
Paris | FINANCING