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BDGS Associés Offices
51 RUE FRANCOIS 1ER
75008 PARIS
France
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François Baylion
Work Department
Mergers & Acquisitions and Corporate Law
Position
Partner specialising in corporate governance and transactions involving listed companies, including takeovers and equity capital markets transactions.
Recent work includes advising Crédit Agricole Assurances (Predica) on its internal reorganisation of its retirement business with the creation of Crédit Agricole Assurances Retraite, its acquisition in consortium with Vauban Infrastructure Partners of 45% of Bluevia from Telefónica, its acquisition in consortium with Ardian of a stake in Inwit, and its acquisition in consortium with Engie of Eolia Renovables from Alberta Investment Management Corporation (AIMCO), and Artefact on the acquisition of a controlling stake in Artefact by Ardian Expansion and the subsequent filing of a simplified mandatory public offer.
Career
Before joining BDGS Associés in 2013, François Baylion was an associate at Gide Loyrette Nouel where he started his career in 2009. He became partner at BDGS Associés in 2019.
Languages
French and English
Memberships
Contributor of various French corporate law guides for Practical Law (Thomson Reuters).
Education
Paris Bar (2010)
Postgraduate diploma in law and management from HEC Paris (2008)
Master’s degree in business law from the University of Versailles (2006)
Lawyer Rankings
France > Mergers and acquisitions
(Next Generation Partners)BDGS Associés fields ‘a high-level team with exceptional legal technique combined with leading transactional experience’. The group acts for CAC 40 companies as well as state-owned companies and investors. The firm has strong credentials in public and private M&A transactions as well as corporate reorganisations, and recently advised on high-profile deals across various sectors and industries (internet, renewables, transport, telecoms, finance). It is also the go-to-firm for high-end work involving the public sector with Jean-Emmanuel Skovron an expert in this area. Skovron jointly heads the practice alongside the highly regarded Marc Loy
, Antoine Bonnasse and Youssef Djehane. Other key names include Thomas Méli, Lucile Gaillard , François Baylion, Jérôme du Chazaud and David Andréani.