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Stéphane Bénézant

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Work Department

Mergers and acquisitions

Position

Stéphane Bénézant is a partner in charge of the Corporate / Mergers and Acquisitions team. He joined Grant Thornton Société d’Avocats in 2019.

Stéphane is a specialist in mergers and acquisitions and private equity transactions (venture capital, development capital, LBOs, turnarounds). For more than 20 years, he has advised and assisted French and foreign groups of all sizes, both listed and unlisted, investment funds, start-ups and company directors with their implementation projects, investment, external growth and restructuring operations, both in France and abroad. He is regularly involved in the energy, environment, biotechnology and ICT sectors.

Stéphane has also developed a particular expertise in corporate governance and international contracts, in particular in the negotiation and drafting of partnership, joint venture and consortium agreements.

Career

Stéphane has more than 20 years of experience in various law firms. Partner since 2007, he joined Grant Thornton Société d’Avocats in 2019.

Languages

French, English

Memberships

Stéphane is a member of several professional associations including the International Bar Association and the Franco-British Chamber of Commerce. He is the author of numerous publications in legal, economic and financial journals.

Education

École de Formation du Barreau, Paris

• CAPA (Law certificate)

Université de Paris II Panthéon Assas

• Magistère de Juriste d’Affaires
• DESS – Business Law and Tax
• DJCE – Business Law