Mr Olivier Assant > Bredin Prat > Paris, France > Lawyer Profile

Bredin Prat is a powerhouse M&A firm that acts on high-end transactions involving France’s blue-chip companies and often the French state, as exemplified recently by its advice to EDF on its nationalisation by the French state. Its public M&A expertise makes it a key adviser to many of France’s leading companies for corporate deals and strategic corporate governance issues. The firm’s involvement also extends to private M&A and cross-border transactions. Patrick Dziewolski,  Benjamin Kanovitch and Olivier Assant  are standout names. Other strong advisers in the team include Sophie Cornette de Saint Cyr, Kate Romain, Matthieu Pouchepadass, Barthélémy Courteault, Emmanuel Masset, Jean-Benoît Demaret and Clémence Fallet .

The skill set of the ‘commercial, knowledgeable, responsive and hard-working’ team at Bredin Prat spans cross-border M&A, international financing, and securities matters. Key contacts include ‘highly effective communicator and negotiator’ Olivier Assant, who specialises in M&A, corporate governance, and securities matters; ‘commercial and hands-on partner’ Adrien Simon; and Florence Haas, who handles market consolidation transactions, public takeovers and LBOs. Barthélémy Courteault has particular experience with regards to M&A involving the infrastructure and energy sectors and Clémence Fallet majors on corporate governance.