AYACHE > Paris, France > Firm Profile

AYACHE
47 Avenue Hoche
75008 Paris
France

France > Private equity: LBO Tier 2

The team at AYACHE is equipped to assist clients with LBOs, M&A transactions, and restructurings. The group has particular sectoral expertise in retail, consumer goods, e-commerce, real estate, and healthcare. Olivier Tordjman steers the practice and is well-versed in LBO transactions, debt and equity restructurings, syndicated loans, and asset finance. Gwenaëlle de Kerviler also majors on private equity transactions and is an additional key partner.

Practice head(s):

Olivier Tordjman

Other key lawyers:

Key clients

Intermediate Capital Group (ICG)

ICG Infrastructure

Towerbrook

Verso Energy

Sagard

Sagard NewGen

ISAI

Inveready

Capza

Founders / Groupe Open

Upperside Capital Partners

France > EU, competition and distribution Tier 3

AYACHE has an active merger control practice, frequently advising on notifications to the FCA and the European Commission, with a notable emphasis on advising French and international investment funds. The team is also experienced in antitrust litigation before the domestic courts and competition authority, and has additional expertise in follow-on damages claims; practice head Frédéric Fuchs is currently acting for a claimant in private enforcement proceedings relating to the trucks cartel case. Fuchs also provides general competition law advice to a range of foreign and domestic clients.

Practice head(s):

Frédéric Fuchs

Testimonials

‘A highly competent team with expertise in each area.’

‘Frédéric Fuchs provides an impeccable quality of service, is very clear on complex matters and responsive.’

‘Ayache has a skilled and well-respected competition team that is able to navigate complex issues. The seamless interaction with other departments within Ayache is impressive.’

‘Frédéric Fuchs stands out for his business focus as well as for his concise and precise communication – he gives clear advice that is easy to understand. He is a great lawyer and a pleasure to work with.’

Key clients

TransAtlantis

Towerbrook Capital Partners

Intermediate Group Capital (ICG)

TDF

Syndicat National de l’Edition (SNE)

Groupe All

Work highlights

  • Advised TransAtlantis on the scope of its claim for damages before the Commercial Court of Lyon against the main trucks manufacturers fined by the European Commission in the trucks cartel case.
  • Advised Towerbrook on the notification to the European Commission of its acquisition of joint control over The Independents, which is active in the marketing communications services.

France > Media and entertainment: Sports Tier 3

With a strong track record advising on tax matters in the sports sector, AYACHE fields a diverse clientele of sport federations, sponsors and unions, as well as players, athletes and sports agents. The sports law team covers M&A and contractual matters related to both the French and the international sports industry. Tax expert Jacques Messeca leads the practice, counting professional sports clubs, leagues and investors among his key roster of clients.

Practice head(s):

Jacques Messeca

Testimonials

‘Professional, responsive and competent.’

Key clients

Racing Club de Lens

Girondins de Bordeaux

Toulouse Football Club

Stade Rennais FC

URB

Paris Volley

BBD Boulazac

Classico Sport Management

UCPR

Foot Unis

JMG Football

Wout Faes

France > Banking and finance: transactional work Tier 4

Practice head(s):

Alain Levy

Other key lawyers:

Testimonials

‘They are capable of handling multinational large sponsor driven deals with a high level of expertise. They have a strong international network of law firms.’

‘Alain Levy is excellent in all what he does. Professionally brilliant, always available and last but not least a very nice guy. David Puzenat has learned his skill set over many years. Extremely calm and competent.’

‘The team is quite responsive and always available.’

‘Excellent team. Great technical knowledge.’

‘The team has excellent knowledge of the financing market, with a very pragmatic approach. High availability and adaptability which allows for rapid success.’

‘Very responsive and client-oriented. Fantastic in handling complex international financing matters.’

‘Alain Levy is simply exceptional in handling financing matters for both borrowers and lenders. He is very approachable, smart and a pleasure to work with. He is also heading an exceptional team where in particular David Puzenat stands out.’

‘Alain Levy and David Puzenat are both always available and responsive to answer questions. The announced deadlines are always respected.’

Key clients

Sagard

Intermediate Capital Group (ICG)

Towerbrook

Eduservices

Credit Agricole Nord de France

Capza

Groupe Open

JJA

Proskauer

NewGo

Septodont

France > Industry focus: IT and internet  Tier 4

AYACHE

Practice head(s):

Guillaume Seligmann

Key clients

Carrefour Group

LVMH Group

EDF Group

Unlimitail

Altares

Paymium

Constellation Software

Cisco

TDF

Intersec

Work highlights

  • Advised Carrefour on entering into digital marketing and advertising technology agreements with Publicis.
  • Advised the LVMH Group on the negotiation of group-wide technology licensing agreements.
  • Represented TDF, a French telecom network and infrastructure operator, in several disputes.

France > Tax Tier 4

AYACHE's team handles the tax aspects of M&A and is also active in the sports industry, advising professional sports clubs, associations and federations on their tax issues. Bruno Erard  jointly leads the practice with Jacques Messeca . Also supporting the team is Laurent Bibaut, who is a key name for sports-related tax matters.

Practice head(s):

Bruno Erard; Jacques Messesca

 

Other key lawyers:

Testimonials

‘One of the best teams in Paris’

‘The Ayache firm and particularly Jacques Messeca have incomparable experience and knowledge of tax law. Their capacity for adaptation and strength of proposal on complex subjects of tax law involving varied scopes such as M&A, commercial, contractual or purely tax disputes make Ayache a leading advisor.’

‘Their availability at any time and responsiveness make it possible to effectively deal with events that are sometimes unexpected and a source of tension, particularly on matters of tax disputes. ’

‘Jacques Messeca has an incomparable capacity for adaptation, unrivaled availability and a strong ability to measure the balance of strengths and weaknesses on complex cases involving several parties and requiring technical arbitration and a pragmatic approach to the tax challenges that the client may face.’

‘Whether it concerns tax disputes, commercial, financial or contractual disputes, Jacques Messeca has incomparable skills in procedural strategy.’

‘Team available, attentive, knows how to make tailor-made products. Good quality of service’

‘Bruno Erard is an experienced lawyer, clear, has a good spirit of synthesis, good interpersonal skills’

Key clients

SAGARD

ICG – INTERMEDIATE CAPITAL GROUP

SOLO GROUP

TOWERBROOK

UPPERSIDE CAPITAL PARTNERS

FOUNDERS / GROUPE OPEN

CAPZA

France > Mergers and acquisitions Tier 5

Practice head(s):

Bernard Ayache

Other key lawyers:

Testimonials

‘The team is very efficient, available and relevant. Strong personal and technical qualities. The services offered are of a very high level on the Parisian market. ’

Key clients

Everwin / N. Harris computer

Vela Software

Upperside Capital Partners

ICG Infrastructure

Sagard NewGen

ISAI

BHL Location

VERSO ENERGY

Groupe EDF

SKYN HOLDING

JJA

The firm: Established 30 years ago, Ayache is a leading independent French law firm active in all areas of business law.
More than half of Ayache attorneys are dedicated to Private Equity (LBO, growth capital, turnaround…), Mergers & Acquisitions (buy-side, sell-side, joint-venture, carve-out, reorganization…) and restructuring.
The know-how of the Ayache Corporate Finance team is complemented by its other areas of practice, very active in their respective markets, thus enabling Ayache to address the various issues at stake in any given transaction.
Ayache is involved daily in cross-border operations and has built a network of high-end foreign partners.

Areas of practice: AYACHE is equipped to deal with all aspects of domestic and international corporate transactions, and has expertise in the following areas: M&A and Private equity, Banking and finance, Litigation, Tax, Competition/distribution/commercial contracts, Technology, Employment, Business Ethics, Real Estate, Insolvency, Employee share incentive and saving schemes, Sport.

Department Name Email Telephone
Mergers and acquisitions, Private equity, Banking and finance, Restructuring, Employee share incentive and saving schemes Alain Levy a.levy@ayachelaw.com +33 1 58 05 38 05
Tax Bruno Erard b.erard@ayachelaw.com +33 1 58 05 38 05
Mergers and acquisitions, Private equity Bernard Ayache b.ayache@ayachelaw.com +33 1 58 05 38 05
Employment, Business Ethics Caroline André-Hesse c.andrehesse@ayachelaw.com +33 1 58 05 38 05
Mergers and acquisitions, Private equity David Ayache d.ayache@ayachelaw.com +33 1 58 05 38 05
Insolvency, Real Estate Denis Salama d.salama@ayachelaw.com +33 1 58 05 38 05
Distribution, Competition, Commercial contracts, Business Ethics Frédéric Fuchs f.fuchs@ayachelaw.com +33 1 58 05 38 05
Technology Guillaume Seligmann g.seligmann@ayachelaw.com +33 1 58 05 38 05
Mergers and acquisitions, Private equity Grégoire Zeitoun g.zeitoun@ayachelaw.com +33 1 58 05 38 05
Mergers and acquisitions, Private equity, Banking and finance, Restructuring, Business Ethics Gwenaëlle de Kerviler g.dekerviler@ayachelaw.com +33 1 58 05 38 05
Patrimonial and international tax, Sport tax, Business Ethics Jacques Messeca j.messeca@ayachelaw.com +33 1 58 05 38 05
Litigation, White-collar crime, Business Ethics Julien Andrez j.andrez@ayachelaw.com +33 1 58 05 38 05
Employment Justine Coret j.coret@ayachelaw.com +33 1 58 05 38 05
Tax Laurent Bibaut l.bibaut@ayachelaw.com +33 1 58 05 38 05
Litigation, White-collar crime, Business Ethics Michel Ayache m.ayache@ayachelaw.com +33 1 58 05 38 05
Mergers and acquisitions, Private equity, Banking and finance, Restructuring, Employee share incentive and saving schemes Olivier Tordjman o.tordjman@ayachelaw.com +33 1 58 05 38 05
Number of lawyers : 50
Number of partners : 16
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Contact : Bernard Ayache, Olivier Tordjman