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HOCHE AVOCATS
106 RUE LA BOÉTIE
75008 PARIS
France

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France > Private equity: LBO Tier 3

Practice head(s):

Jean-Luc Blein; Marie Peyrega; Didier Fornoni

Work highlights

Advised Meanings Capital Partners on the acquisition of the majority stake in Jems Group.
Advised Derichebourg Group on the transfer of Derichebourg Multiservices to Elior Group.

France > Employment Tier 4

Practice head(s):

Frédérique Cassereau

Testimonials

‘The services provided are personalized and completely adapted to the needs and expectations. Very precise and expert knowledge of the sector of activity, and its specificities, is truly a great asset.’

‘Frédérique Cassereau: availability, speed, precision of the proposals and responses provided, intelligence of the situation, clear vision of the sectoral and professional context, confirmed expertise’

‘Technicality, professionalism, proximity, availability. What else could you ask for?’

‘A very diverse team which provides insight that is often original although perfectly legally supported. What’s more, the speed of thinking, acquiring knowledge and writing are excellent.’

‘Our requests for advice are always answered.’

Key clients

Comédie Française

Expérience Capital

Opéra national de Paris

Excellence Imagerie

Philharmonie de Paris

Work highlights

Advised Meanings Capital Partners on the acquisition of the majority stake in Jems Group.
Assisted Excellence Imagerie group with the acquisition of the medical imaging centre Faidherbe Mont-Louis.
Advised Derichebourg on the acquisition of Groupe Ecore.

France > Mergers and acquisitions Tier 5

Practice head(s):

Jean-Luc Blein; Didier Fornoni; Marie Peyrega; Jérôme Roustit; Marie-Pierre Souweine; Hadrien de Lauriston

France > Tax Tier 5

Practice head(s):

Eric Quentin; Eugénie Berthet; Christophe Lefevre; Mathilde Le Roy

Other key lawyers:

Testimonials

‘Strengths: expertise, collaboration ’

‘The lawyers who particularly stand out in my opinion are Zoé De Dampierre and Eric Quentin. Their quality: their expertise, their listening to needs, their feedback/pooling of benchmarks, their intervention methodology, their pedagogy ’

‘Their team is comprised of lawyers who are specialized in various fields of law, ensuring that they can provide comprehensive legal solutions. They are also very responsive and they seem to be a really good clients’ friendly firm. ’

‘Mathilde Le Roy – a top flight practitioner. She is always reasonable and her judgment call is always reasonable. I’d like to continue to work with her and their team.’

‘Responsive, educational, available and a keen negotiator’

‘The main assets of the Hoche firm are the exceptional quality of the tax advice provided, a highly developed relationship of trust, and a very marked proximity.’

‘Eric Quentin – great listening skills, responsiveness, availability, very experienced, pragmatic solutions and excellent technical expertise on French tax issues.’

Work highlights

Advises Derichebourg Group on the transfer of Derichebourg Multiservices to Elior Group.

France > Administrative and public law

Firms to watch

HOCHE AVOCATS launched its public law practice in April 2023 after hiring Benoît Thirion, who previously worked at a consulting firm and has a strong focus advising companies on green energy projects and strategy.

France > Dispute resolution: Commercial litigation

Firms to watch

HOCHE AVOCATS relaunched its commercial and corporate litigation practice in 2022 following the arrival of Solène Delafond, who was previously with Darrois Villey Maillot Brochier, and Bastien Mathieu (ex FLV). The team acts for SMEs and senior executives in post-M&A and shareholder conflicts and in commercial litigation.

Name	Position	Profile
Jean-Luc BLEIN	A tax expert by training, Jean-Luc Blein works in the area of…	View Profile
Mrs Frédérique CASSEREAU	Frédérique Cassereau leads the employment department. Lawyer at the Paris Bar since…	View Profile
Mr Régis Carral	Régis Carral is Head of the New Information and Communication Technologies (NICT)…	View Profile
Mrs Solène Delafond	Solène Delafond assists French and foreign companies, both listed and unlisted, as well…	View Profile
Mr Didier Fornoni	Didier Fornoni joined Hoche Avocats in 2019. He focuses his practice on market…	View Profile
Mrs Mathilde Le Roy	Mathilde Le Roy joined the corporate tax department, as a partner, in…	View Profile
Mr Christophe Lefèvre	Christophe Lefèvre has been a lawyer in the tax department of Hoche Avocats…	View Profile
Mr Bastien Mathieu	Bastien MATHIEU joined Hoche Avocats in 2023. He holds a doctorate in…	View Profile
Mrs Marie Peyréga	Marie Peyrega has extensive experience in mergers and acquisitions, private equity and…	View Profile
Mr Eric QUENTIN	A tax law specialist, Eric Quentin, is particularly active in advising on…	View Profile
Mr Jérôme Roustit	Jérôme Roustit is a trained tax expert who has developed expertise in…	View Profile
Mrs Marie-Pierre Souweine	As a corporate law specialist, Marie-Pierre Souweine has developed specific skills in…	View Profile
Mr Benoît Thirion	Benoît Thirion, partner, joined Hoche Avocats in 2023 to head the Public…	View Profile
Mr Hadrien de Lauriston	Hadrien de Lauriston has been a partner since January 2021. He is…	View Profile