Following assessment of the settlement cycle by the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), the European Commission proposed on February 12, 2025 to shorten the settlement period...

With 2023 marking a significant global market slowdown, many IPO candidates have suspended or postponed their plan. Only six initial public offerings (IPOs) have been successful in France in 2023...

In the unprecedented context of the health crisis created by the COVID-19 pandemic, private equity transactions slowed down sharply.

The so-called ‘Macron law' enacted on 6 August 20151 significantly changes the rules governing Restricted Stock Units (RSUs).

Le sujet concerne essentiellement les personnes physiques souhaitant céder des titres qu'ils détiennent dans une entreprise pour une valeur supérieure à 500 000 €.

The French government immediately responded to the health crisis created by the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic through situational tools allowing companies to quickly face this exceptional...

The European Parliament has adopted the near-final version of the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive under which European Union ("EU") companies (including non-EU companies with substantial...

French authorities intend to amend securities laws to permit the use of blockchain technology.

The European Union ("EU") Listing Act, approved by the EU Council on October 8, 2024, introduces key changes to the EU Prospectus Regulation, offering greater flexibility to access and issue securities on EU markets for small and medium-sized enterprises ("SMEs"), including in the biotech and med-tech sector.

Many companies are currently trying to continue or resume operations despite the lockdown measures implemented in France from 17 March 2020.

The regulatory focus on initial coin offerings (ICOs) in France continues unabated, with the French Treasury proposing a new legislative framework, yet to be officially adopted ...

Dans une décision mentionnée aux tables du Recueil Lebon, le Conseil d'Etat affirme la légalité de la doctrine administrative du 3 avril 2024...

The subsidiary transferor entered into an SPA for the sale of shares in another company to the transferee, a holding company.

The European Commission has adopted a delegated regulation supplementing the Market Abuse Regulation, introducing a harmonized list of disclosure-triggering events in protracted processes and establishing criteria...

The Situation: Following the enactment earlier in 2019 of new French legislation to regulate activities related to digital assets (including cryptocurrency but excluding tokenized securities),...

La Cour administrative d'appel de Versailles rappelle que la seule réduction de capital d'une filiale ne permet pas de caractériser une perte certaine et définitive sur titres...

The bill, named "PACTE" (in French) for Action Plan for Business Growth and Transformation, is a significant proposed legislation addressing a wide range of issues and subject matters.

Like English and U.S. laws, French law allows, under certain conditions, public joint stock companies or simplified joint stock companies to distribute dividends in kind to their shareholders.

Enacted on 6 August 2015, France's law for growth, activity and equal economic opportunities, known as the "Macron law", designed to boost the French economy...

La cour administrative d'appel de Lyon juge que l'administration fiscale a correctement appliqué l'article 150-0 B ter du Code général des impôts (« CGI ») en estimant qu'une opération d'acquisition de titres antérieure à la cession des titres apportés ne satisfait pas la condition de réinvestissement prévue à cet article (CAA Lyon, 23 octobre 2025, n° 24LY01395).