Christopher Theris, corporate partner from the Paris office, introduces in this video the main trends of the M&A market...

Law 2022-401 of 21 March 2022, known as the ‘Waserman Law', which introduced changes to the status of whistleblowers, came into force on 1 September 2022.

Stephen Walters, corporate partner and Victoria Régis, Counsel at Jeantet, examine the application of the FDI screening regime to primary equity investments ...

Financing companies are regulated entities licensed to grant credit transactions but not to receive repayable funds from the public.

Foreign companies are increasingly sanctionned by the French Data Protection Authority (CNIL). Our team is presenting the main risks for foreign companies regarding cookies and data privacy.

Quelles tendances pour la levée de fonds en 2016 ? 2015 a été une année exceptionnelle pour le secteur du Private Equity tant en termes de levées de fonds que d'investissement.

The principle of co-employment, which makes it possible to trace the financial obligations of the contractual employer to the co-employer, is less and less recognized by the Court of Cassation.

In this edition of Regulatory Watch, the experts in Duff & Phelps' Paris Compliance and Regulatory Consulting team.

The French Competition Authority has opened a public consultation to evaluate its two-year-old informal guidance framework that helps organizations determine whether their sustainability initiatives comply with competition law. Since its introduction in May 2024, the framework has issued five guidance letters covering diverse environmental projects, from carbon footprint platforms to retail sector sustainability commitments.

On 17 June 2025, the Paris Court of Appeal issued its first ruling under France's Duty of Vigilance Law, marking a significant moment for corporate accountability.

International law firm BCLP has advised a banking pool led by Crédit Agricole du Languedoc on establishing a €38 million Revolving Credit Facility for Elements, a renewable energy producer based in Montpellier. The facility, which can be extended to €50 million, will support the company's ambitious growth plans to reach 1 GW of installed capacity through photovoltaic, hydropower, and wind projects across France and Italy.

France has reformed its foreign direct investment regime, broadening the scope of the 10% voting-rights threshold to capture French entities listed on nearly all regulated markets worldwide. The changes, effective August 17, 2026, extend FDI notification requirements to include major third-country exchanges through EU equivalence decisions and six specifically named markets, significantly expanding the reach of French investment screening for non-European investors.

Circularity is emerging as more than just a sustainability initiative—it's a strategic lever for building resilience, optimizing costs, and staying ahead of regulatory changes. This whitepaper from AlixPartners explores how circular value chains enable companies to move beyond traditional linear models and unlock concrete business value, while addressing critical implementation challenges including operational complexity, upfront investments, ecosystem coordination, and customer adoption.