Led by Laurent Gautier, Darrois Villey Maillot Brochier’s ECM practice complements the firm’s M&A department, with which it works in close collaboration. The ECM team assists leading issuers, controlling shareholders, and investors with shares buyback and acquisitions, rights offerings, capital increases, and IPO transactions. Recently, the team has also worked on the ECM aspects linked to the debt restructuring of large corporations. Isabelle Touré-Farah provides further key support.
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- ‘The team is excellent.'
- 'Laurent Gautier is brilliant.’
Key clients
- Carrefour S.A.
- Atos SE
- Clariane
- TowerBrook Capital Partners
- KKR
- SAS Rue La Boétie
- Bellon S.A.
Work highlights
Advised Atos SE on its financial restructuring.
Advised Clariane on capital increases totaling €328m, announced on 17 May 2024 and closed in July 2024.
Advised Carrefour S.A. on the sale of shares in Carmila S.A.
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Practice head
Laurent Gautier
Other key lawyers
Isabelle Touré-Farah