Legal 500 Editorial commentary
Testimonials
Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.
- ‘A very responsive team. Extremely technically competent and with extensive experience in handling complex matters.’
- ‘Strong partner involvement. Responsive team and good understanding of the client's needs.’
- ‘This team demonstrates strong technical skills combined with excellent availability and business acumen. We particularly appreciate the depth of expertise, the complementary skills, profiles, and seniority levels within their dedicated teams for each specific project.’
- ‘Very available, very customer-oriented.’
- ‘Julien Aucomte is an excellent negotiator.’
- ‘Julien Wagmann: strong commitment, good understanding of operational challenges and client-specific constraints.’
Key clients
- Airbus SE
- Valorem
- CDC
- Agence des Participations de l’État (APE)
- Menix Group
- Dassault Aviation
- Clariane
- Atland
- Schneider Electric (SE)
- Chausson Matériaux
- Airbus SE
- Qair International
Work highlights
Advised Airbus SE on the French aspects of its acquisition by Spirit AeroSystems.
Advised the majority shareholders of Valorem throughout the auction process relating to the partial divestment by existing sponsor 3i Infrastructure of its stake in the company and the investment by a new consortium of investors comprising AIP Management and IDIA (Crédit Agricole group), alongside Bpifrance CSO and IRDI.
Advised the French State (through the Agence des Participations de l'État - APE) on its acquisition of an 80% stake in the Alcatel Submarine Networks (ASN) group.
Practice head
Julien Aucomte; Julien Wagmann
Other key lawyers
Jérôme Brosset; Etienne Mathey; Jean-Damien Boulanger