Advising on both private and public M&A deals, Viguié Schmidt & Associés also covers restructuring transactions and pre-litigation topics related to corporate governance, with the team's client base including CEOs, SMEs and larger companies. The practice is co-headed by Louis Chenard, a key contact for tech clients, and Daniel Villey, who combines strength in corporate matters with a wealth of experience in securities law. Yves Schmidt, David Scemla and Tanguy Grimald are also recommended.
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- ‘Excellent team. Excellent mindset and values.’
Key clients
- Sonepar
- Céleste
- Média Participations
- Briarwoord Capital Partners
- EPC Groupe
- Caisse des dépôts et consignations
- Triodos Investment
- Aon France
- Westlake Corporation Inc
- MF Brands Group SA
Work highlights
Advising the main shareholders (Xavier Niel and Paul Morlet) and Lunettes pour Tous in the context of the sale of a majority stake of its share capital to Quilvest and Oddo.
Advised MF Brands Group SA and group The Kooples in the sale of the group The Kooples to Verdoso.
Advised 4 Decembre SAS in the acquisition of c. 10% of EPC Group from Candel & Partners.
Lawyers
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Practice head
Louis Chenard; Daniel Villey
Other key lawyers
Yves Schmidt; David Scemla; Tanguy Grimald