Franklin is a solid and established player in the mid-cap market, assisting funds and SMEs with M&A and cross-border deals, spanning various industrial fields including hospitality, real estate and TMT. The firm has continued to grow its ranks in March 2025 with the arrival of co-head Antoine Denis-Bertin, who brings a wealth of experience handling transactions in the financial services segment. The team is co-headed by Yam Atallah, Alexandre Marque, Lionel Lesur.
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- ‘High intelligence, very agile and insightful. A true business partner.’
Key clients
- Agami Family Office
- Cofarco
- Créations Fusalp
- Groupack / Mech-I-Tronic
- Groupe Magellim
- Groupe La Poste (Isoskele)
- Groupe RDSL
- Groupe Sprint
- Ocean Peak Capital
- Perseus
- TAS International
- Tikehau
Work highlights
Represented Groupack and its subsidiary Mech-I-Tronic in the acquisition of Neyret Group.
Represented Tikehau in the sale of Brown Europe to the Tinicum Group.
Advising Cofarco and its management on the opening up of its capital to Siparex Entrepreneurs and Bpifrance in order to accelerate its growth path (first LBO).
Practice head
Yam Atallah; Antoine Denis-Bertin; Lionel Lesur; Alexandre Marque