Accolades

Client satisfaction

Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

  • ‘The team provides is made up of high-quality experts. Excellence, responsiveness and proximity.'

  • ‘Benoit Marpeau is an excellent M&A advisor and a very good negotiator.'

  • ‘In-depth knowledge of the business world, responsiveness, strong negotiation skills.’

  • ‘Benoît Marpeau shows excellence, business sense, excellent interpersonal skills, and is a fine negotiator. François Dietrich: perfect writing skills, calm, creativity. Étienne L'étang: great financial knowledge, responsiveness.'

  • ‘Responsiveness, agility, pragmatism, always business and solution oriented.'

  • ‘They excel in M&A and cross-border transactions, offering tailored legal solutions with deep expertise. Their strengths include hands-on partner involvement, proactive risk management, and exceptional negotiation skills.'

  • ‘Hands-on approach, exceptional problem-solving skills, and commercial awareness. Partners, like Benoit Marpeau, are deeply involved, offering strategic insights, while associates bring diligence and responsiveness.'

  • ‘A responsive M&A team that listens to clients. They are sharp lawyers with very good experience in M&A allowing them to handle all types of M&A, including complex or structuring files. They are always proactive in unblocking negotiations and know how to take into account the business and pragmatic aspects.'

Key clients

  • Casino Group
  • Monoprix
  • Polycor Inc
  • Rivalen Group
  • Séché Environnement
  • LVMH
  • CDiscount
  • Avril Group
  • Impala
  • Automobile Club de l’Ouest

Work highlights

Advising Casino on the sale of Casino hypermarkets, supermarkets, gas stations and warehouses in France to Intermarché – Les Mousquetaires, Auchan and Carrefour.
Advised Avril on its acquisition of Metex’s assets.
Advised Casino on the  sale of its Corsican stores to Patrick Rocca and Auchan.

Lawyers

Leading partners

The strongest partners in their field, leading on market-leading deals and endorsed by peers and clients alike.

Practice head

Benoit Marpeau

Other key lawyers

François Dietrich; Etienne Létang