Moncey Avocats advises on LBO transactions including primary, secondary and tertiary buyouts, minority investments, build-ups, exits, reinvestments and management incentive schemes. The team brings deep experience across a broad range of sectors, including business services, financial services, healthcare, technology, digital platforms and energy transition and is led by Guillaume Giuliani and Marie-Victoire James, who are widely recognised for their expertise in mid-cap LBO transactions.
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Accolades
Client satisfaction: Lawyer & team quality
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Client satisfaction: Sector knowledge
Testimonials
Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.
- ‘Guillaume Giuliani is clearly one of the best corporate lawyers in the field. Technically very skilled, precise, extremely responsive, with a great ability to identify and resolve key issues and handle complex matters. He provides excellent advice and has a strong business acumen. Guillaume is one of those rare lawyers who effectively protects you while simultaneously helping you close deals.'
- ‘One of the best teams in the lower and lower midmarket segment. Excellent value for money. Works very well with its peers. Very good understanding of market practices. Knows how to find compromises to build a deal. Works well with finance and tax teams.'
- ‘Excellent, customer-focused and very proactive.’
- ‘A team perfectly suited to our needs. Highly competent, responsive, friendly, and a great deal maker.’
- 'Guillaume Giuliani is efficient and able to identify and address key issues, while maintaining a business-oriented perspective.’
- ‘The team possesses all the necessary expertise to handle an LBO transaction. All the partners and staff are highly qualified. In addition to their technical skills, they are all characterised by their availability, responsiveness, speed of execution, and ability to take a commercially oriented approach. They are clearly indispensable in the market.’
Key clients
- Estya
- EMZ Partners
- Compagnie Financière de Jousset
- Oddo BHF
- Seven 2
- Cerea Capital
- MBO+
- Hivest Capital Partners
- Calcium Capital
- Trocadero Capital Partner
- BNP Paris Développement
- PolEquity
Work highlights
Advised Estya on its sale to Charterhouse Capital Partners, a European private equity firm.
Advised CFJ, Frédéric Jousset's investment holding company, on its acquisition of SMAC Group.
Advised Oddo BHF, on its acquisition of a stake in Lunettes Pour Tous.
Lawyers
Next Generation Partners
Junior partners with significant recognition from clients and peers in the market and key roles on multiple matters.
Practice head
Guillaume Giuliani; Marie-Victoire James
Other key lawyers
Frédéric Pinet; Fabrice de La Morandière; Alexandre Bankowsk