August Debouzy operates comfortably across equity fundraising, structuring and governance matters, external transactions and advice on exit strategies. The department is jointly steered by M&A expert Julien Aucomte, whose client base includes mid-market sponsors, tech-focused funds and founders, and Julien Wagmann, who frequently acts across a range of sectors, including energy, infrastructure, new technologies, aviation, defence and healthcare. The practice further strengthened its capabilities with the arrival of Antoine Ricol from McDermott Will & Schulte in April 2025.
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Key clients
- Look Up
- Partners Group
- Rio Tinto
- Ecolab
- Marcegaglia
- Advantage Partners
- Siemens Financial Services
- Quable
- Choco
- Oshkosh
- Hewlett Packard Enterprise
- Husprey
Work highlights
Advised Look Up on its €50m Series A financing round to support the international deployment of its space surveillance radar network and space operations services, marking the entry of leading European investors into the company’s capital.
Advised Partners Group, a global private markets investment firm based in Switzerland, on its minority equity investment in Akur8, a French insurtech company specialising in AI-driven solutions for pricing and premium modelling in the insurance and healthcare sectors.
Advised a consortium of investors comprising (i) Rio Tinto, an iron ore producer, (ii) water treatment leader Ecolab, (iii) Italian steelmaker Marcegaglia, (iv) Japan Hydrogen Fund (Advantage Partners), making its first investment in Europe, and (v) Siemens via its Siemens Financial Services fund, on GravitHy’s €60m fundraising for the development of its pilot low-carbon iron plant in Fos-sur-Mer.
Practice head
Julien Aucomte; Julien Wagmann
Other key lawyers
Maxime Legourd; François Richard; Antoine Ricol