CMS Francis Lefebvre is well known for supporting clients in the gamut of tax mandates from its three French offices, located in Lyon, Strasbourg and Paris. The practice also offers advice on corporate and M&A, private equity, restructuring and employment law. Key practitioners include François Coutard and Guillaume Bossy, who specialise in employment and social security matters; Jean-Thomas Heintz, who advises on M&A, joint ventures and LBO transactions; real estate expert Guillaume Belluc; Jérémy Duret, who handles corporate and individual tax matters; and François-Xavier Awatar, a name to note for corporate law and insolvency proceedings. All named lawyers are based in the Lyon office.
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Key clients

  • CNS COMMUNICATIONS
  • EDIFY
  • TECHNE
  • COLGATE PALMOLIVE
  • SOFIJAN

Work highlights

Advised CNS Group on the implementation of a secondary Leveraged Buyout.
Advised EDIFY on the sale of La Brigade de Buyer to SEB.
Advised Techne Group on the acquisition of EFFBE.
Practice head

François Coutard; Guillaume Bossy; Guillaume Belluc; Jérémy Duret; François-Xavier Awatar