BLM Avocats advised a key manager in the takeover of the group in which she had already acquired a minority stake, as part of a management buy-out. The Paris-based group, which specializes in training employees in the luxury goods and retail sectors, has been in…
The firm advised a managing partner in a French agency representing artists (scriptwriters, authors, etc.) on the sale of a majority stake to an American investment fund. The manager was advised, in particular, in negotiating the principal terms of the transaction (term sheet), and the…
The Firm has advised individuals wishing to invest jointly in a start-up company having developed an innovative medical device, in the structuring and implementation of their partnership, and then in the acquisition of a stake in the target. The innovative medical device is currently in…
The Firm has advised individuals wishing to invest in commercial property in France, in the structuring and implementation of their joint investment structure (incorporation of a company with a shareholders’ agreement and sale and purchase agreements), and then in the completion of their first investment…
The Firm advised and assisted a family-owned group specializing in fast-food restaurants in the reorganization of its shareholding structure and the structuring of its various activities: exit of a partner through a capital reduction, housing of each activity in a specific vehicle, contribution of the…
The firm advised the subsidiary of a French group, specialised in the distribution of petroleum products, in the context of the exit of a competitor from a joint operating agreement relating to a petroleum products terminal in Haiti. This exit took the form of a…
The Firm assisted a family holding company in the sale of a group of companies manufacturing luxury leather goods (nearly 350 employees spread over four production plants; more than €27 million in turnover in 2020). After turning around and developing these businesses, acquired since 2017,…
The Firm advised the historical shareholders of a French group, leader in the field of electronic gauging and industrial metrology and in the construction of NGF (Natural Gas Fuel) stations in France through five operational subsidiaries, with an annual turnover of nearly €40 million, in…
The firm advised the shareholders of a French startup specialised in the operation and management of electric vehicle charging stations and related services (including the development of software and applications for use by the charging station owners and end-users). The shareholders included the founder, friends…
The firm assisted the managing partner of a leading express courier group in the Paris region in the context of the leveraged buyout of the group resulting in the exit of his two historical partners. A development capital fund and an investment bank co-invested to…
The firm has advised the subsidiary of a French group active in the distribution of petroleum products in connection with the negotiation, with a competitor, of a Joint Operating Agreement relating to the construction and operation of an aviation fuel terminal in the Cayman Islands.
In the context of an international structured sale process, the firm has accompanied a listed French group in the acquisition of a business of importation, storage and distribution of petroleum products in Kenya. The elements of the business were transferred to the target company between…
The firm has advised a French group in the acquisition of KenolKobilPlc, listed on the Nairobi Stock Exchange, and a market leader in the distribution of petroleum products in Kenya, but also in Burundi, Ethiopia, Uganda, Rwanda and Zambia. KenolKobil operates a network of service-stations,…
The firm has advised several doctors in connection with the sale to an investment fund of their medical biology business (cytology and pathological anatomy) and their shares in their laboratory. The fund acquired simultaneously a group of laboratories operating on the same premises in the…
The firm has advised the Portuguese subsidiary of a French group in the purchase from a major oil company of its LPG bulk (reticular) and cylinder storage, marketing and distribution business in Madeira & the Azores. The transaction was structured as an asset/business sale. Completion…
The firm has acted for a French leader in the provision of management services for the storage and distribution of energy in France, in the acquisition of three related French companies specialized in industrial and legal metrology (calibration, verification and maintenance of measurement systems), the…
The firm accompanied a family-owned company in the acquisition of a French manufacturer of leather goods (handbags, belts, wallets, cases…) for luxury brands, including 350 employees spread over four manufacturing sites.
The firm has assisted a French group in the negotiation, with a competitor, of the constitution of a joint company for the ownership and operation of an LPG terminal in Haiti, and accompanied it in the implementation of the venture (incorporation of JV company, purchase…
The firm advises on a regular basis a world-renowned interior architect in connection with the negotiation of his contracts. In November 2017, it provided advice in respect of a project in Qatar for the renovation of a palace and in respect of a project in…
The firm has assisted a family holding company in the purchase out of receivership of French assets used for the manufacture, repair and sale of leather goods.
The firm has advised a French group in connection with its purchase of a group of companies engaged in the business of trading, transportation, storage and distribution of petroleum products in Madagascar. The transaction required the clearance of competition authorities at both a regional and…
The firm has advised a Belgian group in its purchase from a French company of an e-business comprising consumer sales of contact lenses and related products, eyeglasses and cosmetics. The purchaser was already present in the European market for contact lenses and eyeglasses, both through…
The firm has advised a French group in connection with the purchase of Haitian companies operating the largest network of service stations in the country and other businesses related to the supply of petroleum products.
