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Overview
Olivier Deren is a partner in the Corporate Department of the Paris office of Paul Hastings. His practice focuses on private equity and on mergers and acquisitions. Recognized as a leading private equity lawyer in France by Chambers Europe (Band 1), Olivier Deren advises private equity funds and managers on their leveraged buyouts and capital development transactions as well as companies on their growth strategies or reorganizations.
Accolades
- Band 1 – Leading private equity lawyers in France, by Chambers Europe (for 18 years)
- Nominated as the private equity lawyer of the year, Option Droit et Affaires (2017)
- Band 1 – Mid-cap LBOs, Décideurs Stratégie Finance Droit
- Award of "private equity law firm of the year", "Grands Prix de Private Equity Magazine" (2013) (2016)
Education
- Institute of Political Science (Institut d'Etudes Politiques) of Paris, 1987
- University of Paris II, LL.M (with honors), 1990
Representations
- Advising Vision Group and Quadrum Capital in connection with the acquisition of Sensee group.
- Advising Myrium and its management team in connection with the LBO structured by Capza alongside Amundi Private Equity and Bpifrance.
- Advising the shareholders of Cotral Lab in connection with the sale of Cotral Lab and Comu Systems to Group RG (a portfolio company of Ardian Expansion).
- Advising Argon & Co and majority shareholders on LBO structured by Bridgepoint Development Capital and Ardian Growth.
- Advising Keensight Capital in connection with the LBOs of Sogelink, Smile, Symeres, Inherent (Adista), Buckaroo, Valiantys, Axxam, Quanos, Inke, Unither Pharmaceuticals and Isto groups, the combination of 3P Biopharmaceuticals and Biovian, the LBUs of Unyc, Locatiqs, Focus Software, Connect Services, Contegix, Upperlink, Devensys Cybersecurity, Conexio Telecom, EverLink, Systonic and Inovacom and in connection with the sales of Linkbynet to Accenture, of Asti to ABB group, of Demetra to Astorg and of SFA Romani to Symrise.
- Advising Andera Partners in connection with its investment in Résonance Imagerie, in connection with the LBOs of Senstronic and Telamon groups, the OBO of André Chenue group, and in connection with the sales of Skill & You and Minafin group.
- Advising Sagard NewGen in connection with the OBO of Asobo Studio, the LBOs of I-Tracing, Unit 8 and FuturMaster groups, with its investment in kShuttle and with the LBU of PlaniSense.
- Advising Equistone Partners Europe in connection with the LBOs of Vulcain Ingénierie, Wallenborn, GSCM and Safic-Alcan groups and in connection with the sale of Vulcain Ingénierie.
- Advising Crédit Mutuel Equity in connection with the LBO of Claire group and in connection with the LBU of ADG.
- Advising Isai Expansion in connection with the successive LBOs of Vitalliance group.
- Advising B & Capital in connection with the LBOs of HR Team group, of Steliau group and of Be-Cloud group.
- Advising MML Capital and Bpifrance in connection with the LBO of Gravotech group and of its sale to Brady Corporation.
- Advising Ardian Expansion in connection with the OBO of Alixio group.
- Advising Enerlis on White Summit Capital’s investment in Powesco.
- Advising the shareholders of Provalliance group in connection with the LBO structured by Core Equity.
- Advising EMZ, Raise, Siparex, Unigrains and Etoile Capital in connection with the LBO of Groupe Carso structured by Archimed.
- Advising Qualium Investissement in connection with the refinancing of Kermel group.
- Advising the shareholders and managers of Dedienne Aerospace group in connection with the MBO structured with Crédit Mutuel Equity, IRDI and GSO.
- Advising the shareholders of Cotral group in connection with the sale of Cotral Lab and Comu Systems to Groupe RG (a portfolio company of Ardian Expansion).
- Advising the management teams in connection with the LBO of Odigo structured by Apax Partners and the LBO of Sicame structured by Equistone.
- Advising 21 Invest in connection with the LBO of FMA Assurances.
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Accolades
Engagement & Publications
Publications
- "Chapter dedicated to France in « The Technology Mergers & Acquisitions Review »", Law Business Research Ltd., Co-author
Speaking Engagements
- "Business law at the Institut d'Etudes Politiques (Institute of Political Science - Sciences Po)", Paris, Lecturer (eight years)
- "Seminar on the structuring of LBOs at the Magistère de Juriste d'Affaires", University of Paris Panthéon-Assas (between 2008 and 2018).
Involvement
- Member – Paris Bar