LBOs and Acquisitions/Sales

• Advising the exiting shareholders of the Carso Group (Vendôme Parc Participations, EMZ, RAISE, Siparex, Unigrains and Etoile Capital) in connection with the LBO on the Carso Group, structured by ArchiMed.
• Advising Tikehau Investment Management on the acquisition of a majority stake in the transportation group Groupe Sterne.
• Advising EQT and Cerba HealthCare in connection with the acquisition of a majority stake in Lifebrain
• Advising Keensight Capital for the sale to Astorg of its stake in Demetra group.
• Advising Equistone in connection with the LBO of GSCM Group.
• Advising Andera Partners in connection with the sale of Minafin Group.
• Advising Qualium in connection with the sale of Labelium Group.
• Advising Keensight in connection with the LBO of Adista Group.
• Advising EQT Partners in connection with the LBO of Cerba Healthcare Group.
• Advising Tikehau in connection with the restructuring of Cruiseline Group.
• Advising Keensight Capital in connection with the LBO of Symeres.
• Advising Insight Partners in connection with the LBO of the I@D Group.
• Advising ICG in connection of the acquisition of Tokheim Services Group by HLD.
• Advising ICG in connection with the LBO of San Sac by Plastic Omnium Environnement.
• Advising Arcmont Asset Management Management in connection with the financing of the LBO of Siblu group structured by Naxicap Partners, and New Immo group structured by Qualium Investissement.
• Advising Naxicap Partners and ECF Group on the refinancing of the existing indebtedness of ECF Group and the financing of a build-up transaction in New Zealand.
• Advising the shareholders of Provalliance Group in connection with the LBO structured by Core Equity.
• Advising Keensight Capital in connection with the combination of the Sogelink and Geodesial Groups.
• Advising Five Arrows in connection with the LBU of Cocooncenter by Pharmacie Lafayette Group.
• Advising Eurazeo PME and FCDE in connection with the LBU of Millbrook by UTAC CERAM.
• Advising Antin Infrastructure in connection with the sale of Inicea Group.
• Advising Tikehau Capital in connection with its investment in Amarenco Group.
• Advising Keensight Capital in connection with the LBO of Groups Sogelink and Smile and in connection with their investments in ASTI Mobile Robotics and 3P Biopharmaceuticals.
• Advising Amundi Private Equity Funds and Bpifrance in connection with the LBO of Wifirst Group.
• Advising Equistone Partners Europe in connection with the LBO of Groupe Vulcain Ingénierie.
• Advising Astorg in connection with the sale of M7 Group to Groupe Canal+.
• Advising Meeschaert Capital Partners in connection with the LBO of Aterno Group.
• Advising Gimv and UI Gestion in connection with the LBO of La Comtoise Group.
• Advising Almaviva Santé Group in connection with the LBU of Medifutur (ex Dial Invest).
• Advising Société Générale Capital Partenaires and Bpifrance in connection with the LBO of Milexia.
• Advising the shareholders of Aries Alliance Group in connection with the LBO of Aries Alliance Group structured by Astorg Asset Management.
• Advising CM-CIC Investissement in connection with the sale of Circet to Advent International.
• Advising the Management of OGF Group in connection with its sale and reinvestment in the LBO structured by Ontario Teachers Pension Plan.
• Advising Equistone in connection with the sale of Unither Pharmaceuticals.
• Advising Tikehau Investment Management in connection with the financing of the acquisition of JJA by TowerBrook Capital.
• Advising the shareholders of Groupe Metrologic in connection with the sale of Groupe Metrologic to Sandvik.
• Advising Antin Infrastructure Partners in connection with the LBO of Almaviva Santé.
• Advising Eurazeo PME in connection with the LBO of In'Tech Medical Group.

Tax audits and controversies

• Advising several American pension funds (IBM, Ford, Lockheed, Citigroup, etc.) in connection with litigation relating to withholding taxes paid in France.
• Advising Groupe Bruxelles Lambert in connection with litigation relating to withholding taxes paid in France.
• Advising Compagnie Nationale à Portefeuille in connection with litigation relating to withholding taxes paid in France.

• Lectures frequently on key tax-related issues related to private equity and mergers and acquisitions transactions

• Admitted to the Paris Bar in 1991, and speaks fluent French, English, German, and Dutch.