Private Equity Transactions

• Advised Capza in connection with its investments into European Dynamics (2025), Travelsoft (2023) and Delpharm (2021) as well as on the LBU of Travelsoft on Atcore, Travelgate and Travel Connections (2024)
• Advising Cathay in connection with its acquisition of a majority stake in Wedia followed by a tender offer and squeeze out for the remaining shares (PtoP)
• Advised Eurazeo in connection with its investments into Ekoscan (2025), WiiSmile (2022) and in UTAC /Millbrook (2021)
• Advised FCDE in connection with the acquisition of Exens (formerly Cobham Microwave) and the LBUs of AR Electronique and Bowen (2024, 2023, 2022)
• Advised Five Arrows on the acquisition and subsequent sale of A2MAC1, as part of its reinvestment alongside Providence Equity Partners (2023, 2017)
• Advised IDI in its investment into TTK (2024)
• Advised Tikehau Ace Capital in connection with its investment in Vade Secure alongside Bpifrance and Auriga Partner (2022)
• Advised Tikehau Capital in the sale of Cruiseline to Perwyn (2023) and the sale of FCG to Michelin (2023)
• Advised the founders in connection with Marguerite’s LBO on Jifmar (2022)
• Advised the management in connection with the LBO of Naxicap on Everaxis Cobham (2022)
• Advised the founder and the management in connection with the investment of Bridgepoint Development Capital and Bpifrance in Brevo (previously known as Sendinblue) (2020)

M&A Acquisitions / Sales

• Advised DLPK shareholders in connection with its sale to April (2024)
• Advised Travelsoft regarding the acquisitions of Atcore (United Kingdom), Travelgate (Spain), and Travel Connections (Romania) (2024).
• Advised Exens Solutions, backed by FCDE, in the acquisition of AR Electronique (2023)
• Advised Hanwha Systems Co., Ltd., a South Korean shareholder in OneWeb, on its proposed combination with Paris-based satellite operator Eutelsat (2023)
• Advised Groupe Accueil in connection with the sale of Partedis (2022)
• Advised Brevo (previously known as Sendinblue) in connection with the acquisition of Octolis, Wonderpush, Captain Wallet, Yodel.io, MeetFox, Metrilo, Chatra, and PushOwl (2023, 2022, 2021)
• Advised A2MAC1 in connection with the acquisition of ImproValue, Effution and Coram (2022, 2021)
• Advised Air France Industries KLM Engineering & Maintenance in connection with the creation of xCelle Americas, a newly formed joint venture with Triumph Group (2022)
• Advised UTAC CERAM in connection with the acquisition of Millbrook (2021)
• Advised DLPK in connection with the acquisition of Tailor Capital by Haas (2020)
• Advised Generali in connection with the acquisition of Sycomore Asset Management (2020)
• Advising Highrock, Ipsen’s reference shareholder (since 2016)

Tender Offer

• Advised Cathay in connection with the PtoP (cash tender offer) over Wedia followed by a squeeze out process
• Advised Vexim in connection with the cash tender offer initiated by Stryker followed by a squeeze out process
• Advised Medtech in connection with the cash tender offer initiated by Zimmer Biomet followed by a squeeze out process
• Advised Atos in connection with its cash tender offer and squeeze-out offer on Bull followed by a squeeze out process
• Advised Vinci in connection with its cash tender offer followed by a squeeze-out offer on Entrepose Contracting followed by a squeeze out process
• Advised Guyenne et Gascogne in connection with the cash tender offer and public exchange offer initiated by Carrefour followed by a squeeze out process

• Mr. Cardon is widely published and is a visiting professor at the Sorbonne-Assas International Law School and at the University of Paris I Panthéon-Sorbonne on international takeovers, corporate law and securities law