IPO of SPIE (2015)
Represented SPIE on its initial public offering on Euronext Paris. SPIE raised €700 million by way of issuance of new shares while the sale of existing shares by existing shareholders amounted to €240 million. This amount may be increased up to €1,033 million if the over-allotment option is exercised in full. This transaction is the largest IPO on Euronext Paris since 2007.
Sale of Lamberet (2015)
Represented Arcole Industries and its affiliate Caravelle on the sale of the French company Lamberet to the Chinese group AVIC. Lamberet is a French manufacturer of refrigerated semi-trailers and trucks.
Sale of Selectron (2015)
Represented an international pool of private and financial investors on the €114 million sale of Selectron Systems AG to Knorr-Bremse, the world’s leading manufacturer of braking systems for rail and commercial vehicles.
Acquisition of Groupe Exclusive Networks (2015)
Advising Cobepa, the Belgium-based private equity firm on the acquisition of the French company Exclusive Networks, Europe's leading independent value-added distributor (VAD) for the EMEA region, specialising in the marketing of solutions for businesses in the areas of cybersecurity, data centres and associated value-added services. It was awarded "Private Equity Deal of the Year in France" by Le Magazine des Affaires in 2015.
Publicis (2004-2015)
Advising Publicis the global leader in marketing, communication, and business transformation on various acquisitions over the past years, notably recently:in the Americas, on the acquisition of Nurun, a leading independent global design and technology consultancy, from Quebecor Media; in Asia, on the acquisition of Shanghai Genedigi Brand Management Co, Beijing Dreams Zhiyang Communication Co., and Shanghai King Communication Co.; and in Europe, on the acquisition of Interactive Solutions, a leading digital agency in Poland.
ORPEA's Private Placements (2013-2015)
Advising ORPEA, leading European player in Long‐Term Care (nursing homes), Post‐Acute Care and Psychiatric Care, on various private placement bonds with major French and German institutional investors (insurance companies and mutual groups) and on private placement in bonds on the Luxembourg stock market with major institutional investors.
Financière Meeschaert (2014)
Advising the French asset management group Financière Meeschaert on the creation of their first-ever maiden lower-mid-cap €85m LBO fund, Meeschaert Capital Partners.
Almanacc (2014)
Advising Almanacc, one of Alma Consulting Group's main shareholder, on the €400m financial restructuring of Alma Consulting Group, controlled by Arle (formerly Candover) and Almanacc.
Acquisition of Group Socotec (2013)
Advising Cobepa, an independent privately held investment company headquartered in Belgium, on its acquisition of Group Socotec from Qualium Investissement. Socotec provides risk management services to its clients. Cobepa has acquired a majority stake in Socotec alongside private equity fund Five Arrows Principal Investments and a group of Socotec employees and management members. Historically France's first building inspection body, Socotec is now established in 50 countries and have more than 5,000 employees.
Restructuring of Novasep (2012-2013)
Advising Novasep, a leading supplier of manufacturing solutions to the life sciences industry, in relation to its financial restructuring. Novasep employs approximately 1,200 people in France, Germany, Belgium, the Bahamas, the US, China and Japan, and was controlled by Gilde Buy Out Partners, Azulis, BNP Paribas and the management. This is a first of its kind restructuring transaction in France, made by converting a high yield bond debt (of circa 400 million euros) into capital shares so that the bondholders become the majority shareholders of a group. Its particular complexity is due to the number of parties involved, both on the debt and equity side, and the legal and tax constraints linked to the international nature of the group. It was awarded the "Financial Restructuring Deal of the Year in France" by Le Magazine des Affaires in 2013.
