Hoche Avocats advises the Alvest group and private investors on the takeover of the group by PAI Partners.
Hoche Avocats has been advising the Alvest group since 2001. Having been involved in previous transactions, Hoche Avocats acted as counsel to the group in carrying out the legal and social due diligence for its French activities, as coordinator of all the law firms in each of the jurisdictions concerned and as counsel to the private investors in connection with their reinvestment alongside PAI Partners and its co-investors.
Hoche Avocats
All of the firm’s teams were involved, in particular
Corporate M&A: Jean-Luc Blein (partner), Amandine Doury (counsel), Sophie Millet (counsel) and Johanna Eberhard and Aliénor Nicolas (associates)
Employment law: Frédérique Cassereau (partner), Myrtille Dubois-Carmine (counsel) and Thibault Minjollet (associate)
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Other counsel :
Purchaser’s legal counsel: Willkie Farr & Gallagher (Christophe Garaud)
Competition legal counsel for the purchaser: Latham & Watkins
Purchaser’s legal and tax advisor: EY Société d’Avocats
Tax advisor to the Alvest group: CMS
Sellers’ legal counsel: Linklaters LLP (Florent Mazeron)
Capital Finance – 31 January 2025