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BDGS Associés’s Mergers and Acquisitions and Corporate law practice, headed by founders Antoine Bonnasse, Youssef Djehane and Jean-Emmanuel Skovron, together with Marc Loy, Thomas Méli, Lucile Gaillard, François Baylion, Jérôme du Chazaud, David Andreani and Hannah Cobbett is a leader on the Paris market.


Our highly experienced and qualified team of lawyers represents French and international clients in their most strategic domestic and cross-border transactions, including acquisitions, mergers, public offers, private equity, corporate reorganisations, corporate governance, joint ventures and partnerships.


The practice notably has unique experience with regards to transactions involving listed companies, State-owned entities or regulated companies and accompanies clients on all aspects of corporate law, governance and shareholder-relation matters, as well as on their financing and capital restructuring transactions.

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Corporate/M&A: High-end Capability - France

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Band 2

What the Team is Known For

BDGS Associés boasts wide-ranging expertise covering public and private M&A and corporate governance, including regulatory matters. The lawyers assist a number of well-known domestic clients, with particular experience in dealing with state-owned companies. The law firm complements its corporate offering with strong teams in other practice areas such as competition, tax and litigation. The team is active in a range of industries including transportation, banking, insurance and TMT.

Work Highlights

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  • BDGS Associés acted for Engie on the EUR7.1 billion sale of Equans to Bouygues.

Strengths

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"BDGS Associés has a dedicated team of experts who have always been able to provide us with strong and reliable advice. The lawyers always react proactively to anticipate what our problems and difficulties could be, and they suggest solutions."

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"I rely on BDGS Associés for their expertise, competence and great responsiveness on matters."

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"BDGS Associés provide innovative solutions, and what at first appears as a problem ends up being a minor issue. They have very good knowledge of the business and what their clients need."

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"BDGS Associés are very technical and the service delivered is excellent."

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"I would say BDGS Associés are really reliable on complex issues, dedicated to their clients and always there for us. It is very pleasant to work with the team."

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Notable Practitioners

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Antoine Bonnasse
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Antoine Bonnasse
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Band 2
Antoine Bonnasse has comprehensive knowledge of corporate transactions, including joint ventures, sales and restructurings. He represents leading French corporates from the finance, TMT and transportation sectors.
"Antoine Bonnasse is one of the key M&A lawyers used by our company."
"Antoine Bonnasse is extremely focused and has a supernatural ability to synthesise issues and lead discussions."
"We are really happy. Antoine Bonnasse is very good - he's technical, available and has a smart approach to the work."
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Youssef Djehane
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Youssef Djehane
2
Band 2
Youssef Djehane is known for his capabilities in domestic and cross-border M&A transactions, often acting on behalf of financial institutions and publicly listed companies.
"Youssef Djehane is technically excellent in terms of applicable corporate law and has a very good grasp of the political environment in which the company operates."
"He knows what the other parties are expecting, which makes decision-making much simpler."
"Youssef Djehane plays an essential role for our organisation. He is up to the challenge in terms of technical skills, availability, responsiveness, quality of services, mobilisation of the team and connections with other peers and other stakeholders in the market."
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Jean-Emmanuel Skovron
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Jean-Emmanuel Skovron
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Band 3
Jean-Emmanuel Skovron is a key partner in the firm's corporate/M&A practice and is particularly strong in mandates involving state-owned enterprises and companies active in regulated sectors.
"Jean-Emmanuel Skovron was able to assist and support on all our very complex transactions."
"Jean-Emmanuel Skovron provides very practical advice, and he has clever analysis of the contexts and very broad experience of the M&A markets and environment."
"Jean-Emmanuel Skovron is a hard worker and always available for any need, which is important."
"His strengths are his availability, his ability to listen and argue during exchanges and his adaptation to the logic of the company."
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Marc Loy
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Marc Loy
5
Band 5
Marc Loy advises clients on high-profile cross-border acquisitions and disposals. He routinely represents French companies active in the financial and energy sectors.
"Marc Loy provides state-of-the-art and proactive advice."
"Marc Loy is one of the smartest lawyers of his generation."
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Thomas Méli
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Thomas Méli
6
Band 6
Thomas Méli enters the rankings thanks to his strong reputation on the market. He is well versed in handling cross-border sales involving multinational clients.
"I worked on a big transaction with Thomas Méli and he is a very good lawyer and very pragmatic."
"Thomas Méli has strong skills."
"Thomas Méli is excellent - very nice and constructive."
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Antoine Bonnasse
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Antoine Bonnasse
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Band 2
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Youssef Djehane
2
Youssef Djehane
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Band 2
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Jean-Emmanuel Skovron
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Jean-Emmanuel Skovron
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Band 3
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Marc Loy
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Marc Loy
5
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Thomas Méli
6
Thomas Méli
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Members

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David Andréani

François Baylion

Hannah Cobbett

Jérôme du Chazaud