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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 and have 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 advised TotalEnergies on its EUR1.5 billion acquisition of the share capital of Total Eren.

Strengths

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They have fielded a very strong team across the board, who are extremely well aware of the nuances and subtleties of the French legal system.

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The team's trusted advice goes beyond legal aspects.

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BDGS is our preferred solution for complex cases.

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The BDGS team have thorough expertise in a wide range of legal issues. They are a valuable help for difficult negotiations.

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They are incredibly responsive, and what is really special about them is that they really anticipate issues. They put themselves in our shoes and prepare us in advance.

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Notable Practitioners

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Antoine Bonnasse
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Antoine Bonnasse
2
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.

He is extremely efficient with French authorities and cross-border transactions.

Antoine Bonnasse is a trusted interlocutor who can be mobilised in the most delicate cases. He is highly appreciated for his vision and his perfect understanding of strategic issues.

He has very strong negotiation skills.

Antoine Bonnasse is highly experienced and a great listener. He is very collaborative and has a very good network.

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Jean-Emmanuel Skovron
2
Band 2

Jean-Emmanuel Skovron is a key partner in the firm's corporate/M&A practice and is particularly strong on mandates involving state-owned enterprises and companies active in regulated sectors.

Jean-Emmanuel has a really good strategic view that goes beyond the pure legal aspects of the deal.

He has extensive experience in M&A matters and gives excellent quality advice.

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Youssef Djehane
2
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 is a serious operator. He is an exceptional lawyer - spot-on in his analysis, with great commercial acumen.

Youssef is a wonderful lawyer who has a global vision of transactions. He has strong interpersonal skills and is able to explain complicated things easily.

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Marc Loy
5
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 is so dedicated to his clients at any time. I feel totally safe with him.

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Thomas Méli
5
Thomas Méli
5
Band 5

Thomas Méli is well versed in handling cross-border sales involving multinational clients.

He is an excellent lawyer. He fully understands the issues of his clients and is able to manage situations of great complexity.

Thomas is a really good lawyer. He is pragmatic, with a wide area of expertise.

What stands out about Thomas is his availability and the way he always offers solutions with a very business-oriented approach. He is a business partner.

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Lucile Gaillard
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Lucile Gaillard
6
Band 6

Lucile Gaillard is skilled in handling complex mandates including corporate restructurings, joint ventures and sales. She often advises clients in the technology, logistics and banking sectors.

Lucile is organised, meticulous, available, dependable and good at finding solutions in difficult negotiations.

She is able to integrate into and coordinate a multidisciplinary team of advisers and is comfortable dealing with financial issues.

It's always a pleasure to work with Lucile: her knowledge of her clients, her availability and her capacity to find solutions to any problem that may appear in a deal are a genuine comfort.

Lucile Gaillard is an excellent lawyer for M&A and corporate issues.

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François Baylion
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François Baylion
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Up and Coming

François Baylion assists clients with a range of mandates including acquisitions, sales and corporate governance issues.

François stands out thanks to his calm approach, balanced views and efficiency. He is a very bright lawyer.

François Baylion is an excellent lawyer. We are very satisfied with his work.

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Antoine Bonnasse
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Antoine Bonnasse
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Band 2
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Jean-Emmanuel Skovron
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Band 2
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Youssef Djehane
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Youssef Djehane
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Marc Loy
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Marc Loy
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Thomas Méli
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Thomas Méli
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Lucile Gaillard
6
Lucile Gaillard
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François Baylion
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François Baylion
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Members

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David Andréani

François Baylion

Hannah Cobbett

Jérôme du Chazaud