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Bredin Prat has worked on the majority of high-profile French domestic and cross-border M&A transactions over the past 30 years, whether in connection with market consolidation, financial investments or privatisations.

The firm has an outstanding reputation for its experience in advising clients on takeovers, both recommended and hostile. It has widely recognised expertise in stock exchange regulation, and, as a result, the corporate group’s partners are frequently consulted by the authorities on issues of legal reform.

The corporate team also advises on mid-market transactions, including M&A, divestitures and asset sales, as well as joint ventures.

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

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What the Team is Known For

Bredin Prat is a market-leading law firm that acts on a number of the most high-profile and high-value transactions in France. The firm boasts outstanding capabilities in a variety of different corporate matters, including public M&A. The corporate/M&A team often works with its leading antitrust, employment, tax and financing teams to provide comprehensive support to clients. The law firm assists a portfolio of blue-chip French companies with the full spectrum of their corporate activities, while also utilising a strong network of international firms for cross-border mandates. The team offers expertise in regulated sectors including telecommunications, energy and financial services.

Work Highlights

  • Bredin Prat advised Impala on the sale of a EUR3.2 billion majority stake in Neoen to a consortium led by Brookfield.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Didier Martin
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Didier Martin
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Senior Statespeople

Didier Martin is a seasoned corporate lawyer with great prominence in this practice area. He assists clients with a range of mandates, including high-profile public M&A transactions.

Benjamin Kanovitch
Benjamin Kanovitch
Star Individuals

Benjamin Kanovitch has leading expertise across the full range of corporate mandates and acts for an impressive roster of multinationals and CAC 40 corporate clients.

Benjamin is a rare combination of great technicality, a rare ability to listen and a great sense of deal.

Benjamin Kanovitch brings real value to our strategic thinking. He is available and really good technically.

Benjamin Kanovitch really is one of the best lawyers in Paris.

Benjamin Kanovitch is a star. He is a real strategist.

Olivier Assant
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Olivier Assant
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Olivier Assant remains one of the leading practitioners in the Paris market. He is renowned for his ability to handle some of the largest and most high-profile domestic and cross-border transactions. Assant offers particular expertise in public M&A.

Olivier Assant has an excellent understanding of the constraints and needs of the business world and a great ability to provide pragmatic responses.

Olivier provides very good analysis and is dynamic. He is also a good negotiator on the important points and can handle complex deals.

Olivier Assant has a deep network and is always on the ball.

Olivier Assant has an impressive M&A and securities practice and is responsive at all times.

Patrick Dziewolski
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Patrick Dziewolski
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Patrick Dziewolski is a respected practitioner with longstanding expertise advising clients on high-value strategic acquisitions. He often assists corporates and financial institutions with outbound transactions.

Patrick Dziewolski is absolutely exceptional in terms of intelligence, strategic capabilities, technical skills and human qualities.

Patrick Dziewolski is excellent from the beginning to the end of a deal.

Sébastien Prat
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Sébastien Prat
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Sébastien Prat is highly regarded for his corporate and M&A practice and frequently advises on high-profile public M&A transactions. He is adept at handling cross-border transactions.

Sébastien brings a lot of depth in the analysis and critical approach, with a very friendly aspect in the relationships.

Kate Romain
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Kate Romain
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Kate Romain advises significant French and international corporate clients on cross-border M&A matters. She is dual-qualified in France and the USA.

Kate Romain is very responsive, with a strong ability to synthesise and make proposals.

Kate Romain is able to bridge cultural gaps, is highly effective, business-minded and solutions-oriented. She is an excellent lawyer.

Emmanuel Masset
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Emmanuel Masset
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Band 4

Emmanuel Masset has experience handling private and public M&A transactions. He often represents clients hailing from the manufacturing and luxury goods sectors.

Emmanuel Masset has strong technical expertise combined with extensive experience, which allows him to successfully handle the most complex and sensitive matters.

Emmanuel is a wonderful support for corporate governance mandates.

Sophie Cornette de Saint Cyr
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Sophie Cornette de Saint Cyr
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Sophie Cornette de Saint Cyr is regularly sought out by financial services and manufacturing sector clients to assist with high-profile mergers and disposals.

Sophie Cornette de Saint Cyr is very good at finding solutions that are legally solid and can be carried out by the company in line with its business objectives.

Sophie Cornette de Saint Cyr is a very sharp and solid lawyer.

Sophie is an exceptional lawyer with a solid legal competence in M&A, corporate and regulatory matters and is also able to spot the very core of the problem right away.

Clémence Fallet
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Clémence Fallet
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Clémence Fallet acts for an impressive portfolio of French clients on acquisitions, tender offers and corporate governance mandates.

She is someone who impresses me a lot.

She is technically brilliant and fast.

Clémence Fallet has great availability and responsiveness, as well as expertise and pragmatism in managing the various subjects.

Clémence Fallet provides very good advice on how to manage crisis situations.

Matthieu Pouchepadass
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Matthieu Pouchepadass
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Matthieu Pouchepadass routinely assists domestic and international clients with strategic sales and acquisitions. He is active across the healthcare and financial services sectors.

He has the ability to quickly identify the issues of a case and propose the appropriate solution.

Matthieu is very intelligent and with a great vision.

Matthieu Pouchepadass knows how to do a deal; I only have good things to say.

Matthieu Pouchepadass is constantly attentive in his relationship follow-up.

Adrien Simon
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Adrien Simon
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Up and Coming

Adrien Simon is increasingly recognised for his strong M&A expertise and regularly acts for listed and unlisted corporates on high-value mergers and acquisitions, as well as on strategic investments both in France and internationally.

Adrien Simon is reactive.

Adrien is a true business partner who is responsive and supports his client in taking a position.

It is fantastic working with Adrien.

Jean-Benoît Demaret
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Jean-Benoît Demaret
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Up and Coming

Jean-Benoît Demaret is an increasingly sought-after adviser for clients on public and private M&A transactions. He assists with domestic and cross-border acquisitions, disposals and strategic investments.

Jean-Benoît is a great support. He knows how to remain simple and accessible. He truly wants to help his clients make the right decision and choose their battles. It is a pleasure to work with him.

Jean-Benoît Demaret is always responsive and provides excellent advice on all our M&A, securities and corporate matters. He offers tailored and client-focused support.

It is a pleasure to be supported by Jean-Benoît Demaret and to benefit from his experience. A shrewd negotiator, he knows which battles to pick and how to win them.

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Corporate/M&A: High-end Capability

Didier Martin
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Didier Martin
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Senior Statespeople
Benjamin Kanovitch
Benjamin Kanovitch
Star Individuals
Olivier Assant
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Olivier Assant
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Band 1
Patrick Dziewolski
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Patrick Dziewolski
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Band 1
Sébastien Prat
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Sébastien Prat
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Kate Romain
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Kate Romain
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Band 3
Emmanuel Masset
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Emmanuel Masset
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Sophie Cornette de Saint Cyr
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Sophie Cornette de Saint Cyr
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Clémence Fallet
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Clémence Fallet
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Matthieu Pouchepadass
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Matthieu Pouchepadass
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Band 5
Adrien Simon
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Adrien Simon
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Up and Coming
Jean-Benoît Demaret
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Jean-Benoît Demaret
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Up and Coming

Members

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Adrien Simon

Alexander Blackburn

Barthélémy Courteault

Christine Lenis

Cyril Courbon

Ferdinand Barbé

Florence Haas

Jean-Benoît Demaret

José Maria Pérez

Jérôme Vincent

Karine Angel

Laura Gabay

Myriam Epelbaum

Olivier Saba

Paul Worms