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UGGC Avocats

Corporate/M&A: Mid-Market

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UGGC Avocats has a highly regarded M&A practice, offering comprehensive advice on the entire spectrum of transactions, including mergers & acquisitions, joint ventures, and corporate restructurings. The team combines deep legal expertise with a pragmatic understanding of business realities, enabling clients to successfully navigate complex deals. The firm assists and advises a diverse client base, including multinational corporations, private equity funds, SMEs, and public sector entities.

The UGGC’s M&A team assists companies from mid-cap to large cap and is particularly active in the fields of retail industry, food industry, public works and real estate. The team provides its clients with all its legal and technical expertise in order to protect the interests of its clients as effectively as possible, throughout the transaction process.

UGGC Avocats’ M&A practice is distinguished by its client-focused approach, technical excellence, and ability to deliver value in even the most demanding circumstances.

The team works with the assistance of the firm’s other departments and assists its clients throughout the entire process of the transaction:

    • Establishment of due diligence teams,
    • Assistance to clients in the acquisition and/or sale process,
    • Deal with the specific legal issues raised during transactions.

The UGGC’s M&A is characterized by its ability to handle any type of M&A transaction, no matter how complex the transaction is.

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Corporate/M&A: Mid-Market - France

Band 2

What the Team is Known For

UGGC Avocats is noted for its expertise in mid-market corporate transactions in France. The team acts on acquisitions and sales, as well as joint ventures, carve-outs, corporate reorganisations and mergers. It equally maintains the ability to represent both investment firms and corporates in cross-border mandates.

À propos de l’équipe

UGGC Avocats est reconnu pour son expertise sur les opérations mid-market en France. L’équipe intervient dans le cadre d’acquisitions et de ventes, ainsi que de joint-ventures, de carve-outs, de réorganisations d’entreprises et de fusions. Le cabinet représente aussi des fonds d’investissement et des entreprises dans des mandats transfrontaliers.

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Work Highlights

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  • UGGC Avocats advised MerMec on the acquisition of the French subsidiary of Hitachi Rail STS France.

  • UGGC Avocats a conseillé MerMec dans le cadre de l'acquisition de la filiale française de Hitachi Rail STS France.

Strengths

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  • UGGC Avocats' support is fluid and committed, with a good balance between legal expertise and business understanding. You feel well advised throughout the process.

    Corporate/M&A: Mid-Market respondentFrance

  • UGGC Avocats shows great adaptability to the complexity and number of cases handled.

    Corporate/M&A: Mid-Market respondentFrance

  • Whatever the urgency or complexity of our subjects, UGGC Avocats knows how to combine expertise and efficiency.

    Corporate/M&A: Mid-Market respondentFrance

  • The team is accessible, responsive and rigourous.

    Corporate/M&A: Mid-Market respondentFrance

  • UGGC Avocats has a solid team for mid-market operations, capable of adapting quickly to the reality on the ground.

    Corporate/M&A: Mid-Market respondentFrance
  • L'équipe est accessible, réactive et rigoureuse.
    Corporate/M&A: Mid-Market respondentFrance

Notable Practitioners

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  • Ali Bougrine
    Ali Bougrine

    Ali Bougrine

    Ali Bougrine co-heads UGGC Avocats' mergers and acquisitions department and is regularly called upon to advise clients on both domestic and international mid-market transactions, with a focus on African jurisdictions.

    Ali Bougrine codirige le département M&A d'UGGC Avocats et est régulièrement sollicité pour conseiller des clients sur des transactions mid-market nationales et internationales, avec une spécialisation dans les juridictions africaines.

    • Ali Bougrine has very good communication and pedagogical skills.

      Corporate/M&A: Mid-Market respondentFrance

    • Ali Bougrine is an excellent practitioner who has a perfect command of our issues. He is always responsive, is a formidable negotiator and always finds innovative solutions.

      Corporate/M&A: Mid-Market respondentFrance

    • Ali Bougrine is a great negotiator and has good understanding of the issues at stake according to the context.

      Corporate/M&A: Mid-Market respondentFrance

    • Ali is very commercial, understands what clients are all about and gets what is important, cutting straight to the chase.

      Corporate/M&A: Mid-Market respondentFrance

    • Ali Bougrine is very pragmatic, knows how to build client relations and how to go beyond the purely technical stuffs.

      Corporate/M&A: Mid-Market respondentFrance
    • Ali Bougrine est un excellent négociateur et comprend bien les enjeux en fonction du contexte.
      Corporate/M&A: Mid-Market respondentFrance
    • Ali est très orienté business, il comprend parfaitement les besoins de ses clients et sait aller droit au but.
      Corporate/M&A: Mid-Market respondentFrance
    • Ali Bougrine possède d'excellentes compétences en communication et en pédagogie.
      Corporate/M&A: Mid-Market respondentFrance
    • Ali Bougrine est très pragmatique, sait comment établir des relations avec les clients et comment aller au-delà des aspects purement techniques.
      Corporate/M&A: Mid-Market respondentFrance

    • Ali Bougrine est un excellent avocat qui maîtrise parfaitement nos problématiques. Il est toujours disponible, un négociateur redoutable et trouve systématiquement des solutions innovantes.

      Corporate/M&A: Mid-Market respondentFrance
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