Edwards & Praly

Olivier Edwards has been advising start-ups and venture capital funds for over 25 years with respect to their fund raising or investment operations, merger and acquisition, with an emphasis on cross-border transactions particularly with the United States. Lucie Praly joined Olivier Edwards after working with him as an associate for nearly 3 years and having been part of the Corporate andM&Ateam at Freshfields in Paris.

Our ambition is to be the outsourced legal department of start-ups. We also assist them in their fund-raising operations by opening its network of investors or strategy and fundraising advisers. When term sheets are delivered, the firm will help the founders in analysing their content, conformity to market practice and explain the signification of the various terms thus to determine the most appropriate one. Then we shall draft and negotiate the contractual and corporate documentation necessary to close the deal.

With extensive experience in cross-border M&A and joint-venture operations, the firm has worked with key players in the technology market. Its activity is carried out horizontally in various sectors such as software, life sciences, cleantech (or impact), space, deep tech, Agri/foodtech etc, Constantly open minded and curious, we are always looking for the next sector of technology in order to remain at the top.