About
Management Committee: Catherine Saint Geniest, Karl Hepp de Sevelinges
Number of partners: 35
Languages: Arabic, Chinese, English, French, German, Hungarian, Italian, Romanian, Russian, Spanish
Firm Overview:
Jeantet is a leading French business law firm since it was founded in 1924. The firm provides to clients the know-how and experience of its lawyers in the strategic areas of business law, both as advisors and litigators, covering a wide range of legal, tax and regulatory specialities. Aware of economic, technological, sectoral and legal developments, we develop reliable and practical solutions adapted to their challenges.
For four generations of lawyers, Jeantet has been recognised for its independence, its international dimension and its leading role on the economic and legal scene. As a "full-service firm", we are able to quickly assemble dedicated, multi-disciplinary teams that are able to adapt to the different situations faced by our clients. Our lawyers work in cooperation with leading academics and professionals in their field. The technical expertise that results from these exchanges characterises Jeantet's methods, creativity and legal excellence.
Main Areas of Practice:
Administrative:
The firm’s practice is characterised by a wide ranging and innovative approach to the vital, and sometimes complex and conflicting relationships, between companies and the French and European Union governments.
Arbitration:
Jeantet decided to strengthen its international arbitration practice in 2018, with a dedicated team. To the already existing African and Middle Eastern related files has been added an emphasis on CEE related files, in strong cooperation with local partners. The team assists its clients in commercial and investment arbitration proceedings as well as in the annulment, enforcement and recognition procedures.
Banking & Finance:
The banking and finance practice is one of the firm’s recognised activities. The practice advises clients in their domestic or cross-border financing transactions or marketing of financial products. Jeantet designs tailor-made solutions, which are creative and rigorous, always working according to the most exacting international standards.
Competition:
The department assesses the impact of French and EU competition law on major transactions and agreements, negotiates and files merger notifications, co-ordinates multiple national filings, helps clients develop compliance programmes and undertakes litigation before Courts or administrative authorities.
Compliance:
Jeantet assists economic players in the face of the growing increase in Compliance rules. Through a multidisciplinary Task Force, advises clients in all aspects, notably in Governance, Risk Management and Regulatory matters in particular for competition and banking matters.
Corporate/M&A:
Mergers and acquisitions are one of the firm’s leading activities. The richness and diversity of the talents and experiences of the teams enable the firm to advise clients in all phases of their strategic operations, whether corporate finance or external growth, as well as in the private equity sector.
Criminal Liability of Companies & Managers:
The team advises in all stages of the proceedings from the police and judicial inquiries to appearance before the specialised courts and the public authorities. Lawyers also provide executive training programmes and compliance programmes, as well as organisation of a company’s internal authorisation procedures.
Employment:
Jeantet supports French and foreign companies in all issues concerning employment law, offering both advice and litigation support. The team is known for its expertise in the social management of business restructuring processes. The team also represents clients in collective and individual litigation.
Energy, Natural Resources & Infrastructure:Jeantet provides a vast range of legal services for its clients in the oil, gas, mining, electricity, and renewable energy sectors at every stage of their development and investment projects in Europe, Africa and the Middle East.
General Commercial Litigation:
The team advises management and companies in civil and criminal proceedings. Jeantet is particularly active with regards to ‘corporate’ disputes: litigation between share- holders, liability of corporate officers, post-acquisition litigation, and stock market litigation.
IP, Tech & Data:
Working closely with other departments at the firm, the IP, tech and data team has extensive experience, particularly in all data protection issues.
Real Estate:
Jeantet advises its clients, including institutional investors, OPCI’s, investment funds, financial institutions, property developers and users on all legal aspects of their complex real estate transactions (structuring, drafting and negotiation of documentation, audit, etc.).
Restructuring & Insolvency:
Jeantet supports businesses and their directors, sharehold ers and partners in both out of court proceedings and legal proceedings to overcome difficulties. The practice also provides assistance to investors wishing to implement a plan to support or take over a business in difficulty and to court-appointed officers, administrators and legal representatives.
Stock Market/Capital Markets:
Jeantet provides its experience and know-how in corporate governance and shareholder disputes, structured financial products or employee savings plans. The practice also encompasses a litigation dimension, before civil or criminal courts. The firm’s team advises clients in all of their interactions with the stock market regulator.
Tax:
The team’s lawyers provide their expertise both directly to their clients, and also to the firm’s other departments, which they support in complex cases. These can involve merger and acquisition transac tions, financings, particularly real estate and employment law issues.
Main Sectors:
Jeantet provides clients with innovative and cuttingedge advice across a spectrum of practice areas combined with a sector-wide approach of their issues.
International Work:
With 200 professionals and thanks to its network of "best friends" composed of the best foreign law firms, the firm is operational in more than 145 juridictions. As a result, Jeantet is able to represent its clients in cross-border litigation and assist them in all their international issues.
The firm is particularly active in the energy and mining sectors, and Jeantet lawyers are steadily involved in international arbitration in these areas. The firm's long-standing presence in Africa has also enabled it to build a local advisory network covering the entire African continent.
Jeantet also regularly advises German-speaking clients. The German desk consists of both French and German Law qualified lawyers. This enables Jeantet to fully understand its clients’ specific needs and to provide tailormade advice. Lawyers advise German-speaking clients on their investments in France and assist French clients in their operations in German-speaking countries.
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- Paris11 rue Galilée , Paris, Paris, France, 75116
- Web: www.jeantet.fr
- Tel: +33 1 45 05 80 08
- Fax: +33 1 47 04 20 41
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JEANTET ADVISES ORSANA IN CONNECTION WITH ITS FINANCING
Jeantet has advised Orsana, a holding company with several subsidiaries, including Eco Delta, independent producers of renewable energy, in connection with a global financing transaction.
JEANTET ADVISES EQUITIS GESTION ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF A TRUST SOLUTION
Jeantet advised Equitis Gestion, an AMF-accredited management company, as trustee, in connection with the implementation of a trust solution (fiducie- gestion) allowing the restructuring of the debt of Auplata Mining Group (“AMG”) to Euro International Mining LLC (“Euro Mining”).
JEANTET ADVISES IMPACT EXPANSION IN CONNECTION WITH ITS ACQUISITION OF AN INTEREST IN MONKITSOLAIRE
Do-it-yourself solar panel provider MonKitSolaire is opening up to a financier for the first time. The company, founded in 2014, is raising €6M in a capital increase from Impact Expansion.
JEANTET ADVISES THE GIFI GROUP ON ITS ACQUISITION OF A MINORITY STAKE IN BRICOLEX
Jeantet advised the Gifi group, specialized in the retail distribution of home decoration and bazaar products under the “GIFI” brand, on its acquisition of a minority stake, through its subsidiary Gifi Mag, in Le Chamois, specialized in the retail sale of do-it-yourself products under the “Bricolex”
JEANTET ASSISTS TSE IN ITS €130 MILLION FUNDRAISING
Jeantet has advised TSE, a French solar energy company, in a €130 million fundraising from three major operators in the energy transition sector: Eurazeo, which is leading this round, Bpifrance and a pool of investors from the Crédit Agricole group.
EANTET ANNOUNCES THE APPOINTMENT OF FIVE COUNSELS
Jeantet is pleased to announce the appointment of Benjamin Cohu (securities law), Océane Demoulin (employment law), Victor Mollet (employment law), Marie Robin (financial litigation and crowdfunding) and François-Xavier Simeoni (tax law) as counsels.
JEANTET ADVISES FLORENTAISE IN THE CONTEXT OF ITS INITIAL PUBLIC OFFERING ON EURONEXT GROWTH PARIS
Jeantet advised Florentaise, a pioneer in the manufacture of low-carbon and eco-innovative potting soils and growing media, on its initial public offering on Euronext Growth Paris for a gross amount of €17.9 million, resulting in a market capitalization of €77.9 million.
JEANTET ADVISES GLOBAL BIOENERGIES IN THE CONTEXT OF ITS SHARE CAPITAL INCREASE
Jeantet advised GLOBAL BIOENERGIES, an innovative company working on converting plant-derived resources into isododecane and other compounds used in the cosmetics industry, in the context of its share capital increase with preferential subscription rights of the shareholders.
JEANTET ADVISES SARTORIUS ON ACQUISITION OF POLYPLUS FOR APPROXIMATELY 2.4 B EUROS
Jeantet has advised the life science group Sartorius AG (“Sartorius”), on its signing on 31 March 2023 of an agreement to acquire France-based Polyplus for approximately 2.4 billion euros from private investors including ARCHIMED and WP GG Holdings IV B.V., an affiliate of Warburg Pincus.
JEANTET ADVISES REDSLIM IN A SPONSORLESS TRANSACTION WITH ANDERA ACTO
Jeantet has advised the Redslim group, specialized in the processing and exploitation of global corporate data, in a sponsorless transaction with Andera Acto, acting as financial partner.
JEANTET ADVISES OTIUM CAPITAL IN CONNECTION WITH THE ACQUISITION OF ATRALTECH
Jeantet has advised Otium Capital, an evergreen investment company managing the assets of Pierre-Edouard Stérin, founder of Smartbox, in connection with the acquisition of Atraltech, the security division of Hager Group, the European specialist in professional security solutions.
JEANTET ADVISED TIKHEAU INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT IN REFINANCING THE ACQUISITION OF VISCO
Following the acquisition of Visco by Tikehau Investment Management in July 2022, Jeantet has assisted Tikehau Investment Management, the private equity business of Tikehau Capital, in the entry, as minority investors, of investment vehicles represented by Carvest.
JEANTET ADVISES SABENA TECHNICS IN THE ACQUISITION OF PART OF THE ACTIVITIES OF AKKODIS
Jeantet has advised the Sabena technics group, one of the European leaders in the field of aircraft maintenance and modifications, on the acquisition of part of the activities operated by Akkodis (ex – AKKA Technologies), an engineering company.
JEANTET ADVISES BELFOR IN CONNECTION WITH THE ACQUISITION OF EOS GROUP
Jeantet has advised the BELFOR group, the world leader in disaster recovery, on the acquisition of the EOS group. This is the third strategic acquisition made by BELFOR this year.
JEANTET ADVISES GROUNDSWELL INITIATIVE ON THE SALE OF 1HEALTH GROUP TO EUROPA GROUP
Jeantet advised Groundswell Initiative on the sale of 1Health, a media group specialized in human and animal health for professionals and the general public, to Europa Group.
JEANTET ADVISES THE SULO GROUP IN CONNECTION WITH THE ACQUISITION OF DELPHI ENVIRONNEMENT
Jeantet has advised the Sulo Group, a specialist in waste management solutions, in connection with its acquisition of Delphi Environnement, a company specializing in the maintenance of cardboard presses.
JEANTET ADVISES DZETA IN CONNECTION WITH ITS ACQUISITION OF A PARTICIPATING INTEREST IN AKESA
Jeantet advised Dzeta, Claude Darmon’s family office, in connection with its acquisition of a participating interest in Akesa, a company specializing in cleaning services, via a capital increase.
JEANTET ADVISES WEBEDIA IN CONNECTION WITH THE SALE OF SEMANTIWEB TO THE EUROPEAN DIGITAL GROUP
Jeantet has advised Webedia, a French online media group, on the sale of Semantiweb, an agency specialized in conversational data analysis, to European Digital Group, a digital transformation specialist.
JEANTET ADVISES LBO FRANCE IN CONNECTION WITH THE SALE OF THE CMR GROUP TO AMPHENOL
Jeantet advised LBO FRANCE, a French private equity firm, in connection with the sale of the CMR group to Amphenol.
JEANTET ADVISES OMNES IN CONNECTION WITH THE FUNDRAISING OF REDMAN
Jeantet has advised Omnes, a leading private equity and facility specialist and ESG player, in the acquisition of a minority interest in the Redman Group, founded in 2007 by Matthias Navarro and Nicolas Ponson, in connection with the raising of more than €30 million in equity and debt.
JEANTET ADVISES INTRASENSE IN THE CONTEXT OF ITS SHARE CAPITAL INCREASE RESERVED TO GUERBET
Jeantet advised Intrasense, a company specializing in medical imaging software solutions listed on Euronext Growth Paris, in the context of the acquisition of a stake in its capital by Guerbet Group, a leading global player in the medical imaging market listed on the regulated market of Euronext Par
JEANTET ADVISES TOFANE GLOBAL ON THE ACQUISITION OF DIMOCO MESSAGING
Jeantet has advised the Tofane Global group, a global leader in international communication solutions, on its acquisition of DIMOCO Messaging, a leading global SMS aggregator.
JEANTET ADVISES LA FRANÇAISE REM IN THE ACQUISITION OF THE CO-LIVING RESIDENCE IN HUNINGUE
Jeantet has advised “La Française Real Estate Managers” (REM) in the acquisition, on behalf of an institutional investor, of “The 226”, a VEFA co-living residence in Haningue, a city bordering Basel (Switzerland).
JEANTET APPOINTS FOUR NEW PARTNERS
Jeantet announces the appointment of 4 new partners on 1st January 2023: Maxime Brotz (M&A), Guillaume Fornier (M&A), Adrien Fourmon (Public Law), Olivier Lyon Lynch (Banking-Finance-Insurance).
JEANTET ADVISES PORT DESIGNS IN CONNECTION WITH ITS ACQUISITION OF A MAJORITY INTEREST IN NOATIC
Jeantet advised the Port Designs Group, a company specialized in IT mobility, owned by the investment company Dzeta Conseil, in connection with its acquisition of a majority interest in Naotic.
JEANTET ADVISES TURENNE SANTÉ IN ITS ACQUISITION OF A MINORITY STAKE OF THE KEPHREN GROUP
Jeantet advised Turenne Santé in its acquisition of a minority stake in the capital of Kephren, Kephren Publishing, Cassiopea Production & Broadcasting, Geriamed and Olimpe, companies dedicated to strategy consulting and communication in the healthcare sector.
JEANTET SUPPORTS 2° INVESTING INITIATIVE IN THE SALE OF ASSET IMPACT TO GRESB
Jeantet advised 2° Investing Initiative on the sale of Asset Impact (formerly Asset Resolution), a specialist provider of climate data and analysis to GRESB, the leading ESG benchmark for property investors.
JEANTET ADVISED BELFOR IN THE SALE OF ITS FIRE PROTECTION ACTIVITIES TO SPIE NUCLÉAIRE
Jeantet advised BELFOR, the world’s leading provider of disaster recovery services, in the sale to the SPIE group of its fire protection activities for the nuclear sector in France.
JEANTET CONTINUES ITS GROWTH DYNAMIC
Jeantet is recruiting a team recognized for its energy transition and sustainable development activities and strengthens its public law, banking and M&A departments with the hiring of three new partners and their teams: Hélène Gelas, Alexae Fournier-de Faÿ and Philippe Raybaud.
JEANTET ADVISES THE CHINA MEDICAL SYSTEM GROUP IN THE ACQUISITION OF EYE TECH CARE
Jeantet has advised the Chinese group China Medical System in the context of (i) the acquisition of a participating interest of around 33.4% of the share capital of the French company Eye Tech Care and (ii) the signature of a license, collaboration and distribution agreement.
JEANTET ADVISES ORSANA IN CONNECTION WITH ITS FINANCING
Jeantet has advised Orsana, a holding company with several subsidiaries, including Eco Delta, independent producers of renewable energy, in connection with a global financing transaction.
JEANTET ADVISES EQUITIS GESTION ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF A TRUST SOLUTION
Jeantet advised Equitis Gestion, an AMF-accredited management company, as trustee, in connection with the implementation of a trust solution (fiducie- gestion) allowing the restructuring of the debt of Auplata Mining Group (“AMG”) to Euro International Mining LLC (“Euro Mining”).
JEANTET ADVISES IMPACT EXPANSION IN CONNECTION WITH ITS ACQUISITION OF AN INTEREST IN MONKITSOLAIRE
Do-it-yourself solar panel provider MonKitSolaire is opening up to a financier for the first time. The company, founded in 2014, is raising €6M in a capital increase from Impact Expansion.
JEANTET ADVISES THE GIFI GROUP ON ITS ACQUISITION OF A MINORITY STAKE IN BRICOLEX
Jeantet advised the Gifi group, specialized in the retail distribution of home decoration and bazaar products under the “GIFI” brand, on its acquisition of a minority stake, through its subsidiary Gifi Mag, in Le Chamois, specialized in the retail sale of do-it-yourself products under the “Bricolex”
JEANTET ASSISTS TSE IN ITS €130 MILLION FUNDRAISING
Jeantet has advised TSE, a French solar energy company, in a €130 million fundraising from three major operators in the energy transition sector: Eurazeo, which is leading this round, Bpifrance and a pool of investors from the Crédit Agricole group.
EANTET ANNOUNCES THE APPOINTMENT OF FIVE COUNSELS
Jeantet is pleased to announce the appointment of Benjamin Cohu (securities law), Océane Demoulin (employment law), Victor Mollet (employment law), Marie Robin (financial litigation and crowdfunding) and François-Xavier Simeoni (tax law) as counsels.
JEANTET ADVISES FLORENTAISE IN THE CONTEXT OF ITS INITIAL PUBLIC OFFERING ON EURONEXT GROWTH PARIS
Jeantet advised Florentaise, a pioneer in the manufacture of low-carbon and eco-innovative potting soils and growing media, on its initial public offering on Euronext Growth Paris for a gross amount of €17.9 million, resulting in a market capitalization of €77.9 million.
JEANTET ADVISES GLOBAL BIOENERGIES IN THE CONTEXT OF ITS SHARE CAPITAL INCREASE
Jeantet advised GLOBAL BIOENERGIES, an innovative company working on converting plant-derived resources into isododecane and other compounds used in the cosmetics industry, in the context of its share capital increase with preferential subscription rights of the shareholders.
JEANTET ADVISES SARTORIUS ON ACQUISITION OF POLYPLUS FOR APPROXIMATELY 2.4 B EUROS
Jeantet has advised the life science group Sartorius AG (“Sartorius”), on its signing on 31 March 2023 of an agreement to acquire France-based Polyplus for approximately 2.4 billion euros from private investors including ARCHIMED and WP GG Holdings IV B.V., an affiliate of Warburg Pincus.
JEANTET ADVISES REDSLIM IN A SPONSORLESS TRANSACTION WITH ANDERA ACTO
Jeantet has advised the Redslim group, specialized in the processing and exploitation of global corporate data, in a sponsorless transaction with Andera Acto, acting as financial partner.
JEANTET ADVISES OTIUM CAPITAL IN CONNECTION WITH THE ACQUISITION OF ATRALTECH
Jeantet has advised Otium Capital, an evergreen investment company managing the assets of Pierre-Edouard Stérin, founder of Smartbox, in connection with the acquisition of Atraltech, the security division of Hager Group, the European specialist in professional security solutions.
JEANTET ADVISED TIKHEAU INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT IN REFINANCING THE ACQUISITION OF VISCO
Following the acquisition of Visco by Tikehau Investment Management in July 2022, Jeantet has assisted Tikehau Investment Management, the private equity business of Tikehau Capital, in the entry, as minority investors, of investment vehicles represented by Carvest.
JEANTET ADVISES SABENA TECHNICS IN THE ACQUISITION OF PART OF THE ACTIVITIES OF AKKODIS
Jeantet has advised the Sabena technics group, one of the European leaders in the field of aircraft maintenance and modifications, on the acquisition of part of the activities operated by Akkodis (ex – AKKA Technologies), an engineering company.
JEANTET ADVISES BELFOR IN CONNECTION WITH THE ACQUISITION OF EOS GROUP
Jeantet has advised the BELFOR group, the world leader in disaster recovery, on the acquisition of the EOS group. This is the third strategic acquisition made by BELFOR this year.
JEANTET ADVISES GROUNDSWELL INITIATIVE ON THE SALE OF 1HEALTH GROUP TO EUROPA GROUP
Jeantet advised Groundswell Initiative on the sale of 1Health, a media group specialized in human and animal health for professionals and the general public, to Europa Group.
JEANTET ADVISES THE SULO GROUP IN CONNECTION WITH THE ACQUISITION OF DELPHI ENVIRONNEMENT
Jeantet has advised the Sulo Group, a specialist in waste management solutions, in connection with its acquisition of Delphi Environnement, a company specializing in the maintenance of cardboard presses.
JEANTET ADVISES DZETA IN CONNECTION WITH ITS ACQUISITION OF A PARTICIPATING INTEREST IN AKESA
Jeantet advised Dzeta, Claude Darmon’s family office, in connection with its acquisition of a participating interest in Akesa, a company specializing in cleaning services, via a capital increase.
JEANTET ADVISES WEBEDIA IN CONNECTION WITH THE SALE OF SEMANTIWEB TO THE EUROPEAN DIGITAL GROUP
Jeantet has advised Webedia, a French online media group, on the sale of Semantiweb, an agency specialized in conversational data analysis, to European Digital Group, a digital transformation specialist.
JEANTET ADVISES LBO FRANCE IN CONNECTION WITH THE SALE OF THE CMR GROUP TO AMPHENOL
Jeantet advised LBO FRANCE, a French private equity firm, in connection with the sale of the CMR group to Amphenol.
JEANTET ADVISES OMNES IN CONNECTION WITH THE FUNDRAISING OF REDMAN
Jeantet has advised Omnes, a leading private equity and facility specialist and ESG player, in the acquisition of a minority interest in the Redman Group, founded in 2007 by Matthias Navarro and Nicolas Ponson, in connection with the raising of more than €30 million in equity and debt.
JEANTET ADVISES INTRASENSE IN THE CONTEXT OF ITS SHARE CAPITAL INCREASE RESERVED TO GUERBET
Jeantet advised Intrasense, a company specializing in medical imaging software solutions listed on Euronext Growth Paris, in the context of the acquisition of a stake in its capital by Guerbet Group, a leading global player in the medical imaging market listed on the regulated market of Euronext Par
JEANTET ADVISES TOFANE GLOBAL ON THE ACQUISITION OF DIMOCO MESSAGING
Jeantet has advised the Tofane Global group, a global leader in international communication solutions, on its acquisition of DIMOCO Messaging, a leading global SMS aggregator.
JEANTET ADVISES LA FRANÇAISE REM IN THE ACQUISITION OF THE CO-LIVING RESIDENCE IN HUNINGUE
Jeantet has advised “La Française Real Estate Managers” (REM) in the acquisition, on behalf of an institutional investor, of “The 226”, a VEFA co-living residence in Haningue, a city bordering Basel (Switzerland).
JEANTET APPOINTS FOUR NEW PARTNERS
Jeantet announces the appointment of 4 new partners on 1st January 2023: Maxime Brotz (M&A), Guillaume Fornier (M&A), Adrien Fourmon (Public Law), Olivier Lyon Lynch (Banking-Finance-Insurance).
JEANTET ADVISES PORT DESIGNS IN CONNECTION WITH ITS ACQUISITION OF A MAJORITY INTEREST IN NOATIC
Jeantet advised the Port Designs Group, a company specialized in IT mobility, owned by the investment company Dzeta Conseil, in connection with its acquisition of a majority interest in Naotic.
JEANTET ADVISES TURENNE SANTÉ IN ITS ACQUISITION OF A MINORITY STAKE OF THE KEPHREN GROUP
Jeantet advised Turenne Santé in its acquisition of a minority stake in the capital of Kephren, Kephren Publishing, Cassiopea Production & Broadcasting, Geriamed and Olimpe, companies dedicated to strategy consulting and communication in the healthcare sector.
JEANTET SUPPORTS 2° INVESTING INITIATIVE IN THE SALE OF ASSET IMPACT TO GRESB
Jeantet advised 2° Investing Initiative on the sale of Asset Impact (formerly Asset Resolution), a specialist provider of climate data and analysis to GRESB, the leading ESG benchmark for property investors.
JEANTET ADVISED BELFOR IN THE SALE OF ITS FIRE PROTECTION ACTIVITIES TO SPIE NUCLÉAIRE
Jeantet advised BELFOR, the world’s leading provider of disaster recovery services, in the sale to the SPIE group of its fire protection activities for the nuclear sector in France.
JEANTET CONTINUES ITS GROWTH DYNAMIC
Jeantet is recruiting a team recognized for its energy transition and sustainable development activities and strengthens its public law, banking and M&A departments with the hiring of three new partners and their teams: Hélène Gelas, Alexae Fournier-de Faÿ and Philippe Raybaud.
JEANTET ADVISES THE CHINA MEDICAL SYSTEM GROUP IN THE ACQUISITION OF EYE TECH CARE
Jeantet has advised the Chinese group China Medical System in the context of (i) the acquisition of a participating interest of around 33.4% of the share capital of the French company Eye Tech Care and (ii) the signature of a license, collaboration and distribution agreement.