Hervé Castelnau

Ranked in 1 Practice Areas

Band 1

Corporate/M&A: Mid-Market

France

4 Years Ranked

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France

Practice Areas

Lawyer at the Paris Bar since 1995, Hervé Castelnau is Partner – Corporate Law practice since 2016.

For 30 years, Hervé’s dominant activity consists is in mergers and acquisitions and private equity in France and Africa, for predominant industrial players, family group shareholders, growth companies and investment funds.

He is principally involved in the telecoms, media and new technologies sectors as well as in the agrifood, automotive and luxury sectors. He also has specific experience in assisting state-owned companies.

Hervé has been advising French and international clients in their M&A transactions for more than twenty years. His experience encompasses all aspects of Corporate law, in particular transactions involving acquisitions, joint ventures, privatisations, restructurings of companies and business agreements.

Before joining Latournerie Wolfrom Avocats, Hervé practiced in 1988 at Coudert Brothers in New York and Coudert Brothers in Paris, prior to participating in the creation of SDM&C in 1994 and joining Norton Rose, where he managed the M&A practice, and joining Jones Day in 2011.

Professional Memberships

Member of the French Counsel of Investors in Africa (Conseil français des Investisseurs en Afrique (CIAN))

Member of Club Afrique – France Invest

Languages Spoken

French

English

Spanish

Portuguese

Education

New York University

LLM Corporate Law

Sciences Po Paris - Institute of Political Studies in Paris

University Paris 1 - Pathéone-Sorbonne

DEA Community and European Law

Chambers Review

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Chambers France

Corporate/M&A: Mid-Market - France

Band 1

Individual Editorial

Hervé Castelnau demonstrates a formidable practice acting on M&A transactions, in addition to corporate restructuring matters. He is particularly experienced acting for domestic clients in the media and telecoms sectors. He is also adept at handling cross-border cases.

Editorial individuel

Hervé Castelnau a une formidable expérience sur les opérations de M&A, ainsi que dans le cadre de restructurations d’entreprises. Il est particulièrement expérimenté dans les secteurs des médias et des télécommunications. Il traite des affaires transfrontalières.

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