France
Practice Areas
Partner specialising in mergers and acquisitions focusing on State investments and transactions concerning the public sector (listed or unlisted). Through this practice, he has developed an in-depth understanding of the banking and infrastructure sectors.
Personal
Paris Bar (1995). Institut d’Etudes Politiques, Paris (1991), History and Private Law Master’s degrees from Paris I Panthéon-Sorbonne (1993-1994).
Career
Before founding BDGS Associés in 2013, Jean-Emmanuel Skovron was a partner at Gide Loyrette Nouel since 2002 where he started his career in 1993.
Work Highlights
Recent work includes advising: CMA CGM on the acquisition of Chérie HD, publisher of the television service “Chérie 25”; CMA CGM and Merit France on the structuring and regulatory implications of their acquisition from Altice France of Altice Media; La Banque Postale on its acquisition of a 58% stake in CNP Assurances and its public offer and squeeze out of the remaining shares of CNP Assurances; SNCF on its recapitalisation via a €4 billion share capital increase; the French State (Agence des Participations de l’État and Direction Générale du Trésor) on the reorganisation of Bpifrance; Paprec on the takeover of Dalkia Wastenergy; Covéa on the sale of its 20% stake in Caser Seguros to Helvetia; Aéroports de Paris on the restructuring of its share capital and the regulatory consequences of its privatisation; and EDF on its partnership with Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations regarding RTE.
