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Provided by Thomas Méli
Partner specialising in securities law as well as public and private M&A transactions. He advises leading industrial groups and institutional investors on complex cross-border transactions, and major investment funds on a large number of transactions, including LBOs and PtoPs.
Before joining BDGS Associés in 2014 as partner, Thomas Méli was counsel at Linklaters where he started his career in 2004. He was seconded to Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations for a 7-month period in 2009.
Paris Bar (2004)
Master’s degree in commercial law from the Cergy-Pontoise University (2002)
ESSEC business school (2000)
He has recently represented Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations on the sale of its stake in Transdev Group to Rethmann France; Merit France on the acquisition of two luxury hotels located in Saint-Tropez (France); Solabia on the acquisition of a majority stake in PolymerExpert; Icade on the sale of its stake in a portfolio of healthcare assets in Italy to BNP Paribas REIM and the sale of its stake in Icade Santé to Primonial REIM; ENGIE on the sale of ENGIE Home Services to Latour Capital, the sale of Equans to Bouygues and the sale of its stake in Suez to Veolia; Thales on the sale of its Ground Transportation Systems (GTS) to Hitachi Rail; OpenGate Capital on the sale of Bois & Matériaux to Chausson Group, the sale of Axter to IKO Group (Canada), the sale of Skydôme to the Kingspan Group (Ireland), and the acquisition of Umicore’s zinc chemicals business; KKR & Co. Inc. on the 100 million dollar Series C funding round of Ornikar; Goldman Sachs PE on the 70 million dollar Series C funding round of LumApps; and Safran on its public offer for Zodiac Aerospace.
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Provided by Chambers
Thomas Méli is experienced in navigating cross-border sales for multinational clients across the technology and transportation sectors.
Thomas Méli possède une solide expérience dans la gestion de ventes cross-border pour des clients multinationaux dans les secteurs des technologies et des transports.
Provided by Chambers
Thomas Méli is very responsive, with a good ability to synthesise information and put forward proposals.
Thomas is a remarkable lawyer, being both a strong technician and a trusted adviser to his clients.
Thomas Méli has the capacity to propose innovative solutions to clients.
Responsive, pragmatic and accessible, Thomas is highly appreciated for his ability to manage complex transactions with a deep understanding of his clients' needs.
Réactif, pragmatique et accessible, Thomas est très apprécié pour sa capacité à gérer des transactions complexes grâce à sa compréhension approfondie des besoins de ses clients.
Thomas est un avocat remarquable, à la fois un technicien hors pair et un conseiller de confiance pour ses clients.
Thomas Méli peut proposer des solutions innovantes à ses clients.
Thomas Méli est très réactif, avec une excellente capacité à synthétiser l’information et à formuler des propositions pertinentes.
Thomas Méli is very responsive, with a good ability to synthesise information and put forward proposals.
Thomas is a remarkable lawyer, being both a strong technician and a trusted adviser to his clients.
Thomas Méli has the capacity to propose innovative solutions to clients.
Responsive, pragmatic and accessible, Thomas is highly appreciated for his ability to manage complex transactions with a deep understanding of his clients' needs.
Réactif, pragmatique et accessible, Thomas est très apprécié pour sa capacité à gérer des transactions complexes grâce à sa compréhension approfondie des besoins de ses clients.
Thomas est un avocat remarquable, à la fois un technicien hors pair et un conseiller de confiance pour ses clients.
Thomas Méli peut proposer des solutions innovantes à ses clients.
Thomas Méli est très réactif, avec une excellente capacité à synthétiser l’information et à formuler des propositions pertinentes.