Band 6
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, takeover offers, and PtoPs.
Recent work includes advising: Engie on the sale of the Equans group to Groupe Bouygues following a highly competitive bid process, and the sale of its stake in Suez to Veolia; Thales on the sale of its ground transportation systems business 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.
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)
Provided by Chambers
Thomas Méli enters the rankings thanks to his strong reputation on the market. He is well versed in handling cross-border sales involving multinational clients.
Provided by Chambers
"I worked on a big transaction with Thomas Méli and he is a very good lawyer and very pragmatic."
"Thomas Méli has strong skills."
"Thomas Méli is excellent - very nice and constructive."
"I worked on a big transaction with Thomas Méli and he is a very good lawyer and very pragmatic."
"Thomas Méli has strong skills."
"Thomas Méli is excellent - very nice and constructive."
