LAWYER PROFILE

Youssef Djehane

France 2026

BDGS Associés

Ranked in 1 practice area

Corporate/M&A: High-end Capability

France

20 years ranked

About

Provided by BDGS Associés

France

Practice Areas

Partner focusing on complex M&A and matters concerning listed companies, including takeovers, capital restructurings, equity capital markets transactions, corporate governance matters and shareholder disputes.

Career

Before founding BDGS Associés in 2013, Youssef Djehane was a partner since 1994 at Gide Loyrette Nouel where he started his career in 1986. He was seconded to Allen & Overy, London, in 1990 and then to the World Bank in Washington in 1992.

Publications

Youssef Djehane is a regular speaker at the Annual International M&A Conference organized by the International Bar Association (IBA) in New York.

Personal

Paris Bar (1987)

Post Graduate Diploma in Private Law, Université Paris I Panthéon-Sorbonne (1985)

Work Highlights

He has recently represented Société M.B.D., the family controlling shareholder of BIC, on the reorganisation of the family governance and the control structure with respect to BIC; the supervisory board of Europcar Mobility Group on governance issues; Crédit Agricole Assurances (Predica) as reference shareholder on the €1.5 billion refinancing plan adopted by Clariane and the financial restructuring of the Comexposium Group; Diageo on its joint venture with LVMH in Moët Hennessy, its distribution arrangements with Moët Hennessy and its delisting from Euronext Paris; and Qatar Investment Authority as reference shareholder of Lagardère.

Chambers Review

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Chambers France

Corporate/M&A: High-end Capability - France

Band 2

Individual Editorial

Youssef Djehane is known for his capabilities in domestic and cross-border M&A transactions, often acting on behalf of financial institutions and publicly listed companies.

Editorial individuel

Youssef Djehane est reconnu pour ses compétences en matière de M&A domestique et transfrontalier, agissant souvent pour le compte d’institutions financières et de sociétés cotées en bourse.

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Strengths

Provided by Chambers

Youssef Djehane is one of the best lawyers I have met.
Corporate/M&A: High-end CapabilityChambers France
Youssef Djehane is a real operator, trusted adviser and someone that large clients trust.
Corporate/M&A: High-end CapabilityChambers France
Youssef Djehane is very savvy, experienced and a real business partner to his clients.
Corporate/M&A: High-end CapabilityChambers France
Youssef Djehane est un véritable professionnel, un conseiller de confiance et une personne en qui les grands clients ont confiance.
Corporate/M&A: High-end CapabilityChambers France
Youssef Djehane est l'un des meilleurs avocats que j'aie rencontrés.
Corporate/M&A: High-end CapabilityChambers France
Youssef Djehane est très avisé, expérimenté et un véritable business partner pour ses clients.
Corporate/M&A: High-end CapabilityChambers France