Public and Private M&A / Public Takeovers
> Didier Martin
> Elena Baxter
> Philippe Beurier
> Sébastien Prat
> Olivier Assant
> Emmanuel Masset
> Patrick Dziewolski
> José María Pérez
> Florian Bouaziz
> Nicolas Laurent
> Benjamin Kanovitch
> Alexander Blackburn
> Brigitte Leclerc
> Olivier Rogivue
> Olivier Saba
> Sophie Cornette de Saint
Cyr
> Barthélémy Courteault
> Matthieu Pouchepadass
> Kate Romain
> Elena Baxter
> Philippe Beurier
> Sébastien Prat
> Olivier Assant
> Emmanuel Masset
> Patrick Dziewolski
> José María Pérez
> Florian Bouaziz
> Nicolas Laurent
> Benjamin Kanovitch
> Alexander Blackburn
> Brigitte Leclerc
> Olivier Rogivue
> Olivier Saba
> Sophie Cornette de Saint
Cyr
> Barthélémy Courteault
> Matthieu Pouchepadass
> Kate Romain
Bredin Prat has worked on the great majority of major public M&A transactions in France over the past 20 years, including high profile privatizations, recommended and hostile, and landmark contested takeovers. The firm's recognized expertise in stock – exchange regulation and securities litigation has resulted in our being very frequently consulted on issues of policy and legal reform. Bredin Prat has been consistently ranked at the top in M&A league tables for transactions involving a French target or acquirer, and has ranked highly in M&A league tables for Europe.
Bredin Prat regularly advises major French listed companies on structuring of takeover defenses and defense strategies.
Over the past years, Bredin Prat has acted as lead counsel in landmark transactions such as:
- contested takeover of Aventis by Sanofi-Synthélabo (€59 billion)
- acquisition of Crédit Lyonnais by Crédit Agricole (€16 billion)
- contested takeovers of Elf Aquitaine by Totalfina (€46 billion), of Paribas by BNP (€30.5 billion) and of Pechiney by Alcan (€3.9 billion)
- mergers of Rhône-Poulenc and Hoechst (€35 billion), Carrefour and Promodes (€52 billion)
- merger of French, German and Spanish defense and aerospace industries to create EADS (€18 billion)
- acquisition of Seagram by Vivendi ($40 billion).
In addition to very large, high profile M&A transactions, a significant part of Bredin Prat's M&A practice is devoted to smaller M&A transactions, working with closely-held groups and individuals.
Bredin Prat also has extensive experience in the negotiation of domestic and international joint ventures in a variety of industries
(such as Utilities, Oil & Gas, Media, Retail, Defense, Aerospace and Financial Services).
> Recent transactions
Drawing on its M&A and Tax practices, Bredin Prat has developed a strong Corporate Real Estate practice focused on the acquisition of real estate portfolios in France (including their financing and tax structuring), the implementation of the "SIIC” tax regime for listed real estate investment companies and the refinancing of existing investments.
Bredin Prat regularly advises major French listed companies on structuring of takeover defenses and defense strategies.
Over the past years, Bredin Prat has acted as lead counsel in landmark transactions such as:
- contested takeover of Aventis by Sanofi-Synthélabo (€59 billion)
- acquisition of Crédit Lyonnais by Crédit Agricole (€16 billion)
- contested takeovers of Elf Aquitaine by Totalfina (€46 billion), of Paribas by BNP (€30.5 billion) and of Pechiney by Alcan (€3.9 billion)
- mergers of Rhône-Poulenc and Hoechst (€35 billion), Carrefour and Promodes (€52 billion)
- merger of French, German and Spanish defense and aerospace industries to create EADS (€18 billion)
- acquisition of Seagram by Vivendi ($40 billion).
In addition to very large, high profile M&A transactions, a significant part of Bredin Prat's M&A practice is devoted to smaller M&A transactions, working with closely-held groups and individuals.
Bredin Prat also has extensive experience in the negotiation of domestic and international joint ventures in a variety of industries
(such as Utilities, Oil & Gas, Media, Retail, Defense, Aerospace and Financial Services).
> Recent transactions
Drawing on its M&A and Tax practices, Bredin Prat has developed a strong Corporate Real Estate practice focused on the acquisition of real estate portfolios in France (including their financing and tax structuring), the implementation of the "SIIC” tax regime for listed real estate investment companies and the refinancing of existing investments.
