Olivier Assant, Partner, is a member of the Corporate team. He specialises in mergers and acquisitions, private equity and securities law. He also advises on business reorganisations.
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Olivier Assant, Partner, is a member of the Corporate team. He specialises in mergers and acquisitions, private equity and securities law. He also advises on business reorganisations.
Admitted to the Paris Bar (1995), Olivier is a graduate of the ESSEC business school (1992) and the University of Paris II Panthéon-Assas (Maîtrise, 1992 and DESS, 1993 in Business Law and Tax).
“Olivier Assant remains one of the leading practitioners in the market. He is renowned for his ability to handle some of the largest and high-profile domestic and cross-border transactions.”
“He is recognized for his business understanding and is a very good commercial and a good negotiator.”
“Olivier Assant remains one of the leading figures in the French market for high-profile M&A transactions. He has an impressive client base of French and international companies, advising them on the full spectrum of corporate matters including sales, acquisitions and governance issues.”
Chambers Europe, 2020-2021
“Olivier Assant is not only an excellent lawyer, but he also has a business vision of cases, which is relatively rare.”
“Olivier Assant is recognized for his ‘very high level of service’ and is praised for his intelligence and business-minded approach to cases.”
“Olivier Assant ‘embodies all the qualities one would hope to see in an M&A lawyer’.”
Recognized as “Leading Lawyer” in M&A
Member of the “Hall of Fame”
The Legal 500 EMEA, 2018-2021
Recognized as "Highly Regarded" in Private Equity and M&A
IFLR1000, 2020