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Mergers & Acquisitions

Alkeom Avocat provides strategic legal counsel to executives, investors, and corporate groups in business acquisitions and divestitures. Our firm offers tailored legal advisory services, leveraging in-depth expertise in corporate and commercial law, backed by a decade of experience in handling complex M&A transactions.

Sell-Side Advisory

On the sell-side, we assist our clients in a broad spectrum of transactions, whether conducted through private negotiations or competitive auction processes. Our approach is built on extensive experience acquired in top-tier French and international law firms, as well as within the M&A legal departments of major French corporate groups in the telecom and banking sectors. This dual expertise allows us to adopt a pragmatic and strategic approach, ensuring that each transaction is structured effectively while taking into account the company’s internal constraints and operational realities:

  • Business transfers / Subsidiary sales
  • Founder and/or investor exits
  • Divestments in France

Buy-Side Advisory

We also assist our clients in defining and executing their acquisition strategies, whether through share purchases or the direct acquisition of assets:

  • External growth strategies
  • Business acquisitions and takeovers
  • Minority investments
  • Establishment or acquisition of branches and subsidiaries in France

A Holistic Approach to M&A Transactions

Beyond our expertise in corporate and commercial law, we take a comprehensive approach that is essential to any M&A transaction. The agility of our firm allows us to collaborate with professionals offering complementary expertise tailored to your project (employment lawyers, tax lawyers, competition lawyers, sector-specific regulation experts, etc.). We provide coordination of the multidisciplinary team assembled for each transaction, ensuring seamless support and consistent project management for our clients.

Leveraging our international professional network, we also offer tailored guidance on foreign legal considerations that may impact our clients’ transactions.

Also, explore our expertise in Equity Restructuring, Shareholder Advisory, Joint-Ventures and Foreign Investments Control.

Our Sell-Side Advisory Services

Structuring the transaction process and timeline, implementing any necessary preliminary reorganizations
Setting up the data room and managing confidentiality aspects
Conducting vendor legal due diligence, where applicable
Assistance during legal due diligence led by the buyer (management of Q&As, expert sessions, etc.)
Drafting and negotiating the sale and purchase agreement, including warranties and indemnities

Our Buy-Side Advisory Services

Negotiation of Pre-Contractual Agreements and Documents (confidentiality agreements, letters of intent, binding offers, term sheets, etc.)
Buyer Legal Due Diligence
  • Coordinating a team of specialized lawyers covering all relevant areas beyond corporate and commercial law (employment law, tax law, sector-specific regulations, etc.)
Negotiation of the Share Purchase Agreement and Warranty & Indemnity Provisions
Subscription of Warranty & Indemnity (W&I) Insurance