Being excellent at all times.

Charline Cogels

Charline is part of the Corporate and M&A team of Aramis.

In particular, she advises both national and international clients on cross-border or national mergers and acquisitions, corporate (re)structurings and various corporate law related questions.

Associate

Education

Before joining Aramis in 2023, Charline has practiced for over 5 years at the Belgian law firm Liedekerke.

Etienne Amblard is the partner in charge of business public law practice at Aramis. His scope of expertise covers public procurement contracts and PPPs and more generally all public law (public sector, public works and property, financial public law, etc.) and rail regulatory. He also has a strong experience in litigation (public contracts, legality of administrative decision, responsibility of public persons). He supports companies or public operators especialy in transport, energy defense, telecom and business events areas. Before joining Aramis in 2016, he previously worked for more than 10 years at Gide, where he was designated as counsel as of 2014. His professional experience encompasses a six-month secondment within the project finance legal department of the Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations in 2009.

He also has specific kills in the field of public law applicable in French Polynesia and in international context.

Aramis public law practise is recommended by Decideurs and legal 500.

“Aramis is recommended for “its professionnalism, its availabiliy, its efficiency” and “its ability to bring solutions which always respond to its clients expectations and needs” (Legal 500 Paris, 2018).

“Headed by the ‘very knowledgeable’ Etienne Amblard, Aramis’ two-lawyer team has strong public law contract expertise. Representing public and private sector clients, the practice is advising on major projects in the transport and telecoms sectors. It is notably assisting Tunnel Euralpin Lyon-Turin with the eponymous railway tunnel projects, as well as French Polynesia’s Post and Telecoms Office (OPT) with the awarding of the Manatua project, consisting in the setting up of an international high-capacity submarine cable system in the Pacific. Litigation is also a strong feature of the practice, which is handling several disputes. SNCF Mobilités, the City of Paris and Egis Airport Operation are clients.” (Legal 500 EMEA, 2019).

Etienne Amblard is a member of the International Bar Association (IBA).

Etienne Amblard has been named one of France’s Best Lawyers 2024 in the Administrative Law and Public Law categories.

Partner

Education

Post graduate degree (DEA) in economic public law – Pantheon-Assas University (2001)

Master in international business and law – HEC (2003).

Practice areas

Public Law

Publications

ICLG (15th edition) - Public Procurement 2022-2023, chapitre France

ICLG (15th edition) - Public Procurement 2022-2023, French chapter

Libéralisation du transport ferroviaire de voyageurs

Mise en concurrence des titres d'occupation des emprises du domaine public : un principe et de nombreuses exceptions.

Dialogue compétitif - Publication du jurisclasseur à jour de la réforme de 2016

La mise en concurrence des monteurs en défiscalisation outre-mer : une création fiscale inspirée du droit des marchés publics

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Aubry Le Bouar

Aubry Le Bouar joined the Corporate/M&A team of Aramis in 2023 after having completed his final internship in the firm.

Aubry is involved in the M&A deals conducted by the firm and corporate law issues.

Aubry holds a Master 2 in Business Law from the Université Paris-Est Créteil. Before joining Aramis, Aubry completed internships in business law firms and in the legal department of Stellantis.

Associate

Practice areas

Corporate law, Mergers & acquisitions

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Damien Bergerot

A French qualified lawyer since 2014, Damien specializes in dispute resolution (litigation & arbitration). After 7 years in France as a lawyer, including already 5+ at Aramis and several secondments within clients’ in-house divisions, he left for Portugal where he worked for 3 years as a legal consultant, with a Lisbon-based international law firm with a specific focus on Africa (Miranda Law Firm) first and subsequently in-house, as Head of Legal of a French SME based in Lisbon. He is back at Aramis since January 1st, 2025 where he serves as Counsel in the Dispute Resolution and Energy practices of the firm.

Damien represents clients in litigation and arbitration proceedings and focuses his practice on domestic and international commercial disputes (including on the African continent, notably within the OHADA region) relating to the performance or termination of contracts, extracontractual liability, disputes involving unfair competition and corporate law litigation (post-M&A disputes, shareholder disputes, directors’ liability). He is particularily well versed in the energy sector.

Beyond his dispute resolution practice, which includes Alternative Dispute Resolution Mechanisms (ADR), Damien also advises on transactionnal matters, including the drafting and negotiation of commercial contracts.

Damien is a member of the Association Internationale des Jeunes Avocats (AIJA), the Association des Professionnels du Contentieux des Affaires (APCA) as well as SciencesPo Alumni.

A French native speaker, Damien also speaks English and Portuguese fluently. He has notions of Spanish as well.

Counsel

Education

He read law at Sciences Po Paris (IEP Paris) and Sorbonne University where he graduated in International Dispute Resolution and International Business Law.

Practice areas

Litigation & Arbitration

Publications

The Court of Cassation and contractual practice: the obligation to minimize loss

Current situation and prospect for class actions in France

Contact

Paul Boyadjian

Paul Boyadjian is an associate in the Real Estate Department.

He is involved in real estate transactions (acquisitions and disposals of assets and shares in real estate companies), including on turnkey basis, leases and asset management, real estate development, construction and real estate litigation (in particular in relation to leases and construction), for all classes of assets, in particular offices, hotels and warehouses.

Associate

Education

Prior to joining Aramis, he completed various internships in business law firms and in the EDF legal department.

Paul holds a Master’s degree in business law from the University Paris 1 – Panthéon Sorbonne.

Practice areas

Real Estate

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Sarah Braïk

Sarah Braïk joined the Aramis Restructuring & Insolvency team in 2020, after completing her final internship. Her area of practice covers in out of court and/or judicial treatment of distressed companies.

She graduated from the University of Montpellier in corporate law and taxation. Prior joining Aramis, she completed internships with various business law firms and with an office of judicial administrators.

Associate

Practice areas

Insolvency proceedings, Restructuring

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Marianne Breard

Marianne Bréard a rejoint le département Droit social d’Aramis en 2022 où elle intervient tant en conseil qu’en contentieux.

Titulaire d’un Master 2 DJCE Droit des affaires de l’Université de Caen, Marianne a précédemment travaillé au sein de différents cabinets (notamment Franklin et Carbonnier Lamaze Rasle).

Associate

Practice areas

Employment law

Contact

Alexis Chahid-Nouraï

Alexis Chahid-Nouraï is one of the four partners leading the Corporate/M&A practice of Aramis. His activities range from mergers and acquisitions deals, including by way of tender offers, to equity capital markets transactions (IPOs, equity or equity-linked securities issuances). He is also an expert of French company law or securities law questions. Prior to joining Aramis in 2010, he practiced with the Paris office of Clifford Chance as an associate between 1999 and 2004 then with the French boutique Brandford-Griffith & Associés, as an associate from 2004 to 2007 and as a partner from 2008.

References

Counsel to the fund SPI – Sociétés de projets industriels, managed by Bpifrance Investissement for the purposes of its investment in Forsee Power
Counsel to the funds SPI – Sociétés de projets industriels and BEI – Sociétés de projets industriels, managed by Bpifrance Investissement in relation to their investment in Metex Noovista with Metabolic Explorer
Legal adviser to the Aalberts group in the sale of Nowak (lost wax precision casting unit) to investment funds managed by Siparex
Counsel to Unique Heritage Media for the purposes of the group’s refinancing with reinvestment by the founder and the funds managed by Entrepreneur Venture Gestion, and a new investment made by funds managed by 123 Investment Management
Legal adviser to the partners of Siltea in the sale of the company’ share capital to the Talan group
Counsel to the Ariane family office in the acquisition of Ponthier
Legal adviser to the reference shareholders, managers and the target company in relation to the blocks purchase and tender offer on Astellia (listed on Euronext Growth) conducted by Exfo
Counsel to the founder and shareholders of the Valtus group, for the purposes of the OBO transaction on the group with funds managed by Initiative & Finance
Counsel to SBB in the reorganisation of their joint-venture RailEurope with SNCF
Legal adviser to Safti Group (listed on Euronext Growth) and its reference shareholder in the context of the structuring and implementation of withdrawal offer and squeeze-out procedure on the Safti group shares
Legal adviser to Hager in connection with its investment in Bluelinea (listed on Euronext Growth)
Counsel to Unique Heritage Media for the purposes of the acquisition of Fleurus Presse
Legal adviser to Hapsis in relation to the disposal of its consulting business to Solucom
Counsel to Henry Schein in connection with the acquisition of the entire share capital of BDS Dental Dépôt, a distributor a dental equipments in the east of France
Counsel to Henry Schein for the purposes of the acquisition of the French dental distribution business of the Sirona group
Legal adviser to the Eurenco group in relation to the disposal of the industrial site of Vihtavuori in Finland to the Nammo group
Counsel to SNPE in connection with the share capital increase of Eurenco, in an amount of EUR 95 Million, via contributions in kind and cash contributions
Counsel to Roxel for the purposes of the disposal of its business of ramjet design and manufacturing to the benefit of MBDA
Counsel to Ariane in relation to the acquisition of Groupe Doge, a company specialised in coaching and assessment
Counsel to Agitation des Sens (Ariane group) in connection with its strategic partnership with Etablissements Michel Ruiz in the sector of ice creams and desserts
Counsel to sellers and management in relation to the sale of Emailvision, listed on Alternext, to the American investment fund Francisco Partners, by way of block trades and standing market offer
Counsel to Ariane, in relation to its acquisition of the PCB Création group, major player in the food decorations design and production sector, from its founders
Counsel to Wireless Telecom in relation to the sale of the French assets of its ?test and measure instruments? worldwide business to the Aeroflex group

Capital Markets

Counsel to Safti Groupe for the purposes of the flotation transfer from the OTC market to the Alternext market (with an offer to the public)
Counsel to Eurinnov in connection with its IPO on the Marché libre (OTC market)
Counsel to Merci Plus Groupe in relation to its IPO on the Alternext market

Partner

Education

Paris II Panthéon-Assas University, DESS in intellectual property (1996) and master of laws, company and tax laws (1995)
Paris I Panthéon-Sorbonne University, lessons of DESS in company and tax laws (1997)

Practice areas

Capital markets, Corporate law, Mergers & acquisitions

Nelson Da Riba

Nelson Da Riba is the partner responsible for the tax law practice of the firm. His practice focuses on the tax aspects of mergers and acquisitions, restructuring, real estate transactions, and management packages. He also assists companies and individuals in their relationships with the French tax authorities within the context of tax rulings as well as tax audits or tax litigation.

Prior to joining Aramis in 2020, Nelson began his carreer at Gide Loyrette Nouel and then joined BDGS Associés where he became partner in 2019.

Nelson is a member of the IACF (Institut des Avocats Conseils Fiscaux).

Partner

Education

Post-graduate degree – DJCE in Business and Tax law, Cergy-Pontoise University (2006)

Specialisation in Tax law, Montpellier University (2006)

Practice areas

Tax law

Publications

Loi de finances pour 2021 : les principales mesures fiscales intéressant les entreprises

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Aymeric de Mol

Aymeric de Mol is a partner in the Corporate/M&A team of Aramis. He mainly advises on mergers and acquisitions, private equity and stock exchange law. Aymeric assists his clients, French and foreign companies and investment funds, in external growth, restructuring and investment transactions. He has a strong expertise in international transactions.

Aymeric has developed a specific knowledge of the mobility, commodities, media and new technologies sectors.

He began his career in 2011 and previously worked at Linklaters, Cleary Gottlieb and De Gaulle Fleurance & Associés.

RECENT DEALS

Aramis advises on the sale of Project Delivery Partners to Efor

Aramis advised the QNTM Group on the acquisition of Quable

Aramis advises the Dutheil family on the sale of Ressorts Lacroix to Lesjöfors AB

Aramis advises Trocadero Capital Partners on the primary MBO of La Boutique du Coiffeur

Aramis advises BB Capital and Cosmetique Totale on the acquisition of Starever

Aramis advises Taleo Consulting on the acquisition of Hesperie Conseil and Solvensee

Aramis advises Quaero Capital on the sale of its stakes inthe very high-speed fibre project companies Rosace Fibre and Losange Fibre

Aramis has advised Taleo Consulting on its partnership with Omnes Capital

Aramis advises Centre Vinicole – Champagne Nicolas Feuillatte (CV-CNF) on its merger with Coopérative Régionale des Vins de Champagne (C.R.V.C)

Aramis advises Groupe Fayat on the acquisition of NXO from Butler Industries

Aramis advises sellers on the sale of Ilex to Inetum

Aramis advises Renault on Verkor’s second round of Series B financing

Aramis advises SD Worx on the acquisition of GlobePayroll

NEWS

AIJA Seminar: Mergers & Acquisitions and Insolvency

Partner

Education

Aymeric de Mol holds an LL.M. in Business Law from the University College of London, a Master’s degree in Business Law (Belgica Program) and a Bachelor’s degree in Economics from the Université Catholique de Louvain.

Rankings

IFLR 1000

Mergers & Acquisitions

Legal 500
Mergers & Acquisitions

Practice areas

Corporate law, Mergers & acquisitions, Venture capital

Publications

Lexology Panoramic : Private M&A 2025

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Cédric de Pouzilhac

Cedric de Pouzilhac is heading the arbitration practice and is one of the partners in charge of the litigation practice at ARAMIS. His areas of practice cover business law disputes, in matters relating to contracts and liability, construction and industrial risk (product liability, expert proceedings, insurance), corporate law (shareholders’ disputes, post-acquisition disputes, contractual gurantees and first demand bank guarantees) as well as compliance/anti-corruption . He has developped strong expertise in Energy and Transport as well as international inheritance disputes involving trusts or foundations.

Before joining ARAMIS, Cédric was a partner at Bersay & Associés (2008). Previously, he practiced at the litigation/arbitration department of Lovells (Paris, now Hogan Lovells), and at Larroumet Pouzilhac. He is a member of the Paris Bar, the IBA and ICC France.

Cédric de Pouzilhac has been named one of France’s Best Lawyers 2024 in the Corporate Law, International Arbitration and Litigation categories.

Partner

Practice areas

Compliance, Litigation & Arbitration

Publications

The Court of Cassation and contractual practice: the obligation to minimize loss

Nouvelles règles de l’IBA sur l’administration de la preuve en arbitrage international

Current situation and prospect for class actions in France

Innovative procedural rules adopted for international disputes before the Paris commercial Court and the Paris Court of appeal

L’obligation de mise en place d’un programme de conformité anti-corruption dans la Loi Sapin II

Mathilde Delime

Mathilde Delime joined the Litigation & Arbitration team of Aramis in 2024.

She specialises in commercial litigation. She assists both French and international companies before civil, commercial and arbitration courts. In particular, she advises companies in the energy sector and assists them before the French Committee of Dispute Resolution and Sanctions of the Energy Regulation Commission (Comité de Règlement des Différends et Sanctions of the Commission de la Régulation de l’Energie – CoRDiS).

Associate

Education

Mathilde holds a Master’s degree in Law and Governance of International and European Affairs from the University of Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne in cooperation with the University of Bucharest (Franco-Romanian Legal College for European Studies).

She holds a Diplôme Universitaire of applied language in Common law from the Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne and completed a six-month clerkship at the Court of Appeal of Paris within the 5-4 Chamber specialized in Competition & Distribution cases.

She is fluent in French and English.

Publications

Study on tracing and recovery of debtor’s assets by insolvency practitioners (Publication March 2022)
Participation in a Europe-wide database of merger control decisions (Publication 2018-2020).

Practice areas

Litigation & Arbitration

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Annabelle Divoy

Annabelle is senior associate in Intellectual Property, with a focus on patent litigation.

She acts for clients on a range of complex domestic and cross-border litigation in various sectors (consumer goods, cosmetics, agriculture, energy, pharmaceutical industry, medical devices, chemistry) and has a strong experience in FRAND disputes in the field of mobile telecommunications. Annabelle is also experienced in both advisory and litigation matters involving trademarks, copyright and design rights.

Before joining the team in 2023, Annabelle worked six years at HRM, a Tier 1 European law boutique specialized in industrial property litigation.

Professional affiliations: AIPPI, APRAM, APEB and AAPI.

Languages: French, English.

Annabelle Divoy has been named one of the Best Lawyers: Ones To Watch 2024 in France in the Intellectual Property Law and Litigation categories.

Associate

Education

She graduated from New York University School of Law (LL.M. in Competition, Innovation & Information Law, 2016) and Université Panthéon-Assas (Master of Laws in Literary, Artistic and Industrial Property, 2014) and is a member of the Paris and New York Bars.

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Cyrielle Fauconnet

Cyrielle Fauconnet joined Aramis’ employment law department in 2022 where she works both on advisory matters and litigation.

She graduated from the Sorbonne with a master’s degree in business law. Prior to joining the firm, Cyrielle worked in various law firms (including Opleo Avocats) where she was involved in employment and business law.

Associate

Practice areas

Employment law

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Gauthier Fournier

Gauthier Fournier is an associate in Aramis’ Tax Law department.

Gauthier advises companies on all their tax issues, particularly in connection with mergers & acquisitions and restructuring operations, as well as executives on the structuring of their business and private assets.

He also assists individuals and companies in managing their relations with the tax authorities during tax audits and disputes.

Associate

Education

Master 2 Corporate Law and Taxation (Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne); Master 2 Corporate Tax 221 (Paris Dauphine).

Practice areas

Tax law

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Pierre Galmiche

Pierre GALMICHE is a Partner within the antitrust and economic law department. Pierre graduated from the Paris I Panthéon-Sorbonne University (M2 International Economic Governance, 2011; Magistère de Droit des Activités Economiques, 2011). He has been practicing since 2014 and joined Aramis in 2016.

Partner

Practice areas

Competition law, Compliance, Customs Law, Distribution & consumer law, Litigation & Arbitration

Publications

Responsabilité des douanes à défaut de constitution d’une garantie contre un opérateur en procédure collective

Current situation and prospect for class actions in France

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Alizée Gebre

Alizée Gebre is an associate at Aramis’ Public Law practice.

She joined the firm in 2024. She previously worked for four years at a law firm specialised in public law.

She advises and litigates on public contracts and, more generally, in all areas of public law, for companies and public operators. Her experience also includes healthcare law.

Associate

Education

– Double-licence, Geography and Law, Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne
– Master 1, Public Business Law, Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne
– Master 2, Space and Telecommunications Law, Université Paris-Sud
– Master 2, Droit de l’économie, public contracts course, Université Paris Nanterre
– Public law/business law specialization

Practice areas

Public Law

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Héloïse Gravel

Héloïse Gravel was admitted to the Paris Bar in 2020. She specialises in corporate law and is part of the Corporate/M&A department of Aramis.

Her practice focuses on majority and minority acquisitions, including LBOs. She advises both national and international clients on cross-border and domestic mergers and acquisitions, corporate (re)structurings and various company law related questions.

Before joining Aramis in 2024, she practiced private equity at the law firms Hoche Avocats and Gaudin Chardin & Associés (GCA).

Associate

Education

Master 2 – Panthéon Assas (Paris II) – Comparative European Business Law (2016)

MS International Law and Management – HEC (2017)

Trainee in international law firms and in legal department of Pernod Ricard

Practice areas

Corporate law, Mergers & acquisitions

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Aliénor Harel

Aliénor Harel is counsel within the Corporate/M&A group of the firm. She graduated from the University of Paris Sud with a masters degree in business law. Prior to joining Aramis, she practised in the firms Reed Smith and Volt Avocats.

Counsel

Practice areas

Capital markets, Corporate law, Mergers & acquisitions

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Constance Kassab

Constance Kassab is an associate in the Real Estate Department.

She joined the firm in 2023 after having worked for two years in the real estate department of Sekri Valentin Zerrouk (SVZ) in Paris.

She is involved in real estate transactions (acquisitions and disposals of asset and shares in real estate companies), including future state of completion, leases and asset management, real estate development, construction and real estate litigation (in particular in relation to leases and construction), for all asset classes, in particular offices, hotels and warehouses.

Constance holds a Master degree in Private law from the University Paris 1 – Panthéon Sorbonne.

Associate

Practice areas

Real Estate

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Inès Kodia

Inès Kodia joined Aramis in 2023.

Inès is specialized in dispute resolution. She assists French and international companies, as well as their managers and shareholders, before civil and commercial courts.

She holds a Master’s degree in General Private Law from the Université Panthéon-Sorbonne and a Master’s degree in Business Law from the Pontifical Catholic University of Peru (Latin America)

Before joining Aramis, she completed several internships in French and Asian law firms (Hong Kong).

Inès is fluent in French, English and Spanish.

Associate

Practice areas

Litigation & Arbitration

Contact

Gaëtan Le Page

Gaëtan Le Page is an association within the Corporate/M&A team of the firm.

He specializes in corporate law. Gaëtan is at ease working on domestic and cross-border transactions, mergers and acquisitions, including LBO, majority and minority investments and joint-ventures.

Prior to joining Aramis in 2021, he practiced in the same areas at Linklaters as well as in the area of listed debt and capital markets transactions.

Associate

Practice areas

Capital markets, Corporate law, Mergers & acquisitions

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Anne-Hélène Le Trocquer

Anne-Hélène Le Trocquer is one of the four partners responsible for the Corporate/M&A practice of Aramis. Her professional practice mainly covers M&A, strategic alliances, fundraising (venture/growth capital, ICO) and restructuring. She also deals with all types of French Company law issues. Furthermore, Anne-Hélène has developed an industry-specific expertise in the field of strategic disruptive technologies such as artificial intelligence and blockchain/DLT and her sectoral expertise covers in particular financial services, asset management, IT & SaaS services, retail and mobility. Prior to joining Aramis, she worked in the Paris, London and New York offices of Clifford Chance where she started her career in 2003, Paul Hastings Janofsky & Walker, and de Gaulle Fleurance & Associés as a partner from 2015. Professional memberships: IBA, Cercle Montesquieu and ADAN (Association pour le Développement des Actifs Numériques).

Anne-Hélène Le Trocquer has been named one of France’s Best Lawyers 2024 in the Mergers and Acquisitions Law category.

Partner

Education

French Juris Doctor (Magistère), with Certificate in Domestic and International Business law, Rennes I University (1997)

Masters of Laws in International Business legal studies (LL.M.), Exeter University, U.K. (1998)

International Business law postgraduate degree (DJCE) and Legal Management of Business Organizations postgraduate degree (DESS), Aix-Marseille III University (1999-2000)

French Barrister Certificate, Paris Bar School (2002)

Masters of Laws in Business legal studies (M&A and Contracts) (LL.M.), NYU School of Law, U.S.A. (2009)

Management Control, Finance & Accounting Analysis postgraduate degree, ESSEC (Paris Business School) (2012)

Practice areas

Corporate law, Mergers & acquisitions, Venture capital

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Ananova Lohmann

Ananova joined the Public Business Law team in 2023.

She advises and litigates on public contracts and, more generally, on all matters relating to public law, for companies and public operators.

Prior to joining Aramis, she completed various internships with business law firms, including Gide, and with the Lyon Administrative Court.

Associate

Education

Ananova holds a Master 2 in Public Contracts Law from the Université Jean Moulin Lyon III.

Practice areas

Public Law

Contact

Léa Lorentz

Léa Lorentz joined the Corporate/M&A team of Aramis in 2021 after having completed her final internship.

Léa assists our clients in their M&A and private equity transactions as well as for any specific company law issues.

Léa holds a Master’s degree in banking and financial law from the University of Strasbourg. Prior to joining Aramis, she completed internships in business law firms and in a French bank of international renown?

Associate

Practice areas

Corporate law, Mergers & acquisitions

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Raphaël Mellerio

Raphaël Mellerio is one of the four partners in charge of the corporate/mergers and acquisitions practice at Aramis. His main activities relate to mergers and acquisitions, restructurings and joint ventures. He also represents companies on a regular basis in the setting up of complex agreements in the field of franchising and industrial transactions. Finally, he deals with certain issues of economic law and international commercial law.

Raphaël Mellerio is one of the founding partners of Aramis in 2006. He formerly practiced at Clifford Chance in London and Paris, where he worked for 10 years.

Aramis’ Mergers & Acquisitions practice is recommended by Legal 500, Decideurs and Option Finance.

Raphaël Mellerio is described as “a very committed lawyer, with an excellent reputation”, “extremely reactive” and “pragmatic”, “who perfectly understands how large groups work”.

His clients praise his expertise in M&A transactions (both domestic and cross-border), his flexibility and his vision in line with their strategy as well as his technical and human leadership of their projects.

Raphaël has also been recognised for several years in Best Lawyers in France for the M&A practice.

References

MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS

Counsel to belgian group What’s Cooking? is the acquisition of Sveltic (2025)

Counsel to family office Eucelia in the sale of Fauchon to Galapagos (2024)

French counsel to Intel Corp. in the acquisition of Silicon Mobility (2024)

Counsel to La Poste Santé in the merger of Nouvéal and Maela and the creation of a global platform of human and digital services dedicated to patients (“Careside”) within La Poste Santé & Autonomie (2023)

Counsel to 3 family offices in the acquisition of a minority interest in the PE management company 123 Investment Managers (2023)

Counsel to Tata Steel in the sale of Monopanel to Bremhove (2022)

Counsel to Asendia (JV La Poste/Swiss Post) on the acquisition of the remaining stake in eShopWorld (e-commerce solutions for the distribution of retail products) (2021)

Counsel to La Poste group in the acquisition of Nouvéal e-santé and the opening of its capital to bpifrance (2020)

Counsel to Laboratoires Lehning in its acquisition of Laboratoire Lescuyer (2020)

Counsel to owning family of Laboratoires Iprad in the sale to Biocodex (2019)

Counsel to La Poste group in the acquisition of 75% of the capital of Economie d’Energie (2019)

Counsel to the Keolis group in the acquisition of Car Postal France (2019)

Counsel to Eiffage Construction in the acquisition of B3 Ecodesign (2019)

Counsel to Thai Union in the taking of a minority interest (via convertible bonds) in Nutrifish (2019)

Counsel to Eiffage Construction in the sale of a commercial mall in Lisbon (2019)

Counsel to La Poste (French Post Office) in the taking of a controlling interest in Asendia (2018)

Counsel to German group Froskrone on the acquisition of Piz’ Wich and Varenne Gastronomie (2018)

Counsel to Eiffage Construction of Switzerland-based Priora AG (2018)

Counsel to the sellers of family group Agrobiothers on the sale of a controlling stake to investment fund Gimv (OBO) (2018)

Counsel to US group Circor on the sale of its machining and assembly business related to the aeronautics sector (2017)

Counsel to Asendia (JV La Poste/Swiss Post) on the acquisition of a controlling stake in eShopWorld (e-commerce solutions for the distribution of retail products) (2017)

Counsel to Fives on the acquisition of Syleps (automated systems for industrial plants) (2017)

Counsel to a major US agribusiness company on the acquisition of Chamtor from Vivescia (2017)

Counsel to a French family group in the acquisition (and its related financing) of a subsidiary of the ARKEMA group specialising in the distribution of plastic and aluminium sheets (turnover of EUR. 180 million) (2015-16)

Counsel to French cooperative group PROMODIS/CENTRADIS in the acquisition of Groupe Sterenn, a leading distributor of agricultural parts and equipment (2014)

Counsel to THAI UNION in the acquisition of MERALLIANCE, French leader in smoked salmon sold under private labels (2014)

Counsel to Danish group PRO DESIGN in the acquisition of ARCHITECTURES, the owner of spectacles brands Face a Face and Woow (2013)

Lead counsel to ASENDIA (joint venture between LA POSTE and SWISS POST) in the take over of the international mail business of Pitney Bowes in the UK (2013)

Lead counsel in the acquisition of the Ludus sugar refinery located in Romania by TEREOS (2013)

Counsel to ARCELORMITTAL in the sale of Savoie Metal Toiture to DESCOURS & CABAUD (2012)

Counsel to RENAULT TRUCKS DEFENSE in the acquisition of PANHARD, the constructor of light-weight armored vehicles (2012)

Counsel to LA POSTE in its alliance with SWISS POST in relation to international mail (ASENDIA) (2012)

Counsel to TEREOS SYRAL in the take over of Féculerie d’Haussimont (2011)

Counsel to TEREOS in the sale of Mascarin (2011)

Counsel to H.J. HEINZ in the sale of its French mustard production plant (2011)

Counsel to TEREOS in the establishment of joint ventures in France and Brazil with PURE CIRCLE for the marketing of high purity stevia extracts and innovative sweetening solutions combining sugar and stevia (2010)

Counsel to the InVivo and RAGT groups in their strategic alliance in the field of seeds (2010)

Counsel to the TEREOS group in the acquisition of a controlling interest in Quartier Français (2010)

Counsel to MAROC TELECOM in the acquisition of a majority shareholding in Sotelma, the national historic telecoms operator of Mali, in the context of its privatization (2009)

Counsel to South African wines and spirits group DISTELL in the acquisition of the Cognac brand Bisquit from Pernod Ricard (2009)

Counsel to H.J. Heinz in the acquisition of Benedicta, the French leader in table sauces, mayonnaise and salad dressings (2008)

FRANCHISING

Advisor to well-known restaurant brands in the setting up and monitoring of their domestic and international franchise networks

ECONOMIC AND INTERNATIONAL COMMERCIAL LAW

Advisor to the Government of Seychelles in the negotiation and setting up of an economic partnership agreement (EPA) between countries of the Indian Ocean region and the European Community (successor to Cotonou agreements)

Advisor of several major food multinationals with production activities in Africa and South America over compliance of local operations with EC regulations (with a view to the export of products manufactured locally to the EC on a duty free basis)