Biography
Raphaël Mellerio, a founding partner of Aramis, is one of the five partners heading its Corporate/M&A practice. His work focuses primarily on mergers and acquisitions, restructurings, and the creation of joint ventures. He also regularly acts in the franchise sector and on the implementation of complex industrial projects. In addition, he advises multinationals on the structuring of their supply chains in connection with specific international trade law issues.
Before founding Aramis in 2006, Raphaël spent 10 years at Clifford Chance in London and Paris.
Education
Postgraduate Degree (DEA) in Contract Law, University of Paris XI (1994)
Master of Laws (LL.M.), University of Edinburgh (1993)
Master’s Degree (Maîtrise) in Business Law, University of Paris XI (1992)
Interpreting and translation Diploma, ISIT – Institut Supérieur d’Interprétation et de Traduction (1992)
Expertise
Sectors
Food & Beverages / Wine & Spirits
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Aerospace & Defense
Software & Technology
Construction & Infrastructure
Rankings
Décideurs/ Leaders League
2025
Fusions & Acquisitions - Opérations jusqu'à 75M "Incontournable"
Décideurs/ Leaders League
2025
Capital investissement - Opérations de capital Développement "Forte notoriété"
Décideurs/ Leaders League
2025
Capital investissement - Opérations LBO lower mi & small-cap "Forte notoriété"
Décideurs/ Leaders League
2025
Capital investissement - Financement d'acquisitions "Pratique réputée"
Décideurs/ Leaders League
2025
Marchés de Capitaux - DCM & ECM -Small to Mid-cap "Pratique réputée"
IFLR 1000
2025
Mergers & Acquisitions
Legal 500 EMEA
2025
Mergers and acquisitions Tier 5
Best Lawyers
2025
Franchise Law
Best Lawyers
2025
Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Deals
Advising family office Eucelia on the sale of Monaco Marine to U.S. group Safe Harbor Marinas.
Advising Belgian group What’s Cooking? on the acquisition of Sveltic from Groupement Les Mousquetaires/Intermarché.
Advising Intel Corp. on the acquisition of Silicon Mobility
Advising La Poste group on the combination of Nouvéal and Maela and the creation of a comprehensive human and digital patient-care platform (“Careside”) within La Poste Santé & Autonomie
Advising Tata Steel on the sale of Monopanel to Bremhove
Advising the founding family of Laboratoires Iprad (Saforelle) on the sale to Biocodex
Advising Keolis group on the acquisition of Car Postal France
Advising Eiffage Construction on the acquisition of Swiss company Priora AG
Advising Thai Union on the acquisition of Meralliance, the French leader in private-label smoked salmon
Advising the Tereos cooperative group on taking control of the family-owned Quartier Français group
Advising several well-known restaurant brands on the roll-out and ongoing management of their international franchise networks
Advising major French and international agri-food groups operating in Africa and South America on ensuring supply-chain compliance with EU regulations for products exported to the EU
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