November 2021 - Deyla Partners (Noémie Tuil, partner) advises DG Inventaires, the French leader of pharmaceutical inventory, for the acquisition of Eramis and ACL Inventaires
October 2021 – Please find below the link to our latest newsletter in construction law.
Deyla Partners continues to grow with the arrival of a new partner, Olivier Laffitte, in public law, construction and environment.
Mergers and Acquisitions / Private Equity
- RETAIL ― Sell-side in the sale of a family-owned ready-to-wear company to an international group
- B2B ― Buy-side in the purchase of a wholesale table and homewares company from a foreign seller
- FILM PRODUCTION ― Assistance to one of the founding partners with respect to the setting-up of a film production company
- CYBERSECURITY ― Reorganizing of the share capital of a cybersecurity company
- B2B ― Investor-side in the fundraising (equity and bonds) of an inventory company
- PHARMA ― Buy-side in the purchase of a pharmaceutical inventory company
- PHARMA ― Assistance to a regulated company for the refinancing of its debt
- FRENCHTECH ― Founder-side in the fundraising (equity) of an inventory company with a pool of financial investors
- FOOD ― Assistance to one of the founding partners with respect to the setting-up of a group in the fast food industry
- FRENCHTECH ― Assistance to a departing key employee in the re-negotiating of his management package with the management and financial investors
- PHARMA ― Assistance to departing managers in the re-negotiating of their management package with the management and financial investors
Strategic Partnerships
- GREENTECH ― Assistance to a company listed on Euronext in the drafting and negotiating of its commercial contracts in France and abroad (joint-ventures, supply agreements, lease and sale agreements, general terms of sale, etc.)
OIL & GAS ― Assistance to oil companies in their negotiations within public tenders
FREIGHT FORWARDING SERVICES ― Assistance to a group specializing in freight forwarding services for the negotiating of its contracts in France
Commercial litigation
- Assistance of a proposed acquirer of a company in a tort action for having allegedly terminated the negotiations wrongfully.
- Assistance of a company leader in supplying medical technology in an action for breach of contract in relation to a documentary credit for the delivery of a medical scanner to a joint venture in Saudi Arabia
- Assistance of a transport company in the negotiations with one of its biggest clients which terminated their established commercial relationships
- Assistance of the majority shareholder of a group of companies in a legal action against a bank for having wrongfully terminated their financing whereas the group was about to be sold
Corporate litigation
- Assistance of the manager of a company sued by his partner for alleged mismanagement further to the tax adjustment received by the company
- Assistance of the majority shareholders of a company which disputed that a provisional administrator should be appointed because of the alleged paralysis of the company due to the disagreement between its partners
- Assistance of the shareholder and managing director of a company in a tort action for fraud after he sold for a higher price the shares he acquired shortly before from one of his partners
Post-acquisition litigation
- Assistance of the seller of a company to be paid of the earnout provided in the share purchase agreement after he was revoked as manager by the acquirer of the company
- Assistance of the seller of a company sued for unfair competition by the acquirer
- Assistance of a shareholder in a dispute relating to commitments to sell shares to a determined price depending on the existence of a fault committed by the seller
Criminal law
- Assistance of the CEO of a company prosecuted for fraud due to the double financing of some assets of the company
- Assistance of a company victim of embezzlement of its funds by its accountant.
- Assistance of the CEO of a company developing tax optimization products prosecuted for (i) conspiracy to defraud investors and the State of France and (ii) misappropriation of his company’s assets.
- Recurrent assistance of investment advisors and assets management company sued for malpractice by their clients
- Assistance of a portfolio manager before the Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF) in disciplinary proceedings initiated on the grounds that he would have not fulfilled his obligations relating to the management of conflict of interests.
- Assistance of an investment advisor investigated by the Autorité des Marchés Financiers concerning the scope of its activities in respect with the limits of its legal status
- Memorandum on the legal status necessary for structuring an investors club deal to finance the purchase of a building
- Assistance of a Canadian asset management company in order for it to deal with assets located in France for the benefit of clients located in France.
- Assistance of a client in the negotiation and the draft of an agency agreement for a credit broker
- PUBLIC PROCUREMENT ― Regular adviser to a leading multinational in the office automation and IT sector in connection with public procurement contracts entered into with the French state and/or local authorities
- CONCESSIONS ― Regular adviser to the leading French provider of sports and leisure centres in connection with concession contracts entered into with local authorities
- PPP ― Adviser on numerous Public-Private Partnerships entered into with the French state and/or local authorities (sports equipment, prisons, hospitals, police stations, highways, telecoms, airports, infrastructure projects etc.)
- PUBLIC REAL ESTATE ― Adviser in connection with the development of innovative contractual arrangements in the social housing sector
- TOWN PLANNING ― Adviser in numerous disputes relative to construction permits
- BANKING AND INSURANCE ― Adviser to an institutional stakeholder on the regulatory framework for financial and insurance services
- HEALTH ― Adviser to a multinational corporation in a dispute relative to marketing authorisation for a health product
- TELECOMS ― Adviser on numerous projects for the rollout of local telecommunications networks
- MEDIA AND ENTERTAINMENT ― Adviser to a financial institution specialising in the financing of film and entertainment projects in a dispute relative to the granting of a public financing
- CONTRACTS ― Adviser on drafting and negotiating construction contracts and other related contracts for construction projects (consortium, sub-contracts, co-contracting agreements, technical advisors etc.)
- RENEWABLE ENERGY ― Adviser in connection with numerous construction projects for power plants generating electricity from renewable energy sources (wind / solar / biomass / hydraulic / gas)
- INFRASTRUCTURE ― Adviser to sponsors and investors in connection with the construction, financing and operation of numerous infrastructure and engineering projects in France and internationally
- TOWN PLANNING ― Adviser to property developers and builders in connection with numerous planning disputes
- INSURANCE ― Adviser to technical service-providers (engineering consultancies, architects etc.) on building insurance for a wide variety of property projects
- COURT-ORDERED APPRAISALS ― Adviser during court-ordered appraisal proceedings following the appearance of structural damage on building works
- EXPROPRIATION ― Adviser in connection with a compulsory purchase order dispute within the context of the EOLE line construction project (future Greater Paris transport network)
- ICPE ― Regular adviser on the law governing classified installations, in particular during M&A transactions and property or construction projects
- RENEWABLE ENERGY ― Adviser in connection with numerous construction projects for power plants generating electricity from renewable energy sources (wind / solar / biomass / hydraulic / gas)
- POLLUTED SOILS ― Adviser in respect of liability in the case of contamination of soil, in particular during M&A transactions and property or construction projects
- WASTE ― Adviser on waste management obligations, and the national and international transportation of waste
- ESG ― Adviser in connection with the first “Say on Climate” shareholders’ resolution in France launched by a group of investors at the Annual General Meeting of a French Group in the petroleum industry
- MINES & NATURAL RESOURCES ― Adviser in connection with compensation litigation against the French state relative to the operation of a gold mine in Guyana
- ESG ― Adviser on the drafting of the CSR section of the PACTE law of 23rd May 2019, amending the definition of the corporate purpose of companies (articles 1833 et seq of the French Civil Code)
- LITIGATION ― Adviser in connection with numerous disputes relative to implementation of various regulations in the Environmental Code
October 2021 – Please find below the link to our latest newsletter in construction law.
Deyla Partners continues to grow with the arrival of a new partner, Olivier Laffitte, in public law, construction and environment.
Mergers and Acquisitions / Private Equity
- RETAIL ― Sell-side in the sale of a family-owned ready-to-wear company to an international group
- B2B ― Buy-side in the purchase of a wholesale table and homewares company from a foreign seller
- FILM PRODUCTION ― Assistance to one of the founding partners with respect to the setting-up of a film production company
- CYBERSECURITY ― Reorganizing of the share capital of a cybersecurity company
- B2B ― Investor-side in the fundraising (equity and bonds) of an inventory company
- PHARMA ― Buy-side in the purchase of a pharmaceutical inventory company
- PHARMA ― Assistance to a regulated company for the refinancing of its debt
- FRENCHTECH ― Founder-side in the fundraising (equity) of an inventory company with a pool of financial investors
- FOOD ― Assistance to one of the founding partners with respect to the setting-up of a group in the fast food industry
- FRENCHTECH ― Assistance to a departing key employee in the re-negotiating of his management package with the management and financial investors
- PHARMA ― Assistance to departing managers in the re-negotiating of their management package with the management and financial investors
Strategic Partnerships
- GREENTECH ― Assistance to a company listed on Euronext in the drafting and negotiating of its commercial contracts in France and abroad (joint-ventures, supply agreements, lease and sale agreements, general terms of sale, etc.)
OIL & GAS ― Assistance to oil companies in their negotiations within public tenders
FREIGHT FORWARDING SERVICES ― Assistance to a group specializing in freight forwarding services for the negotiating of its contracts in France
Commercial litigation
- Assistance of a proposed acquirer of a company in a tort action for having allegedly terminated the negotiations wrongfully.
- Assistance of a company leader in supplying medical technology in an action for breach of contract in relation to a documentary credit for the delivery of a medical scanner to a joint venture in Saudi Arabia
- Assistance of a transport company in the negotiations with one of its biggest clients which terminated their established commercial relationships
- Assistance of the majority shareholder of a group of companies in a legal action against a bank for having wrongfully terminated their financing whereas the group was about to be sold
Corporate litigation
- Assistance of the manager of a company sued by his partner for alleged mismanagement further to the tax adjustment received by the company
- Assistance of the majority shareholders of a company which disputed that a provisional administrator should be appointed because of the alleged paralysis of the company due to the disagreement between its partners
- Assistance of the shareholder and managing director of a company in a tort action for fraud after he sold for a higher price the shares he acquired shortly before from one of his partners
Post-acquisition litigation
- Assistance of the seller of a company to be paid of the earnout provided in the share purchase agreement after he was revoked as manager by the acquirer of the company
- Assistance of the seller of a company sued for unfair competition by the acquirer
- Assistance of a shareholder in a dispute relating to commitments to sell shares to a determined price depending on the existence of a fault committed by the seller
Criminal law
- Assistance of the CEO of a company prosecuted for fraud due to the double financing of some assets of the company
- Assistance of a company victim of embezzlement of its funds by its accountant.
- Assistance of the CEO of a company developing tax optimization products prosecuted for (i) conspiracy to defraud investors and the State of France and (ii) misappropriation of his company’s assets.
- Recurrent assistance of investment advisors and assets management company sued for malpractice by their clients
- Assistance of a portfolio manager before the Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF) in disciplinary proceedings initiated on the grounds that he would have not fulfilled his obligations relating to the management of conflict of interests.
- Assistance of an investment advisor investigated by the Autorité des Marchés Financiers concerning the scope of its activities in respect with the limits of its legal status
- Memorandum on the legal status necessary for structuring an investors club deal to finance the purchase of a building
- Assistance of a Canadian asset management company in order for it to deal with assets located in France for the benefit of clients located in France.
- Assistance of a client in the negotiation and the draft of an agency agreement for a credit broker
- PUBLIC PROCUREMENT ― Regular adviser to a leading multinational in the office automation and IT sector in connection with public procurement contracts entered into with the French state and/or local authorities
- CONCESSIONS ― Regular adviser to the leading French provider of sports and leisure centres in connection with concession contracts entered into with local authorities
- PPP ― Adviser on numerous Public-Private Partnerships entered into with the French state and/or local authorities (sports equipment, prisons, hospitals, police stations, highways, telecoms, airports, infrastructure projects etc.)
- PUBLIC REAL ESTATE ― Adviser in connection with the development of innovative contractual arrangements in the social housing sector
- TOWN PLANNING ― Adviser in numerous disputes relative to construction permits
- BANKING AND INSURANCE ― Adviser to an institutional stakeholder on the regulatory framework for financial and insurance services
- HEALTH ― Adviser to a multinational corporation in a dispute relative to marketing authorisation for a health product
- TELECOMS ― Adviser on numerous projects for the rollout of local telecommunications networks
- MEDIA AND ENTERTAINMENT ― Adviser to a financial institution specialising in the financing of film and entertainment projects in a dispute relative to the granting of a public financing
- CONTRACTS ― Adviser on drafting and negotiating construction contracts and other related contracts for construction projects (consortium, sub-contracts, co-contracting agreements, technical advisors etc.)
- RENEWABLE ENERGY ― Adviser in connection with numerous construction projects for power plants generating electricity from renewable energy sources (wind / solar / biomass / hydraulic / gas)
- INFRASTRUCTURE ― Adviser to sponsors and investors in connection with the construction, financing and operation of numerous infrastructure and engineering projects in France and internationally
- TOWN PLANNING ― Adviser to property developers and builders in connection with numerous planning disputes
- INSURANCE ― Adviser to technical service-providers (engineering consultancies, architects etc.) on building insurance for a wide variety of property projects
- COURT-ORDERED APPRAISALS ― Adviser during court-ordered appraisal proceedings following the appearance of structural damage on building works
- EXPROPRIATION ― Adviser in connection with a compulsory purchase order dispute within the context of the EOLE line construction project (future Greater Paris transport network)
- ICPE ― Regular adviser on the law governing classified installations, in particular during M&A transactions and property or construction projects
- RENEWABLE ENERGY ― Adviser in connection with numerous construction projects for power plants generating electricity from renewable energy sources (wind / solar / biomass / hydraulic / gas)
- POLLUTED SOILS ― Adviser in respect of liability in the case of contamination of soil, in particular during M&A transactions and property or construction projects
- WASTE ― Adviser on waste management obligations, and the national and international transportation of waste
- ESG ― Adviser in connection with the first “Say on Climate” shareholders’ resolution in France launched by a group of investors at the Annual General Meeting of a French Group in the petroleum industry
- MINES & NATURAL RESOURCES ― Adviser in connection with compensation litigation against the French state relative to the operation of a gold mine in Guyana
- ESG ― Adviser on the drafting of the CSR section of the PACTE law of 23rd May 2019, amending the definition of the corporate purpose of companies (articles 1833 et seq of the French Civil Code)
- LITIGATION ― Adviser in connection with numerous disputes relative to implementation of various regulations in the Environmental Code