News: Jean-François DEFUDES

DELSOL Avocats advised Albarest Partners on the buy-out of Optym-Ha, a French SME specialising in the cleaning of particle filters. The management company took control of three quarters of the target’s capital, while the founder partner, who was so far sole shareholder, retained a 25% stake. The transaction was structured by a senior debt taken...

DELSOL Avocats advised Cap Vert, an Ambienta (European environmental sustainability investor) portfolio company, on the acquisition of N2B Arrosage. Cap Vert is active in the pruning, landscaping and maintenance of green spaces, and has thus expanded its third business division : water. In the context of this transaction, DELSOL Avocats...

IDI, one of the leading private equity firms in France, has acquired a majority stake in EXSTO, a leading French group in the field of high-performance elastomers. EXSTO Group has a turnover of 69 million euros in 2023 and employs nearly 360 people in six production sites in France, Italy and Brazil. It also has a sales office in the United...

Article 116 of the Finance Law for 2024, published in the Journal Officiel on December 30, 2023, confirmed measures with a substantial impact on transfer pricing. These evolutions are reflected in a reinforcement of the documentary obligations imposed on companies, but also in measures designed to reinforce audits by the tax authorities. In...

A major player in the fields of HR Tech (notably HRIS), the Lyon-based company Fortify offers innovative and efficient solutions to companies (up to 3,000 employees), supported by around a hundred employees in France. Since its inception in 2014, it has registered a 30% growth. In order to accelerate its development in supporting the digital...

DELSOL Avocats advised Boostheat, a manufacturer of innovative heating solutions, with the acquisition of a stake in HBR Investment Group. This transaction was carried out as part of Boostheat’s safeguard plan, which was approved by the Lyon Commercial Court on 23 May 2023. DELSOL Avocats advised Boostheat since the beginning of the safeguard...

Over the past decade, European Member States and the European Commission have been pursuing thegoal of deploying electronic invoicing to facilitate business-to-business relations. France is leading and supporting these initiatives by implementing legal reforms and proposing mechanisms to facilitate this modernisation of exchanges. A new...

DELSOL Avocats advised Naldeo on its acquisition by IDIA Capital Investissement. This structuring of its capital will enable Naldeo to accelerate its development as a player committed to the ecological, energy, water and digital transition. DELSOL Avocats assisted Naldeo in this transaction, with a team including : Emmanuel KAEPPELIN,...

Comptoir Rhodanien, the summer fruit specialist, is restructuring its shareholding in the context of an MBO. CEO Christophe Soulhiard is reducing his stake in favour of the management, which is being relaunched, and company executives who are taking a stake in the capital. The historical shareholders (Siparex MidCap, Carvest and Casra...

DELSOL Avocats advised the funds France Nucléaire (managed by Siparex), BNP Développement and Garibaldi Participations in the context of a MBO over F2A, specialist in ventilation components. DELSOL Avocats advised the investors in the context of this transaction with a multidisciplinary team including Emmanuel Kaeppelin, partner, and Mayeul...

Maped, a French international group among the leading players in colouring and school supplies, has acquisired Juratoys, French specialist in wooden and cardboard games and toys. The group distributes its brands in more than 120 countries, has 17 subsidiaries worldwide and employs 1600 people. Juratoys has been designing and distributing...

Cap Vert, an Ambienta (European environmental sustainability investor) portfolio company, expands its regional coverage with the acquisition of Duc & Préneuf Bourgogne. Duc & Préneuf was founded in 1989 in Dijon and its main activity is the creation of green spaces. With the acquisition of this longstanding and respected market player,...