News: Anna MILLERET-GODET

DELSOL Avocats advised Starquest Capital, a French private equity pioneer, on its €2 million investment in Uniject, a manufacturer of composite parts for industrial bodywork, with a view to continuing the development of its cofferdam manufacturing business to combat flooding. Starquest Capital is acquiring a stake in Uniject through the CCR-F...

DELSOL Avocats has advised Demeter, a major European player in venture capital, development capital and infrastructure investment in the energy and ecological transition, on the fundraising of Praysbee, a company deploying innovative wine spraying technology. Praysbee has announced the closing of a €3 million financing round led by Demeter,...

DELSOL Avocats has advised Aubay, a digital services company working with major players in the banking, finance, insurance, industry, energy, transport and telecoms sectors, on its acquisition of Solutec. The transaction, announced on 27 May, has been finalised following the lifting of all conditions precedent, in particular the obtaining of...

On 10 May 2023, the European Union took a major step forward in tackling gender pay inequalities with the adoption of Directive (EU) 2023/970. France must transpose the Directive into national law by 7 June 2026. A draft bill is expected around September 2025, with adoption likely by end of the year. The Directive introduces new obligations...

DELSOL Avocats advised Starquest Capital, a French private equity pioneer, and Région Sud Investissement, a co-investment fund serving entrepreneurs in the South of France, on the fundraising of Hydroclimat, an innovative French company specialising in digital hydroclimatology and climate change, which has been awarded the Greentech Innovation...

DELSOL Avocats advised Framatome, an international leader in nuclear energy, on its acquisition of a 40% stake in Selectarc, the only French manufacturer of welding and brazing filler metals, alongside its majority shareholder, Viellard Migeon & Compagnie. This long-term partnership aims to secure the supply of strategic filler metals,...

As the United States have just elected a new President, Donald Trump, who will return to power on 20 January 2025, DELSOL Avocats conducted a survey on the perception of French law from the point of view of US lawyers, in-house lawyers, companies, directors, investors and more generally all US economic players, to find out how they view French...

As from September 4, 2024, the United States Federal Trade Commission (FTC) had planned to enforce a rule banning most post-employment non-compete clauses nationwide. However, this rule was blocked by a Texas federal court in late August. The court concluded that the FTC had exceeded its statutory authority, deeming the decision "arbitrary and...

DELSOL Avocats assisted BAPS Swaminarayan Sanstha (BAPS), an international socio-spiritual organization with numerous temples around the world, on setting up and negotiating the construction contracts for the building of a Mandir temple located in Bussy-Saint-Georges (Paris region). ‘Mandir’ is a Sanskrit word for a place of worship. The new...

DELSOL Avocats advised Astier de Villatte, a French company known for its ceramics and perfumes, on the acquisition of a majority stake in its capital by Vesper Invest, a French investment company specialising in long-term support for growing and sustainable businesses. Astier de Villatte, co-founded in Paris in 1996 by Benoît Astier de...

DELSOL Avocats advised Global Data Centre Group (GDC), an Australian company specialising in data centre investments, on the sale of its stake in Etix Everywhere, a pan-European platform of edge data centres currently operating a total of 15 sites, to Infranity, a French investment fund specialising in the sustainable infrastructure sector....

After more than 18 months of waiting, the amendment of 13 December 2022 to the SYNTEC collective bargaining agreement (CBA) has finally been extended. From 1 July, it will apply to all companies subject to this CBA. Extension of the scope of annual lump-sum working day (“forfait jours”) For memory, this regime provides flexibility for...

DELSOL Avocats advised Global Data Centre Group (GDC), an Australian company specialising in data centre investments, on its agreement to sell its stake in Etix Everywhere, a pan-European platform of edge data centres currently operating a total of 15 sites, to Infranity, a French investment fund specialising in the sustainable infrastructure...

Law no. 2023-1250 of Dec. 26, 2023 for French Social Security Funding for 2024, art. 13 As a reminder, when foreign companies want to hire an employee in France, but do not have any legal entity on French territory, the employee must be covered by the French Social Security system, and the related contributions, deductible from his or her...

DELSOL Avocats assisted SpaceTec Partners in the context of its merger with Euroconsult. SpaceTec Partners is a leading German management consultancy firm specialising in the space sector, with expertise in strategy, innovation and market development. Euroconsult is a global leader in strategy consulting and business intelligence,...

HIGHNORMA has acquired a majority stake in PACTE NOVATION, a company listed on the Euronext Access Paris market. Founded in 1994, PACTE NOVATION is a player in the field of IT software development, providing consulting, integration and development services tailored to customer requirements. PACTE NOVATION currently employs 53 people. PACTE...

DELSOL Avocats advised Edusign, a SaaS platform for secure digital presence sheets, on its acquisition of the AppScho start-up. AppScho offers a complete solution enabling higher education establishments to centralise all their digital services on a mobile application for their students. This acquisition enables Edusign to broaden its range of...

« Every man has two countries : his own and France. » – John F. Kennedy said that to Charles De Gaulle in 1961 while he was in Paris. This is particularly accurate when it comes to employment law. Indeed, Article L. 1321-6 of the French Labor Code provides that any document containing employee obligations or that is necessary for an employee to...