News: Henri-Louis DELSOL

DELSOL Avocats advised higher education group EDH on its acquisition of CREAD Institut, a school of higher education in interior design. The acquisition adds a new chapter to the catalogue of courses offered by EDH, a higher education group with a 60-year history of leadership in the fields of communication, artistic and cultural management,...

DELSOL Avocats is delighted with the individual ranking of 14 of its lawyers in the Best Lawyers 2021 ranking, especially since it reflects the recognition of our peers. Jeanne BOSSI MALAFOSSE Biotechnology and Life Sciences Practice Privacy and Data Security Law Benoît BOUSSIER Construction Law Séverine BRAVARD Banking and Finance Law...

DELSOL Avocats advised leading French private education group MediaSchool, specialising in media and communication, on its first major fundraising round, conducted by Florac Investissements. Founder and Chairman Franck Papazian will remain the majority shareholder and continue to spearhead MediaSchool’s development in this new phase. The...

DELSOL Avocats advised Cybergun, a specialist in the development and marketing of airsoft replica firearms, on its application for an accelerated financial safeguard (SFA) plan. The application proved successful, and on 10 February 2020, the Nanterre Commercial Court approved the draft SFA plan, which had garnered extensive support from...

DELSOL Avocats advised the HESUS group, headed by Emmanuel CAZENEUVE, on the acquisition by BRGM subsidiary SAGEOS of a stake in the capital of SOLTRACING. SOLTRACING, founded in 2015 by HESUS and the Flemish Construction Federation, offers a comprehensive traceability and safety solution for excavated earth for all those playing a part in...

DELSOL Avocats advised private higher education group EDH, owned by Quilvest Private Equity since 2017, on the occasion of its tertiary LBO. IK Investment Partners also came in on the deal as a minority shareholder. The team working on this deal was made up of : Henri-Louis DELSOL, partner and co-head of the Corporate – Mergers &...

DELSOL Avocats advises the sellers in the framework of the takeover of Colonna by its CEO Since its creation in 1972 Colonna, a broker specializing in group insurance, had been owned by several members of the family of the same name. Xavier COLONNA, CEO from 2008, takes over the brokerage business. DELSOL Avocats advised the sellers with a...

DELSOL Avocats assisted private equity firm Aster Capital as part of the fundraising round by startup IT monitoring specialist PacketAI. Aster Capital led the fundraising round alongside BNP Paribas Développement, SGPA and Entrepreneur First. The round will enable PacketAI to ramp up development of its solution and maintain its R&D...

French media group TELEGRAMME has strengthened its partnership with the company Autour du Mont Blanc, organizer of the UTMB (Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc), via its subsidiary OC Sport (Route du Rhum, The Transat, Geneva and Nice–Cannes Marathon, Hautes Routes cycling events). The group first partnered Autour du Mont-Blanc in 2016 amidst the...

DELSOL Avocats is delighted with the individual ranking of 10 of its lawyers in the Best Lawyers 2020 ranking, especially since it reflects the recognition of our peers. Jeanne BOSSI MALAFOSSE Privacy and Data Security LawSéverine BRAVARD Banking and Finance Law Insolvency and Reorganization Law Mergers and Acquisitions Law Henri-Louis...

15 May-2019 – HELLOWORK, a group specializing in online recruitment and training, has taken over DIPLOMEO, a website dedicated to the guidance of young graduates with an annual turnover amounting to €2,6 million. This acquisition allows HELLOWORK to complete its portfolio of human resources sites in order to be present in both the training and...

IVIDATA group, a consultancy specialising in digital and Big Data founded and headed by Ian BRADAC and Etienne ABOULKER, closed its first MBO with investment funds KEENSIGHT CAPITAL and ISAI GESTION. The deal has allowed for IVIDATA to restructure its capital, primarily around the KEENSIGHT CAPITAL and ISAI GESTION funds, which have acquired...

The HESUS group, specialists in the management of supply and evacuation of soils and materials for construction sites, successfully closed a €10 million fundraising round with PARIS FONDS VERT, a fund managed by DEMETER PARTNERS and backed by Paris City Hall, SUEZ VENTURES and CONSTRUCTION VENTURE. The deal, whereby chief executive and...

DELSOL Avocats advised innovative recruitment solutions provider Jobijoba on its acquisition of Jai, a startup that has developed a robot to refine the processing of jobseekers’ applications. Jai is Jobijoba’s first acquisition since it was itself bought out by HelloWork in July 2018. Partner Henri-Louis DELSOL and associate Ghislain GROTTI...

DELSOL Avocats advised the EDH group and its shareholder, Quilvest Private Equity, on financing its acquisition of the BRASSART group. EDH was also assisted by merchant bank Eurvad Finance. The DELSOL Avocats team included partner Henri-Louis DELSOL, counsel Séverine BRAVARD and associate Leslie...

K-SANTE, a specialist in the distribution of slimming meals delivered to the home and personalized nutritional support, completed its first LBO with the FrenchFood Capital entrepreneur fund. The operation made it possible to restructure the capital of the K-SANTE group around its director and founder Vincent Guillet and the FrenchFood...

DELSOL Avocats advised Quilvest Private Equity and the EDH group on the acquisition of the ARIES group. EDH, the private higher education group owned by Quilvest Private Equity since 2017, is now embarking on its external growth policy with the acquisition of the ARIES group. ARIES is a private higher education group specializing in training...

Henri-Louis DELSOL, Partner, and Anne-Sophie HARTOG and Martin SOUYRI, associates within the « Corporate - Mergers & Acquisitions » department, advised the founding partner of IDOSENS, a start-up in the IoT business, on the sale of IDOSENS to the German group Wika, the global market leader in pressure, temperature and level measurement...

13 March 2018 - Henri-Louis DELSOL, M&A Partner, and Vincent GUEVENOUX, lawyer, advised PROACTIS in the launching of a tender offer over the shares of HUBWOO, listed on Euronext Paris. This tender offer results from the acquisition by PROACTIS, listed on the AIM market in London, of the american group PERFECT COMMERCE. Following the...