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ALTANA conseille la société de gestion ALTIXIA REIM et ses dirigeants dans un projet de réorganisation capitalistique

06/03/2020 - Articles and publications

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ALTANA conseille la société de gestion ALTIXIA REIM et ses dirigeants dans un projet de réorganisation capitalistique.

Sonia Fendler, présidente, Frédéric Atthar, directeur général, Benoit Girardon, directeur de la relation client et Luc Bricaud, directeur du fund management, prennent ainsi une participation majoritaire au capital de la société de gestion.

Sonia Fendler, présidente, souligne : « Nous avons apprécié non seulement le professionnalisme d’Altana, mais surtout son accompagnement pour trouver des solutions constructives et agiles ».

ALTANA démontre ainsi une nouvelle fois son savoir-faire sur les opérations stratégiques et dans l’accompagnement des dirigeants pour leurs projets.

ALTIXIA REIM est une société de gestion de portefeuille agréée par l’Autorité des marchés financiers (AMF) qui développe des solutions immobilières adaptées aux exigences et besoins de ses clients.

Les conseils dans cette opération :

 

  • L’actionnaire historique était conseillé par Chammas & Marcheteau avec Lola Chammas, avocate associée et Jérôme Chapron, avocat counsel.

 

Contacts Presse :

Dominique Gillet : dgillet@altanalaw.com | +33 1 79 97 90 01 – 06 79 89 10 29

Louise Henry : louise.henry@lesroismages.fr | +33 1 41 10 08 03 – 06 84 34 55 35

 

Newsletter Janvier 2020

28/01/2020 - Newsletters

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À LA UNE : Droit et pratique du comité social et économique

Altana announces the appointment of two new counsels

21/01/2020 - Articles and publications

The law firm Altana announces the appointment of Cécile Panien-Ferouelle and Benjamin Dors as Counsel.

Cécile Panien-Ferouelle practises in Public Law and in particular in Urban Planning Law. She is particularly involved in assisting developers and hotel groups in the development of complex real estate transactions.

Admitted to the Paris Bar in 2011, she has been practicing at Altana since she was sworn in. She holds a Master 2 professional degree in public litigation law (University of Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines).

Her appointment reflects the desire of Altana’s partners to accelerate the development of the Urban Planning Law practice in order to meet the new needs of their clients in all issues and challenges inherent in construction law.

Benjamin Dors advises on complex business law litigation, involving both civil and commercial issues as well as aspects of business criminal law.

He represents French and international companies as well as their directors in national and transnational disputes. He regularly appears before judicial and arbitral tribunals, as well as before law enforcement and administrative authorities.

Admitted to the Paris (2012) and New York (2011) Bars, he holds a Master 2 in International Business Law (University of Montpellier I) and an LL.M. (University of Florida – G. Levin College of Law). After working in the United States with Zuckerman Spaeder LLP and in France with Bersay & Associés and Veil Jourde, Benjamin joined Altana in 2018.

In this way, Altana continues to promote its talents and develop its expertise for the benefit of the firm’s clients.

Press Contacts:

Dominique Gillet: dgillet@altanalaw.com – +33 1 85 60 90 01 / 06 79 89 10 29

Louise Henry: louise.henry@lesroismages.fr – +33 1 41 10 08 03 / 06 84 34 55 35

ALTANA advises Terre d’Avenir on the sale of nine hydroelectric power stations to Eiffage Concessions

10/01/2020 - Articles and publications

ALTANA advised Terre d’Avenir on the sale of nine hydroelectric power stations located in Western France to the Eiffage Group: six power stations located on the river Agout in Tarn, one power station located on the Adour in Gers, one power station located on the Vienne in Charente and one power station located on the Vézère in Dordogne.

This transaction will enable the Eiffage Group to strengthen its position in the renewable energy sector as part of its strategy to diversify its concessions portfolio in the region.

Through this operation, ALTANA once again demonstrates its know-how in strategic disposal operations as well as its expertise in the energy sector.

Advisors in this transaction:

  • Terre d’Avenir was advised by ALTANA, with Jean-Nicolas Soret, partner, and Géraldine Malfait, associate, on the Corporate/M&A aspects and by ARSENE, with Roland Schneider, partner, and Romain Daguzan, lawyer, on the tax aspects of the case.
  • Eiffage was advised by CMS Francis Lefebvre Avocats, with Alexandra Rohmert, partner, Geoffroy Loncle de Forville and Marie Semaan, associates, on the Corporate/M&A aspects, Christophe Barthélémy, associate, and Aurore-Emmanuelle Rubio, counsel, on the energy and environmental law aspects, and Christophe Frionnet and Cathy Goarant-Moraglia, associates, on the tax law aspects.
  • The notarial aspects were carried out for Eiffage by the Cheuvreux law firm, with Geoffroy Padovani, of the Bordeaux office, and for Terre d’Avenir by Lapotre-Rouzade.
  • Financial advice: Envinergy, with Antoine Guibert and Clémence Contréras.

Press contacts:

Dominique Gillet: dgillet@altanalaw.com – +33 1 79 97 90 01 / 06 79 89 10 29

Louise Henry: louise.henry@lesroismages.fr – +33 1 41 10 08 03 / 06 84 34 55 35

ALTANA advises the digital agency CHEEK on its sale to the MAZARINE GROUP

16/12/2019 - Articles and publications

Founded in 2012 by Valéry Manin, Cheek has developed a B-to-B service for premium fashion and jewellery brands that want to develop their online sales to accelerate their business growth. Among its customers are the Rouje, Mauboussin, Gas Bijoux and Schott brands.

The agreement concerns the sale of all the activities of the Cheek Digital Agency to become Mazarine Cheek. Valéry Manin is now Associate Director of Mazarine Cheek.  The 20 Agency experts who joined the nearly 400 employees of the Mazarine Group, bring their know-how in the development of specific e-commerce platforms, deployment of custom CRM solutions, integration of social shopping and optimization of SEA and “social ads” campaigns.

Through this operation, Altana once again demonstrates its expertise in the new technologies sector.

Advisors in this transaction:

  • Legal advisors for Cheek: ALTANA, Julie Rolet, counsel, et Olivier Carmès, associate
  • Legal advisors for the Mazarine Group: VEIL JOURDE, Laurent Jobert, partner, et Marina Demeure, associate

Press contacts:

Dominique Gillet: dgillet@altanalaw.com – +33 1 85 60 90 01 / 06 79 89 10 29
Louise Henry: louise.henry@lesroismages.fr – +33 1 41 10 08 03 / 06 84 34 55 35

ALTANA accompanies SANCARE in its first major round of capital funding

29/11/2019 - Articles and publications

Counsel to Sancare since its creation in 2016, Altana assisted the company, which specialises in machine learning applied to hospital data, in its first round of capital funding for one million euros.

This raising of seed capital, which was carried out with several investment funds (ELAIA PARTNERS, EXTENS DEVELOPPEMENT E-SANTE and MAJYCC ESANTE INVEST) and business angels, will allow SANCARE to accelerate its R&D in machine learning as well as increase its marketing and sales deployment.

Winner of the Digital Innovation Competition in 2017, SANCARE has developed software that uses machine learning to recognise the pathologies described in a patient file and deduce from this the procedures carried out. This solution, which is aimed at hospitals and clinics, is designed to automate the billing, thus saving healthcare professionals time and reducing the risk of error.

With this transaction, ALTANA once again demonstrates its know-how in accompanying innovators and more particularly, its expertise in the new technologies sector.

Advisers in this transaction:

  • Legal advisers to SANCARE: ALTANA’s cross-functional team comprising Gilles Gaillard (partner) and Aurore Lacroix (associate) on the corporate M&A aspects, Frank Valentin (partner) and Chloé Aldebert (associate) on IP & digital issues, and Pierre Lubet (partner) and Laura Beserman (associate) on the labour law aspects
  • Legal advisers to ELAIA PARTNERS: JONES DAY (Jean-Gabriel Griboul, partner, and Anne Kerneur), CHAMMAS & MARCHETEAU (Camille Hurel, partner)

 

Press Contact:

Dominique Gillet: dgillet@altanalaw.com – +33 1 85 60 90 01 / 06 79 89 10 29

Louise Henry: louise.henry@lesroismages.fr – +33 1 41 10 08 03 / 06 84 34 55 35

 

ALTANA advises TUTÉLAIRE on its acquisition of the legal protection and services activities of the APRIL group in France

28/11/2019 - Articles and publications

TUTÉLAIRE, a mutual providence insurer specialising in dependency insurance, in partnership with the management of SOLUCIA PJ, has entered into an agreement to acquire SOLUCIA PJ and JUDICIAL, subsidiaries of the APRIL group.

The agreement, concluded following a period of exclusive negotiations, involves the transfer to the consortium formed by TUTÉLAIRE and the management of SOLUCIA PJ, of 100% of the shares of both companies, which posted a combined turnover of €35.6 million in 2018 and net profit of €2.2 million.

This acquisition will enable TUTÉLAIRE to consolidate its offerings in provident coverage and related services and accelerate its evolution in a context of far-reaching transformation in the world of insurance in general and the mutual sector in particular.

Completion of the acquisition, scheduled for the first quarter of 2020, is subject to the authorization of the French prudential control and resolution authority (ACPR) for the sale of SOLUCIA PJ.

By means of this transaction, ALTANA once again supports its client TUTÉLAIRE and demonstrates its know-how of strategic M&A transactions as well as its expertise in the banking, finance and insurance sectors.

 

Advisers in this transaction:

  • Legal advisers to TUTÉLAIRE: ALTANA (Gilles Gaillard, partner, Julie Rolet, counsel, Olivier Carmès, attorney)
  • Legal advisers to the management of SOLUCIA PJ: UGGC (Stephan Alamowitch, partner, Mathilde Monot)
  • Legal advisers to APRIL: KALLOPE (Tanguy d’Everlange, partner; Grégory Russo)
  • Financial advisers: NEMROD FINANCE (Pierre Albouy, Cyrille de Montgolfier), SELENIS (Olivier Arroua)

Press Contact:

Dominique Gillet: dgillet@altanalaw.com – +33 1 85 60 90 01 / 06 79 89 10 29

Louise Henry: louise.henry@lesroismages.fr – +33 1 41 10 08 03 / 06 84 34 55 35

Altana assists the MILLET Group in the acquistion of the assets of TITAGARH WAGONS AFR

27/09/2019 - Articles and publications

Altana advised the MILLET Group in its offer to acquire the assets of TITAGARH WAGONS AFR, the last French manufacturer of freight wagons.

Faced with cash flow constraints, and despite solid orders, TITAGARH WAGONS AFR applied in June 2019 for judicial proceedings, following which the Paris Commercial Court approved the offer presented by the MILLET Group, allowing 109 jobs, or 93.1% of the workforce, to be maintained and the industrial site located in the heart of Douai (Nord) to be taken over.

The Paris Commercial Court has thus retained the skills and expertise of the MILLET Group, a family business founded in 1898, which generates 76 million euros in turnover (53% of which is outside of France) and employs 237 people.

Created in 1985, TITAGARH WAGONS AFR, the last French manufacturer of freight wagons (cereal, oil, cement), was taken over in 2010 by the Indian group TITAGARH, India’s leading rail manufacturer, as part of a sale plan.

This takeover restores the company’s historical know-how, renamed MILLET AFR, in an economic context of strong rail freight renewal. The objective is to achieve a production of 400 grain and oil wagons per year.

The MILLET Group is advised by Altana’s cross-functional team composed of Mana Rassouli (Partner), Margaux Chaumien (Associate) on restructuring aspects, and Pierre Lubet (Partner) on labour law aspects.

This operation once again demonstrates the expertise of Altana’s teams in providing strategic support to its clients in all their operations.

Press contact:

Dominique Gillet: dgillet@altanalaw.com – 33 (0)1 85 60 60 90 01/ 06 79 89 10 29
Louise Henry: louise.henry@lesroismages.fr – +33 1 41 10 08 03 / 06 84 34 34 55 35