Mergers & Acquisitions

Presentation

Complex M&A transactions and reorganisations are strategic events in the life of a company. Their success depends on the expertise of those involved.

Racine’s Corporate/M&A team is made up of lawyers who are each closely familiar with the technical aspects involved in these high value-added transactions.

The team advises companies both French and foreign entities, investment funds and management teams on their strategic transactions.

Racine assists its clients with the full range of issues they encounter in company operations, the financing of their development, external growth transactions and transfers, both in France and on an international level.

The team works hand in hand with the firm’s other teams so that it can offer comprehensive solutions that cover all relevant practice areas (tax, employment, distressed company law, banking and finance, competition, etc.).

In parallel, the team constantly strives to ensure that that it acquires and maintains deep know-how about its clients’ businesses and industries.

Armed with its experience in court and arbitral proceedings, the team also handles all types of disputes relating to corporate and financial markets law, and in particular disputes between shareholders and the enforcement of indemnities.

Related distinctions 49

Acquisition due diligence, drafting of letters of intent/memoranda of understanding, non-disclosure agreements
Negotiation and drafting of purchase agreements, asset and liability guarantees and all other agreements required in external growth transactions
Drafting joint-venture agreements, shareholder agreements and all other agreements relating to share structure and governance
Design and implementation of all corporate transactions relating to equity investments and transfers of controlling interests
Legal implementation of leveraged and capital investment transactions: seed funding, second rounds, capital development, refinancing
Design and implementation of management packages
Management and handling of pre-litigation and litigation related to M&A transactions

CORPORATE LAW AND CAPITAL MARKET

Intra-group restructurings, mergers, global corporate asset transfers and contributions
Corporate financing:
- fundraising with investors
- bond issuances

Capital market issues
- preferential shares
- subscription warrants
All other transactions such as incorporations, transformations, by-law amendments

When a transaction involves a foreign jurisdiction, we leverage our foreign offices and best-friends network to ensure the suitability of our solutions.

Recongnitions

Rankings

Chambers - 2025: Individual ranking
Chambers - 2025: Corporate – M&A
Best Lawyers - 2025: Private Equity
Best Lawyers - 2025: Mergers & Acquisitions
Best Lawyers - 2025: Corporate law
Best Lawyers - 2025: Capital Markets Law
Option Droit et Affaires - 2024: Mergers and acquisitions where the majority of transactions are under €200 million
Décideurs - 2024: Private Equity – Venture Capital
Décideurs - 2024: Private Equity – Fund structuring
International Financial Law Review - 2024: Individual ranking – Private Equity / M&A
Legal 500 - 2024: Private equity – Fund formation
Chambers - 2024: Mergers and acquisitions
Legal 500 - 2024: Private equity – LBO
Chambers - 2024: Individual ranking
Chambers - 2024: General Business Law France Regions
Chambers - 2024: Corporate/M&A Mid-Market
Magazine des Affaires - 2024: Private Equity – LBO
Magazine des Affaires - 2024: Corporate M&A
Option Droit et Affaires - 2024: Private Equity – Conseils des managers dans les opérations de LBO
Option Droit et Affaires - 2024: Private Equity – LBOs, the majority of which involve companies worth between €50 million and €300 million
Décideurs - 2023: M&A : Operations worth between 75 M€ & 500 M€