Mergers and acquisitions

JOBARD, CHEMLA & ASSOCIÉS offers its clients the benefit of over twenty years of solid experience when it comes to advice regarding the transfer of businesses, for sellers and purchasers alike.

The attorneys of JOBARD, CHEMLA & ASSOCIÉS undertake negotiations at their clients’ side, and draw up all legal documents for acquisitions, mergers, joint ventures, and group restructuring.

We make ourselves completely available to our clients for risk evaluation, determining optimum strategy, and implementing the right (economically appropriate) solutions.

Our real-time contribution covers all stages:

• Negotiating and preparing non-disclosure agreements, confidentiality agreements, and letters of intent.
• Conducting audits, preparation and analysis of data-roots, drafting of audit reports.
• Negotiating and drafting share purchase and sales agreements, warranties and shareholder's agreements.
• Conducting post-acquisition reorganization.
• Tax optimization of foreign investments in France and French investments overseas.

 For example, recently JOBARD, CHEMLA & ASSOCIÉS: 

• Negotiated an acquisition for a major legal-publishing company.
• Assisted a client in creating a joint venture with a major wireless communication company, from the definition of the acquisition strategy to the drafting of legal documentation.
• Assisted an international group specialized in irrigation systems, in a cross-border transaction; and a banking software publishing group in their French restructuring operations. 

When necessary, our firm uses the services of first-class tax consultants and certified public accountants (chartered accountants).

Corporate law

In addition, our firm deals with the following corporate law matters:

• A-to-Z monitoring of corporate activities
• Counseling clients regarding the creation of a new activity (from choosing the most appropriate legal structure, to establishing a representation office, to the creation of a subsidiary).
• Handling day-to-day corporate matters for French companies, both multinational subsidiaries and domestic companies (including drafting of by-laws, change of legal structure, capital increase/decrease, etc.)

Attorneys experienced in Mergers & Acquisitions and Corporate Law include:

• Pierre-Emmanuel JOBARD
• Chantal CHEMLA
• Olivier DUTOUR
• François BARRE
• Mathilde CROZE