All of these operations are spearheaded by our M&A team, used to French and international practices, who assists our domestic and international clients throughout the process, from the early negotiations through the drafting and execution of instruments and documents, the accomplishment of post-closing formalities, including implementation of post-merger or post-acquisition integration processes and of indemnification clauses and related guarantees.

STEHLIN & ASSOCIÉS’ acts on behalf of purchasers, sellers or target companies, officers or directors, lenders or capital investors. Clients are industrial companies or investors (private equity funds) whose transactions may include the acquisition of minority or majority shareholding, or 100% share capital acquisition involving one or more stages or leveraged buyouts.

STEHLIN & ASSOCIÉS is regularly involved in:

Drafting and negotiation of preliminary contracts (letters of intent, Memoranda of Understanding, confidentiality agreements, etc.), share purchase agreements, asset purchase agreements or transfer of line of businesses (purchase agreements, representations and warranties and related guarantees, non-compete agreements, put and call, earn-out clauses, and so forth), acquisition financing agreements and management packages;

Carrying out legal, labor and tax Vendor or Purchaser' due diligence, data room organization and preparation of exhibits to the guarantee agreement,

Legal and tax optimization of financing and acquisition vehicles, and implementation of guarantees for the benefit of lenders,

Capital market and transactions on publicly traded corporations, including takeover bids and issue of shares, as well as interactions with the AMF (the French Financial Market Regulator).