M&A and Corporate law
 
						Smart offers
Highly esteemed for its expertise – from the creation of data rooms, to the definition of a dedicated strategy, to environmental due diligence, to negotiating environmental clauses in all types of contracts – our team helps you complete and secure all technical and legal elements of your transactions.
Our mergers and acquisitions team in Paris includes a “China Desk” composed of French and Chinese lawyers working hand in hand with our Shanghai and Hong Kong offices on matters related to China. This team in Paris team offers a useful support for European companies developing operations in China and is a key tool for Chinese companies wishing to invest in Europe and Africa.
LPA Law is the sole French law firm established in Japan with a local team composed of lawyers qualified in France and Japan that has been based in Tokyo for many years. LPA Law avocats strengthened its ties with its Tokyo based office by launching a « Japan Desk » in Paris. The team dedicated to the « Japan Desk » in Paris also consists of lawyers qualified in France and Japan, and assists its Japanese and French clients on all their transactions, in France, Japan as well as abroad - as for all their operations in relation to Franco Japanese cooperation on the African Continent.
Our team is one of the most active and well-known on the market for M&A transactions and financing in the renewable energy sector, with over 15 years of experience in this field. Every year, our firm works on dozens of legal due diligence, acquisition, sale, partnership, financing and refinancing transactions concerning renewable energy assets or other infrastructures, making it a key player in this business segment in France.
Our teams have broad experience in M&A transactions involving advanced technologies, particularly in the context of transatlantic and Asian transactions. In particular, we have worked on transactions for the acquisition, sale and investment in companies specialising in communications and mobility solutions, software publishing, digital tools and media, data management technologies (big data, privacy, open data, etc.), the cyber security industry and/or compression and processing of video content.
Raphaël Chantelot
 Dr. Leif Gösta GerlingPartnerFrankfurt
Dr. Leif Gösta GerlingPartnerFrankfurtDr. Leif Gösta Gerling
 Hubert BazinPartnerShanghai
Hubert BazinPartnerShanghaiHubert Bazin
 Sandra HundsdörferPartnerParis
Sandra HundsdörferPartnerParisSandra Hundsdörfer
 Nicolas VanderchmittPartnerHong Kong
Nicolas VanderchmittPartnerHong KongNicolas Vanderchmitt
 Fanny NguyenPartnerShanghai
Fanny NguyenPartnerShanghaiFanny Nguyen
 Pascal MagesPartnerTokyo
Pascal MagesPartnerTokyoPascal Mages
 Henrick EmeriauPartnerShanghai
Henrick EmeriauPartnerShanghaiHenrick Emeriau
 Raphaële François-PoncetPartnerDubai
Raphaële François-PoncetPartnerDubaiRaphaële François-Poncet
 Arnaud DepierrefeuPartnerDubai
Arnaud DepierrefeuPartnerDubaiArnaud Depierrefeu
 Michael SamolPartnerParis
Michael SamolPartnerParisMichael Samol
 Stéphane ErardPartnerParis
Stéphane ErardPartnerParisStéphane Erard
 Marc VeuillotPartnerCasablanca
Marc VeuillotPartnerCasablancaMarc Veuillot
 Lazhar SahbaniPartnerDubai
Lazhar SahbaniPartnerDubaiLazhar Sahbani
 Pierre MarlyPartnerParis
Pierre MarlyPartnerParisPierre Marly
 Sebastian BraunPartnerMunich
Sebastian BraunPartnerMunichSebastian Braun
 Christian SauerPartnerParis
Christian SauerPartnerParisChristian Sauer
 Denis BacinaPartnerFrankfurt
Denis BacinaPartnerFrankfurtDenis Bacina
 Ran HuPartnerParis
Ran HuPartnerParisRan Hu
 Etienne LaumonierPartnerHo Chi Minh City
Etienne LaumonierPartnerHo Chi Minh CityEtienne Laumonier
 Antoine LogeayPartnerHanoi
Antoine LogeayPartnerHanoiAntoine Logeay
 Andreas FeuersteinPartnerMunich
Andreas FeuersteinPartnerMunichAndreas Feuerstein
 Jean-Yves ToullecPartnerHong Kong
Jean-Yves ToullecPartnerHong KongJean-Yves Toullec
 Ghislaine LovetPartnerDouala/Yaoundé
Ghislaine LovetPartnerDouala/YaoundéGhislaine Lovet
 Frédéric BaillyPartnerParis
Frédéric BaillyPartnerParisFrédéric Bailly
 Arnaud Bourrut-LacouturePartnerSingapore
Arnaud Bourrut-LacouturePartnerSingaporeArnaud Bourrut-Lacouture
 Matthias KrämerPartnerFrankfurt
Matthias KrämerPartnerFrankfurtMatthias Krämer
 Dr. Jan SchoopPartnerHamburg
Dr. Jan SchoopPartnerHamburgDr. Jan Schoop
 Dr. Steffen PaulmannPartnerFrankfurt
Dr. Steffen PaulmannPartnerFrankfurtDr. Steffen Paulmann
 Thomas SchrotbergerPartnerFrankfurt
Thomas SchrotbergerPartnerFrankfurtThomas Schrotberger
 Heinz-Gerd PinkernellPartnerHamburg
Heinz-Gerd PinkernellPartnerHamburgHeinz-Gerd Pinkernell
 Dr. Bernd SpiethPartnerMunich
Dr. Bernd SpiethPartnerMunichDr. Bernd Spieth
 Dr. Fabian TrossPartnerMunich
Dr. Fabian TrossPartnerMunichDr. Fabian Tross
 Dr. Andreas R. BittnerPartnerFrankfurt
Dr. Andreas R. BittnerPartnerFrankfurtDr. Andreas R. Bittner
 Bérengère RoigPartnerSingapore
Bérengère RoigPartnerSingaporeBérengère Roig
 Dr. Kay JessPartnerHamburg
Dr. Kay JessPartnerHamburgDr. Kay Jess
 Lionel VincentPartnerTokyo
Lionel VincentPartnerTokyoLionel Vincent
 Olivier KirfelPartnerMunich
Olivier KirfelPartnerMunichOlivier Kirfel
 Ayano KanezukaPartnerTokyo
Ayano KanezukaPartnerTokyoAyano Kanezuka
 Sébastien ThouvenotCounselParis
Sébastien ThouvenotCounselParisSébastien Thouvenot
 Dr. Annika Jo Heinrich-PeineCounselFrankfurt
Dr. Annika Jo Heinrich-PeineCounselFrankfurtDr. Annika Jo Heinrich-Peine
 Airi TozakiCounselParis
Airi TozakiCounselParisAiri Tozaki
 Michelle WongCounselParis
Michelle WongCounselParisMichelle Wong
 Marie-Gabrielle du BourblancCounselHong Kong
Marie-Gabrielle du BourblancCounselHong KongMarie-Gabrielle du Bourblanc
 Ina von Raven, LL.M (Cornell)CounselFrankfurt
Ina von Raven, LL.M (Cornell)CounselFrankfurtIna von Raven, LL.M (Cornell)
 Bo HanCounselParis
Bo HanCounselParisBo Han
 Jana KlotzCounselFrankfurt
Jana KlotzCounselFrankfurtJana Klotz
 Andrea HilgardCounselFrankfurt
Andrea HilgardCounselFrankfurtAndrea Hilgard
 Dr. Arno Maier-Bridou, LL.M. (Cornell)Of counselFrankfurt
Dr. Arno Maier-Bridou, LL.M. (Cornell)Of counselFrankfurtDr. Arno Maier-Bridou, LL.M. (Cornell)
 Nathalie Maier-Bridou, LL.M.Of counselFrankfurt
Nathalie Maier-Bridou, LL.M.Of counselFrankfurtNathalie Maier-Bridou, LL.M.
 Meriem LaroussiOf counselDubai
Meriem LaroussiOf counselDubaiMeriem Laroussi
 Jean MédecinOf counselTokyo
Jean MédecinOf counselTokyoJean Médecin
 Bernadette FahyOf counselHanoi
Bernadette FahyOf counselHanoiBernadette Fahy
 Long TranOf counselHanoi
Long TranOf counselHanoiLong Tran

Our goal: supporting your development strategy
We advise companies and investment funds of all sizes and their executives in their M&A transactions, their restructurings and their governance.
Our team of some thirty lawyers works closely with the firm’s other legal experts, including in tax, labour, IP/IT, environment, banking and finance, energy and litigation. This allows us to offer a comprehensive assistance for all the legal issues you are facing in your projects.
Our offices in Asia, Africa and the Middle East, together with the members of our China and Japan Desks in Paris, extend our reach and enable us to assist our clients in their transactions in France and abroad.
AWARDS & NOMINATIONS
- Best Lawyers in France
- Chambers Europe (France): Corporate/M&A: Mid-Market (Band 3)
- Chambers Global (Germany): Corporate/M&A – Expertise based abroad (Spotlight)
- Legal 500 EMEA (France): Mergers and acquisitions (Tier 6)
- Décideurs:
 – Mergers & acquisitions: Transactions between €75 & €500 million (Excellent)
 – Mergers & acquisitions: Distressed M&A (Excellent)
 – Africa Desk – Corporate / M&A (Excellent)
- Option Droit & Affaires:
 – Mergers and Acquisitions < 200 M€ (3 stars)
 – Capital innovation
 – LBOs between €50 million and €300 million
 – LBO – Advising management teams
- IFLR1000 (France): Mergers & Acquisitions