Invest in a French company

How to invest in the capital of a company as an investment fund?

Investment funds, regardless of their nature (venture capital, capital development fund, LBO funds, turnaround capital funds), are involved at all stages of the maturity of the company. The selection of the target company is based on the typology of the structure aimed for and the objectives of the investment fund.

Our lawyers accompany purchase of stake in the company in order to optimize the transaction. Combining responsiveness and pragmatism, our teams combine their talents around your investment project in order to assure its secure and easy completion.

Around 1500

French companies

are financed every year by capital investment funds

25

highly competent LAMY LEXEL lawyers

available to assist you in your investment projects

What’s at stake

Accompanying the growth of companies
Contributing to the development of the financial ecosystem
Supporting innovative projects
Securing financing

Our solutions

We work in the following areas of expertise:

corporate

Legal accompaniment of transactions

For all your operations, a complete audit is conducted to analyse the risks/opportunities of your investment and to implement a coherent strategy with you to establish your objectives, your ambitions, and those of the targeted company. Then, depending on the mode of investment, LAMY LEXEL accompanies you in the negotiations and in the legal aspect of your operations, particularly the drafting of the letter of intent, the protocol of investment and guaranties concerning assets and liabilities.

Our teams are also highly respected for their expertise in the development of the means of financial structuring (OC, WARRANTS), package management, and in the drafting of pacts between...

corporate

Legal accompaniment of transactions

For all your operations, a complete audit is conducted to analyse the risks/opportunities of your investment and to implement a coherent strategy with you to establish your objectives, your ambitions, and those of the targeted company. Then, depending on the mode of investment, LAMY LEXEL accompanies you in the negotiations and in the legal aspect of your operations, particularly the drafting of the letter of intent, the protocol of investment and guaranties concerning assets and liabilities.

Our teams are also highly respected for their expertise in the development of the means of financial structuring (OC, WARRANTS), package management, and in the drafting of pacts between associates.

Finally, we help you in the negotiation, the reference, and the formalization of agreements with banks.

YOUR REFERING EXPERTS

Alexandre BIDEAU

Mathilde TRANNOY

Vincent MEDAIL

Julie THOMAS

Frédéric DUPONT

ContraCts, COMPetition, IP

Audits and advice on the possible evolution of your contracts

The audit carried out by our team allows you to have a global vision of the contractual situation of the targeted company/project, to anticipate the risks that may arise (outsourcing, trade, intellectual property clauses, website etc.), and develop the existing contracts (customers and suppliers) of the target.

ContraCts, COMPetition, IP

Audits and advice on the possible evolution of your contracts

The audit carried out by our team allows you to have a global vision of the contractual situation of the targeted company/project, to anticipate the risks that may arise (outsourcing, trade, intellectual property clauses, website etc.), and develop the existing contracts (customers and suppliers) of the target.

YOUR REFERING EXPERTS

Aurélie DANTZIKIAN-FRACHON

Jérôme SALEUR

Manon POURCHER

TAX LAW

Fiscal optimisation of your operations

Supported by the corporate team, our taxation law department participates in the structuring of operations prior to optimizing the acquisition and to anticipate the later stages of development.

TAX LAW

Fiscal optimisation of your operations

Supported by the corporate team, our taxation law department participates in the structuring of operations prior to optimizing the acquisition and to anticipate the later stages of development.

YOUR REFERING EXPERTS

Pierre-Antoine FARHAT

Alexandra DELBARRE

HÉLÈNE RELANGE

LABOUR LAW

Carrying out the audit

In order to clarify the applicable bylaws, existing employment contracts, the conditions of remuneration, terms of working hours, benefits, contentious situations etc, it is essential to carry out a complete audit.

Our labour law team accompanies you in this essential stage and advises you on the best adapted social organization and the necessary adjustments to achieve it (changes to contracts, harmonization of social status, termination of the additional guarantees of social protection etc).

LABOUR LAW

Carrying out the audit

In order to clarify the applicable bylaws, existing employment contracts, the conditions of remuneration, terms of working hours, benefits, contentious situations etc, it is essential to carry out a complete audit.

Our labour law team accompanies you in this essential stage and advises you on the best adapted social organization and the necessary adjustments to achieve it (changes to contracts, harmonization of social status, termination of the additional guarantees of social protection etc).

YOUR REFERING EXPERTS

Isabelle JAULIN GRELLIER

Béatrice CHAINE FILIPPI

Marion BEAUDOT

BUSINESS LITIGATION AND RESTRUCTURING

Analysis of litigation and assistance in the development of take-over bids in the courts

Are you planning to buy a business? Or a customer base ? Through our audit, you will have an inventory of past and ongoing litigations, which will allow you to complete the negotiations.

If you were to invest in a company experiencing difficulties covered by a plan of assignment, you will need to take part in the take-over offer. Our restructuring team is able to assist you in the development, negotiation and defence of this offer in court. Following the acceptance, we will carry out, in connection with the corporate team, the post-investment legal acts.

Finally, our team of lawyers assists ...

BUSINESS LITIGATION AND RESTRUCTURING

Analysis of litigation and assistance in the development of take-over bids in the courts

Are you planning to buy a business? Or a customer base ? Through our audit, you will have an inventory of past and ongoing litigations, which will allow you to complete the negotiations.

If you were to invest in a company experiencing difficulties covered by a plan of assignment, you will need to take part in the take-over offer. Our restructuring team is able to assist you in the development, negotiation and defence of this offer in court. Following the acceptance, we will carry out, in connection with the corporate team, the post-investment legal acts.

Finally, our team of lawyers assists you in any litigation that may arise after the operation: putting into question the active-passive guarantee, challenging the offer price, breakdown of investment discussions, conflicts between shareholders etc.

YOUR REFERING EXPERTS