People

Bertrand Delafaye

Partner

Bertrand Delafaye advises strategic clients and investment funds on complex transactions, including private and public M&A, leveraged buyouts and joint venture transactions. Bertrand has also extensive experience in equity and equity-linked securities offerings, representing issuers, underwriters, and shareholders and more generally in securities and corporate law and corporate governance issues faced by publicly listed companies. He also has significant experience in the international arena, including cross-border M&A transactions.

Bertrand regularly handles pre- and post-closing disputes in the context of M&A transactions, and regularly advises on disputes among shareholders or joint venture partners.

Results

Recent private M&A transactions (including private equity transactions)

  • Advised the Ecuadorian Omarsa Group on the acquisition of the Spanish Group Nueva Pescanova’s chilled products division
  • Advised Cryoport Inc. on the sale of CryoPDP to DHL
  • Advised SOS Oxygène Group on the acquisition of VitalAir Japan from Air Liquide
  • Advised the shareholders of Limflow on the sale of Limflow to Inari Medical International Inc
  • Advised the shareholders of Gloria Maris Group on the sale of the Group to Ocean 14
  • Advised the shareholders of Hesnault Group on the sale of the Group to SIFA
  • Advised Madrigall Group (incl. Gallimard, Flammarion) on multiple acquisitions/investments/divestments such as Editions de Minuit, Margot Group (incl. Les Arènes), Christian Bourgeois, Sarbacane, J’ai lu, Beaux Arts Magazine, etc

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Recognitions
  • The Legal 500 EMEA, Recommended, 2022-2026
  • The Best Lawyers in France, 2023-2026
Capabilities and industries
Regional markets
Credentials
Education
  • University of Paris I Panthéon-Sorbonne, LLM (DEA), Business Law
  • University of Paris II Panthéon-Assas, LLM (DESS), Insurance Law
Admissions
  • Paris
Languages
  • English
  • French