Our firm assists companies from their incorporation to their most complex strategic operations. We work alongside executives, shareholders, and investors to secure their decisions and structure their growth. We also possess specific expertise in advising startups, providing them with a legal framework tailored to their ambitions.

Company Formation and Structuring

We assist entrepreneurs and executives from the incorporation phase of their company by offering solutions tailored to their economic and strategic objectives:
· Choice of legal structure: SAS, SARL, SA, civil companies, holding companies.
· Drafting articles of association and shareholders' agreements: organization of powers, protection of minority shareholders, governance rules.
· Legal compliance and formalities: registration, filing of documents, corporate secretarial services.

Advising Startups: A Legal Framework to Innovate and Grow

Startups operate in a constantly changing environment, requiring agile and scalable legal structuring. We support them at every stage of their development:
· Legal structuring and fundraising: drafting term sheets, negotiating with investors, issuing securities (BSPCE [founder warrants], preferred shares, convertible bonds).
· Protection of innovation and intangible assets: advice on intellectual property and management of strategic contracts.
· Relations with founders and investors: securing commitments and liquidity clauses.

Corporate Governance and Strategic Operations

We advise our clients on the organization and evolution of their corporate governance to optimize the management and sustainability of the company:
· Management of corporate bodies: advising executives and directors, preparing general assemblies and board meetings.
· Shareholder relations: implementing shareholders' agreements, managing conflicts, and exit strategies.
· Structuring and restructuring: mergers, partial asset contributions, LBOs, and external growth operations.

Mergers & Acquisitions, Successions, and Corporate Litigation

We support companies and their executives in transfer operations, while securing the interests of the stakeholders:
· Mergers and acquisitions (M&A): legal due diligence, negotiation, and drafting of agreements.
· Family succession and estate planning: structuring of professional wealth.
· Shareholder disputes and corporate litigation: governance conflicts, challenging decisions, enforcing representations and warranties (R&W).

Strategic and Tailor-Made Support

We adopt a pragmatic and proactive approach to help our clients structure and develop their activities within a secure legal framework. Thanks to our expertise in corporate law, we anticipate risks and implement tailored solutions adapted to the challenges of each company, from growing startups to structured large groups.

Philippe Pradal