Maïté Lavrilleux-Carboni
Partner
Maïté has been a partner at DELCADE since January 2022 and is a member of the Corporate / Private Equity / Mergers & Acquisitions and Restructuring team.
With 25 years of experience, her expertise covers private equity (venture capital, development capital, turnaround and transmission), mergers and acquisitions (buyer, seller; audit, transaction, financing) and restructuring (distressed M&A). She regularly advises French and international groups, listed and unlisted, institutional investors, funds, SMEs and small and mid-sized companies in all sectors, with a special expertise in supporting growing businesses. Maïté has in-depth knowledge in equity transactions and assists managers, shareholders, large groups and SMEs in their exit transactions, competitor buy-outs, external growth, joint ventures, carve outs, spin offs or capital reorganisation.
A lawyer since 1995, Maïté has worked for French (Sonier Poulain, Kahn, Earth Avocats) and Anglo-Saxon (E&Y, Proskauer) law firms, and created her own structure in September 2011 with leading partners in France and abroad. Maïté holds a DEA in Economics & Business Law (Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne), and is a graduate of UCLA School of Law, Berkeley School of Business and the Institut des Hautes Etudes Internationales. She is recognised in her fields of expertise by rankings such as Décideurs/Leaders League and BestLawyers. Outside the firm, she is a founding member of TMA France (Association of Restructuring and Turnaround Professionals), and a member of the Centre des Professions Financières.
Maïté is a certified mediator, graduated from IFOMENE and trained in Anglo-Saxon mediation (CEDR). She also acts as an independent administrator for medium- sized, innovative and growing companies.
Expertise
Her recent publications
DELCADE advises Geistlich Pharma AG on taking control of OST Développement
The European regenerative medicine market continues to consolidate. On 24 April 2026, the Swiss group Geistlich Pharma AG completed the acquisition of a majority stake in OST Développement, a French specialist in bone regeneration. DELCADE acted as legal counsel to the acquirer, extending a collaboration that began back in 2024. A two-stage M&A move The […]
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DELCADE featured in the first edition of the Best Law Firms™ – France 2026 rankings
DELCADE appears in the rankings of the first French edition of Best Law Firms™ – France 2026, confirming the firm’s positioning among leading business law firms in France. The firm is ranked at the national level with five recognitions, including four Tier 1 rankings, in the following practice areas: DELCADE also appears in the regional […]
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DELCADE’s M&A – Corporate practice recognised by Option Droit & Affaires 2025
DELCADE’s Mergers & Acquisitions- Corporate practice has been recognised by the Option Droit & Affaires 2025 rankings, for transactions below €200 million, both on an individual and collective basis. DELCADE’s M&A practice is recognised on a collective basis, with the distinction of partners Benoît Lafourcade, Sophie Coignat, Maïté Lavrilleux Carboni, Jennifer Paty, Pierre-Antoine Dubecq, Jean-Yves […]
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