Pierre-Antoine Dubecq
Partner

Pierre-Antoine joined DELCADE as partner in October 2022. His practice focuses on mergers and acquisitions, joint-ventures and private equity. Pierre-Antoine is an expert in mergers and acquisitions and related transactions involving listed or private companies, with a focus on complex domestic or cross border transactions.
He also has deep experience in international and cross-border joint ventures and strategic alliances, as well as in the negotiation of major commercial and industrial projects. His practice includes private equity restructuring and turn-around transactions, corporate and M&A litigation matters.
Pierre-Antoine’s activities covers a wide range of industries, with particular emphasis on the Defence, Aerospace and Healthcare sectors.
Prior to joining DELCADE, Pierre-Antoine was notably partner at the M&A departments of Coblence and Gide in Paris. In 2004, he was involved in the opening of the Paris office of international law firm Morgan Lewis, where he was partner until 2014.
His recent publications

Distribution Contracts in France: New mandatory rules under EGALIM3 Law
French lawmakers have enacted measures to tackle the strategies employed by some distributors that have bypassed regulations through the establishment of overseas purchasing hubs. These hubs have been found to engage with French-based suppliers in a manner that undermines the French distribution agreement and contract laws. To address this, the French legislators have now clearly […]
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Two important information to remember from the Annual report on the control of foreign investments in France in 2022
Published on 9 May 2023, the Annual Report on the Control of Foreign Investments in France in 2022 mentions two important information. First, it presents the sanction procedure in the event of a breach of the rules on controlling foreign investments in France, which would suggest that the French Treasury could consider opening investigations in […]
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International Business Acquisitions: A Deep Dive into the Legal Aspects of M&A in France
I. Scrutinizing the Legal Fundamentals of M&A Transaction Completion Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) transactions necessitate the precise and thorough formulation of the Sale and Purchase Agreement (SPA). A cornerstone document in the process, the SPA represents the formal commitment between the buyer and seller, setting out the terms and conditions of the sale. One of […]
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