Mergers and acquisitions lawyers - corporate law

A multidisciplinary team for strategic and legal assistance in your development projects.

Our experts in mergers, acquisitions and corporate law assist you in your strategic operations and are supported by all the firm’s legal teams dedicated to employment law, tax law, competition law and information technology. Our structured, multidisciplinary, business-oriented team provides an excellent strategic and comprehensive understanding of each case.

DELCADE’s lawyers act in both French and English, and some are qualified to practice in the United Kingdom and the United States. They act on behalf of both French and overseas companies.

DELCADE's lawyers assist managers and shareholders in the negotiation and drafting of agreements for the sale or purchase of a company. We ensure the security of transfer operations on both a legal and tax level.
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We assist and advise clients on how to sell their company. Equally, we assist professionals in the purchase or sale of private businesses, particularly in the health sector.
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DELCADE can assist in all operations relating to the structuring or the restructuring of your company, in particular for sale or transfer operations. We have extensive experience in assisting growing businesses.

Numerous legal arrangements allow managers to pass on their company to their children with minimal tax costs. Our lawyers will be an asset in these complex operations, both from a legal and tax perspective.
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DELCADE assists fast-growing companies in all the stages of their projects, as well as investors seeking to secure their investments. With full-service capabilities and extensive experience, our team is your ideal partner for raising capital, from the start of the project to its conclusion.
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Our lawyers have developed recognised expertise in setting up management packages for multiple business sectors. We cover all aspects of management packages, from the legal to the tax aspects to the associated employment law challenges.
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The shareholders' agreement is an important and invaluable tool for managing relations between shareholders within a company. It is essential to define the contractual clauses as precisely and as clearly as possible. Our lawyers share their expertise and experience in drafting these agreements.
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DELCADE shares its expertise with its clients in all operations relating to refinancing assets or organising the sale of all or part of a company. Our multidisciplinary team shares its expertise in tax law, corporate law, and employment law. We also act to strengthen equity through the issuance of composite securities (convertible bonds, equity warrants, share of subscription warrants for new businesses, etc.).
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DELCADE and its team of dedicated lawyers have extensive experience in setting up joint ventures. We assist our clients in negotiating agreements in France and abroad. We intervene in all stages of setting up joint ventures.
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DELCADE acts as a mandate for SME owners, handling the search for buyers and negotiating the terms of the sale. Our experienced lawyers guide every step of the process, from the sale strategy to finalizing the sale agreement, ensuring a secure and successful transaction.
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Our strengths

M&A practice that is recognised in the legal profession's rankings

Experienced lawyers trained in international law firms and the support of other expert lawyers (employment, tax, etc.)

A team with complementary expertise to assist its clients in their operations in France and abroad

Our corporate lawyers

Benoit Lafourcade

Co-founder & partner

Sophie Coignat

Partner

Jennifer Paty

Partner

Maïté Lavrilleux-Carboni

Partner

Thomas Rosier

Partner

Pierre-Antoine Dubecq

Partner

Jean-Yves Le Dizet

Partner

Kevin Poujol

Partner

Natalia Richardson

Counsel

Gabriel Aouizerat

Counsel

Pauline Dupuy

Counsel

Johanna Schwartz Miralles

Counsel

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DELCADE welcomes three new talents in M&A, construction & insurance litigation and corporate & restructuring

DELCADE is strengthening its teams with the arrival of three new members: Pauline Dupuy, counsel in corporate law and mergers & acquisitions, Diane Nyessi, associate in construction and insurance litigation, and Charlie Barbier, associate in corporate, litigation & restructuring. These recruitments reflect DELCADE’s commitment to a long-term talent development policy: identifying high-potential profiles, supporting them […]

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DELCADE advises Geistlich Pharma AG on the majority acquisition of OST Développement — partners Maïté Lavrilleux-Carboni and Brice Wartel

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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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