France: M&A/Private Equity

International law firm BCLP has advised a banking pool led by Crédit Agricole du Languedoc on establishing a €38 million Revolving Credit Facility for Elements, a renewable energy producer based in Montpellier. The facility, which can be extended to €50 million, will support the company's ambitious growth plans to reach 1 GW of installed capacity through photovoltaic, hydropower, and wind projects across France and Italy.

For over a year, the EU has been working to reduce the scope of and simplify two flagship ESG rules, the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) and the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CS3D).

The Communiqué on Amendments to the Communiqué on Mergers and Acquisitions Requiring Approval from the Competition Board (the "Amended Communiqué"), amending Communiqué No 2010/4, was published in the Official Gazette...

Le Conseil d'Etat annule deux arrêts de la CAA de Paris ayant qualifié d'actif incorporel une indemnité versée dans le cadre d'une réorganisation intragroupe.

Over the past few months, a first draft of guidelines on the implementation of the regulation on foreign subsidies has been published.

From organizational restructures to simple changes of address, your IP rights must be kept up to date as your business evolves if you are to ensure they remain valid and enforceable.

The first quarter of 2024 saw the M&A market in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) closely mirror broader global economic trends. Much like the rest of Europe, the CEE region experienced a slowdown in economic activity...

The European Union ("EU") Listing Act, approved by the EU Council on October 8, 2024, introduces key changes to the EU Prospectus Regulation, offering greater flexibility to access and issue securities on EU markets for small and medium-sized enterprises ("SMEs"), including in the biotech and med-tech sector.

Le régime des contributions sociales relatives aux attributions d'actions gratuites (« AGA ») prévoit notamment l'application d'une contribution patronale assise sur la valeur, à la date d'acquisition.