Profession
Avocat à la Cour
Experience
Pierre is a partner in our Corporate/M&A group and advises corporate clients on public and private M&A transactions and corporate restructurings.
Recent transactions include advising:
- Sanofi-Aventis on the acquisition of 50% of Merial held by Merck & Co (2009)
- Sierra Wireless on the public tender offer for all shares of Wavecom, a French company listed in France and the US (2008)
- STX Europe on the investment by the French State in STX France (2008)
- Legris Industries on the sale of Legris to Parker Hannifin (2008)
- Nord Est on the public tender offer made by Financière Ravel for all outstanding shares of Nord Est (2007)
- British Telecom on the acquisition of Net2s (2007)
- Sofina SA on its acquisition of a minority stake in Le Petit Forestier (2007) and subsequent public to private transaction
- Linde in a proposed joint venture with another industrial group (2007)
- Morgan Stanley as financial adviser to Unibail on its recommended public offer for Rodamco (2007)
- Compagnie Générale de Géophysique (CGG) in its merger with Veritas DGC Inc (2006)
- Aker Yards on its acquisition of Chantiers de l’Atlantique (2006)
- Legris Industries on the disposal of Comap Group to Aalberts Industries NV (2006)
- Adecco on the acquisition of 50.5% stake in Altedia, a French listed company active in HR consulting, and related tender offers (2005)
- Sanofi-Synthélabo on the disposal of pharmaceutical drugs Campto and related assets to Pfizer and Fraxiparine and Arixtra drugs and related assets to GlaxoSmithKline plc (2004)
Professional experience
2004 - Partner, Linklaters Paris
1999 - 2004 Associate, Linklaters Paris
1994 - 1999 Associate, Gide Loyrette Nouel
Education
1999 - Admitted to the Paris Bar
1998 - Admitted to the New York Bar
1996 - LL.M., Duke University (USA)
1995 - Postgraduate Degree, University of Paris
1992 - LL.M., University of Cologne (Germany)
Languages
English, French, German
