Yohann Smadja

Overview

Yohann is a Corporate Counsel in the Paris office.

Yohann advises listed and non-listed companies on their strategic public and private M&A transactions, with a particular focus on cross-border deals, as well as on corporate governance matters and equity capital markets transactions.
 

Work Highlights

Yohann has advised on a number of high-profile and market-leading transactions. Some of them include:*

• Capgemini: advising on the acquisition of Cloud4C, a global leader in hybrid cloud platform services.
• OneWeb: advising on its combination with Eutelsat Communications.
• Safran: advising on the carve out and sale of its cabin catering business to Hivest Capital.
• Alstom: advising on the acquisition of Bombardier Transportation.
• Worldline: advising on the acquisition of Ingenico by way of a friendly tender offer.
• Rothschild & Co: advising on the reorganization of its private banking and asset management activities following the acquisition of Banque Martin Maurel
• Alstom: advising on a share capital increase for an amount of approximately €2 billion.
• EasyJet: advising on a share capital increase of approximately €1.4 billion.
• Barclays, Deutsche Bank and ING: advising on the capital increase of Atos for a gross amount of €233 million.
• Numerous listed French companies: on corporate governance and securities law matters.
   

* Including transactions done prior to joining Linklaters

Education and Qualification

Yohann holds a Master’s degree in Business Law and a Magistère-DJCE in Business Law from Université Paris II Panthéon-Assas.