FlorentLe Prado

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Florent Le Prado's areas of practice include venture capital, private equity, M&A, and capital markets. He primarily represents high-growth listed and unlisted companies, their managers, and the private equity and industrial investors that finance them at every stage of their development from entrepreneurial start-ups to global corporations.

Florent's recent experience includes representing Adikteev, Alizé Pharma, Cellectis, EasyVista, ETS Global, Eurobio Scientific, Inside Secure, Ivalua, Lacroix Group, Ouicar, Pharnext, SuperSonic Imagine, TxCell, Urban Canopée, and Welcome to the Jungle. Investor-side, he also has represented, among others, Alven Capital Partners, Bpifrance, ChapsVision, Creadev (Mulliez family), Elaia Partners, Idinvest Partners, New Alpha Asset Management, Open CNP, Portage Ventures, Ring Capital, Seventure Partners, and Temasek.

Transactions in which Florent has advised include the tender offers on EasyVista, SuperSonic Imagine, Coheris, TxCell, and Orolia; the initial public offerings (IPOs) of Medincell and Pharnext; the leveraged buyouts (LBOs) of EasyVista by Eurazeo, Brico Privé by Florac, and Orolia by Eurazeo; the latest financing rounds of Actility, Contentsquare, InnovaFeed, Ivalua, Urban Canopée, UroMems, and Welcome to the Jungle; the acquisitions of eSoftThings by Lacroix Group and Pipplet by ETS Global; and the sale of Alizé Pharma to Millendo.

Experience

  • CVE Biogaz raises €70 millionJones Day advised CVE Biogaz, a major player in organic matter recovery and methanization in France, in raising €70 million from BNP Paribas Asset Management, accelerating its development and strengthening its position in the European methanization market.
  • Kyotherm raises €300 millionJones Day advised Kyotherm, a co-developer and financer of renewable heat and energy efficiency projects, in connection with its €300 million financing led by InfraVia Capital Partners and existing investor, Andera Partners.
  • Tikehau Capital co-leads €8.5 million fundraising for OSS VenturesJones Day advised Tikehau Capital in connection with the €8.5 million fundraising of OSS Ventures, a leading industrial start-up studio in France, for propelling the future of operations, also led by France 2030's French Tech Accélération 2 fund (Bpifrance) and Etablissements Peugeot.
  • Doctolib acquires Aaron.aiJones Day advised Doctolib, the leading healthtech company in Europe, in its acquisition of the Berlin company Aaron.ai, the current market leader in Germany for AI-based telephone assistance solutions for medical practices, relieving doctors and practice staff of answering telephone calls and offering patients telephone access to doctors' practices around the clock.
  • Radial Equity acquires Moss Motors and Rimmer BrosJones Day advised Radial Equity Partners in the acquisition and financing of Moss Motors, a U.S.-headquartered aftermarket supplier of parts for British cars, and Rimmer Bros, a UK-based supplier of replacement parts for UK marque vehicles.
  • Serena invests in KotzillaJones Day advised Serena Capital in the $2 million seed financing of Kotzilla, a French company engaged in the development and marketing of an application monitoring developer platform.
  • Cellectis and AstraZeneca enter into research collaboration and agree on equity investment of up to $220 million by AstraZenecaJones Day advised Cellectis in connection with the joint research collaboration agreement entered into with AstraZeneca and initial equity investment by AstraZeneca into Cellectis of $80 million.
  • NANO Corp raises €4.2 million in seed financingJones Day advised NANO Corp, a cybersecurity firm providing software-based network detection and response (NDR) solutions, in connection with its €4.2 million seed financing, led by G+D Ventures.
  • Contentsquare acquires HeapJones Day acted as French counsel to Contentsquare in the acquisition of Heap, a leading U.S. product analytics platform.
  • DJUST raises €12 million in Series A financingJones Day represented DJUST, a B2B eCommerce SaaS platform, in connection with its €12 million Series A growth funding led by New Enterprise Associates, Inc. (NEA), with additional participation from Elaia Partners.
  • Sofinnova and NVentures co-lead $55.4 million financing of Moon SurgicalJones Day advised Sofinnova Partners (through Sofinnova Capital Strategy) and NVentures (NVIDIA's venture capital arm) as lead investors in connection with the $55.4 million financing of Moon Surgical, a French-American pioneer in collaborative robotics.
  • CVE raises €100 million from ICG InfraJones Day advised CVE, a France-based independent producer of renewable energy across multiple countries and sources of power, in connection with its €100 million financing round led by Intermediate Capital Group plc, a global alternative asset manager, through its infrastructure investment arm (ICG Infra).
  • Portage and Orange Ventures lead €37 million Series C financing of MooncardJones Day advised Portage and Orange Ventures as lead investors in connection with the €37 million Series C financing of Mooncard, the French leader in the automation of corporate spend, in which historical investors Aglaé Ventures, BlackFin Capital Partners, Partech Partners and RAISE Ventures also participated.
  • Welcome to the Jungle raises €50 million in Series C financingJones Day represented Welcome to the Jungle, a company that develops and operates a recruitment and employer branding solution, in connection with its €50 million Series C financing led by Cipio Partners and Blisce alongside new investors, Kostogri, Groupe ADP, and Raise Sherpas, and existing investors, Revaia, XAnge, and Bpifrance (Digital Venture).
  • Fintecture raises €26 million in Series A financingJones Day advised Fintecture, a pioneering next-gen B2B payment platform, in connection with its €26 million Series A financing led by new investors Eurazeo, RTP Global, HEC Ventures, Allianz Trade with existing investors Target Global, Samaipata and Business Angels also participating.
  • Macquarie agrees to acquire Suez Recycling and Recovery UK Group for approximately €2.4 billionJones Day advised Macquarie Asset Management in the execution of a put option agreement to acquire 100% of the shares of Suez Recycling and Recovery UK Group for €2.4 billion.
  • Eurobio Scientific acquires GenDxJones Day advised Eurobio Scientific SA in the acquisition and financing of the Dutch company Genome Diagnostics BV (GenDx) from its founder and its shareholders for €135 million (net of adjusted cash).
  • Doctolib acquires Vettore RinascimentoJones Day advised Doctolib, the leading e-health company in Europe, in its acquisition of Vettore Rinascimento, an Italian company specializing in the development of software for the healthcare sector.
  • Creadev and Temasek invest in InnovafeedJones Day advised Creadev SAS and Temasek, investors in the $250 million Series D financing of Innovafeed, a leader in the production of insects (Hermetia Illucens) for animal and plant nutrition.
  • 2050 invests in TilliJones Day advised 2050 in connection with the €1.2 million round of financing of Tilli, a French-based company that develops and operates a platform connecting people in the fields of sewing.
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