AlexandreWibaux

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Alexandre Wibaux's practice includes all fields of private equity (venture capital, growth equity, and buyouts), M&A, and capital markets.

Alexandre represents emerging growth companies (listed and not listed) in the United States and in France, as well as the private equity and industrial investors that finance them, particularly technology, internet-related, and life science companies, at every stage of development from their incorporation until their sale or IPO and beyond.

His recent experience includes representing emerging growth companies Back Market, Bene Bono, Bibak, Castor, EcoVadis, Karos, Konvu, OpenClassrooms, Pigment, and Sweep and the investors Chalfen Ventures, Daphni, Earlybird, Eight Roads, Elaia, Elephant, Frst, Hedosophia, henQ, Otium, Partech Ventures, Serena Capital, Singular Capital Partners, Silver Lake, Stride.VC, and Valar Ventures.

Alexandre also acted as lead or co-lead lawyer in connection with the sales of Doctrine, Youboox, Alkemics, Easyrecrue, Sentryo, and Drivy; the acquisitions of unifAI by Akeneo, ecotrek by EcoVadis, goFLUX by Karos, Monk by ACV Auctions, Qare by HealthHero, and the Optis group by ANSYS, Inc.; and the offerings on Euronext and/or Nasdaq of Carmat, Cellectis, Kalray, and Verimatrix.

In addition, Alexandre represented OpenClassrooms and Sweep in connection with their labeling as mission-driven companies (société à mission) and/or B-Corps in order to combine their search for profits and growth with higher motives.

Alexandre is admitted to practice law in Paris and New York and is an alumni of Cornell University, the University of Paris II-Panthéon Assas, and the University of Oxford.

Experiencia

  • Chalfen Ventures leads $18 million Series A financing of Polar AnalyticsJones Day advised Chalfen Ventures as lead investor in the $18 million Series A financing of Polar Analytics, a French startup that develops software empowering consumer brands.
  • Alven Capital participates in $15 million Series A financing of Archy DentalJones Day assisted Alven Capital Partners in connection with the $15 million Series A financing of Archy Dental, an AI-powered, cloud-based platform designed specifically for dental practices by automating key processes, improving patient care, and allowing practices to run more efficiently.
  • Serena Capital participates in €2.66 million pre-seed financing of EdgeeJones Day advised Serena Capital in connection with the €2.66 million pre-seed financing of Edgee, a French company engaged in software development for edge computers.
  • Affiliates of Centre Lane Partners acquire substantially all of the assets of Hardinge Inc. and its subsidiaries, including the Kellenberger, USACH, SuperPrecision, and Workholding business linesJones Day advised affiliates of Centre Lane Partners in the acquisition of substantially all of the assets of Hardinge Inc. and its debtor subsidiaries, a global leader and provider of advanced machine tool, manufacturing and workholding solutions, as part of chapter 11 proceedings in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware.
  • Hedosophia leads €50 million Series A financing of NEATJones Day advised Hedosophia in connection with the €50 million Series A financing of NEAT, a French start-up operating as an embedded insurance broker.
  • Myeloma Investment Fund invests in Nammi Therapeutics, Inc.'s Series B financingJones Day advised Myeloma Investment Fund in $1 million investment in Nammi Therapeutics, Inc.'s Series B financing.
  • Partech Partners leads €37 million Series B financing of CintooJones Day represented Partech Partners as lead investor in the €37 million Series B financing of Cintoo, the leading provider of cloud-based Reality Data management and collaboration solutions.
  • Skycatcher leads €10 million financing of SekaiJones Day advised Skycatcher in leading the €10 million financing of Sekai, a French start-up specializing in the development of mobile applications for better anime experiences.
  • Konvu raises $5 million in Series A seed financingJones Day advised Konvu, a provider of application security solutions, in connection with its $5 million seed Series A financing.
  • Silver Lake Waterman, Eurazeo, Partech Partners, Eight Roads, F-Prime, and Serena Capital participate in $54 million Series C financing of OdasevaJones Day advised Silver Lake Waterman, the lead new investor, and Eurazeo, a new investor, as well as historical investors Partech Partners, Eight Roads, F-Prime and Serena Capital in connection with the $54 million Series C financing of Odaseva, the leading enterprise data security platform for Salesforce, along with new investor Crescent Cove.
  • henQ participates in €25 million Series A financing of imaginoJones Day advised henQ in connection with the €25 million Series A financing of imagino, a revenue-first customer experience platform providing brands with clear and actionable insights through its Customer Data Platform (CDP) to enhance their marketing campaigns.
  • Daphni and 9900 Capital lead €5 million financing of KoletJones Day advised Daphni and 9900 Capital as lead investors in the €5 million seed financing of Kolet, a French startup specialized in the development and administration of websites and specific software enabling the purchase of dematerialized SIM cards (eSIM), and (ii) the implementation of internet access interfaces and local telecom networks.
  • Elaia Partners co-leads €1.7 million financing of PhosphoJones Day advised Elaia Partners as co-lead investor with YCombinator in the €1.7 million pre-seed financing of Phospho for building the next generation of product analytics and monitoring platforms helping developers to create better LLM applications.
  • Bene Bono raises €10 million in financing roundJones Day advised Bene Bono, a French company engaged in the business of consumer food delivery service with an anti-waste approach, in the €10 million financing round led by AXA Ventures Partners with participation of 2050 and historical investors Stride VC and Project A.
  • Milliken invests in sustainable carpet maintenance companyJones Day advised Milliken & Company in the investment in Orak, a Paris-based carpet maintenance and flooring reuse company.
  • Optium Capital leads Series A financing of BeFCJones Day advised Otium Capital in leading the €16 million Series A financing of BeFC, a French start-up company providing a sustainable paper-based biofuel cell and ecofriendly microelectronics.
  • Doctrine partners with Summit Partners and Peugeot InvestJones Day advised Forseti (d/b/a Doctrine), a French legaltech developing the leading search engine for precedents, in connection with the acquisition of a controlling stake by Summit Partners and Peugeot Invest.
  • 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).
  • Uniphore Technologies acquires HexagoneJones Day advised Uniphore Technologies, a provider of conversational artificial intelligence and automation, in the acquisition of Hexagone, which fuses voice, visual, and text-based data to provide AI-derived insights to help better understand human behavior.
  • Bibak raises €6 million in Series A financingJones Day advised Bibak (aka La Consigne GreenGo), a French startup which has developed a software solution to enable restaurants, retailers, and companies to reuse food packaging, significantly reducing their environmental footprint, in connection with its €6 million Series A financing led by Blue Ocean of SWEN Capital Partners with historical investors Founders Future and MAIF Impact also participating.
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