Alexandrede Verdun

Associé

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Alexandre de Verdun intervient depuis 20 ans en fusions-acquisitions et en private equity. Sa pratique couvre plus particulièrement les opérations de fusions-acquisitions, notamment les opérations de cessions, d'acquisitions, de prises de participations, d'alliances stratégiques et de joint-ventures, en France et à l’étranger. Il conseille régulièrement des grands groupes industriels et des fonds d'investissement français et étrangers dans des secteurs d'activités variés. Il est particulièrement actif dans les secteurs de l’énergie et de l’industrie bancaire et dispose par ailleurs d’une excellente connaissance des industries de défense et aéronautique.

Parmi les opérations récentes sur lesquelles il est intervenu en qualité de lead counsel figurent la cession par la Société Générale de l'ensemble des ses activités dans 8 pays de l'Europe de l'Est (trois de ces opérations ayant obtenu le "Central Eastern European Legal/CEEL Deal of the Year Award"), la cession par Areva du groupe Canberra à Charterhouse-Mirion Techologies, l’acquisition de Speedy (réseau de 480 points de vente) par Bridgestone NV/SA, l’acquisition par Calgon Carbon Corporation de l’activité Filtres et Charbons Actifs du groupe Arkema, l’acquisition par Total Marketing Services de 70% du capital de V Energy (réseau de stations-services en République Dominicaine) ou encore l’acquisition par Wabtec Corporation de 100% du capital de Mors Mitt auprès d’Eurazeo PME.

Alexandre de Verdun a par ailleurs participé à divers projets majeurs dans les secteurs énergétique et minier, comme la création de Dunkerque LNG (joint-venture entre EDF, Total et Fluxys exploitant le terminal méthanier de Dunkerque) en qualité de lead counsel pour EDF, et la création de joint-ventures dans le secteur minier, notamment avec Eramet (nickel) et Areva NC (uranium), en qualité de lead counsel pour Mitsubishi Corporation.

Alexandre de Verdun est cité chaque année comme l’un des meilleurs avocats en France en M&A dans The Legal 500 EMEA.

Expérience

  • Société Générale sells Société Générale Equipment Finance's (SGEF) activitiesJones Day is advising Société Générale in the sale of the professional equipment financing businesses operated by Societe Generale Equipment Finance (SGEF) to Groupe BPCE.
  • Orano and XTC New Energy create two JVs dedicated to the production of batteries for electric vehiclesJones Day is advising Orano in the context of the setting-up of two joint-ventures dedicated to the production of critical materials for batteries for electric vehicles, together with Chinese group XTC New Energy.
  • Électricité de Strasbourg forms JV with ErametJones Day advised Électricité de Strasbourg, an energy provider in Alsace (France), in the formation of a joint venture with Eramet, one of the leading French actors in the mining and metallurgy industries, to develop and use joint capabilities for the extraction, refining and production of lithium from geothermal resources, with a targeted annual volume of 10,000 tons of lithium corresponding to the volume necessary to produce c.250,000 batteries for electric vehicles per year).
  • Framatome acquires Rolls-Royce Civil Nuclear Instrumentation and Control business in France and ChinaJones Day advised Framatome, an international leader in nuclear energy recognized for its innovative solutions and value added technologies for the global nuclear fleet, in its acquisition of the Rolls-Royce Civil Nuclear Instrumentation and Control business in France and China.
  • Goldman Sachs purchases Paris office, retail building with Immobel SAJones Day acted as co-investor with Immobel SA in the $119 million purchase of a mixed-use property at 277 Rue Saint-Honoré, Paris.
  • Framatome acquires ValinoxJones Day advised Framatome SAS in the acquisition of 100% of the shares of Valinox Nucléaire SAS, a French company specializing in the production of seamless tubes for nuclear use, from the Vallourec group.
  • DataBank acquires zColo for $1.4 billionJones Day advised DataBank, a leading provider of enterprise-class colocation, connectivity, and managed services, in connection with the acquisition and financing of zColo, including certain U.S. and European data center assets, from Zayo Group Holdings, Inc. for $1.4 billion.
  • Société Générale sold SKB Banka (Slovenia) and its subsidiaries to OTP BankJones Day advised Société Générale in the sale to OTP Bank Nyrt. of its shareholding in the share capital of its subsidiary specializing in retail banking, SKB Banka d.d. Ljubljana (Slovenia), and of its subsidiaries SKB Leasing d.o.o. and SKB Leasing Select d.o.o.
  • Société Générale sold Ohridska Banka (Macedonia) to Steiermärkische Bank und Sparkassen AGJones Day advised Société Générale in the sale of majority stake in Ohridska Banka AD Skopje (Republic of North Macedonia) to Steiermärkische Bank und Sparkassen AG.
  • Unigrains sells Céréa PartenaireJones Day advised Unigrains, the agri-food and agro-industry specialized investor, in connection with the sale of its third-party management subsidiary Céréa Partenaire to its management, associated with institutional investors.
  • Société Générale sells Societe Generale Serbia and Sogelease Serbia to OTP BankJones Day advised Société Générale in the sale of 100% of the shares in its subsidiary Societe Generale Serbia (SGS) and Sogelease Serbia to OTP Bank Nyrt., including the indirect sale of 100% of the shares in SG Leasing (SGS' wholly owned subsidiary dedicated to leasing activities).
  • Société Générale sells its majority stake in Mobiasbanca Societe Generale (Moldova) to OTP BankJones Day advised Société Générale in the sale of its majority stake in Mobiasbanca Societe Generale (Moldova) to OTP Bank Nyrt, the leading Hungarian bank.
  • Société Générale sells Societe Generale Montenegro to OTP BankJones Day advised Société Générale in the sale of Societe Generale Montenegro to OTP Bank.
  • Société Générale sells its majority stake in Societe Generale Albania to OTP Bank.Jones Day advised Société Générale in the sale of its majority stake in Societe Generale Albania to OTP Bank.
  • Société Générale sells its majority stakes in Societe Generale Expressbank AD and Sogelife Bulgaria IJSC to OTP BankJones Day advised Société Générale in its sale of its majority stakes in Societe Generale Expressbank AD and Sogelife Bulgaria IJSC to OTP Bank.
  • Petrosen SA participates in joint development of natural gas in the Greater Tortue fieldJones Day is representing Société des Pétroles du Sénégal (Petrosen SA), the national oil company of Senegal, in connection with the unitisation of the large accumulation of natural gas under the deep waters offshore Mauritania and Senegal (Greater Tortue field).
  • Investment firm acquires building in Levallois-PerretJones Day advised an investment firm in a joint venture comprised of two investors in the acquisition of a building located in Levallois-Perret.
  • Société Générale disposes of Splitska Banka to OTP Banka HrvatskaJones Day advised Société Générale in its sale of the Splitska Banka group (Croatia) to OTP Bank.
  • Ferro acquires Cappelle PigmentsJones Day advised Ferro Corporation in connection with the acquisition of all the shares of Belgium-based Cappelle Pigments NV.
  • Calgon Carbon acquires Arkema's activated carbon and filtration media business for €145.5 million (US$160.1 million)Jones Day advised Calgon Carbon Corporation in the €145.5 million (US$160.1 million) acquisition of the wood-based activated carbon, reactivation, and mineral-based filtration media business of CECA, a subsidiary of Arkema, a French leading specialty chemicals and advanced materials company.
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