M&A and Strategic transactions
Sekri Valentin Zerrouk is a major player in mergers and acquisitions, private equity and venture capital
"The Sekri Valentin Zerrouk team is highly experienced and demonstrates a perfect knowledge of market practices."
We advise French and international groups, investment funds, start-ups and management teams on all types of capital transactions. We have assisted our clients in over 300 high-stakes transactions over the past 5 years, striving to provide solutions focused on their needs and strategic challenges.
Recent transactions
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Corporate
Advising the management team of Magellan Partners in connection with the arrival of ICG as a new partner
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Corporate
Advising Upciti in a $20M Series A round led by Notion Capital
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Corporate
Advising Isentroniq in a €7.5M fundraising round
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Corporate
Advising Turenne Hôtellerie on the acquisition of the four-star Novotel Centre Gare Cité des Congrès hotel in Nantes
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Corporate
Advising Goodvest in a €12M Series B funding round
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Corporate
Advising GENEO Capital, Bpifrance and Rives Croissance as part of the sale of ConvictionsRH
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Corporate
Advising Genomines on the connection with a $45 million Series A financing
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Corporate
Advising Valtus in connection with the acquisition of FS Partners in Switzerland
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Corporate
Advising QIMA in connection with the acquisition of OxiProteomics by its QIMA Life Sciences division
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Corporate
Advising Turenne Hôtellerie in connection with the sale of the Hôtel Mercure Nice Centre Notre Dame, in Nice
Mergers and acquisitions
Sekri Valentin Zerrouk assists numerous French and international groups, as well as small and medium-sized companies, in all their external growth, divestment, merger and restructuring operations. Working seamlessly with the firm’s other departments, we advise our clients on all strategic and legal aspects of these capital-intensive operations, including auditing, legal and tax structuring, negotiation and transaction execution.
Our expertise in mergers & acquisitions is recognized by numerous guides and rankings; we are notably recognized as a “band 1” firm in this field by the Chambers & Partners guide.
Private Equity
Our team has in-depth knowledge of the LBO market and unique expertise in both acquisitions and financing.
Our lawyers are able to offer their clients comprehensive assistance, from the structuring of the transaction to its implementation, thanks to close collaboration between the firm’s various departments, namely financing, tax law, but also public law, labor law and real estate law.
This synergy between our different teams enables us to provide a comprehensive legal solution tailored to our clients’ needs and challenges.
Venture & Growth Capital
Sekri Valentin Zerrouk supports numerous start-ups, scale-ups and venture and growth capital funds in all their strategic operations and at all stages of development, from seed to late stage.
Involved in over 30 fundraisings a year, we are a key player in venture capital and the new technologies sector.
A widely recognized
expertise
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Chambers France
Edition 2025Corporate/M&A: Mid-Market
Band 1 -
Legal 500 EMEA
Edition 2025Mergers and acquisitions
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Legal 500 EMEA
Edition 2025Private equity: LBO
Tier 3 -
Legal 500 EMEA
Edition 2025Private Equity: venture/ growth capital
Tier 2
Team
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Corporate
Manuela Godoy Barrios
Associate
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Corporate
Olivier Legrand
Partner
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Corporate
Chaneze Benabdellaziz
Associate
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Corporate
Sophie Gilbert
Associate
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Corporate
Pierre-Emmanuel Chevalier
Partner
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Corporate
Eloi Sahli
Associate
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Corporate
Florent Descamps
Counsel
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Corporate
Oscar Da Silva
Partner
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Corporate
Franck Sekri
Partner
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Corporate
Jean Coupé
Associate
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Corporate
Claire-Hélène Doré
Collaboratrice
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Corporate
François-Xavier Huet
Associate
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Corporate
Natacha Baratier
Counsel
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Corporate
Anastasie Leconte
Associate
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Corporate
Julie Hosteing
Associate
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Corporate
Grégoire Meynial
Associate
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Corporate
Clémence Corpet
Counsel
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Corporate
Virginie Harmann
Associate
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Corporate
Géraud de Franclieu
Partner
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Corporate
Chloé Métivier
Associate
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Corporate
Enora Floury
Associate
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Corporate
Paul Bévierre
Counsel
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Corporate
Jules Gallezot
Associate
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Corporate
Julien Etchegaray
Counsel
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Corporate
Carole Ducler
Associate
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Corporate
Antoine Haï
Partner