Xavier Renard

Mr. Renard's matters have included advising:

• PSP Investments on Fives Group’s share capital increase
• Albea in the sale of its Innovative Beauty Group (IBG) division
• The banks in connection with Kapla Holding’s liability management exercise and offering of €650 million senior secured floating rate notes
• Eurazeo on its contemplated sale of D.O.R.C. for an enterprise value of €985 million
• Pernod Ricard on the sale of the Becherovka brand, an iconic Czech bitter, to the Maspex group
• PAI Partners in:
  • its majority investment in ECF Group
  • its acquisition of Albéa from Sun European Partners
• Montefiore Investment on its proposed acquisition of oXya
• Summit Partners, a global alternative investment firm, on its majority growth investment in Doctrine, a leading provider of legal intelligence solutions
• ZEPLUG, a leading European provider of electric vehicle charging services in multi-occupant and office buildings, in its €240 million fundraising and acquisition of Bornes Solutions
• SK Capital Partners in the acquisition of Saint-Gobain’s Crystals Business
• Imerys, the world leader in mineral-based specialty solutions for industry, in the context of:
  • its exclusive negotiations to sell its High Temperature Solutions business (HTS) to Platinum Equity
  • its acquisition of Kerneos, the world leader in calcium aluminate-based high-performance binders from Astorg Partners
• TA Associates in the context of:
  • the partial sale of Odealim, a leading French insurance brokerage firm for real estate professionals
  • its acquisition of a majority growth investment in DL Software
• Worldline, the European leader in payments services, on the proposed binding offer by Apollo funds to acquire its Terminals, Solutions & Services business (TSS)
• The arrangers in connection with the €600 million refinancing of Keolis, one of the world leaders in shared mobility
• Astorg and Goldman Sachs in the sale of HRA Pharma, a rapidly expanding, innovation-driven consumer healthcare company, to Perrigo
• Lagardère SA in a tender offer of existing bonds and new €500 million bond issue
• Elior Group on a €550 million senior notes issue
• Astorg in the context of:
  • its acquisition of Solina, the leading European manufacturer of ingredient and seasoning blends for the food industry from Ardian
  • the acquisition of Nemera, a leading global manufacturer of drug administration systems for the pharmaceutical industry
• Ardian in the context of:
  • its acquisition of a minority stake in Inovie, the leading independent medical diagnostic provider in France
  • the sale of its majority stake of DRT, world leader in plant-based chemistry, to Firmenich
  • its acquisition of a majority stake in the Santé Cie Group, a specialist in home medical assistance
  • its acquisition of Les Dérivés Résiniques et Terpéniques (DRT) alongside founding families and Tikehau Capital
  • its acquisition of a 60% stake in Global Product Solutions, the France-based research and development division of Assystem, a provider of engineering and innovation consultancy services
  • its acquisition of a majority stake in the Trigo Group, a world-leading provider of quality management and inspection services, from IK Investment Partners
• Carrefour in the sale of a majority stake in its fintech Market Pay to AnaCap
• Alcentra European Direct Lending in the acquisition of the BVA Group, the third largest French market research and consulting firm
• Mainstay Medical, a European medical device company focused on bringing to market an innovative implantable neurostimulation system, in the delisting of its shares from Euronext Paris
• J.P. Morgan as initial purchaser in connection with the offering of €200 million senior secured notes due 2025 by IM Group
• Albéa in the contemplated sale of its dispensing business to Silgan
• ICG in its sale of a majority stake in Gerflor, manufacturer and marketer of vinyl flooring solutions and wall finishes for resilient floors and wall coverings, to Cobepa
• Platinum Equity in its acquisition of Biscuit International from Qualium Investissement
• TechnipFMC in its planned spin-off transaction to separate into two industry-leading, independent, publicly traded companies
• Atos in its sale of Worldline shares for an amount of €1.23 billion, through a placement to qualified investors by way of ABB and transfer to the Atos UK 2019 Pension Scheme
• Astorg in its acquisition of Nemera, a leading global manufacturer of drug administration systems for the pharmaceutical industry
• Eurazeo Capital in its acquisition of Dutch Ophthalmic Research Center (DORC), a medical technology company from Montagu
• Auchan Holding in its 50.1% sale of Oney Bank SA to BPCE
• Eurazeo in the context of:
  • the sale of game publisher Asmodee group to PAI Partners
  • its acquisition of the game publisher Asmodee Group and advise of the Asmodee Group on subsequent build-up acquisitions
• PSP Investments in:
  • its acquisition together with CDPQ of significant minority stakes in group Fives
  • its acquisition alongside Partners Group of European medical laboratory services operator, Cerba HealthCare
• Siemens AG on the combination of its mobility business, including its rail traction drive business, in a merger of equals with Alstom SA, representing a combined revenue of €15.3 billion
• Galeries Lafayette group in its acquisition of La Redoute
• Intermediate Capital Group and Sagesse Retraite Santé in their acquisition of a majority stake in DomusVi, a France-based provider of services to elderly people including nursing homes, residential facilities, and home care, for an amount of €2.8 billion
• FMC Technologies in its merger of equals with Technip, a France-based designer and developer of offshore oil and gas processing facilities, via the EU cross-border merger regime
• The commitment parties (Deutsche Bank, Goldman Sachs, and JP Morgan) in the financing of the acquisition of SFR by Altice, combined with the refinancing of the Altice and SFR groups as well as the acquisition of Vivendi's stake in SFR
• The Carlyle Group in its acquisition with PAI and subsequent sale of Custom Sensors & Technologies from Schneider Electric unit of French electrical connectors maker FCI
• Sagard in the sale of and reinvestment with PAI in Kiloutou a French company specialized in equipment rental