Pauline Bilfeld

Associate

Paris + 33.1.56.59.38.44

Pauline Bilfeld practices in the areas of private equity, venture capital, M&A, and capital markets.

She advises private and public companies and their managers at every stage of their development, as well as the private equity firms, industrial, and institutional investors that finance them.

Prior to joining Jones Day in 2024, Pauline completed several internships at international law firms and in the M&A legal department of a CAC 40 (French stock market index) company.

Experience

  • VSORA raises $46 million in financingJones Day advised VSORA, a French-based company providing high-performance, low-power silicon solutions for AI and signal processing, in connection with its $46 million financing led by Otium with participation by Omnes Capital, Adélie Capital, and European Innovation Council (EIC) Fund.
  • Framatome acquires Segault SAS and Velan S.A.S. for €192.5 millionJones Day advised Framatome, a world leader in nuclear energy, in its acquisition of Velan S.A.S. and Segault SAS, the French subsidiaries of Velan Inc., a world-leading manufacturer of industrial valves, for a purchase price of €170 million, and the transfer of an intercompany loan of €22.5 million, for a total of €192.5 million.
  • CastorDoc sells Company to CoalesceJones Day advised CastorDoc, a French company that developed an AI-driven metadata management solution and is now known as Coalesce Catalog, in connection with the sale of the Company to Coalesce, a U.S. company specializing in data management and analysis.
  • Bioptimus receives €41 million financingJones Day advised Bioptimus, the pioneering AI foundation model company, in its €41 million financing led by Cathay Innovation with participation from Sofinnova Partners, Bpifrance through its Large Venture Fund, Andera Partners, Hitachi Ventures, Boom Capital Ventures, Pomifer Capital, Sunrise, and angel entrepreneurs Emmanuel Cassimatis and Thomas Wolf.
  • 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.
  • Shippeo raises capital in $30 million Series C financingJones Day advised Shippeo SAS, a French company that develops a collaborative platform for road transportation management, in connection with its $30 million Series C financing led by Woven Capital, with participation from existing investors.
  • For Talents invests in GPAJones Day advised For Talents in its acquisition of a minority stake in GPA, an industrial player in the circular economy specializing in recycling motor vehicles and distributing used car parts.