Alexandre de Verdun

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Alexandre de Verdun intervient depuis plus de 25 ans en M&A 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 la défense et de l’aéronautique.

Parmi ses opérations récentes les plus significatives, sur lesquelles il est intervenu en qualité de lead counsel, figurent la cession par la Société Générale de ses activités mondiales de financement d'équipements professionnels au Groupe BPCE (1,1 Md€), la création de la joint-venture entre Orano et XTC dans le secteur des batteries pour véhicules électriques (1,3 Md€), la cession des activités de la Société Générale en Europe centrale et de l’Est (1,8 Md€) ou encore, la création de la joint-venture entre EDF, Total Marketing Services et Fluxys pour la construction et l’exploitation du terminal méthanier de Dunkerque (1,3 Md€).

Il est également intervenu pour le compte de Framatome dans le cadre des acquisitions successives de Valinox, Rolls-Royce (I&C), Velan SAS et Segault SAS, et a par ailleurs conseillé DataBank dans l’acquisition de 44 data centers auprès du groupe zColo, de la cession par Areva du groupe Canberra (détecteurs de radioactivité), de l'acquisition de Speedy par Bridgestone (services automobiles), de l'acquisition par Calgon Carbon du groupe Arkema (filtres actifs et charbons actifs), de l'acquisition par TotalEnergies de 70 % de V Energy (distribution d’hydrocarbures), de la coentreprise Mitsubishi-Eramet dans le projet minier de Weda Bay (extraction et transformation de nickel), de la cession par la Société Générale de Family Credit (Inde) à L&T Finance Holding (crédit à la consommation) ou encore, de l'acquisition de Mors Smitt par Wabtec auprès d'Eurazeo (industrie ferroviaire).

Expérience

  • Dalcq acquires Umami MagimixJones Day has advised Dalcq SA and its main shareholder Lavafields Group, a Belgian household appliances manufacturer, on the acquisition of all shares of Umami Magimix SAS, a French cookware company, from Umami Bidco Sàrl, which is itself controlled by Ardian and Hameur.
  • 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.
  • Société Générale sells Société Générale Equipment Finance's (SGEF) activitiesJones Day advised 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 production of batteries for electric vehiclesJones Day advised 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.
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    Autres publications

    • Mai 2014
      Nouveau décret relatif aux investissements étrangers soumis à autorisation préalable, La Tribune

    • 21 septembre 2017
      Corporates : comment mettre en place votre fonds de corporate venture ?
    • 17 novembre 2016
      Atelier AFJE "Négocier un contrat de cession d'actions pro-vendeur"
    • 24 mai 2016
      Réforme du droit des contrats et du droit des obligations - 1er volet : quel impact pour vos opérations M&A ?
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      Drivers and Trends in Global M&A 2015: This Year's Exposition On How to Close Deals in a Turbulent Regulatory and Increasingly Protectionist World
    • 14 et 15 novembre 2012
      Enviro-Invest & Environmental Due Diligence
    • June 7, 2012
      Jones Day Chicago 2012 MCLE University
    • July 2011
      Conference at INSEAD on the topic "Best Practices in Business Law"
    • November 2009
      Conference to a panel of NGOs/associations representatives on the topic "Le fonds de dotation"

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