Florent Le Prado

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Florent Le Prado intervient en private equity (capital-risque, growth equity et LBO), en fusions-acquisitions et en droit boursier.

Il accompagne principalement des entreprises de croissance, cotées et non cotées, ainsi que des investisseurs financiers ou stratégiques, en particulier dans les secteurs de l’intelligence artificielle, du logiciel, de la transition énergétique, des biotech/medtech et de la fintech. Il intervient à tous les stades de leur développement, de leur création à leur cession ou leur introduction en bourse, ainsi que dans leur vie de sociétés cotées.

Florent Le Prado a récemment conseillé, dans le cadre de leurs levées de fonds, des sociétés telles que Advanced Machine Intelligence (AMI), Cellectis, Contentsquare, CVE, CVE Biogaz, Edgar Suites, Enersweet, InnovaFeed, Ivalua, Kyotherm, Newheat, et Welcome to the Jungle. Il également conseillé des investisseurs de premier plan, notamment Alven Capital Partners, Bpifrance, ChapsVision, Crane Venture Partners, Creadev, Elaia Partners, Fluxys, IDIA Capital Investissement, New Alpha Asset Management, OCCTE, Open CNP, Portage Ventures, Serena Capital, Sofinnova, Temasek et Tikehau Capital.

Il est également intervenu récemment sur plusieurs opérations stratégiques, notamment les opérations de croissance externe transfrontalières menées par Doctolib et Contentsquare, les acquisitions d’eSoftThings par Lacroix Group et de Pipplet par ETS Global ; les cessions de Gojob à Persol, de Vialink à Signaturit et d’Heuritech à Luxurynsight ; les LBO d’Adikteev par son management et AgilaCapital, de Brico Privé par Florac et d’Orolia par Eurazeo ; les OPA visant SuperSonic Imagine, Coheris, TxCell et Orolia ; ainsi que les introductions en bourse de Medincell et Pharnext.

Expérience

  • Enersweet raises €45 millionJones Day advised Enersweet, a Paris-based software publisher for professionals in the energy transition of the real estate sector to acquire new companies, in a €45 million financing from Bpifrance, Zencap Asset Management, and Ring Capital.
  • Advanced Machine Intelligence raises record $1.03 billion financing roundJones Day advised Advanced Machine Intelligence (AMI), a French startup whose ambition is to revolutionize AI by developing new artificial intelligence models ("world models"), in connection with its formation and record $1.03 billion financing co-led by Cathay Innovation, Greycroft, Hiro Capital, HV Capital, and Bezos Expeditions with participation from multiple other long-term investors and strategic backers across the world.
  • Lifen acquires CurecallJones Day represented Lifen, a global communication platform to facilitate collaboration among health care institutions and physicians, in connection with the acquisition of Curecall.
  • Credit Agricole Group acquires 49% stake in Apex Energies GroupJones Day advised Credit Agricole Group in connection with its acquisition of a 49% stake in one of the main holding companies of the Apex Energies Group, an independent renewable energy producer.
  • Dialog raises $4.4 million in seed financingJones Day represented Dialog in connection with its $4.4 million seed financing led by Galion.exe, with participation from Weaving Group and Kima Ventures.
  • Contentsquare acquires Loris AIJones Day acted as French counsel to Contentsquare in the acquisition of Loris AI, a conversation intelligence platform.
  • Gojob raises €120 million in strategic investment by PersolJones Day advised Gojob, a pioneer in inclusive temporary staffing and artificial intelligence-based recruitment technology, and its shareholders, in connection with a €120 million strategic investment by Persol, Japan's second-largest temporary staffing company.
  • DJUST raises €7 million in Series A extensionJones Day advised DJUST, the European SaaS leader in designing digital platforms for B2B, in connection with its €7 million Series A extension led by existing investors New Enterprise Associates (NEA) and Elaia Partners, joined by Speedinvest as a new investor.
  • Fluxys participates in €116 million financing of John Cockerill HydrogenJones Day advised Fluxys as co-investor in connection with the €116 million financing of John Cockerill Hydrogen, a company specializing in green hydrogen solutions.
  • Consortium of investors leads Melvan's €25 million fundraisingJones Day advised a consortium of investors led by Bpifrance, IDIA Capital Investissement, a pool of other investors from the Crédit Agricole group, and OCCTE, in connection with the €25 million financing of Melvan, a French producer and developer of multi-technology renewable energies.
  • Adikteev purchased in management buyoutJones Day advised Adikteev, an adtech company, and its managers in connection with a leveraged buyout led by its managers alongside AgilaCapital.
  • Serena Capital and Crane Venture Partners lead $9 million seed financing of pyannoteAIJones Day advised Serena Capital and Crane Venture Partners in connection with the $9 million seed financing of pyannoteAI, the first language-agnostic speaker intelligence platform for developers.
  • 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.
  • Kyotherm raises €300 millionJones Day advised Kyotherm, a co-developer and financer of renewable heat and energy efficiency projects, in connection with its €300 million financing led by InfraVia Capital Partners and existing investor, Andera Partners.
  • Tikehau Capital co-leads €8.5 million fundraising for OSS VenturesJones Day advised Tikehau Capital in connection with the €8.5 million fundraising of OSS Ventures, a leading industrial start-up studio in France, for propelling the future of operations, also led by France 2030's French Tech Accélération 2 fund (Bpifrance) and Etablissements Peugeot.
  • Doctolib acquires Aaron.aiJones Day advised Doctolib, the leading healthtech company in Europe, in its acquisition of the Berlin company Aaron.ai, the current market leader in Germany for AI-based telephone assistance solutions for medical practices, relieving doctors and practice staff of answering telephone calls and offering patients telephone access to doctors' practices around the clock.
  • Cellectis and AstraZeneca enter into research collaboration and agree on equity investment of up to $220 million by AstraZenecaJones Day advised Cellectis in connection with the joint research collaboration agreement entered into with AstraZeneca and initial equity investment by AstraZeneca into Cellectis of $80 million.
  • Radial Equity acquires Moss Motors and Rimmer BrosJones Day advised Radial Equity Partners in the acquisition and financing of Moss Motors, a U.S.-headquartered aftermarket supplier of parts for British cars, and Rimmer Bros, a UK-based supplier of replacement parts for UK marque vehicles.
  • VIALINK sold to SignaturitJones Day advised VIALINK in the sale of the company to PSG-backed Signaturit.
  • Serena invests in KotzillaJones Day advised Serena Capital in the $2 million seed financing of Kotzilla, a French company engaged in the development and marketing of an application monitoring developer platform.
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