FlorentLe Prado

Collaborateur

Paris + 33.1.56.59.38.04

Florent Le Prado intervient dans les domaines du private equity, des fusions-acquisitions et du droit boursier. Il assiste principalement des entreprises à fort potentiel de croissance cotées et non cotées et leurs actionnaires dirigeants, financiers ou industriels, à tous les stades de leur développement, depuis leur création jusqu'à leur adossement industriel ou leur introduction en bourse et, au-delà, dans leur vie de sociétés cotées.

Les entreprises récemment représentées par Florent Le Prado comptent notamment Adikteev, Alizé Pharma, Cellectis, EasyVista, ETS Global, Eurobio Scientific, Inside Secure, Ivalua, Lacroix Group, Ouicar, Pharnext, SuperSonic Imagine, TxCell, Urban Canopée et Welcome to the Jungle ; et les investisseurs stratégiques ou financiers Alven Capital Partners, Bpifrance, ChapsVision, Creadev (famille Mulliez), Elaia Partners, Idinvest Partners, New Alpha Asset Management, Open CNP, Portage Ventures, Ring Capital, Seventure Partners et Temasek.

Parmi les opérations représentatives de son expérience figurent les OPAs d’EasyVista, SuperSonic Imagine, Coheris, TxCell et Orolia ; les introductions en bourse de Medincell et Pharnext ; les LBOs d’EasyVista par Eurazeo, Brico Privé par Florac et Orolia par Eurazeo ; les derniers tours de financement d’Actility, Contentsquare, InnovaFeed, Ivalua, Urban Canopée, UroMems et Welcome to the Jungle ; les acquisitions d’eSoftThings par Lacroix Group et Pipplet par ETS Global, et la cession d’Alizé Pharma à Millendo.

Expérience

  • CVE raises €100 million from ICG InfraJones Day advised CVE, a France-based independent producer of renewable energy across multiple countries and sources of power, in connection with its €100 million financing round led by Intermediate Capital Group plc, a global alternative asset manager, through its infrastructure investment arm (ICG Infra).
  • Welcome to the Jungle raises €50 million in Series C financingJones Day represented Welcome to the Jungle, a company that develops and operates a recruitment and employer branding solution, in connection with its €50 million Series C financing led by Cipio Partners and Blisce alongside new investors, Kostogri, Groupe ADP, and Raise Sherpas, and existing investors, Revaia, XAnge, and Bpifrance (Digital Venture).
  • Fintecture raises €26 million in Series A financingJones Day advised Fintecture, a pioneering next-gen B2B payment platform, in connection with its €26 million Series A financing led by new investors Eurazeo, RTP Global, HEC Ventures, Allianz Trade with existing investors Target Global, Samaipata and Business Angels also participating.
  • Eurobio Scientific acquires GenDxJones Day advised Eurobio Scientific SA in the acquisition and financing of the Dutch company Genome Diagnostics BV (GenDx) from its founder and its shareholders for €135 million (net of adjusted cash).
  • Doctolib acquires Vettore RinascimentoJones Day advised Doctolib, the leading e-health company in Europe, in its acquisition of Vettore Rinascimento, an Italian company specializing in the development of software for the healthcare sector.
  • Creadev and Temasek invest in InnovafeedJones Day advised Creadev SAS and Temasek, investors in the $250 million Series D financing of Innovafeed, a leader in the production of insects (Hermetia Illucens) for animal and plant nutrition.
  • Macquarie agrees to acquire Suez Recycling and Recovery UK Group for approximately €2.4 billionJones Day is advising Macquarie Asset Management in the execution of a put option agreement to acquire 100% of the shares of Suez Recycling and Recovery UK Group, for approximately €2.4 billion.
  • 2050 invests in TilliJones Day advised 2050 in connection with the €1.2 million round of financing of Tilli, a French-based company that develops and operates a platform connecting people in the fields of sewing.
  • Elaia Partners invests in SUN ZU LabJones Day advised Elaia Partners in connection with the €1.5 million first round of financing with Kima Ventures in SUN ZU Lab, a French Fintech that produces liquidity analytics to enable cryptocurrency investors to optimize their transactions.
  • Adikteev acquires minority interest in TemprJones Day advised Adikteev in its acquisition of a minority interest in Tempr, a SaaS company that helps mobile advertisers realize the full potential of their user acquisition operations and maximize their returns.
  • Adikteev bought out by managementJones Day advised Adikteev SA in the management buyout by Xavier Mariani and Emilien Eychenne as well as several other executives.
  • PlayPlay raises $55 million in Series B financing roundJones Day advised PlayPlay, an online video creation platform for in-house enterprise teams, in the $55 million Series B round of financing led by Insight Partners with participation from Balderton Capital.
  • New Alpha Asset Management and Open CNP lead €10 million financing of ClimbJones Day advised New Alpha Asset Management and Open CNP in the €10 million Series A financing round of Climb (formerly known as Tacotax), a financial platform that has already helped more than 800,000 people in France better manage their taxes and investments.
  • Creadev, DN Capital, and Adélie participate in €31 million Series B financing round of FoodlesJones Day advised Creadev, DN Capital, and Adélie as historic investors in the €31 million Series B round of financing of Foodles, a French company providing catering solution based on connected fridges and pre-orders, led by InfraVia with Bpifrance Large Venture also participating.
  • Crane Venture Partners leads $4 million financing round of QoveryJones Day advised Crane Venture Partners, lead investor, in the $4 million financing round of Qovery, a platform helping developers to deploy their applications in the cloud, with Speedinvest and other business angels also participating.
  • Nano raises €1.6 million in financing roundJones Day advised Nano Corp., a French company developing a breakthrough technology improving Cloud Service Providers and Telecom Operators Data Centers' visibility and monitoring capacities, in connection with its €1.6 million round of financing, led by Elaia Partners with Cartisa (Nano Corp.'s first business angel) also participating.
  • Bpifrance and Eurazeo participate in $500 million Series E financing round of ContentsquareJones Day represented Bpifrance and Eurazeo in connection with the $500 million Series E round of financing of Contentsquare, the global leader in digital experience analytics, led by SoftBank Vision Fund 2.
  • Cryptosense raises $4.8 million in funding roundJones Day advised Cryptosense SA, a cryptography lifecycle management platform, in the $4.8 million funding round led by Amadeus Capital Partners with participation from BGV and Elaia Partners.
  • Edgar Suites raises €104 million from BC Partners to finance its real estate growthJones Day advised Edgar Suites, a key player in the short-term furnished serviced apartments rental, in raising €104 million from BC Partners to finance its real estate growth.
  • Portage Ventures (Sagard) invests in Pledg SASJones Day represented Portage Ventures (Sagard) in connection with its equity investment in Pledg SAS, a solution for payment in installments or deferred payments.