International Corporate Finance

INTERNATIONAL CORPORATE FINANCE RANKINGS

Franck Sekri

L eader:

Franck Sekri

E stablished:

2004

Track record: The firm was involved in 31

transactions in 2015. The first semester

of 2016, for that matter, is keeping pace

with last year. It also assisted the Spie

Group during the acquisition of Villanova,

an electrical installation specialist, by its

regional subsidiary. As for seller side, the

teams advised the founders of CAN’T STOP

media when their company was sold to

Canal+.

Team & differentiation: Sekri Valentin Zerrouk

assists a loyal clientele (Bureau Veritas,

Spie, etc.) over the long term. To bolster its

financing practice (senior debt, syndicated

loans, debt restructuration etc.), the firm

has hired renowned market professional,

Emmanuelle Vicidomini.

SEKRI VALENTIN ZERROUK:

ADVISED ON 31 TRANSACTIONS IN 2015

Amaury Nardone

L eaders:

Amaury Nardone and

Jean-Philippe Delsol

E stablished:

1973

Track record: The firm counseled Jean-Michel

Aulas during the sale of his shares in Cegid

to Silver Lake and AltaOne for a company

valuation of €580 million. The firm was also

involved on behalf of the Marietton Group

during the purchase of the Havas Voyages

network as well as on behalf of GL Events

during the acquisition of the Jaulin Group,

an event services specialist.

Team & differentiation: A major firm on the

mid and small-cap M&A segments, Delsol

Avocats has the capacity to mobilize multi-

disciplinary teams for each of its cases

thanks to the numerous skill sets at its

disposal (employment law, fiscal law, real

estate law etc.). In 2015, Henri-Louis Delsol

was promoted to partner.

DELSOL AVOCATS:

ON THE FRONTLINE OF THE CEGID SALE

Track record: The team led by Bruno Cavalié

assisted Tereos during its purchase of a mino-

rity stake in Copagest, holding of Boormalt

(€250 million), counseled Eurofins Scientific

during several acquisitions, as well as the

Doncieux family when they sold their share of

Relaxnews to Publicis. The firm distinguished

itself by structuring and raising €250 million

for Mediawan, France’s first Special Purpose

Acquisition Company (SPAC).

Team & differentiation: Beyond the expertise

of its teams, the firm relies on a particularly

efficient territorial network. As a consequence

of the firm’s continuous growth, it opened an

office in Brussels by integrating the TAG Law

network. Thanks to the operation of SPAC,

Racine has henceforth been able to target

acquisitions in the media and entertainment

industries.

L eaders:

Bruno Cavalié and Luc

Pons

E stablished:

1981

Bruno Cavalié

RACINE: THE SENSE OF INNOVATION, THE ART OF DEVELOPMENT

METHODOLOGY

The criteria are:

• Recognition & reputation of the firm in its market


• Team size, seniority of partners (or executive officers,
  managing directors, etc.), managing director, chief executive...,
  education & training level of the associates
  (or consultants, investment managers, etc.)


• Volume, nature and quality of the cases dealt by the firm


• Prestige, diversity and internationalization of the firm’s
  client base


• Team expansion and revenue generated by the activity
  considered in the ranking

Rankings are established with the following tools:

• Submission form procedure:
  We send questionnaires & submission forms to the structure
  already included in Leaders League rankings and to others
  likely to be included. They are, in particular, invited to provide
  information on their organization, their client bases, their track
  record and their market.


• Qualitative procedure:
  To supplement the questionnaires, Leaders League teams
  conduct a large number of interviews, which enable us not
  only to learn more about the firm included in our listings, but
  also to assess the dynamism of the market. Analysts and
  market researchers also have meetings with a large number of
  companies’ executives (private companies, funds, banks) who
  have the opportunity to comment and provide fresh intelligence
  on the market and on the advisors they are soliciting.

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