Don’t close, sell Closures of French industrial sites regularly make the news, across all sectors. To mention just a few of the most emblematic ones: Bridgestone’s Béthune site (tires, 2021, almost 900 employees), Whirlpool’s Amiens factory (tumble driers, 2017, around 280 employees), and last but not least, Arcelor Mittal’s Florange factory (steel, 2012, around 630 employees), which served as namesake to a French law obliging groups wanting to close a production site to search a buyer in order to sell the site (Law Nr. 2014-384 of 29 March 2014, “loi Florange”)...
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Founded in 1924, Jeantet is the second longest-established independent French business law firm still active on the French market. All the firm’s practices are recognized in the main national and international rankings, thus ensuring stability for its clients for decades, and positioning it as a leading full-service firm for the entire sector. The firm’s reputation extends far beyond national borders, with operations in over 150 jurisdictions worldwide.
For decades, the firm has been at the forefront of the legal scene, built around a dynamic and ambitious management team. Jeantet attracts talent, as evidenced by the increase in the number of partners from 26 to 35 between January 2019 and January 2023, and the rise in the number of associates and support teams to over 200 experts today. These recruitments testify to the firm’s ever-growing momentum and are in line with Jeantet’s growth strategy and its desire to expand its offering to meet increasing customer demand.
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In 2024, Jeantet will be celebrating 100 years of enlightened vision. Drawing from the strength of their history, our teams are resolutely future-oriented, continuing and accelerating our dynamic of development, innovation and providing the very best services to our customers. Jeantet is the business partner of its customers and peers. The partners are also committed to providing the best working environment for their teams, to support both their professional development and their personal fulfillment.
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Jeantet Creates Sustainable-Energy Department With 14-Person Hire
Law.com International November 30, 2022 By Anne Bagamery, Coorespondent, Paris Jeantet has recruited a 14-person team, including three partners, from a rival French firm to create a new multidisciplinary department dedicated to energy transition and sustainable development. The move is part of a growth strategy for Jeantet, an elite firm with headquarters in Paris and offices around the world. It is also in line with what many firms in Europe have done to attract business as more countries, and companies, grapple with environmental concerns and energy transition...
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JEANTET ADVISES SWEN CAPITAL PARTNERS ON ITS INVESTMENT IN LANGA INTERNATIONAL IN CONNECTION WITH A 85 MILLION EUROS CAPITAL INCREASE
JEANTET assists SWEN Capital Partners (via SWIFT 2 – SWEN Impact Fund for Transition 2) in this second round of funding, alongside Bpifrance and RGREEN INVEST, historical financial partners of founder Gilles LEBREUX. This new fundraising allows LANGA INTERNATIONAL to enter a new phase in its development.From its origins in 2008, when the Langa Group was solely dedicated to the French market, LANGA INTERNATIONAL operates on a dual model, as both a developer and producer of renewable energies (IPPs). Since its creation, the company has already developed 800 megawatts of renewable energy projects, mainly in Europe and in several island territories...
JEANTET ADVISES INTRASENSE IN THE CONTEXT OF THE VOLUNTARY TENDER OFFER FOR ITS SHARES LAUNCHED BY ITS REFERENCE SHAREHOLDER GUERBET
Paris, June 16, 2023, Jeantet advised Intrasense, a company specializing in medical imaging software solutions listed on Euronext Growth Paris, in the context of the voluntary tender offer (the "Offer") for its shares, launched by its reference shareholder Guerbet, following the share capital increase reserved to Guerbet for a total amount of €8.8 million, dated January 11, 2023. At the opening of the Offer, Guerbet held 25,049,230 Intrasense shares, representing 48.34% of the share capital and 48.03% of the voting rights of Intrasense...