Practice Expertise
- Corporate M&A and Private Equity
- Financial Institutions and Services
- Capital Markets
- Criminal liability of companies and managers
Areas of Practice
- Corporate M&A and Private Equity
- Financial Institutions and Services
- Capital Markets
- Criminal liability of companies and managers
- Banking and Finance View More
WSG Practice Industries
WSG Leadership
- Compliance Group - Member
- ESG - Environmental, Social & Governance Group - Member
- Mergers & Acquisitions Group - Member
- White Collar Crime Group - Member
Profile
Philippe Portier is in charge of Corporate Finance/M&A, Corporate Compliance/CSR and Public Affairs/Lobbying.
He is a specialist in corporate finance, corporate governance, executive compensation (Say on Pay...) and corporate compliance (anti-corruption programmes, human rights and environmental due diligence, etc.) and contributes to the works of the Fondation Croissance Responsable (board member), A-CAP (lobbying, vice-chairman) and Institut Montaigne (a leading French think tank).
From 2012 to 2021, he chaired the Association des Avocats-Conseils en Agffaires pUbliques (lobbying)
He is a specialist in corporate finance, corporate governance, executive compensation (Say on Pay...) and corporate compliance (anti-corruption programmes, human rights and environmental due diligence, etc.) and contributes to the works of the Fondation Croissance Responsable (board member), A-CAP (lobbying, vice-chairman) and Institut Montaigne (a leading French think tank).
From 2012 to 2021, he chaired the Association des Avocats-Conseils en Agffaires pUbliques (lobbying)
Bar Admissions
New York, Paris
Education
DESS (postgraduate degree) in business and taxation law University of Paris II (Pantheon-Assas) (1988)
LL.M at University of Miami, School of Law (1989)
Areas of Practice
- Corporate M&A and Private Equity
- Financial Institutions and Services
- Capital Markets
- Criminal liability of companies and managers
- Banking and Finance
Professional Career
Significant Accomplishments
Advised Kereis Holding on the acquisition of a majority stake in the brokerage company RB Conseil (ASSFI).
Advised Financière CEP Holding on the acquisition of a majority stake in Minalea.
Advised Generis Capital Partners on the sale of its stake in Cocooncenter to the Pharmacie Lafayette group.
Advised the Socomore Group on the acquisition of a stake in Mäder Conseil and the acquisition of Mäder Aéro.
Advised Gènes Diffusion on the acquisition of an activity of the Avril Group.
Advised ACO on the acquisition of two French companies.
Advised iAssure (Kereis Group) on the acquisition of a portfolio of brokerage contracts.
Advised Société Générale du Banque du Liban on the acquisition of the French and Monegasque activities of KBL European Private Bankers.
Advised BPCE group on the sale of the Banque de la Réunion, Banque des Antilles Françaises and Banque de St Pierre Miquelon to CEPAC.
Development of the first French "Say on Pay" experiment.
Advised Trimet AG on the acquisition of assets from Aluminium Péchiney (Rio Tinto group) in the Alps.
Successive refinancings of La Vallée Village, the first French outlet village.
Professional Associations
Most recently: regular seminars on corporate governance & compiance and lobbying
Formerly: many seminars (IBA, ABA...) on takeovers, markets and securities regulations
Advised Kereis Holding on the acquisition of a majority stake in the brokerage company RB Conseil (ASSFI).
Advised Financière CEP Holding on the acquisition of a majority stake in Minalea.
Advised Generis Capital Partners on the sale of its stake in Cocooncenter to the Pharmacie Lafayette group.
Advised the Socomore Group on the acquisition of a stake in Mäder Conseil and the acquisition of Mäder Aéro.
Advised Gènes Diffusion on the acquisition of an activity of the Avril Group.
Advised ACO on the acquisition of two French companies.
Advised iAssure (Kereis Group) on the acquisition of a portfolio of brokerage contracts.
Advised Société Générale du Banque du Liban on the acquisition of the French and Monegasque activities of KBL European Private Bankers.
Advised BPCE group on the sale of the Banque de la Réunion, Banque des Antilles Françaises and Banque de St Pierre Miquelon to CEPAC.
Development of the first French "Say on Pay" experiment.
Advised Trimet AG on the acquisition of assets from Aluminium Péchiney (Rio Tinto group) in the Alps.
Successive refinancings of La Vallée Village, the first French outlet village.
Professional Associations
- American Bar Association
- International Bar Association
- Institut Montaigne (think tank)
- A-CAP
- Middlenext
- NYSBA
Most recently: regular seminars on corporate governance & compiance and lobbying
Formerly: many seminars (IBA, ABA...) on takeovers, markets and securities regulations
Articles
Many and regular publications on:
Securities regulations
Takeover regulations
Corporate governance and compliance
Financial instruments
Lobbying
Corporate compliance and integrity
Sharing economy
Securities regulations
Takeover regulations
Corporate governance and compliance
Financial instruments
Lobbying
Corporate compliance and integrity
Sharing economy
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