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Guillaume Martinet
Partner
Guillaume is a partner at Kalliopé and co-manages the Corporate – M&A – Private Equity team.
He advises and supports companies, shareholders and managers at each stage of their development whether these be acquisitions, disposals, equity investments, strategic partnerships and transfers. He also assists his clients in corporate governance issues and has developed a recognized practice in group reorganizations.
Guillaume acts for French and multinational groups, mid-caps companies, SMEs, growth companies and managers as well as public sector companies and family offices. He also assists foreign companies in their investments in France.
His experience is multi-sector with a focus on the retail, industrial, digital services, ICT and media sectors.
Expertises
Corporate – M&A – Private Equity
Legal experience
M&A
- Acquisitions and disposals of companies or assets
- Setting up joint-venture agreements
- Shareholders’ agreements
- Preliminary and acquisition agreements
- Due diligence
- Issuance of composite securities
Private Equity
- Equity transactions
- Issuance of composite securities
- Investments in venture capital, growth capital and LBOs
- Fundraising structuring
Corporate
- Corporate management and monitoring
- Governance advice
- Equity transactions and restructuring
- Drawing up share-based incentive plans
Sector experience
- Industry
- Distribution
- Retail
- Media
- Consulting
- Real estate
Membership bar
Paris
Languages
French, English
Professional background
- Since July 2024 / Partner, Kalliopé, Paris
- 2023-2024 / Founder, Lexens, Paris
- 1995-2022 / Partner, Hoche Avocats, Paris
- 1988-1995 / Associate, Price Waterhouse Juridique & Fiscal, Paris
Academic background
- 1989 / Paris-Dauphine University, DESS in Corporate Taxation
- 1988 / Paris Panthéon-Assas University, master’s degree in business law
References
- Advised a French group specialising in the production of fertilisers and the sale of agricultural inputs on the acquisition of a major chemicals’company from its Dutch shareholders.
- Advised the management team of Size-Factory, the first national specialized brand dedicated to fashion for tall men and the first website, in connection with its acquisition by LBO France.
- Advised the founders of Harmonie Technologie, an expert in cyber strategy consulting and solutions integration, in connection with its integration into the Pr0ph3cy group.
- Advised the shareholders of Infidis, a group specializing in datacenter infrastructures, on their sale to the listed electrical engineering group SPIE, an independent European leader in multi-technical services in the fields of energy and communications.
- Advised the co-founders of IAD, one of the largest real estate sales networks in France, on its record-breaking fundraising from US VC Insight Partners.
- Advised investors of Inspiring Sport Capital in connection with the acquisition of Piguy Golf Challenge, one of the European leaders in the distribution of BtoB golf equipment.
- Advised WaterRower/NOHrD, specialists in high-end fitness equipment, in the acquisition of SprintBok, designer and manufacturer of the first non-motorised treadmill on the market.
- Advised the sellers on the sale of SMDA, the operator of Skoda, Mazda and Suzuki concessions, to the Jeannin Automobiles group.
- Advised the Pigeon Entreprises group, a major player in regional development in Western France, on the sale of Pigeon Matériaux and FabHestia to the Tanguy group, trading in building products and materials.
- Advised ST Finance, a group combining seven printing plants employing 400 people, on the acquisition of the FOT Imprimeurs group, specialising in advertising publishing and the luxury goods industry.
- Advised the founders on the sale of I@D, a services platform dedicated to the leading French network of independent real estate advisors, acquired through a majority LBO by IK Investment Partners and Five Arrows Principal Investments.
- Advised the Canadian group Specialized Packaging Group LP on the sale of its French subsidiaries Sapronit (Wisches) and Sapronit Process (Lyon) to their senior management with the support of Alsace Capital.
Training provided
- Paris Dauphine incubator, running of legal workshops
- French Bar School (EFB – École de formation du Barreau): leading conference on share transfers and shareholder agreements