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    Arnaud Berdou

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    Paris

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    berdoua@sullcrom.com

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    Arnaud Berdou is a partner in the Firm’s Corporate General Practice and National Security Practice groups. He has extensive experience representing clients across industries in public and private M&A transactions, as well as in capital markets transactions (IPOs, equity raisings and ABBs). Arnaud also regularly advises on corporate governance, shareholder activism and FDI screening matters in France. He has been recognized as a “Rising Star” in M&A by Legal 500 EMEA since 2023.

    Arnaud is a member of the Paris bar. He has authored several articles and teaches Business Law at the University of Paris II Panthéon Assas (Magistère juriste d’affaires-DJCE).

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    S&C Advises Didomi in the Strategic Investment of Marlin Equity Partners and the Acquisition of Addingwell

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    S&C Advises AXA IM Alts in Acquisition of CAPZA

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    Arnaud Berdou, Stephan Rauch and Matthew Triggs Co-Author Article on European PIPE Transactions for Law360

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    Experience

    Experience

    Mergers & Acquisitions

    • The Adecco Group on its take-private transaction of Akka Technologies from the Ricci family and Compagnie Nationale à Portefeuille (CNP)
    • Alcatel-Lucent on its €15.6 billion acquisition by Nokia
    • Altran Technologies in its $2.0 billion acquisition of Aricent from a group of investors led by KKR
    • APG Asset Management, Brookfield Infrastructure Group and PSP Investments on their acquisition of TDF
    • AXA on its disposal of AXA Private Equity (Ardian)
    • AXA IM on the acquisition of Capza
    • BNP Paribas on its $16.3 billion sale of Bank of the West, its U.S. retail and commercial banking business, to BMO Financial Group
    • CFAO and Toyota Tsusho Corporation (TTC) on CFAO’s take-private transaction
    • Concordia Healthcare on its $1.2 billion acquisition of certain assets from Covis Pharma Holdings
    • Delta Air Lines, Inc. on its investment in Air France-KLM
    • Didomi and its founders on Didomi’s A and B financing rounds (Breega, Elephant Partners)
    • EDF on its €3.2 billion acquisition of Dalkia
    • EDF Invest on the acquisition of Société Aéroports de la Côte d’Azur
    • EDF, Snam and GIC on the €2.4 billion acquisition of Transport Infrastructure Gaz France (Térega)
    • Elis on (i) BW Gestão de Investimentos Ltda.’s acquisition of a c. 6% stake in Elis; (ii) Bpifrance’s acquisition of a 5% stake in Elis; and (iii) Elis’s €2.47 billion acquisition of Berendsen
    • Excelsior on its sale to Allan Allman Associates
    • EXOR Nederland N.V. on its $9 billion disposal of PartnerRe Ltd to Covéa Coopérations S.A.’s (aborted during COVID-19)
    • Financière Snop-Dunois (FSD) on its €255 million acquisition of Tower International’s European assets
    • Groupe Charlois (Oak Nation) on several acquisitions in the U.S. and internal reorganizations
    • Groupement Les Mousquetaires on its acquisition of a large number of supermarkets and hypermarkets from Casino Group (as part of its financial restructuring)
    • McCourt Global, Inc. on the acquisition and management of Olympique de Marseille SASP and McCourt’s European operations
    • Morgan Stanley in connection with the take-private transactions of Esker and Exclusive Networks
    • Pershing Square on its $4 billion investment in Universal Music Group
    • Realia on its €850 million disposal of SIIC de Paris stake to Eurosic
    • Sienna Capital (GBL) on its $212 million partnership with Mérieux Développement
    • Synageva BioPharma on its $9 billion merger with Alexion Pharmaceuticals
    • TCC Group Holdings on its €132 million acquisition of a 60.48% stake in Engie Eps (NHOA) and subsequent mandatory tender offer (2021) and take-private transaction (2024)
    • Numerous clients of the Firm on the French FDI aspects of their investments

    Capital Markets

    • Altran Technologies on its €750 million rights issue
    • AXA REIM on its disposal of Carmila shares through two accelerated bookbuilding offerings (ABBs)
    • Banks’ syndicate on EDF’s €3.1 billion rights issue
    • Banks’ syndicate on Icade Santé’s IPO (Euronext Paris) (aborted)
    • Delta Air Lines, Inc. on Air France-KLM’s €2.3 billion rights issue
    • EDF on the convertible bond-related aspects of the French State’s take-private transaction
    • EDF on its (i) multi-tranche offering of senior fixed rate notes in an aggregate amount of $2.05 billion (Rule 144A and Regulation S); (ii) multi-tranche offering of senior fixed rate notes in Canada in an aggregate amount of CAD$750 million pursuant to Regulation S; (iii) multi-tranche offering of senior fixed rate notes in an aggregate amount of USD $3.0 billion (Rule 144A and Regulation S) and CAD $500 million; (iv) the €262.1 million sale of its interest in Veolia Environnement; and (v) potential accelerated bookbuilding offering (ABB)
    • Elis on its (i) €325 million rights issue and (ii) €750 million IPO
    • Pershing Square on Universal Music Group’s $52 billion IPO on Euronext Amsterdam
    • TCC Group Holdings on the €140 million and €250 million rights issues of NHOA
    • Virtu Financial on its dispute with the Commission des sanctions of the French Autorité de marchés financiers (AMF)
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    News

    News

    • S&C Advises Didomi in the Strategic Investment of Marlin Equity Partners and the Acquisition of Addingwell

      April 22, 2025
    • S&C Advises AXA IM Alts in Acquisition of CAPZA

      September 6, 2024
    • S&C Advises Electricité de France in $2 Billion Senior Notes Offering

      May 10, 2024
    • S&C Advises Oaktree on Financings for Rayonier Advanced Materials and Pitney Bowes

      August 1, 2023
    • S&C Advises Groupement Les Mousquetaires on Agreement to Acquire Stores from the Casino Group, Extend Partnership

      May 31, 2023
    • S&C’s Paris Office Advises The Banking Syndicate to Electricité de France on €3.1 Billion Capital Increase

      March 24, 2022
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    Publications, Videos and Podcasts

    Publications, Videos and Podcasts

    • Arnaud Berdou, Stephan Rauch and Matthew Triggs Co-Author Article on European PIPE Transactions for Law360

      Articles December 19, 2023
    • Olivier de Vilmorin and Arnaud Berdou Co-author New Study on the Rise of Shareholder Activism in France

      Articles September 2018
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    Credentials

    Credentials

    Education

    • Université de Paris II Panthéon-Assas, Magistere de Juriste d'Affaires, 2011
    • Université de Paris II Panthéon-Assas, Master 2/D.J.C.E. , 2011
    • Université de Paris I Panthéon-Sorbonne, Master 2, 2010
    • Sciences Po, Master Droit Economique, 2010
    • Sciences Po, Bachelor of Law, 2008

    Bar Admissions

    • Paris

    Languages

    • English
    • French
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    Related Practices

    Related Practices

    • General Practice
    • Capital Markets
    • Europe
    • Mergers & Acquisitions
    • National Security
    • Private Equity
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