Elise Foucault

Associate
About

Elise is a lawyer in DLA Piper’s Corporate team.

She advises industrial companies, investment funds, entrepreneurs, and executives—both French and international—on their cross-border mergers and acquisitions and private equity transactions, involving both listed and unlisted companies.

Professional QualificationsAvocat admitted to the Paris Bar

EXPERIENCE

  • Advising the Evergreen group, a Taiwan-based conglomerate of shipping, transportation, and associated service companies, in the context of the sale of Evergreen Laurel Hotel Paris in Levallois Perret to the Barcelo group.
  • Advising Green Spring in the context of the sale of Hotel Mariott Arcueil.
  • Advising Novomatic Group, an international gambling company based in Austria, in the context of the acquisition of the Vikings Casinos group.
  • Advising CL Conseils, led by Claude Lacaze, on the sale of a controlling stake in Terminal 9 Studios to The Independents, a global communications group specializing in brand experience, strategy, design, and production for luxury and lifestyle brands.
  • Advising Perion Network Ltd, a global technology company specializing in advertising solutions, on the acquisition of Greenbids, a French start-up founded in 2022 and focused on algorithmic optimization of media buying in programmatic advertising.
  • Advising Quaker Houghton in connection with the acquisition of the French group IKV Tribology, specializing in high-performance lubricants and greases, which are mainly used in the automotive, aerospace and electronics sectors.
  • Advising Berlin Packaging France in the context of its acquisition of Disco, a French company specialized in the design, manufacture and distribution of glass bottles in the premium spirits industry.
  • Advising Daher Technologies in the context of the sale of Daher Valves, a French strategic supplier to the nuclear industry with a recognized expertise in the design and manufacture of high-performance valves, to Framatome and Technicatome.
  • Advising Daher Technologies in the context of the sale of Daher Nuclear Technologies, specialised in radioactive waste treatment and logistics, to Veolia Nuclear Solutions.
  • Advising a leading mobility sector player in connection with the investment of Credit Agricole Lease & Factoring in the share capital of Watea, a subsidiary of Michelin offering tailor-made electric mobility solutions for professional vehicle fleets.
  • Advising XTC New Energy Materials Europe GmbH in relation to its joint venture project with Orano CAM and Orano PCAM.
  • Advising Vodacom in relation to its joint venture project with Orange to build, own, and operate solar-powered mobile base stations in underserved areas of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
  • Advising GoHenry Limited, a London-based fintech specializing in financial services for children, on its acquisition by US saving and investment company Acorns.
  • Advising 21 Invest in the context of the sale of a minority stake in the Landanger group, specialized in the manufacture and distribution of medical devices.
  • Advising the German management company Ikav Media, part of IKAV Group, on its capital investment and financing of the company N9NE Studio.
Languages
  • French
  • English
  • Spanish

Awards

Team recognitions

  • Legal 500 - Private Equity: LBO - Tier 3 – 2025
    “Availability, in-depth expertise, ability to support both SMEs and large international groups.”
  • Legal 500 - Mergers & acquisitions - Tier 4 – 2025
    “Great organisational capabilities combined with a focused professional approach and excellent connections worldwide.”
  • Option Droit & Affaires – Mergers & acquisitions – 5 stars – 2025
  • Option Droit & Affaires – Private Equity – 5 stars - 2025
 
Education
  • Paris I – Panthéon Sorbonne Master’s degree in international corporate operations and taxation
  • Paris II – Panthéon-AssasMaster’s degree in international business law

Prior Experience

  • Several experiences in French and international law firms in France and abroad (Asia)
  • Experience (internship) in the legal affairs department of the French Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF)