Antoine Gravier

aen-twa-n gra-vi-eiHe/himAssociate
About

Antoine Gravier practices in the area of corporate and securities law, with a particular focus on Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A), Private Equity and Leverage Buy Out (LBO) in both national and international transactions.

Antoine acts on behalf of national and international investment funds, companies and industrial groups, on both listed and non-listed targets, as well as management teams.

Professional QualificationsAvocat admitted to the Paris Bar

EXPERIENCE

  • Advising Renovo Capital in the context of its acquisition of Adveez.
  • Advising LBO France, a multi-specialist investment platform and a pioneering player in private equity, on the sale of Payot, a renowned French cosmetics brand, to Chinese beauty group Ushopal.
  • Advising Mérieux Equity Partners, alongside founder Alain Sainsot and other minority shareholders, on the sale of GTP Bioways Group to Olon, an Italian global leader in active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) development and manufacturing. GTP Bioways is a French-based CDMO specialized in biomedicine manufacturing. 
  • Advising STG (Symphony Technology Group) and the shareholders of Sciforma, a portfolio company of STG, on the sale of Sciforma to Planview, a US-based global leader in work and portfolio management software
  • Advising Eurazeo in its acquisition of a stake in Moria Surgical, alongside Naxicap Partners and the management, in the context of a new LBO on Moria Surgical, comprising the structuring of the transaction, the financing of the transaction, the negotiation of the transactional documentation on both the transaction itself (SPA, contributions in kind, governance, management package, etc.) and a simultaneous build-up acquisition by Moria Surgical. 
  • Advising Symphony Technology Group (STG) California based private equity firm focused on investments in the mid-market, software sector, on the agreement to sell Trace One to Main Capital Partners, a European private equity fund focused on B2B software.
  • Advised Revolution Corporate Services and Glencove Capital on their strategic investment in MOB Republic, a fast-growing operator in the French hospitality and restaurant sectors. 
  • Advised Trace One, a portfolio company of funds managed by Symphony Technology Group (STG Partners) in connection with the acquisition of Italian-based Selerant group, a global provider of process-based product lifecycle management (PLM) software and consulting services.
  • Advised BrightEdge Technologies in connection with the acquisition of Cogniteev, editor of the Oncrawl SEO platform.
  • Advised Summa Equity and G-CON Manufacturing in connection with the acquisition of Panelco (Plasteurop), a cleanroom manufacturer and installer.
 
Languages
  • French
  • English

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 Bar Training School (EFB), Certificate of Qualification as a Lawyer (CAPA), Business & Tax Law, 2021
  • University of Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne, Master’s degree (M2) in International Corporate Transactions and Taxation, with honours, 2019

  • University of Paris-Saclay, Master’s degree (M1) in Business Law, with honours, 2018

Prior Experience

Before joining DLA Piper, Antoine had several experiences in the Corporate/M&A/Private Equity and International Banking & Finance departments of the Paris offices of international and French business law firms, as well as in the Corporate and Contract Law teams of the legal department of a major French CAC 40 group.