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Cécile Szymanski

Legal Director
About

Cécile Szymanski has gained consolidated experience in advising national and international clients in company law transactions.

She offers not only standard corporate secretarial services (incorporation of companies, share capital increases / reductions, appointment of corporate officers) but also provides advice and implements complex corporate operations (national and cross-border mergers, spin-off, issuance of securities, contributions, reorganisation, refinancing).

Areas of FocusCorporate
Professional QualificationsAvocat admitted to the Paris Bar

EXPERIENCE

  • Advice, in pro bono, of Biscornu for its first fund-raising.
  • Advised Banque des Territoires and Amundi Transition Energétique in setting up a partnership with the DBT group.
  • Advising Alto in the funding development of two THD projects in Occitanie.
  • Advising Bridgepoint Development Capital in the context of the acquisition by Sotralu Group of GNS in Portugal.
  • Advising Bridgepoint Development Capital in the reorganisation of the share capital and takeover of 5àsec.
  • Advising JOA in the takeover of Groupe Emeraude.
  • Advising Fosun in the takeover of Groupe Lanvin.
  • Advising Northwood Investors in the context of the refinancing of the real estate asset “Défense Plaza” located at la Défense.
  • Advising Abénex in the acquisition of a minority stake in LP Promotion.
  • Advising large American groups in the context of reorganizations involving their French subsidiaries.
Languages
  • French
  • English
  • Polish
Education
  • Nottingham University, LLM European business law, 1998
  • University of Paris I, Master of business law, 1997

Awards

  • Acritas Star™ Lawyer - Corporate – 2019 and 2020

Publications

  • Guide: "Corporate Reorganisations 2020", Lexology GTDT, France

Prior Experience

Cécile began her career in 2002 in the company law department of an international law firm before joining DLA Piper in 2014.

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