Edouard De Limairac

Édouard joined Bignon Lebray in April 2022 as part of the Corporate Law, Mergers & Acquisitions department.​​
Anticipation, responsiveness, and meeting deadlines are key factors for successful projects.​​

Mergers & Acquisitions​​

• Mergers, demergers, partial asset contributions​​
• Structuring external growth, transfer and equity financing operations​​
• Preliminary reorganization​​
• Carrying-out acquisition due diligence and pre-sale due diligence (vendor due diligence)​​
• Writing and negotiating legal documentation for transfers/acquisitions (agreements for the acquisition/sale of company shares, assets or business, representations & warranties, shareholders’ agreements etc.)​​

Private Equity​​

• Fundraising, private equity, growth capital, and buyout transactions​​
• Writing and negotiating legal documentation (investment agreements, shareholders’ agreements, etc.)​​
• Simple or complex share issuances (ordinary or preferred shares, bonds, etc., BSA, ABSA, OC, ORA, etc.)​​
• Assistance with structuring and implementing management packages​​

Corporate Law​​

• Company incorporation – Writing shareholders’ agreements​​
• Tracking legal compliance – Approval of annual accounts​​
• Writing intra-group agreements​​
• Majority or minority stake acquisitions​

Le saviez-vous ?

Edouard is a tutor at the C.R.A. association (Association of Business Sellers and Buyers)

Formation

• French professional law diploma (CAPA) (2013)​
• In-house Counsel Diploma (DJCE) of Lyon (2011) ​
• Master 1 & 2 in Business Law, specialising in business law and techniques, University of Lyon (2009/2010, 2010/2011)

Langues

• English
• French