Stock Market Transactions

Emeriane Avocats advises on a wide range of capital markets transactions, including initial public offerings (IPOs), public tender or exchange offers, squeeze-outs and share buybacks.

IPOs and Fundraisings :

• Initial public offerings on Euronext Paris, Euronext Growth, or Euronext Access & Access+
• Transfers to alternative listing markets
• Share capital increases, with or without a public offering
• Issuance of bonds or structured securities (including convertibles or equity lines)
• Prospectus: Universal Registration Documents (URD), securities notes and summaries
• Support in dealings with the French Financial Markets Authority (Autorité des marchés financiers – AMF), in particular for visa clearances, and with Euronext

Public Offers and Sale of Shares :

• Friendly or hostile public offers (tender offers, exchange offers, mandatory offers, or share buyback offers )
• Squeeze-out procedures
• Block trades
• Accelerated bookbuilding (ABB)
• Actions in concert and shareholders’ agreements
• Disclosure of threshold crossings (statutory or by-law thresholds), disclosure of intentions, and disclosure of shareholder agreements
• Takeover defense measures
• Assistance to independent directors, directors representing employees on the board, or ad hoc committees in the context of public offers
• Support in dealings with the French Financial Markets Authority (Autorité des marchés financiers – AMF), including for compliance decisions or exemptions from the obligation to file a public offer