Private Equity Transactions

• Advised Capza in connection with its investments into Travelsoft (2023) and Delpharm (2021) and the LBU of Travelsoft on Atcore, Travelgate and Travel Connections (2024)
• Advising Cathay in connection with its acquisition of a majority stake in Wedia and the ongoing public tender offer for the remaining shares.
• Advised Five Arrows on the acquisition and subsequent sale of A2MAC1, as part of its reinvestment alongside Providence Equity Partners (2023, 2017)
• Advised Tikehau Capital in the sale of Cruiseline to Perwyn, and the sale of FCG to Michelin (2023)
• Advised Exens Solutions, backed by FCDE, in the Acquisition of AR Electronique (2023)
• Advised Eurazeo in connection with its investment in WiiSmile and the LBU of UTAC CERAM on Millbrook (2022, 2021)
• Advised FCDE in connection with the acquisition of Cobham Microwave and the LBU of AR Electronique and Bowen (2024, 2023, 2022)
• Advised Brevo (previously known as Sendinblue) in connection with the acquisition of Octolis, Wonderpush, Captain Wallet, Yodel.io, MeetFox, Metrilo, Chatra, and PushOwl (2023, 2022, 2021)
• Advised Tikehau Ace Capital in connection with its investment in Vade Secure alongside Bpifrance and Auriga Partner (2022)
• Advised the founders in connection with Marguerite’s LBO on Jifmar (2022)
• Advised the management in connection with the LBO of Naxicap on Everaxis Cobham (2022)
• Advised the founder and the management in connection with the investment of Bridgepoint Development Capital and Bpifrance in
• Brevo (previously known as Sendinblue) (2020)

M&A Acquisitions / Sales

• Advised DLPK shareholders in connection with its sale to April (2024)
• Advised Travelsoft regarding the acquisitions of Atcore (United Kingdom), Travelgate (Spain), and Travel Connections (Romania) (2024).
• Advised Hanwha Systems Co., Ltd., a South Korean shareholder in OneWeb, on its proposed combination with Paris-based satellite operator Eutelsat (2022)
• Advised Groupe Accueil in connection with the sale of Partedis (2022)
• Advised Brevo (previously known as Sendinblue) in connection with the acquisition of Octolis, Wonderpush, Captain Wallet, Yodel.io, MeetFox, Metrilo, Chatra, and PushOwl (2023, 2022, 2021)
• Advised A2MAC1 in connection with the acquisition of ImproValue, Effution, and Coram (2022, 2021)
• Advised Air France Industries KLM Engineering & Maintenance in connection with the creation of xCelle Americas, a newly formed joint venture with Triumph Group (2022)
• Advised UTAC CERAM in connection with the acquisition of Millbrook (2021)
• Advised DLPK in connection with the acquisition of Tailor Capital by Haas (2020)
• Advised Generali in connection with the acquisition of Sycomore (2020)
• Advising Highrock, Ipsen’s reference shareholder (since 2016)

Tender Offer

• Advised Vexim in connection with the cash tender offer initiated by Stryker
• Advised Medtech in connection with the cash tender offer initiated by Zimmer Biomet
• Advised Atos in connection with its cash tender offer and squeeze-out offer on Bull
• Advised Vinci in connection with its cash tender offer followed by a squeeze-out offer on Entrepose Contracting
• Advised Guyenne et Gascogne in connection with the cash tender offer and public exchange offer initiated by Carrefour

• Mr. Cardon is widely published and is a visiting professor at the Sorbonne-Assas International Law School and at the University of Paris I Panthéon-Sorbonne on international takeovers, corporate law and securities law