Business law

Letter of intent (stages of fund raising)

Audit of target compagnies (start-up)

Investment agreement

Shareholders’ agreement

Share transfer agreement (earn-out, vendor credit, current account, etc.)

Representations and warranties

Customer contracts / general terms and conditions of sale / services

Distribution agreements

Supplier contracts / general terms and conditions of purchase

Inter-company cooperation agreements

Consortium agreements

Research contracts

Termination of established commercial relations (period of notice, prejudice)

Société par Actions Simplifiée (SAS), SASU, Société Anonyme (SA) Anonyme (SA), Société à Responsabilité Limitée (SARL), Société Civile Immobilière (SCI), etc.

Organising and setting up groups of companies (holding companies, subsidiaries, specialised companies) and setting up associated agreements (management fees)

Creation of joint subsidiaries – joint ventures

Management of legal secretariat

Creation of preference shares

Incentive plans, employee shareholding, BSPCE, bonus shares, stock option plans

Legal organization of corporate governance, delegations of powers, delegations of signature

Liability of corporate officers

Involvement of employees in company management (creation of strategic committees, steering committees, technical committees, etc.)

Shareholder agreements, employee shareholder agreements (governance clauses; exit clauses)

Prevention of conflicts between shareholders

Seeking out-of-court settlements (conciliation, mediation), particularly in disputes between partners