Hugues Mathez
Biography
Overview
Hugues' clients benefit from his skill and wide-ranging experience in corporate and securities law, mergers & acquisitions and group restructurings.
With clients in a broad range of sectors, including FIG, automotive as well as in technology, media and telecommunications (TMT), Hugues regularly advises large listed entities such as Air France KLM, BNP Paribas, BPCE, Credit Agricole, Forvia, Legrand, Orange or Renault Group.
Hugues offers advice on disclosure and corporate governance matters, and provides hands-on supervision of regulatory issues relating to their corporate and securities affairs, as well as on transaction structuring.
Experience
Hugues notable experience includes:
Groupe BPCE (2025)
Representation of Groupe BPCE on:
- the acquisition of Société Générale Equipment Finance;
- the establishment of a partnership in the field of payments via Estreem, a company jointly owned by BNPP and BPCE Payments; and
- the acquisition of Bank Nagelmackers (Belgium) by Caisse d'Epargne et de Prévoyance Hauts de France from China's Dajia Insurance group.
Natixis Interépargne (2025)
Representation of Natixis Interépargne, part of the BPCE Group, in connection with the acquisition of HSBC Epargne Entreprise (HEE).
Credit Agricole (2025)
Representation of Predica, a life insurance subsidiary of Crédit Agricole Assurances, in connection with a share swap with Icade.
Legrand (2024)
Representation of Legrand, a French multinational supplier of products and systems for electrical and digital building infrastructures, on its acquisition of Australian Plastic Profiles.
Renault Group (2024)
Representation of Renault Group, a leading automobile company, on the acquisition by Suez of 20% stake in The Future Is Neutral, alongside Renault Group, which holds an 80% stake in its entity dedicated to automotive circular economy.
Forvia (2024)
Representation of Forvia on the sale of HUG Engineering to Ogepar.
Air France-KLM (2024)
Representation of Air France-KLM, a leading global airline, on the acquisition of a non-controlling stake in Scandinavian Airlines (SAS AB).
Teleperformance (2023)
Representation of Teleperformance SE, a global digital business services company, on its voluntary cash and share offer to acquire 100 percent of the shares of Majorel for a total consideration of €3 billion.
Groupe BPCE (2022)
Representation of Groupe BPCE, one of the largest banking groups in France, on the acquisition of Bimpli by Swile.
Forvia (2022)
Representation of Forvia, one of the world's largest automotive equipment suppliers, on the acquisition of HELLA through a tender offer, forming the seventh largest automotive technology supplier in the world for a total consideration of €6 billion.
Orange (2020 - 2025)
Representation of Orange, one of the world's leading telecommunications and digital service provider, in various litigation proceedings initiated in France in relation to the representation of employee shareholders on the board of directors.
