Léa Menaut
Biography
Overview
Léa Menaut is an associate in the EMEA Corporate M&A team of our Global Mergers & Acquisitions practice at White & Case.
Fluent in French and English, Léa is involved in corporate transactions in all manner of M&A, including both domestic and cross-border mergers and acquisitions (private equity transactions and industrial M&A), financial and/or operational restructuring as well as real estate transactions.
Prior to joining the Firm in September 2022, Léa acquired experience in M&A departments of several high profile law firms in Paris.
Experience
Her recent significant experience includes:
Kindred (2024)
Representation of gaming giant Kindred Group (Kindred) on its public takeover by France-based independent betting and gaming company La Française des Jeux SA (FDJ).
Groupe BPCE (2024)
Representation of Groupe BPCE in connection with its acquisition of Société Générale Equipment Finance, one of the European leading providers of industrial equipment lease financing.
Acquisition of Société Générale Equipment Finance by Groupe BPCE (2024)
Representation of Groupe BPCE in connection with its acquisition of Société Générale Equipment Finance, one of the European leading providers of industrial equipment lease financing.
Joint-venture between Axa Reim France and in'li (2021)*
Advising Axa in connection with a joint venture agreement entered into with in'li regarding their investment in a newly created property company owning a portfolio of c.9,800 residential units in the greater Paris region.
Acqusition of Kley by AXA IM - Real Assets (2019)*
Advising Axa in connection with the sale by Oaktree Capital Management of its majority stake in the "Groupe Kley".
* Transactions worked on prior to join White & Case
