Simon Martin-Gousset

Bpifrance (2025)
Representation of the French national investment bank on its sovereign strategic investment, alongside Clayton Dubilier & Rice LLC (CD&R), in Opella Healthcare, the France based consumer Healthcare company marketing Doliprane, as part of Sanofi's divesture.

Racing Club de Lens (2024-2025)
Representation of professional football club Racing Club de Lens on several maters, including its change of corporate governance, international structured financings and the disputed transfer of Brice Samba and Seko Fofana to Rennes.

Shiftmove – Battery (2024)
Representation of the German-Swiss group Shiftmove and its controlling shareholder (US Private Equity Fund, Battery) in the 100% acquisition of the Optimum Automotiv group, a specialist in technological solutions and data for connected vehicles.

Loulou Group (2024)
Representation of high-end restaurant chain Loulou Group, along with its major shareholders and executives, on the sale of the control of the Loulou Group to the casino and hotel Group Barrière.

Onepoint (2024)
Representation of the investors' consortium led by David Layani's Onepoint in relation with its contemplated investment in Atos SE and with the financial restructuring of Atos SE.

Beyond Aero (2024)
Representation of Beyond Aero, a company that develops hydrogen-powered electric business aircraft, in connection with its US-led Series A equity financing round.

CPI Property Group (2024)
Representation of CPIPG with regards to the allegations made and campaign conducted by short seller activist Muddy Waters.

BNP Paribas & Goldman Sachs (2024)
Representation of BNP Paribas and Goldman Sachs Europe as presenting banks for the takeover bid launched by a consortium composed of TCV, EQT and founder Denis Ladegaillerie, for all outstanding shares in listed company Believe.

ORPEA / Emeis (2022 - 2024)

• Representation of care home provider ORPEA / Emeis on its precedent-setting financial restructuring, including:
• Representation on the related investment of French public institution Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations;
• Representation in the appeals lodged before the Paris Court of Appeal by certain minority shareholders and creditors against the decision of the Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF) granting an exemption from the obligation to file a takeover bid for the Company's securities;
• Representation before the Commercial Courts in several disputes initiated by creditors and shareholders;
• Representation on its accelerated safeguard plan, which was approved by the Nanterre Specialized Commercial Court;
• Representation on the agreement on a preliminary financial restructuring plan reached with its main banking partners, in the context of a conciliation procedure.

Ornikar (2021 - 2024)
Representation of Next40 scale-up Ornikar in several maters, including the equity investment by KKR and Eurazeo.

Moma group (2024)
Representation of Moma group, France's leading independent hospitality and catering group, as well as its controlling shareholder, in connection with Butler Industries' investment.

Racing Club de Lens (2023)
Representation of the French professional football club Racing Club Lens and its majority shareholder on the indirect acquisition of a stake in its capital by the Hauts-de-France Region and the Mulliez Family.

Mazarine Group (2023)
Representation of luxury event organizer Mazarine Group and its main shareholder on the leverage transaction inclusive of the investment by LBO France.

Elliott Investment Management (2021-2023)
Representation of Elliott in several investments in French listed companies and other strategic matters.

Air Austral (2022-2023)
Representation of Air Austral airline in relation with its financial restructuring and the related litigation.

Luko (2022)
Representation of Next40 scale-up Luko on its 100% cross-border acquisition of Coya AG, a german insur-tech company, and on its 100% acquisition of Unkle, the French specialist of insurance unpaid rent.

CVC Capital Partners (2022)
Representation of CVC Capital Partners in its landmark investment in France's Ligue de Football Professionnel (LFP), related to the creation of a commercial subsidiary intended to support the financing of professional and amateur football clubs.

MerConcept, Kresk & Mr. François Gabart (2022)
Representation of MerConcept, Kresk & Mr. François Gabart in its successful litigation before the Paris Tribunal Judiciaire to secure its participation to the Route du Rhum, legendary solo transatlantic yacht race.

Arianee (2021-2022)
Representation of Arianee, the leading platform for web3 solutions for brands, as well as historical shareholders, as part of several equity investments led by US Tiger Capital (2022) and Bpifrance / ISAI (2021).

Kresk, SVR & Lazartigue (2021)
Representation of Kresk, its brands and its founder in connection with its acquisition of a new Ultim - the ocean racing trimaran built by the MerConcept racing team - from the French mutual insurance group MACIF.

Revaia Capital (2021)
Representation of Revaia, a leading growth equity investor as part of its leading investment in the Series B of Planity, the French leader in beauty salon reservation.

Bpifrance (2021)
Representation of the French national investment bank on its strategic sovereign investment, alongside SK Capital, in SEQENS, a worldwide leader in the development and production of active ingredients, pharmaceutical intermediates and specialty ingredients, as part of Eurazeo's divestiture.

Bluebell Capital (2021)
Representation of Bluebell Capital in its successfull activist campaign at Danone.

Etablissement Peugeot Frère & Peugeot Invest (2021)
Representation of Etablissement Peugeot Frère and Peugeot Invest in various corporate reorganization and governance matters.

Oaktree Capital Management (2021)
Representation of Oaktree Capital Management in several matters, including (i) the quasi equity financing of the hotel asset manager Paris Inn in order to refinance certain of its existing indebtedness and new development projects in France and (ii) the change of governance and refinancing of listed Foraco International, a leading global provider of mineral drilling services listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange.

Davidson Kempner Capital Management (2020-2021)
Representation of Davidson Kempner in the context of his minority investment in Suez in the context of Veolia's hostile and successful takeover bid.

Amber Capital (2020-2021)
Representation of Amber Capital on in its successful judicial activist campaign at media group Lagardère, culminating in Lagardère SCA significant of change of governance structure and in Vivendi's CAC 40 takeover bid.

Dream Yacht Group (2020-2021)
Representation of Dream Yacht Group, the world's second largest yacht charter company, on the acquisition by Czech fund PPF and Groupe Bénéteau of a majority stake in Dream Yacht Group as part of a global financial restructuring of the group.