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bbriand@levinekeszler.com

Benjamin Briand

PARTNER
MEMBER OF THE PARIS BAR

about

Benjamin Briand’s practice focuses on Venture Capital. He advises French and international entrepreneurs and investors (accelerators, business angels, VC funds) in the context of fundraising operations (Seed, Series A, Bridge…) and on the business law issues they face (incorporation, ESOP, exit, contracts). He has acquired a particular expertise within start-up and scale up tech companies (saas, impact, artificial intelligence, sports, e-commerce and mobility).

Benjamin is also involved in structured finance in the context of bonds and bank financings (real estate, LBO, venture debt). He acts for both lenders and borrowers. In particular, he advises crowdfunding funds in the context of real estate private debt transactions.

Benjamin Briand has joined Levine Keszler in 2023 after having worked at McDermott Will & Emery and having launched its own boutique.

education

Paris I Panthéon Sorbonne (2014)
Sciences Po Paris – Ecole de Droit (2013)
University of Toronto – Legal Studies (2010-2011)

experience

• • Advising the founders of Finishers in their €3,3M round
  • Advising Mercialys and Bouygues Immobilier in relation with DEPUR Expériences Series A
  • Advising Toklock in connection with their Seed round with Business Angels
  • Advising JoKer Bike in connection with their Seed round with Business Angels
  • Advising Digilityx, a UX consulting agency and start-up studio, in the context of an equity transaction
  • Advising Business Angels in the context of JeudiMerci‘s Seed round
  • Advising the founders of Finishers (ex-Kavval) in their pre-Seed round (BSA AIR) with Business Angels
  • Advising Omnes Capital in a sponsorless mezzanine financing transaction on Castor & Pollux
  • Advising Andera Partners and Arkea Capital in the sponsorless acquisition of Renaud Distribution by its management team
  • Advising Oui Will Accelerator in Moxion Power’s $100M Series B round
  • Advising the founders of The Running Collective, an online running items comparator, in connection with the negotiation of their strategic contracts
  • Advising TYLIA Invest in connection with a €8 million bonds refinancing of a real estate asset located in Paris 8
  • Advising Oui Will Accelerator in the context of the $6M Pre-Series A round (SAFE) of Proof of Impact
  • Advising the founders of V-Factory, an e-logistics agency, in connection with the negotiation of their strategic contracts
  • Advising TYLIA Invest in connection with a €1 million bonds financing for a real estate asset located in Saint Ouen
  • Advising Oui Will Accelerator in connection with a bridge financing in the context of OV Loop’s $50 million Series C round
  • Advising Amsterdam Platform Creation, a Dutch fintech VC fund, in connection with the establishment of Sniptech in France
  • Advising Woolsocks, a fintech company, in connection with its establishment on the French market
  • Advising Oui Will Accelerator in the context of the $3M Seed round of Tenzr Health (Techstars)
  • Advising managers in the context of an LMBO transaction of an economic and data science consulting firm
  • Advising Oui Will Accelerator in the context of the Seed round of ListAcross
  • Advising TYLIA Invest in the context of a €3M bonds financing for a real estate asset located in Cannes
  • Advising the founders of Urban Cuisine in connection with the acquisition of a stake by Shapr Ventures via its “Advisors” program
  • Advising Oui Will Accelerator in connection with the Seed round of Pinch Bank (Visa Tel Aviv)
  • Advising Oui Will Accelerator in the $3M Seed round of Kanarys (Google Accelerator)
  • Advising Sapiance in connection with a venture debt financing in the context of $190 million Series D round of Contentsquare
  • Advising the founders of Zenride in the context of their Seed round with Business Angels
  • Advising Mauna Kea Technologies in connection with a venture debt financing from the European Investment Bank
  • Advising Andera Partners in the setting up of a mezzanine financing for the Bioclinic group
  • Advising Tikehau Capital in connection with the implementation of a unitranche financing for the Astek group
  • Advising the management of Eureka Education and Abénex in connection with the financing of the company and the completion of external growth transactions