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ndecourtivron@levinekeszler.com

Nicolas de Courtivron

PARTNER
MEMBER OF THE PARIS BAR

about

Nicolas de Courtivron practices in the area of private equity and mergers & acquisitions, across numerous industrial and financial sectors, especially healthcare, leisure, technology and B to B services. He advises purchasers and sellers, whether private equity funds, companies, family shareholders, entrepreneurs or managers, French or foreign, in connection with complex corporate transactions, including stock or asset acquisitions and divestures, spin-offs, leveraged buyouts. 

Nicolas is particularly recognized for his dealmaking and constructive approach. His clients highlight his legal skills, business sense and availability.

Nicolas joined Levine Keszler in 2018 as Partner, after having worked at McDermott Will & Emery, AyacheSalama and Shearman & Sterling.

education

University of Exeter, LLM, Business and Economics Law (2006)
University of Paris Ouest Nanterre La Défense, Master’s II, Private Law (2005)
University of Paris Ouest Nanterre La Défense, Master’s I, Business Law (2004)

experience

• Advising the management of a communication agency in connection with the takeover of the company
• Advising Socotec in connection with the acquisition of Levage Manutention Formation
• Advising the co-founder of a business intelligence and big data consultancy firm in connection with the sale of its stake in the company
• Advising Omnes Capital on the OBO transaction of Castor & Pollux financed by mezzanine bonds
• Advising Socotec in connection with the acquisition of ASCAUDIT
• Advising the management of an asset management consultancy company under LBO in the context of the implementation of a management package
• Advising Pechel and Bpifrance in connection with a LBO transaction on Groupe Louis Tellier
• Advising Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations in connection with several investments
• Advising Socotec in connection with the acquisition of URBADS and URBYCOM
• Advising Ardian and ISATIS Capital in connection with a LBO transaction on Digital Value
• Advising Socotec in connection with the acquisition of S2M
• Advising Banque des Territoires de la Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations in connection with an invesmtent in Hoche Maisons de Santé
• Advising Docebo in connection with the acquisition of forMetris
• Advising Socotec in connection with the acquisition of group Cementys
• Advising a private equity fund in the acquisition of a company specialised in the development of public private partnerships
• Advising a private equity fund in connection with a LBO transaction on a management consultancy
• Advising Socotec in connection with the disposal of the Oil & Gas activity
• Advising SGH Medical Pharma in connection with the acquisitions of Eskiss Packaging and Laboratoire Dosapharm
• Advising the founder and shareholders of Buymanager in connection with the sale to the US company Supplyframe
• Advising SGH Medical Pharma in connection with the acquisition of Rovipharm
• Advising SGH Medical Pharma in connection with the acquisition of RR Plastiques
• Advising the founder in connection with the sale of Easylog to the australian company WiseTech Global
• Advising Alven Capital, Serena Capital and minority shareholders in connection with the sale of TextMaster to Technicis Group
• Advising a family group in connection to a project to acquire an automotive distribution group
• Advising Socotec and its shareholders (Cobepa and Five Arrows Principal Investments) in connection with the acquisition of AJA Registrars in the United Kingdom
• Advising a consortium of private equity funds, Gimv et Mérieux Développement in connection with a LBO transaction on Stiplastics Healthcaring
• Advising CM-CIC Investissement in connection with a fundraising of OpenHealth Company
• Advising a cosmetics group on setting up joint-ventures abroad
• Advising Atlas For Men in connection with the refinancing of the group
• Advising a family office in connection with a majority equity participation
• Advising Socotec and its shareholders (Cobepa and Five Arrows Principal Investments) in connection with the acquisition of ESG in the United Kingdom
• Advising a private equity fund in connection with a LBO transaction on a CDMO
• Advising HLD and Didier Tabary (president of Filorga) in connection with the acquisition of Le Couvent des Minimes from L’Occitane International
• Advising Activa Capital in connection with a LBO transaction on Atlas For Men
• Advising Sparring Capital in connection with the sale of the Group Demeco
• Advising the management team of Mecaplast in connection with a LBO with Equistone
• Advising TUI France in connection with the acquisition of Transat France
• Advising Activa Capital in connection with a LBO transaction on Mecadaq Group
• Advising Antin Infrastructure in connection with the acquisition of minority stake in FPS Towers held by Bouygues Telecom’s
• Advising the founder in connection to the sale of Alfi
• Advising Sparring Capital in connection with the sale of its majority stake in Furnotel Group
• Advising I’Car Systems and its shareholder Argos Wityu in connection with the sale of its R2/R3 assets