Proskauer Rose LLP

Jeremy Scemama is a partner in Proskauer's Corporate Department and a member of our Private Equity and Mergers & Acquisitions Groups. Jeremy has been working for more than 20 years with listed and non-listed industrial and services groups on their corporate finance operations, restructuring and external growth operations. Jeremy also advises investment funds on leveraged buyouts, venture capital and development capital transactions. While working for corporate groups and investments funds, he has developed an extensive experience in transactions involving securities matters (tender offers, pipe transactions, squeeze out, public to private transactions). Jeremy's clients include Montefiore Investment, PAI partners, The Carlyle Group, MML Capital, Alpha Private Equity, European Camping Group, Worldline, and Groupe Premium. Publications SPACs in France, an original vehicle for accessing financial markets, likely to develop in France?, La Lettre des Juristes d'Affaires (LJA), April 2021 Overview of the contractual engineer of M&A operations: latest trends in France and internationally a market already in transition? Mergers & Acquisitions Magazine, no. 314, January-February 2021

Mathilde Pépin

Mathilde Pépin is an associate in the Labor & Employment Department in Proskauer's Paris office. She previously worked as a judicial assistant at the labor chamber of the Rouen Court of Appeal, as an in-house counsel trainee at Sephora and Barclays and as a trainee lawyer at several law firms. She advises national and international companies on all aspects of individual and collective employment issues. She also assists clients in their contentious matters. She has developed her experience on data privacy law in particular by working on the practical implications of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

Matthieu Lampel

Matthieu Lampel is a partner in Proskauer's Corporate Department and a member of our Private Equity and Mergers & Acquisitions Groups. Matthieu advises investment funds on leveraged buyouts, venture capital and development capital transactions, as well as domestic and international clients in a wide variety of M&A transactions. His practice focuses on a broad range of industry sectors, including financial services, healthcare, energy, technology and consumer goods & retail. Matthieu also advises managers in the negotiation of their status and their remuneration, as well as in the context of operations with investment funds. He also has significant experience advising industrial and private equity clients in obtaining clearance from the relevant authorities in connection with French foreign investment regulations. Matthieu’s clients include Bridgepoint, The Carlyle Group, Experienced Capital and Eurazeo PME. Publications Reversal of jurisprudence in matters of criminal liability of legal persons in the context of a merger-absorption, Mergers & Acquisitions Magazine, March-April 2021, Les Echos Executives, December 2020 Matthieu Lampel is a regular contributor to The Private Equity Review - Law Business Research

Maud Manon

Maud Manon is a partner in Proskauer's Corporate Department and a member of the Finance and Private Credit Groups. With 25 years' experience, Maud's practice focuses on LBOs and leveraged acquisition finance, representing financial institutions (mainly debt funds) as well as sponsors and borrowers. Maud’s experience extends to the acquisition finance of listed companies, public offerings and block acquisitions. She also advises debtors, creditors and/or sponsors in the context of complex leverage debt restructuring operations. Maud’s clients include in particular ICG, Barings, Eurazeo, Pemberton, BlackRock, BOI, Bridgepoint, Bridgepoint Credit, The Carlyle Group, Marlin Equity, Tikehau, BNP Paribas, Capza, Artemid and Montefiore.

Stephanie Martinier

Stéphanie Martinier is a special international corporate counsel in Proskauer's Corporate Department, working in the Paris office. Stéphanie advises French and international clients on the legal aspects of their investments in France. She has worked on a wide range of corporate transactions, including business acquisitions and sales (both for industrial clients and private equity funds), and joint ventures, and has been involved in the negotiation of sensitive commercial contracts. In addition, she has built long-term relationships with her clients advising them in this context on compliance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and other French data privacy regulations. Stéphanie has also developed expertise in the restructuring of corporate groups, in the negotiation of management packages and in dealing with the corporate aspects of the departure of top executives. In addition, she manages the pro bono work of the Paris office and, as part of this commitment, provides training on the legal aspects of the creation of a business to young entrepreneurs through the program run by the not-for-profit Yes Akademia.

Xavier Norlain

Xavier Norlain is a partner in Proskauer's Corporate Department and a member of our Private Equity and Mergers & Acquisitions Groups. Xavier advises investment funds on leveraged buyouts, venture capital and development capital transactions, as well as industrial and services groups on their corporate finance operations, restructuring and external growth transactions. Xavier also advises managers in the negotiation of their status and their remuneration, as well as in the context of operations with investment funds. Xavier’s clients include Bpifrance, Bridgepoint, The Carlyle Group, Eurazeo, Circet and Sodexo. Publications Quoted in Les Echos Capital Finance “LBO, the end of golden years?”, December 2022 Trends and Developments for Private Equity in France. Chambers Global Practice Guides, 2021 L’attractivité du secteur de la profession d’avocat pour les femmes en question, La Semaine du Droit, Edition générale, n° 10, March 2021 Introduction à la seconde édition du Guide Numérique. La Lettre des Juristes d'Affaires, 2019 La Défense écartelée. Centre d’étude et de prospective stratégique, April 2017 Les dernières tendances en matière de Capital Transmission et pratiques des « préemptives ». Les Echos Business, August 2016 Principales tendances des pratiques M&A comparées seton la typologie de profil des opérateurs: Private Equity vs. Corporate. Les Echos Business, January 2016 A favorable outlook in France. M&A Guide 2016, January 2016

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