Gatienne Brault

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Gatienne Brault assists her clients suing a combination of negotiation skills, strategic vision, and an innovative approach to overcoming obstacles, while keeping the main focus: legal certainty and efficiency. Her experience in litigation matters often enables her to find compromises benefiting all parties involved.

In 2000, after 15 years of experience in M&A, Gatienne chose to follow the entrepreneurial path and created the firm Gatienne Brault & Associés.

In 2024, she joined Frieh, Brault & Associés with the aim of contributing to the rise of a young generation of talented lawyers.

Experience

  • Frieh, Brault & Associés
  • Gatienne Brault & Associés
  • Ginestié Paley-Vincent & Associés
  • Jeantet Associés

Education

  • Double degree in law and translation

Examples of deals on which Gatienne Brault was involved include

  • 2024: Gatienne advised the Ginto Hôtel group on the acquisition of the Saint Louis hotel (Marseille) and an investment in the Pilgrim hotel (Paris).
  • 2024: Gatienne advised Graitec, publisher and integrator of BIM design and manufacturing software, on the acquisition of the Prodware Innovation Design business line from the Prodware group.
  • 2024: Gatienne advised Side Elqano, which is strengthening its stake in the company Elqano, an artificial intelligence solution integrated into Microsoft Teams to connect teams within the same organization.
  • 2024: Gatienne advised the Westcoast group, distributor of IT products, as part of its internal restructuring.
  • 2024: Sale of Finexfi, a sustainable development specialist, to KPMG.
  • 2023: Sale of Matsuri (Japanese restaurants) to a consortium led by A. de Schompré and L. de Gourcuff.
  • 2023: Acquisition by Newrest of a Mauritian collective catering company.
  • 2023: Acquisition by Columna Funds of a stake in Physidia, designer of home dialysis devices.
  • 2022: Fundraising deal for Jimmy Energy, designer of a micro-nuclear reactor that produces decarbonized heat.
  • 2022: Acquisition by Newrest of Sodexo’s Moroccan collective catering subsidiary.
  • 2022: Acquisition of LT Piver, one of France’s oldest perfumers, through an LBO.
  • 2022: Acquisition of a stake by Side in the capital of Elqano, a Microsoft Teams integrated AI solution to connect teams of a same organization.
  • 2021: Acquisition of the Chullanka group by the Approach group, specializing in outdoor sportwear.
  • 2021: LBO on the Maison Pierre group, a single-family home manufacturer.
  • 2021: Withdrawal of BPI from the capital of Javaux, a technical foam manufacturer and converter, through an OBO.
  • 2020: LBO via acquisition by the Capza funds of a stake in the capital of Eurofeu.
  • 2017-2024: Creation of the hotel group Ginto Hôtel through successive acquisitions.
  • 2015-2024: Growth and development of the News Tank group, which develops a network of strategic information agencies for management teams.
  • 2006-2024: Assistance to the Vygon group, a medical device manufacturer, in their external growth transactions.