Paul Sautier
Paul advises funds and listed and unlisted companies on sales, acquisitions, and investments transactions.
He is also involved in the negotiation or renegotiation and setting-up of partnership agreements, joint ventures and management packages.
He has extensive experience in securities transactions and issuance of complex securities.
Paul has assisted many shareholders in reorganizing their shareholdings and restructuring their corporate governance.
Experience
- Partner at Frieh, Brault & Associés since 2024
- Associate in Frieh, Brault & Associés (2018-2024)
- Associate in Dentons (2016-2018)
Education
- Master II in Business Law, Université Paris I Panthéon Sorbonne (2014)
- Master I in Management, Université Paris I Panthéon Sorbonne (2013)
- Master I in Business Law, Université Paris I Panthéon Sorbonne (2013)
- Bi-licence (dual 3-year degree in law and management), Université Paris I Panthéon Sorbonne (2012)
Examples of deals on which Paul Sautier was involved include
- 2024: Paul advised the Ensio group on the acquisition of SIR, a company specializing in network and connection manufacturing and maintenance.
- 2023: Paul advised the Meeschaert group on the acquisition of Mandarine Gestion.
- 2023: Paul advised the Meeschaert group on several regulatory capital increases.
- 2023: Paul advised the Meeschaert group on the setting-up of a voluntary profit-sharing plan (intéressement) for top managers and employees.
- 2023: Paul advised Prosol (founding partner of the Grand Frais network) on the preparation of a proposed partnership with the Casino group.
- 2023: Paul advised Foncière Roy René on the incorporation of a joint venture with the Forest group and CECAZ and the acquisition of a building complex in Nice.
- 2023: Paul advised the controlling partner of the Océalliance group on the setting-up of a voluntary profit-sharing plan (intéressement) for top managers and employees.
- 2023: Paul advised Clinique des Champs-Elysées on the setting-up of a voluntary profit-sharing plan (intéressement) for top managers, employees and partners.
- 2022: Paul advised the Emera group on the acquisition of the EHPAD LV Care group, leader in Jersey, Guernsey and the Isle of Man, and the simultaneous sale of buildings owned by the group to an institutional investor.
- 2022: Paul advised the Coyote group on a recapitalization transaction.
- 2022: Paul advised the Ensio group (former Sade Telecom) on three strategic acquisitions (I3S, VTPS and Réseautel).
- 2022: Paul advised the owners of several luxury restaurants and brasseries on the Côte d’Azur on the contribution of their assets to a joint venture and the structuring of the company’s governance.
- 2022: Paul advised the founders of the Armen fund on the structuring of their agreements.
- 2021: Paul advised the LFPI (La Financière Patrimoine d’Investissement) group on the acquisition of the Meeschaert group from its historical partners.
- 2021: Paul advised the LFPI group on the sale of Uperio (holding of the Matebat group in France and Arcomet group in Belgium) to the investment fund TowerBrook Capital Partners.
- 2021: Paul advised the founder of the LFPI group on reorganizing his assets.
- 2021: Paul advised the Emera group on the acquisition of the EHPAD LV Care group, a major player in care services for the elderly in Ireland.
- 2020: Paul advised Montefiore on the acquisition of the Ensio group (former Sade Telecom) from Sade-CGTH (Veolia Group).
- 2020: Paul Michel advised la Foncière Roy René on bond issue of the Bourdoncle group.
- 2020: Paul advised the Uperio group on the acquisition of interests in a joint venture held by P&J Crane Systems LLC.
- 2019: Paul advised the founders of Emera in the sale of the group to the Naxicap and Ardian funds and their reinvestment in the acquisition holding company.
- 2019: Paul advised the majority shareholder of Château d’Esclans, Alix AM, on the sale of his stake to LVMH-Moët Hennessy.
- 2019: Paul advised the LFPI group on the refinancing, capital restructuring and setting-up of a voluntary profit-sharing plan (intéressement)in Uperio (in connection with the merger of the Matebat group in France and the Arcomet group in Belgium).
- 2019: Paul advised Alix AM on the sale of the Paryseine and Mermoz buildings to Cromwell Property Group.
- 2019: Paul advised the Prudentia Capital fund on the acquisition of a majority stake in the French-German group, George Mathai.
