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Judith Raoul-Bardy

Judith
Raoul-Bardy

Partner

CONTACT INFO

jraoul@gibsondunn.com

TEL:+33 (0) 1 56 43 13 00

FAX:+33 (0)1 56 43 13 33

Paris

16, avenue Matignon, 75008 Paris, France

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PRACTICE

Mergers and Acquisitions Emerging Companies Fashion, Retail and Consumer Products Media, Entertainment and Technology Private Equity Real Estate Strategic Sourcing and Commercial Transactions

BIOGRAPHY

Judith Raoul-Bardy is a French qualified partner in the Paris office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, where she serves as a member of the firm’s Corporate transactions, Mergers & Acquisition and Private Equity Practice Groups.

Ms. Raoul-Bardy focuses on cross-border and domestic mergers and acquisitions, including strategic investments and private equity transactions. She has experience in advising French and international corporations on matters relating to external growth, cross-border joint-ventures and reorganizations, outsourcing, as well as major investment funds on capital investment and capital development transactions. She has advised clients from various industries, including telecoms, media and entertainment, banking and finance, fashion and consumer products, in the establishment, acquisition, restructuring, and sale of their French operations.

Legal 500 EMEA ranks Ms. Raoul-Bardy for Mergers & Acquisitions, category in which she has been described as a « key practitioner » since 2020. Best Lawyers in France also consistently recommends her for Corporate transactions.

Before joining Gibson Dunn, Ms. Raoul-Bardy spent two years at a leading French law firm developing corporate experience.

Admitted to the Paris Bar, Ms. Raoul-Bardy received a Magistère – DESS-DJCE (post-graduate degree) in Corporate Law from University of Paris II – Panthéon-Assas in 2003. She also graduated with a master’s degree in Business Law (Hons) from the same university in 2002.

She speaks French and English fluently.

Ms. Raoul-Bardy has advised on significant matters for the following clients:

  • Alliance Entreprendre (reference shareholder), Bpifrance and the management of the Acial Group in connection with the acquisition of QIQ QCENTRIS Holding AG, resulting in the combination between the Acial Group and the Qcentris Group, the French and Swiss leaders of “pure players” in Software Testing.
  • Brookfield in connection with a majority investment and the setup of a joint-venture with a BT Immo, French-based partner, with a view to purchase, develop and manage industrial and/or logistics real estate assets in France.
  • Alliance Entreprendre in the acquisition of a controlling stake in Oasys Paris and its subsidiaries, a French HR advisory group.
  • CANAL+ Group, the leading French audiovisual media group and a top player in the production of pay-TV and theme channels and the bundling and distribution of pay-TV services, in connection with the acquisition from Astorg of M7 Group, a leading pay-tv operator nestled in the heart of Europe.
  • The sellers (including the founders and BNP Paribas Développement) of Allegorithmic, a French company founded by Sébastien Deguy, in connection with the sale of a majority stake in Allegorithmic to Adobe
  • Alliance Entreprendre, Siparex and Galia Gestion in connection with the acquisition of Ouvêo Group
  • Alliance Entreprendre and Bpifrance in connection with the acquisition of Copac group
  • Vivendi in the context of the merger of Watchever Group and Dailymotion
  • Crédit Agricole in the acquisition of a 15% stake in CACEIS
  • MSD (known as Merck & Co. Inc. in the United States and Canada) on the unwinding of its European vaccines joint venture with Sanofi Pasteur S.A
  • Zayo Group in the acquisition of Neo Telecoms
  • Coty in the acquisition of Bourjois from Chanel
  • Vivendi in the sale of a 53%-interest in Maroc Telecom (Itissalat-Al-Maghrib) to Etisalat
  • Stanhope Capital on investment in and joint-venture with a French fashion designer
  • Chequers Capital in the sale of European Cargo Services to Alpha
  • CACEIS in the take-over of Groupama Asset Management’s fund administration and custody services
  • Universal in the acquisition of the French animation unit of Mac Guff Ligne (now Illumination Mac Guff)
  • Candover in the acquisition of Alma Consulting Group
  • Credit Agricole in the acquisition of an additional 35%-stake in CACEIS from Natixis
  • Lagardère in the acquisition of a 20% interest in Canal+ France (Pay TV) against 33.33% in Canalsat and cash

 

EDUCATION

Université Panthéon-Assas - 2003 DESS - DJCE

Université Panthéon-Assas - 2003 Maîtrise

ADMISSIONS

France - Avocat au Barreau de Paris

RECENT PUBLICATIONS

Firm News - June 24, 2021 | Best Lawyers in France 2022 Recognizes 18 Gibson Dunn Attorneys
Firm News - June 25, 2020 | Best Lawyers in France 2021 Recognizes 17 Gibson Dunn Attorneys
Firm News - July 1, 2019 | Best Lawyers in France 2020 Recognizes 16 Gibson Dunn Attorneys
Client Alert - September 12, 2017 | The Overhaul of France’s Labor Laws Has Been Launched – What Is Going to Change?
Client Alert - July 24, 2017 | The New Duty to Declare Beneficial Ownership under French Corporate Law
Client Alert - July 20, 2017 | French Market Update – July 2017
Client Alert - February 21, 2017 | French Legal Briefing – France Continues to Adopt the Highest International Standards to Attract Investors
Client Alert - April 5, 2016 | French Legal Briefing – French Government Sends Strong Positive Signals to French and Foreign Businesses
Client Alert - February 24, 2016 | 2015 Year-End French Law Update
Client Alert - July 29, 2015 | French Financial Markets Authority Position-Recommendation on the Disposal and Acquisition of Major Assets by French-Listed Issuers
Client Alert - May 19, 2015 | The Double-Prosecution System Abandoned for French Market Abuse Related Offenses
Client Alert - January 23, 2015 | 2014 Year-End French Law Update
Client Alert - July 22, 2014 | 2014 Mid-Year French Law Update
Client Alert - May 16, 2014 | French Decree Requires Government Approval for Foreign Investments in Strategic Business Sectors
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