Edouard Le Breton
Edouard Le Breton
Edouard Le Breton
Edouard Le Breton

Biography

Edouard Le Breton is a partner in White & Case's Corporate/Mergers & Acquisitions practice in Paris. He advises on the full spectrum of corporate transactions, including domestic and cross-border M&A, private M&A, private equity investments, disposals and joint ventures.

He represents multinational corporates, investment funds and entrepreneurs across a wide range of industries. His experience includes a particular focus on the infrastructure, energy, insurance and financial services sectors.

Edouard joined White & Case in December 2020 from another international law firm in Paris.

Experience

Recent experience includes:

Representation of ABB, a global leader in electrification and automation technologies.

  • on the proposed acquisition of Advantics, a France-based specialist in silicon carbide power conversion solutions.
  • on its initial acquisition of 93.13% of the fully diluted share capital and voting rights of BrightLoop SAS.

Representation of Caisse des Dépôts on the conclusion of agreements with the French State regarding the acquisition from the State of the Société pour le logement intermédiaire (SLI), as well as its stakes in Autoroutes et Tunnel du Mont-Blanc (ATMB) and Société Française du Tunnel Routier du Fréjus (SFTRF) for a total amount of approximately €2.5 billion.

Representation of PDR-Team and Careoss Group, and its founders, on the acquisition of a majority stake by Solvd Group, a subsidiary of Allianz and one of the world's leading companies for digital claims and repair management.

Representation of Bpifrance, the French sovereign fund, and other shareholders of Pasqal, a global leader in neutral atom quantum computing, on the proposed business combination with Bleichroeder Acquisition Corp. II, a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC), with a view to a dual listing on Nasdaq in New York and Euronext in Paris.

Representation of Macquarie and Apex Energies on the sale to Crédit Agricole of a 49%-stake in Actéon Holding, an investment platform wholly owned by Apex Energies, specialized in the development, construction, operation, and maintenance of a portfolio of solar photovoltaic projects.

Representation of Eurazeo, a leading European investment group, on entering into exclusive discussions with a European holding company of Ferrara Candy Company, a top selling sugar candy company in the U.S., regarding the sale of its stake in the CPK Group, the European confectionery and chocolate champion.

Representation of Ecobat, a global leader in battery recycling, on the sale of its battery recycling and specialty lead manufacturing operations in France to Campine NV.

Representation of Mirova, a global asset management company dedicated to sustainable investing and an affiliate of Natixis Investment Managers:

  • on its investment in Solveo Energies.
  • on its €480 million investment in RP Global to accelerate pan-European renewable energy development.

Representation of Banque des Territoires (Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations) on the acquisition by Calypso, an investment platform jointly owned by VALOREM (51%) and Banque des Territoires (Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations) (49%), of a new portfolio comprising 20 solar and wind power plants from VALOREM, an independent green energy operator.

Representation of Matmut, one of the leading French mutual insurance company, in its EUR 925 million potential acquisition of HSBC Assurance Vie (France), the French insurance life company of HSBC.

Representation of TotalEnergies on the acquisition of Malaysian independent gas producer and operator SapuraOMV from OMV and Sapura.

Representation of AGIC Capital, a European-Asian private equity firm with US$2.2 billion of assets under management, on its acquisition, together with key management, of a majority stake in Pure Trade from private equity firm Sparring Capital, the management team and founders.

Representation of Casino Group on the sale, together with Tikehau Capital and French public investment bank Bpifrance, of their majority stake in GreenYellow, the energy subsidiary of Casino group, to Ardian Infrastructure for an enterprise value of €1.4 billion and an equity value of €1.1 billion.

Representation of Eiffage and Arcade-Vyv Group on the first concession contract granted in France for outsourced management of a housing estate owned by the Ministry of Armed Forces for a total amount of more than €7 billion.

Macquarie Asset Management, in a consortium with British Columbia Investment Management Corporation (BCI) and MEAG Munich Ergo Assetmanagement GmbH (MEAG), on its EUR 2.5 billion EV acquisition of Reden Solar, from InfraVia Capital Partners and Eurazeo.

The Board of Directors of ENGIE on the entry of ENGIE into exclusive negotiations with Bouygues for the sale of EQUANS, the global multi-technical services leader for EUR 7.1 billion.

Macif in connection with its majority investment in Crédit Expert, specialized in real estate credit brokerage.

Aéma Groupe, a leading French mutual insurer formed through the combination of Macif Group and Aésio Mutuelle, on entry into exclusive negotiations with Aviva, one of the leading insurers in Europe, to acquire Aviva France for EUR 3.2 billion

Atlas Arteria (listed in Sydney) on its acquisition from Macquarie in APRR and ADELAC alongside Eiffage*

Mirova on the acquisition alongside MEAG of c. 50% shareholding of Indigo Group, the leading word leader in parking and individual mobility, from Ardian*

The founder, shareholders and managers of Magnolia on the LBO sponsored by private equity house Qualium Investissement*

GBL on the acquisition of Webhelp from KKR for EUR 2.4 billion*

Public Investment Fund acting along other major investors on the EUR 4.4 billion acquisition of a 55%-stake in AccorInvest, a world leader in hotel real estate*

RTL Group on the sale of RTL Group’s market-leading French radio family to Groupe M6*

AXA REIM on the acquisition of Data 4 group, the leading owner and operator of data centers in Europe, from Funds managed by Colony Capital*

the founding shareholders, managers and private equity investment house Initiative & Finance on the sale of the Filiassur group to Tikehau Capital*

Goldman Sachs on its investment in Meilleurtaux.com group*

*Transactions worked on previous to joining White & Case

Paris
Master 2, Business and Tax Law
Université Paris II, Panthéon-Assas
Master 1, Business Law
Université Paris II, Panthéon-Assas
French
English

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