Martin Berton
Martin Berton
Martin Berton
Martin Berton

Biography

Martin Berton is an associate in the Corporate M&A team of the Global Mergers & Acquisitions practice at White & Case.

Prior to joining White & Case as an associate in 2021, Martin Berton worked at several high-profile international law firms and listed companies in Paris and London.

Experience

His recent experience includes:

Emeria (2025)
Representation of Emeria, a leading European provider of technology-enabled real estate services on the sale of Assurimo to Odealim.

iQera (2025)
Representation of the outgoing shareholders on the financial restructuring of iQera, a European leader in debt management and debt purchasing.

Hg (2025/2020)
Representation of Hg, a leading investor in European and transatlantic software and services businesses in connection with:

  • the sale of its majority stake in French company SmartTrade Technologies to global private equity firm TA Associates.
  • the acquisition by Téthys Invest and GIC, of a minority stake in Septeo Group.
  • the build-up acquisition by SmartTrade Technologies (a portfolio company of Hg) of TickTrade Inc.
  • its investment in Septeo group, a leading system software editor dedicated to legal professions, real estate managers and in-house counsels headquartered in France.

Vanderlande Industries Holding B.V. (2025)
Representation of Vanderlande Industries Holding B.V., a 100% subsidiary of Toyota Industries Corporation and industry leader in the intralogistics sector specialized in the warehousing, parcel and airport segments, on its acquisition of Siemens' airport logistics business.

Cobepa (2024)
Representation of investment company Cobepa, in connection with:

  • the acquisition of a majority stake in Ascentiel Groupe, a leading digital insurance brokerage platform providing property and casualty cover for individuals and small businesses in several specialty areas, from IK Partners and ISAI.
  • the acquisition by Bpifrance and sovereign wealth fund Mubadala Investment Company, of a minority stake in Socotec group's capital.

Welcome to the Jungle (2024/2023)
Representation of Welcome to the Jungle, the leading French employer branding and recruitment platform, in connection with:

  • its acquisition of Lymia, a French startup specializing in AI-based candidate sourcing.
  • its acquisition of Otta, a British job search platform for candidates.

Fondation Santé Service (2024)
Representation of Fondation Santé Service, the leading French player in home hospitalization, on its acquisition of all Hospitalisation à Domicile and Services de Soins Infirmiers à Domicile activities in France from Clariane.

Stuart (SRT Group) (2023)
Representation of Stuart (SRT Group), a delivery platform, on its sale to the international investment fund Mutares by Geopost SA, Europe's largest parcel delivery network and a subsidiary of La Poste Group.

AGIC Capital (2023)
Representation of AGIC Capital, a growth-oriented European-Asian private equity firm on its acquisition of a majority stake in Pure Trade, a major player in the promotional products and high-end packaging markets for leading luxury and cosmetics brands, alongside key management team.

Lotte Energy Materials (2023)
Representation of Lotte Energy Materials in its equity investment in Enwires, a French startup specializing in silicon anodes for batteries.

Focus Entertainment (2023)
Representation of Focus Entertainment, one of Europe's leading video game publishers and developers, listed on Euronext Paris, on its acquisition of 100% of Railsimulator.com, the parent company of Dovetail Games' group (DTG), a UK-based developer / gaming studio in the train simulation genre, alongside senior management.

Vusion Group (2023)
Representation of Vusion Group, a worldwide leader in retail IoT, in connection with:

  • its acquisition of In the Memory.
  • its acquisition of a majority stake in Believe.

Eurazeo (2022)
Representation of Eurazeo in connection with its investment in Sevetys, one of the largest veterinary clinics platforms in France with more than 200 clinics.

FREO Group (2022)
Representation of FREO Group, an independent European real estate investor, developer and asset manager on (i) its joint venture with Cheyne Capital Management (UK) LLP and (ii) their acquisition of Groupe Confiance, a French real estate group.

IFS (2022)
Representation of Swedish software group IFS on the creation of the joint venture Arcwide, with BearingPoint, providing consulting and technology services for the IFS Cloud solution.

Abeille Assurances (2022)
Representation of Abeille Assurances (a Groupe Aéma brand, formerly Aviva France) in its acquisition of a majority stake in a French financial broker specialized in wealth management and savings plans.

Nexity (2021)*
Representation of Neximmo 39, a Nexity affiliate, France's leading integrated real estate group, on its sale of Century 21 France to Arche (holding company of the Citya group).

Cero Generation (2021)*
Representation of Cero Generation, one of Europe's largest solar energy developers and an affiliate of Macquarie Group Limited, on its sale of a 45% stake in Green Lighthouse Développement (GLHD) together with GLHD's founders, to EDF Renouvelables.

Renault Group (2021)*
Representation of Renault Group, a dominant player in the automotive industry, on the creation of the joint venture HYVIA, with Plug Power Inc. (NASDAQ: PLUG), a world leader in turnkey hydrogen and fuel cell solutions.

*Transactions worked on prior to joining White & Case

Paris
Master
Business Law and Management, Programme Grande École
EDHEC
Master 2
Business Law
Université Catholique de Lille
French
English
Spanish

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