Nathalie Nègre-Eveillard

Partner, Paris

Biography

Overview

Nathalie advises companies and investors on M&A, LBO's and other corporate law concerns, both in France and internationally.

Her M&A knowledge is matched by her experience in private equity assisting international sponsors, family offices, institutional investors, portfolio companies and management teams throughout the full investment cycle.

She is able to support firms through corporate restructurings and distressed M&A transactions, offering help with equity reorganizations or debt-for-control restructuring.

Nathalie has handled multi-million Euro transactions for major companies, including some landmark deals, and a number of cross-border projects, with a focus on tech/software, consumer, business services and automotive sectors.

Bars and Courts
Paris Bar
Education
Master in Business Law
Université Paris XI, Jean Monnet
Master in Management
École des Hautes Études Commerciales (HEC)
Paris
Languages
French
English

Experience

Icade Santé (2023)
Representation of healthcare property investor Icade Santé and its minority shareholders Predica, Sogecap and BNP Paribas Cardif on the sale of Icade's stake in Icade Santé to European real estate asset management platform Primonial REIM.

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

Sogecap & BNP Paribas Cardif (2022)
Representation of Sogecap and BNP Paribas Cardif in connection with the acquisition from Unibail Rodamco Westfield of 45% of share capital from the company owning Westfield Carré Sénart shopping centre.

Mérieux Equity Partners (2021)
Representation of Mérieux Equity Partners in relation to its minority investment alongside Yves Journel to strengthen its position in DomusVi, one of the leading operators in the medical and social sector in Europe.

Casino Group (2021)
Representation of Casino Group on the sale of its subsidiary FLOA to BNP Paribas, and on the establishment of a partnership between Casino Group and BNP Paribas to develop fractional payments activity 'FLOA PAY'.

Apave Group (2021)
Representation of Apave Group and its shareholder GAPAVE on the investment by PAI Partners, a European private equity firm, in the capital of the Apave Group.

SoftBank Latin America Fund (2021)
Representation of SoftBank Latin America Fund, one of the largest investment funds in Latin America targeting the tech sector, on its investment in a US$200 million Series D round for French start-up Swile.

Ebro Foods S.A. (2021)
Representation of leading Spanish agri-food group Ebro Foods S.A. on its entry into exclusive negotiations with CVC Capital Partners VIII for the proposed disposal of the Panzani® dry pasta, couscous, sauces and semolina business.

Apave Group (2021)
Representation of the Apave Group and its shareholder GAPAVE on the investment by PAI Partners, a European private equity firm, in the capital of the Apave Group.

Aptean (2021)
Advised US tech group Aptean in connection with the acquisition of French PLM software company, Lascom.

BNP Paribas Cardif (2021)
Advised BNP Paribas Cardif in connection with its investment, through a joint-venture with Korian and EDF Invest, in a portfolio of 81 assets of healthcare ("EPADH") located in France, Germany, Belgium and Italy rent to Korian on the basis of approximately €1 bn.

Hg (2020)
Advised Hg, Europe's leading software investor, in connection with its investment in Septeo group, a European leader in LegalTech based in France.

Cobepa (2020)
Advised Cobepa in connection with the acquisition of Gerflor group from ICG.

Nestlé (2020)
Advised Nestlé S.A. in connection with the sale of 60% stake of Herta to Casa Tarradellas.

Hg (2020)
Advised Hg in connection with its investment in smartTrade, a software dedicated to trading and finance.

SES-imagotag (2019)
Advised SES-imagotag in connection with its partnership with Bossard Group in the field of industrial and logistics IoT solutions. The cooperation will be consolidated under he newly formed company PDi Digital GmbH.

Faurecia (2019)
Advised Faurecia, technology leader in the automotive industry, in its signature with Michelin, world leader in tyres and sustainable mobility, of a joint venture agreement to create a joint venture bringing together all of Michelin's fuel cell related activities - including its subsidiary Symbio – with those of Faurecia.

Mérieux Equity Partners (2019)
Advised Mérieux Equity Partners on:

  • its acquisition alongside ICG of Doc Generici, Italian pharmaceutical company sold by CVC Capital Partners;
  • its acquisition alongide IK Partners of Mabtech AB, a Swedish biotech specialized in antibodies.

Swedish Steel AB (2019)
Advised Swedish Steel AB ("SSAB") in connection with the acquisition of Abraservice from Jacquet Metal Group.

Group of French leading institutional investors (2019)
Advised a group of French leading institutional investors composed of Cardif, Sogecap, Predica and CNP Assurances in relation to their acquisition of circa 41% of Icade Healthcare Europe, a fund dedicated to investments in real estate healthcare premises in Europe (especially, in Germany, Italy and Spain). The fund is expected to reach €1.5 Billion of investments until 2023.

Société Générale Insurance (2018)
Advised Société Générale Insurance (formerly Sogecap) on the acquisition by Sogecap of 100% of the OPCI Altafund, which holds a building of office premises of 27,000m2 of floor space in Neuilly-sur-Seine. The deal won "Best Refurbished Building" category, at MIPIM 2019 Awards.

Tikehau Capital (2018)
Advised asset management and investment group Tikehau Capital on its acquisition of Ace Management, a French asset management company dedicated to the aerospace, defence and cybersecurity sectors.

Cobepa (2018)
Advised Cobepa and the other shareholders of Exclusive France Holding SAS, on the 1.3 billion sale of Exclusive Group to Permira, an international investment firm based in London, UK. Exclusive Group connects emerging and growing technology providers around the world to the EMEA markets through its Super VAD value-added distribution model. Exclusivity has been granted on 10 April 2018 and signing of the share purchase agreement is expected to occur in the coming days once the consultation process with the employees has been completed.

Saferoad (2018)
Advised Saferoad Holding ASA, the listed Norway-based company engaged in designing, manufacturing and installation of products that improve the standard of road safety and infrastructure, on the acquisition of a 60% stake in Tubosider France S.A.S, a France-based company which manufactures and installs underground drains and ponds for storm water, overhead storage tanks, silos and guardrails, from Tubosider S.p.A., an Italy-based company engaged in the production and distribution of steel culverts and other steel products for road applications, for an undisclosed consideration.

Teollisuuden Voima Oyj (2018)
Advised Teollisuuden Voima Oyj, a Finnish electricity producer, on the negotiation of a global settlement agreement which ends its arbitration against French nuclear group Areva and German technology group Siemens in relation to the Olkiluoto 3 EPR (OL3 EPR) project in Finland.

SES-imagotag (2014-2018)
Advised SES-imagotag, a specialist in digital solutions for retail commerce and global leader in smart digital labels, on a number of transactions including on

  • the acquisition by E Ink Holdings of a minority stake in SES-imagotag for 26 million, and on their strategic partnership with E Ink Holdings.
  • its proposed partnership with, and acquisition by, BOE Technology Group, a leader in the semiconductor display industry and 'Internet of Things' technologies, to strengthen its global and technological leadership. The main shareholders of SES-imagotag entered into exclusive negotiations with BOE Technology for the disposal of a majority stake in SES-imagotag representing 55 percent of its capital at a price of €30 per share, valuing the entire capital at approximately €410 million on a diluted basis.

Cardif, Diversipierre and Sogecap (2017)
Advised Cardif, Diversipierre and Sogecap, the life insurance companies of BNP Paribas and Société Générale, in relation to their own account equity investment to acquire a portfolio of 6,800+ residential properties located in France.

Smartbox Group (2013, 2017)
Advised SmartBox Group Limited, a European leader in the experience gift market, on a number of corporate and M&A matters including on the;

  • closing of a €167 million financing from four leading European financial institutions: Crédit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank, Allied Irish Banks, Crédit Suisse International Wealth Management and Caixabank.
  • acquisition of Odisseias, in Portugal; and
  • 100% acquisition of the stock capital of Wish Days, an Italian company operating in the gift box sector.

Faurecia (2016, 2017)
Advised Faurecia in relation to its strategic partnership and investment in Parrot Automotive. On March 31, 2017, Faurecia acquired an initial 20% participation in Parrot Automotive through a reserved capital increase based on an enterprise value of €100 million for 100% of Parrot Automotive. At the same time, Faurecia also subscribed to bonds issued by Parrot SA, which are convertible into existing shares of Parrot Automotive held by Parrot SA and, in case of conversion, would allow Faurecia to increase its shareholding in Parrot Automotive to 50.01% from 2019. From 2022, Faurecia will also be in a position, through put / call options, to own all of the shares in Parrot Automotive.

Synthos (2016)
Advised Synthos SA, one of the largest manufacturers of chemical raw materials in Poland and Europe's leading manufacturer of emulsion rubbers, on the acquisition, worth €80 million, from INEOS Enterprises, of the INEOS Styrenics business, a leading producer of high quality expandable polystyrene for building, construction and packaging industries.

Equens (2016)
Advised Equens SE, one of the largest payment service providers in Europe, on a strategic business combination with the European market leader in payment and transactional services, Worldline SA.

Cardif, Predica and Sogécap (2016)
Advised Cardif, Predica and Sogécap in connection with the acquisition of a real estate portfolio composed of healthcare facilities and medical establishments in Germany.

Toshiba (2015)
Advised Toshiba Medial Systems in connection with the acquisition of Olea Medical.