Co-founder of La Tour International and partner in charge of the Corporate / M&A department, Stéphane has been involved for more than 20 years in various areas of business law with French SMEs and SMIs, subsidiaries of foreign groups and investment funds, which he assists in their acquisition, sale, reorganization or fundraising processes.
He assists French and international clients in the field of mergers and acquisitions, advising them on strategic transactions in France and abroad. As part of his mission, Stéphane helps his clients to coordinate the intervention of foreign legal teams.
Stephane is member of Leadvisor.
Before founding La Tour International, Stéphane started his career with PwC where he worked for 8 years.
Training
DEA (Master 2) in business and tax law - University of Paris II Panthéon Assas
Languages
Stéphane assists his clients in French, English and Spanish
their publications
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ROAD EXPRESS is specialized in the road freight transport, including express freight transport and hazardous good transport. Through this acquisition, AIR ROAD LOGISTICS & BAGGAGE SOLUTIONS strengthens and continues the development of its urgent transport business.
September 2024 Paul-Albert Legrand assisted Varsity in the fundraising of Bohr Energie. The €4 million fundraising was led by Varsity and also included Founders Futures and AFI Ventures. Bohr Energie develops and operates a monetization platform for green energy produced by independent renewable producers.
September 2024 Paul-Albert Legrand assists Truffle Capital in the sale of its stake in IPAIDTHAT to BPCE group. Bpifrance and Adelie Capital, who invested in IPAIDTHAT alongside Truffle Capital in 2021, are also selling their stakes. IPAIDTHAT is a fintech company specializing in invoicing, pre-accounting, and financial management for businesses.
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Alexandre Marion was pleased to contribute to the writing of an article in #RevueBanque on open banking as a tool for identity verification. In the article published by Alexandre Marion in “Revue Banque” law review, we brought together two other payment experts to discuss a useful use case for all institutions subject to regulations governing […]
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June 2024 Stéphane Azria and Mathilde Celestin assisted Softonic in the acquisition of Appvizer. Appvizer is a leading SaaS software comparison platform. With an extensive list of clients and 2 million professional users per month, Appvizer perfectly complements Softonic’s current offering as a global leader in secure software distribution.
October 2022 Stéphane Azria and Paul-Albert Legrand helped UI Investissement raise €6m in funding for Food’Lab to accelerate its growth. Food’Lab is developing a network of professional kitchens for the operation of a dark kitchen or catering activity.
