Aymerick Fradin advises clients on complex mergers and acquisitions, particularly involving public M&A and transactions across the private equity life cycle.

Aymerick represents public and private companies, private equity funds, and portfolio companies in the context of:

  • Mergers and acquisitions
  • Tender offers
  • Spinoffs

He serves on the firm’s Pro Bono Committee and maintains an active pro bono practice, including work on behalf of nonprofits.

Aymerick's recent experience includes advising:

  • Lhoist Group, a privately held Belgian industrial company and global leader in lime, dolomitic lime, and mineral solutions, on its US$13.5 billion strategic combination of Lhoist North America with Martin Marietta
  • Bridgepoint on its €1.6 billion public tender offer for Esker, a key player in the automation of source-to-pay and order-to-cash management cycles
  • L’Oréal on the reinforcement of its strategic investment in Galderma Group, a Switzerland-based dermatology company, through the acquisition of an additional 10% stake 
  • Worldline on:
    • Its €2.3 billion sale of its Terminals, Solutions & Services (TSS) business line to Apollo Global Management
    • Its €2.3 billion acquisition of SIX Payment Services from SIX in exchange for listed stock
  • Calliditas Therapeutics on its acquisition of controlling interest in Genkyotex, a leader in NOX inhibition therapies, followed by a public tender offer
  • Valtris Group, a subsidiary of SK Capital Partners, on selling Valtris Champlor’s renewables business to Avril Group
  • Groupe Bertrand on its internal reorganization followed by an investment from Goldman Sachs
  • Carlyle on selling Forgital Group, a provider of advanced aerospace and industrial forged products, to Stonepeak
  • Atos on:
    • Its sale of Worldline shares for €1.2 billion, through a placement to qualified investors by way of ABB and transfer to the Atos UK 2019 Pension Scheme
    • The spinoff of 23.4% of Worldline’s share capital for a total consideration of €2.3 billion
  • Ardian on:
    • Selling its majority stake of Kersia, a global leader in biosecurity and food safety, to IK Investment Partners
    • Its €1.73 billion sale of Les Dérivés Résiniques et Terpéniques (DRT), a France-based provider of pine derivative ingredients to Firmenich International
  • PSP Investments on its reinvestment in Cerba HealthCare alongside EQT

Bar Qualification

  • Avocat (Paris)

Education

  • LL.M. in Corporate and Securities Law, London School of Economics and Political Science, 2017
  • Diploma in OHADA Law, University of Paris II (Panthéon-Assas), 2015
  • Postgraduate Degree Business Law (DJCE), University of Paris II (Panthéon-Assas), 2015
  • Graduate Degree Business Law, University of Paris II (Panthéon-Assas), 2013

Languages Spoken

  • English
  • French