Olivier du Mottay

Olivier’s representative experience includes advising:

• Bridgepoint in its:
  • Sale of Kereis, a European leader in multi-channel insurance brokerage, to Advent
  • Reinvestment in Kyriba alongside new minority investor, General Atlantic
  • Proposed Public Tender offer for Esker
  • Acquisition of LumApps
  • Acquisition of Nexity SA’s residential property management services business
  • Sale of eFront, the world’s leading end-to-end alternative investment management software and solutions provider, to BlackRock
  • Acquisition of CEP, the leading European protection insurance broker
  • Acquisition of Kyriba, the global leader in cloud treasury and finance solutions
  • Acquisition of Medipartenaires and subsequent merger with Medipole Sud Sante
  • Sale of Afflelou, France-based retailer of optical products
• Bridgepoint, Summit Partners, and Calypso Technology in its acquisition of Calypso, a cloud-enabled provider of cross-asset front-to-back solutions and managed services for financial markets, by Thoma Bravo
• Lumapps, a portfolio company of Bridgepoint, in its acquisition of Beekeeper, a Switzerland-based, mobile-first communication platform
• Nissan Motor Co. in the:
  • Entrance into definitive agreements with Renault Group
  • Negotiation of the shareholders’ arrangements between Agence des Participation de l’Etat, Renault SA, and Nissan
• GIP and the consortium selected to acquire the “New Suez” business in the context of the take-over of Suez by Veolia
• Partners Group in its acquisition of Foncia Group, the European leader in residential real estate and property management services
• Vivalto Santé group and its shareholders in the context of its acquisition by Vivalto Partners
• Burger King in its sale of Quick, one of the leading burger fast food chains
• Total, a major energy player, in:
  • The planned separation of SunPower into two independent publicly-traded companies
  • Its US$4 billion registered public debt offering
• Ardian in its:
  • Negotiations to sell its majority stake in Artefact, a global provider of data and artificial intelligence consulting services to large, blue-chip enterprises, to Cinven
  • Launch of a newly formed continuation fund for Syclef, previously held by Ardian Expansion Fund V
  • Acquisition of Finaxy, a top 10 insurance broker in France, from Equistone Partners
  • Sale of its minority stake in Spie Batignolles, the major construction, infrastructure, and services group
  • Acquisition of a stake in Technology & Strategy, a European specialist in new technology consulting
  • Acquisition of Groupe Inula-Pranarom, a key player in the herbal remedies market
  • Acquisition of a 60% stake in Global Product Solutions, the France-based research and development division of Assystem, a provider of engineering and innovation consultancy services
  • Acquisition of a majority stake into Trigo Group, a world-leading provider of quality management and inspection services
• Ardian Expansion, a world-leading private investment house, in its take private transaction of Artefact, a company listed on Euronext Growth
• Ardian Investment, the CNES (Centre National d’Etudes Spatiales), IFREMER, and managers in the sale of 100% of the share capital and voting rights of CLS Group to CNP (Compagnie Nationale à Portefeuille)
• CITIC Capital China Partners III in its acquisition of Axilone, France-based manufacturer of premium plastic and metal packaging for global cosmetics, perfume, and beauty care brands
• FMC Technologies in its multi-billion merger of equals with Technip
• Snapchat in its acquisition of French-based social map app, Zenly in cash and stock
• AXA Private Equity and Permira in the acquisition of Opodo Limited, a UK-based company providing online travel services and a merger with Go Voyages and e-Dreams to create Odigeo
• A consortium of investors led by Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations and Mubadala in the acquisition of Groupe Vivalto Santé
• Crédit Agricole CIB in its acquisition of 50% of Monoprix SA from Galeries Lafayette on behalf of Casino Guichard Perrachon
• CRH, a global leader in building materials, in the strategic alliance and exemption to mandatory tender offer with respect to SAMSE
• Emerson in relation to its divestment of Leroy Somer and Control Techniques to Nidec
• Omnicom in the later abandoned merger of equals with Publicis