Boutique law firm, we support entrepreneurs, investors and executives in their M&A and Corporate Transactions


BC Legal accompanies you

  • At every key stage of your company: incorporation, M&A transactions, both buy-side and sell-side, business succession and transfer, joint ventures, restructuring, and corporate finance transactions

  • For your day-to-day operational needs: corporate governance oversight and securing your commercial contracts.

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20 years of experience in M&A

Benjamin Cohen began his career in leading French law firms before transitioning to the corporate sector, where he spent 12 years as an M&A in-house counsel for leading French publicly traded companies.

Working closely with general management, he implemented ambitious acquisition and divestment strategies in highly competitive environments, both in France and internationally.

This extensive hands-on experience enabled him to develop a deep understanding of operational and strategic issues, both in large-scale transactions and in small and mid-cap projects (SMEs, startups, etc).

He also developed  a strong expertise in optimizing legal costs and managing legal departments efficiently.

"BC Legal capitalizes on this dual expertise — legal and operational — to provide its clients with bespoke solutions that blend agility, pragmatism, legal security, and cost-effectiveness.


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our approach

Agile and pragmatic legal solutions

We believe that truly understanding your business, challenges, and objectives is essential to delivering effective and strategic support. We take a proactive, inquisitive, and business-driven approach to every matter.

Fluent in both French and English, we have extensive experience handling cross-border transactions in key business jurisdictions across North America, Europe, the Middle East, and India, spanning both common law and civil law systems. This expertise enables us to navigate cultural and legal nuances seamlessly while ensuring clear and efficient communication with international stakeholders. We also advise international players on establishing their presence in France.

When necessary, we engage carefully selected colleagues—French or international—chosen for their specific expertise. We coordinate their involvement with full transparency, offering a seamless 'one-stop-shop' approach that guarantees high-quality, globally integrated support.


our expertise

Bridging business law and business realities

In a shifting economic environment, we provide agile and tailored legal solutions that secure and support your projects


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Mergers & Acquisitions

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Private Equity

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Corporate Law

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Commercial Contracts

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Mergers & Acquisitions

The firm assists you at each of your company's key stages:

  • acquisition and divestiture operations (both share and asset deals)
  • Joint Venture Creation and Exit
  • Sale of business as a going concern
  • Restructuring
  • Support during the preliminary phase: Non-Disclosure Agreements (NDAs), letters of intent, binding offer, and more
  • Legal, Tax, and Labor Structuring
  • Vendor and Buyer Legal, Tax, and Employment Due Diligence
  • Pre-transaction reorganization
  • Negotiation and drafting of transaction documents, including share purchase agreements, asset purchase agreements, joint venture agreements, put and call option agreements, and more
  • Oversight and implementation of the Signing and Closing processes
  • Post-closing follow-up: price adjustments, implementation and management of indemnities, release of securities, enforcement of non-compete obligations, and more

 

Examples of transactions handled*

  • Acquisition of Alpi, a leading electrical calculation software provider, by Schneider Electric Industries
  • Acquisition of Zenatix, a SaaS-based solution for electrical installation monitoring and control, by Schneider Electric Industries
  • Divestment of Eurotherm Group, a multinational industrial sensors business operating in 14 jurisdictions, by Schneider Electric Industries
  • Sale of private banking operations in Asia (Singapore, Hong Kong, and Dubai) and Belgium by Société Générale Group
  • Divestment of General Bank of Greece, a retail bank listed on the Athens Stock Exchange, by Société Générale Group
  • Acquisition of Groupe Parcours, a leading automotive financial leasing provider, by Société Générale Group
  • Acquisition of Cegelease, a specialist in medical equipment financial leasing, by Société Générale Group
  • Formation of Taqana Energy Solutions, a joint venture in the oil and gas sector in the UAE, by Schneider Electric Industries

*as In House Counsel

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Private Equity

BC Legal assists you with your Private Equity investments and financing transactions

  • Drafting and negotiation of investment agreements and related legal documentation, including term sheets, investment agreements, shareholder agreements, and share sale and purchase commitments
  • Fundraising and Private Equity transactions, including Growth Capital, Venture Capital and succession financing operations such as LBOs, MBOs, and more

  • Issuance of simple and complex financial instruments, including ordinary and preferred shares, free shares, as well as standard and structured bonds (ABSA, BSA, BSA Air, BSPCE and more

Exemples of transactions handled*

  • Investment by Schneider Electric in Stellaria, a startup developing a molten salt nuclear reactor
  • Equity investments in multiple startups, including Fintech, E-mobility & Smart Charging, and Energy Tech sectors

*as In House Counsel

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Corporate Law

We assist you with both day-to-day and extraordinary corporate transactions

  • Company incorporation, dissolution, and liquidation
  • Capital transactions, including ordinary and extraordinary capital increases and reductions, accordion mechanisms, and recapitalizations
  • Corporate governance and executive management: structuring and revision of shareholder agreements, appointment, resignation, and removal of executives
  • Mergers and corporate restructuring: mergers, demergers, partial asset contributions, and universal transfers of assets (TUP)
  • accounting and legal administration: approval of financial statements, dividend distribution, advance and reserve payments, and corporate record-keeping
  • Management fee agreements, shareholder loan agreements, and other related contracts

Examples of handled cases

  • Complex intra-group restructurings requiring regulatory approvals from banking and financial authorities across more than 10 jurisdictions (as In-House Counsel)
  • Advising family business groups on the establishment of family charters and shareholder agreements

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Commercial Contracts

We assist you with the negotiation and drafting of your business contracts, whether linked to an M&A transaction or independent from it:

  • Service agreements, subcontracting agreements, business introducer agreements, partnership agreements, and commercial agency agreements
  • Commercial lease agreements
  • Supply or cooperation agreements related to transferred business activities

Example of handled cases

  • Securing a long-term supply agreement representing a significant share of the seller’s revenue as part of a business sale transaction

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