Specializing in mergers and acquisitions, Jean-François Pourdieu advises a number of clients on corporate issues and has wide-ranging experience in private equity transactions regularly acting for investment funds and companies on their LBO, capital-raising and transfer transactions.

Author of numerous articles in his practice area, Jean-François Pourdieu has been regularly lecturing at France Invest for the seminar “Pratique contractuelle de l’investisseur en capital”.

He joined the Corporate – M&A team of De Pardieu as partner in 2006.

Education
  • Associate Thomas et Associés and then Nomos (where he became partner in 2000), 1994 – 2006
  • Maîtrise in Business Law – University of Paris II Panthéon-Assas, 1991
  • ESSEC, 1990
  • Lawyer since: 1994
  • Bar admissions: Paris

Contact

Languages: French, English

Awards

CHAMBERS AND PARTNERS EUROPE 2024

Europe 2024: Private Equity: Mid-Market (Band 3)

“He brings wisdom, experience and technicality to the service.”

LEGAL 500 EMEA 2023

Fusion – Acquisitions (Band 2)

LEGAL 500 EMEA 2023

Private Equity > LBO

IFLR 1000

Highly regarded

Practice areas:

  • Investment funds
  • M&A
  • Private equity

BEST LAWYERS

Recommended since 2010 in:

Corporate Law

Leveraged Buyouts

Mergers and Acquisitions Law

Private Equity Law

LEADERS LEAGUE

Leading

  • Private Equity – Mid-cap LBO transactions (2023)

LEADERS LEAGUE

Excellent

  • Private Equity – Advising management teams (2023)

  • Mergers & acquisitions – Transactions exceeding €500 million (2023)

  • Private Equity – Development capital transactions (2023)

LEADERS LEAGUE

Highly recommended

  • Private Equity – Venture Capital (2023)

  • Private Equity – Fund structuring (2023)

  • Healthcare, pharmaceuticals & biotech – Venture Capital (2023)

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