SCOTTO & ASSOCIÉS is advising the Babilou Group’s family-owned majority shareholder in connection with the investment by Cobepa and Société Générale Capital Partenaires
Paris, October 30, 2013
The law firm Scotto & Associés is advising members of the Carle family, founders of the Babilou Group, in connection with the divestiture of the Alpha investment funds and the acquisition of a stake in the company by the Belgian investment firm Cobepa and Société Générale Partenaires.
As France’s largest network of early childhood care facilities, Babilou reported revenue of approximately 150 million euros in 2012. The group employs nearly 3,000 people across 200 private daycare centers.
The firm's teams were as follows:
- Lionel Scotto le Massese and Nicolas Menard-Durand, assisted by Tessa Parodi de Schonen and Aurore Suain on corporate and contractual matters;
- our tax team on all tax matters; and
- Sérafine Poyer and Justine Moreau on aspects of labor law.
Fuchs Cohana Reboul & Associés also advised the Babilou Group on the financing of the transaction (Guillaume Reboul, Olivier Mourain, and Marine Zammith) and competition law (Frédéric Fuchs and Sébastien Dominguez).
Other tips for the operation:
Financial advice:
- Acetis Finance was assisting the Carle family.
- Rothschild & Cie (Sébastien Proto) advised Cobepa.
- Messier Maris & Associates represented Alpha.
Other attorneys:
- White & Case (Brussels and Paris) advised Cobepa.
- Wragge & Co advised Société Générale Capital Partenaires.
- SJ Berwin advised Alpha.
- Hogan Lovells advised the financing banks.
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