Jeantet closes the acquisition of the French and Monaco business of KBL European Private Bankers SA by Société Générale de Banque au Liban S.A.L. – SGBL

 

Jeantet advised Compagnie Financière Richelieu, a French company incorporated by Société Générale de Banque au Liban (SGBL), a Libanese corporate and investment bank, in connection with the acquisition of the private banking and portfolio management activities of KBL European Private Bankers SA in France and Monaco. Following the greenlight of the competent regulatory authorities (Lebanese Central Bank, ECB, ACPR, AMF and CCAF), Banque Richelieu France (formerly KBL Richelieu Banque Privée), Banque Richelieu Monaco (formerly KBL Monaco Private Bankers) and Richelieu Gestion (formerly KBL Richelieu Gestion) have then joined the SGBL group.

Jeantet advised SGBL Jeantet advised SGBL with a team led by Philippe Portier, partner, assisted by Nicolas Goetz and Marie-Emmanuelle Amphoux, counsels and Guillaume Fornier, associate, on corporate and M&A issue, Martine Samuelian, partner, Olivier Lyon-Lynch and Hugues Vaysset, associates, on banking and regulatory issues, and Jean-Guillaume Follorou, partner, on tax issues

Gibson Dunn advised KBL European Private Bankers SA with a team including Benoît Fleury, partner, Audrey Paul and Cécile Antoine-Melon on corporate issues, Nicolas Baverez, partner, assisted by Nicolas Autet, of counsel, on regulatory and ant-trust issues, Jérôme Delaurière, partner, on tax issues, and Ahmed Baladi, partner, assisted by Vera Lukic, of counsel, and Adélaïde Cassanet, in connection with IT and services agreement.

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