Anne Toupenay-Schueller is a partner in the Corporate and Mergers & Acquisitions department at Jeantet.
Anne has broad transactional experience in private M&A and assists mainly clients on a wide range of domestic and cross-border transactions, such as acquisitions, disposals, mergers, joint ventures and other strategic partnerships.
She also advises clients on corporate restructuring transactions, as well as on distressed M&A.
Anne also co-heads Jeantet tech sector group.
Skills
Lawyer since : 2003
Bar. : Paris
Language(s) : French - English
Training :
- Postgraduate Diploma (DEA) in Business and Economic Law (Paris I – Panthéon-Sorbonne University, 2002)
- Postgraduate Diploma (DESS) in European Business Law (Paris II – Panthéon-Assas University, 2001)
- Sciences Po Paris (Economics and Finance, 1999)
Member of :
- International Bar Association (IBA) – European Regional Forum Liaison Officer of the Women Lawyers’ Committee
- Sciences Po Paris Alumni – Vice President of the group « Energy, Infrastructure and Mobility »
Publications
- 2023 Distressed M&A – France – Lexology, october 2022
- Le « distressed M&A », hors procédure collective, à l’épreuve de la pratique – Quelques observations à l’attention des acquéreurs – Option Finance, 26/11/2021
- Distressed M&A for France in 2021- Lexology Getting The Deal Through, 01/01/2021
- La gouvernance de la SAS à l’épreuve des règles du groupe – Option Finance, 17/02/2021
- [COLUMN] LAWYERS, INSPIRE US! Interview with Anne Toupenay-Schueller.
- « L’adaptation des droits africains favorise la globalisation des projets » – Magazine Décideurs, 05/12/2018
- Quelques impacts de la réforme du droit des contrats sur la pratique des fusions-acquisitions – Option Finance, 21/03/2016
- La gestion des risques entre « signing » et « closing » : la perspective de l’acquéreur – Option Finance, 03/12/2012
- Les écueils de l’action en revendication, recommandations pratiques
- 2023, Distressed M&A: How to Undertake Distressed M&A in France – Thomson Reuters
- 2023 Distressed M&A – France – Lexology, october 2022
- Le « distressed M&A », hors procédure collective, à l’épreuve de la pratique – Quelques observations à l’attention des acquéreurs – Option Finance, 26/11/2021
- Distressed M&A for France in 2021- Lexology Getting The Deal Through, 01/01/2021
- La gouvernance de la SAS à l’épreuve des règles du groupe – Option Finance, 17/02/2021
- [COLUMN] LAWYERS, INSPIRE US! Interview with Anne Toupenay-Schueller. Village de la Justice, 27/09/2019
- Advised Merz Pharma in the framework of the corporate restructuring transaction of the activities « aesthetics » and « therapeutics »
- Advised Komax in the purchase of the group Alcava-Lintech-Malintech-Tulintech
- Advised Philips in a divestment project consisting in an asset sale by a French subsidiary
- Advised STMicroelectronics in the purchase of the remaining stake of Exagan from its founders, following the purchase of the majority stake of the company from notably various private equity funds.
- Advised Upland Software Inc in various acquisition transactions (acquisition of Objectif Lune, acquisition of Bluevenn).
- Advised Alstom in the acquisition of Areva Stockage d’Energie (Helion Hydrogen Power) from Areva Energies Renouvelables.
- Advised STMicroelectronics in the acquisition of Cartesiam SAS.
- Advised STMicroelectronics in the acquisition of the business and assets of Somos Semiconductor SAS.
- Advised Amplifon in various purchase transactions (acquisition from AudioSons, acquisition of Audionova France from Sonova).
- Advised DCC Energy in various purchase transactions (acquisition of Butagaz from the Shell group, acquisition of Esso petrol stations from Exxon Mobil).
Jeantet advised Komax in the acquisition of Alcava, Lintech, Malintech and Tulintech
Paris, 18 October 2023 – Jeantet advised Komax in the acquisition of Alcava SAS including Lintech in France, Malintech in Morrocco and Tulintech in Tunisia. Komax is a listed Swiss company specialized in the industrial equipment sector, and market and technology leader in automated cable handling solutions. The cross-border transaction involved the acquisition of Alcava […]
Paris | CORPORATE – M&A – PRIVATE EQUITY
2023 Distressed M&A – France – Lexology, october 2022
Anne Toupenay-Schueller and Ali Baydoun have contributed to the 2023 Distressed M&A Guide published by Lexology. The 2023 guide focuses on: Market climate and legal framework Transaction structures and sale process Due diligence Valuation and financing Documentation Regulatory and judicial approvals Dispute resolution Updates and trends
Paris | DISTRESSED M&A
Interview with Anne Toupenay-Schueller – Predictice Blog, 12/01/2022
Anne Toupenay-Schueller, partner specialized in corporate and M&A at Jeantet, shares her experience and gives advice to young women lawyers.
Paris | CORPORATE – M&A – PRIVATE EQUITY
Le « distressed M&A », hors procédure collective, à l’épreuve de la pratique – Quelques observations à l’attention des acquéreurs – Option Finance, 26/11/2021
Paris | MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS | DISTRESSED M&A
Jeantet advised STMicroelectronics in the acquisition of Cartesiam business
Paris, 7 July 2021 – Jeantet advised the global semiconductor leader STMicroelectronics in the acquisition of the business and assets of Cartesiam SAS. Cartesiam is a company specialized in the development of artificial intelligence software solutions for embedded systems, such as microcontrollers.Conseils Jeantet‘s team advising STMicroelectronics was lead by Anne Toupenay-Schueller, Partner, with Ali Baydoun, […]
Paris | MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS
Jeantet advised Alstom on its acquisition of Areva Stockage d’Energie (Helion Hydrogen Power) from Areva Energies Renouvelables
Paris, 7th April 2021 – Jeantet advised Alstom, a major global player in the railway industry, on its acquisition from Areva Energies Renouvelables of Areva Stockage d’Energie (brand Helion Hydrogen Power), specialising in high-powered fuel cells and hydrogen technology.
Paris
Anne Toupenay-Schueller’s intervention as moderator at the M&A conference of the AIJA on the impact of ESG on M&A Transactions
Last February 18th Anne Toupenay-Schueller led the AIJA M&A virtual seminar regarding the subject “The impact of ESG on M&A transactions”. https://www.aija.org/en/event-detail/511
Paris | MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS
Presentation by Anne Toupenay-Schueller at the conference of the Science Po Energy Alumni Group
“Wind energy in France, its role in the energy transition” with Pauline Le Bertre, General Delegate of France Energie Eolienne and Frédéric Petit, Business Development Director of Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy, conference moderated by Anne Toupenay-Schueller on December 8th 2020
Paris | ENERGY AND NATURAL RESOURCES LAW | RENEWABLE ENERGY – RE
Jeantet advised STMicroelectronics in the acquisition of SOMOS Semiconductor
Paris, 22 October 2020 – Jeantet advised the global semiconductor leader STMicroelectronics in the acquisition of the business and assets of SOMOS Semiconductor (Somos). Somos is a fabless semiconductor company specialized in silicon-based power amplifiers and in RF Front-End Module products for the cellular IoT and 5G markets. Jeantet‘s team advising STMicroelectronics was led by […]
Paris | MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS | TRANSACTIONS TECH | EMPLOYMENT | COLLECTIVE RELATIONSHIPS | SOCIAL MANAGEMENT AND CORPORATE RESTRUCTURING | SOCIAL LITIGATION | MANAGEMENT
Jeantet advises STMicroelectronics in its acquisition of a majority stake in Exagan SA
Paris, March 20, 2020. Jeantet has advised STMicroelectronics, a major industrial player in the semiconductor industry, on its acquisition of Exagan SA, a company specializing in next-generation gallium nitride (GaN) electronic components. The acquisition agreement closed between the parties provides for the acquisition by STMicroelectronics of a majority stake in a first stage and the […]
Paris | MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS
La gouvernance de la SAS à l’épreuve des règles du groupe – Option Finance, 17/02/2021
Paris | CORPORATE LAW AND GOVERNANCE
Anne Toupenay-Schueller’s intervention as a moderator at the International Association of Young Lawyers
Last October 25th Anne Toupenay-Schueller led the annual conference at IAYL on the subject “Political intervention in M&A deals – the growth of direct investment regimes and how to navigate them when planning a deal”.
Paris | MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS