Hugues Tabardel’s practice focuses on corporate and financial matters, including mergers, acquisitions and private equity transactions.

Hugues advises both French and foreign companies and financial sponsors on strategic and complex transactions.
 
Hugues joined the firm in 2016 and became a partner in 2025.

Notable Experience

  • Roquette in its acquisition of the Pharma segment of International Flavors & Fragances Inc. (IFF).

  • Louis Delhaize group in its sale of the Cora and Match banners in France to Carrefour.

  • Latour Capital in the acquisition of Systra.

  • JCDecaux in its acquisition of Clear Channel’s business in Italy.

  • Veolia in its €12.9 billion acquisition of Suez and in the related divestments of certain Suez remedy assets.

  • Mubadala in the sale of its majority stake in Looping Group.

  • Selectirente in corporate form change and related public buy-out offer of shares.

  • Axereal in connection with its acquisition of Cargill’s global malt business.

  • Qualium Investissement in its sale of Biscuit International to Platinum Equity.

  • Biscuit International Group on the corporate aspects of its recent acquisitions, including Northumbrian Fine Food, Walnut Tree, Arluy, and Global Biscuit.

  • The majority shareholders of Nafilyan & Partners in connection with the sale of Nafilyan to Immobel.

  • Almunajem in its acquisition of certain assets in connection with the liquidation of the Doux group and on various governance and corporate matters.

  • Crédit Agricole Assurances in connection with the acquisition of all the shares of Credito Valtellinese.

  • Gecina in its €3 billion takeover bid for Eurosic.

  • Alstom in its proposed €15 billion strategic merger project with Siemens Mobility.

  • Loxam in its £442 million cash offer for the entire share capital of Lavendon Group plc and in high yield notes issuance.

  • Access Industries in the refinancing of the Grand Hôtel du Cap Ferrat.

  • Crédit Agricole S.A. in the annual update of its medium-term note (EMTN) programme.

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