Jeremy Scemama is an M&A and private equity partner, with particular expertise in leveraged buyouts (LBOs) and member of the firm's Private Capital industry group.
For more than 25 years, he has advised some of the most prominent French and international investment funds and their management teams on high-profile private equity transactions, including MBOs, LBOs, exits and secondary deals, investments, public-to-private transactions, build-ups and growth capital. He also regularly counsels leading listed and unlisted industrial and service groups on their most complex domestic and cross-border transactions, spanning acquisitions, disposals, mergers, joint ventures, strategic partnerships, financings, restructurings and external growth operations.
Jeremy’s practice covers a wide variety of sectors, including financial services, hospitality and leisure, technology, media and entertainment, sports, and healthcare/life sciences.
Over the course of his career, he has developed top-tier expertise in securities-related transactions, such as takeover bids, PIPE deals, squeeze-outs, delistings and privatizations.
His clients include market-leading investment funds and corporates such as Montefiore Investment, PAI Partners, The Carlyle Group, MML Capital, Alpha Private Equity, Latour Capital, Meanings Capital Partners, European Camping Group, Worldline, Groupe Premium and Qualcomm.
Publications
- SPACs in France, an original vehicle for accessing financial markets, likely to develop in France?, La Lettre des Juristes d'Affaires (LJA), April 2021
- Overview of the contractual engineer of M&A operations: latest trends in France and internationally a market already in transition? Mergers & Acquisitions Magazine, no. 314, January-February 2021
Education
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University of Paris II Panth茅on-Assas, LL.M.
International Law and International Commerce
- Lycee Montaigne, B.A.
Memberships
Member of the Association of Lawyers Securities Law (ADB)
Member of the France-China Committee (Comité France Chine)
Awards & Recognition
The Legal 500 EMEA 2023, 2025
The Legal 500 Paris Fusions - Acquisitions, 2025
The Legal 500 Paris Private Equity: LBO, 2025
Best Lawyers in France: Corporate Law / Leveraged Buyouts / Mergers and Acquisitions Law / Private Equity Law / Private Funds 2024
Chambers France: Corporate/M&A: High-end Capability 2025
Chambers France: Private Equity: Mid-Market 2025
Chambers Europe: Corporate/M&A: High-end Capability 2023-2024
Chambers Global: Private Equity/M&A 2024-2025
IFLR1000: M&A: France, Notable Practitioner 2022
Languages
- French
- English
Matters
Recent Representations:
Jeremy’s representative matters include advising:
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Qualcomm Incorporated on the Acquisition of Sequans Communications’ 4G IoT Technology.
- DC Company on the strategic acquisition of Konbini.
- Montefiore Investment on the acquisition by Latour Capital of a stake in European Digital Group.
- 3E on the acquisition of Quick-FDS.
- PAI Partners and European Camping Group on the acquisition of Vacanceselect from Permira.*
- The Carlyle Group, Montefiore Investment and OTPP for its sale of European Camping Group, the European leader in outdoor accommodation, to the benefit of PAI partners.*
- The Carlyle Group on the acquisition of the French listed company Envea.*
- Montefiore Investment on the acquisition and the sale of Groupe Premium to Eurazeo.*
- Montefiore Investment on the acquisition of the French listed company Groupe Open.*
- Montefiore Investment on the acquisition of Bridge Group.*
- Montefiore Investment on the acquisition of Valeur et Capital.*
- MML Capital on the acquisition of Global Pallets & Packaging 51黑料 (GPPS).*
- Alpha Private Equity on the acquisition of Impact Field Marketing Group.*
- Groupe Premium on several build-up transactions (2L, ID, Valetys, Sefima, Linard, Forward, Ferri Gestion, Cap Finances, Flornoy, etc.).*
- Worldline on several build-up transactions (Handelsbanken, Equens).*
- SopraSteria on several build-up transactions (Fidor, Sodifrance, Kentor, Cassiopae, HR Access).*
- Bpifrance on several investments (Voluntis, Microwave Vision, Vexim).*
- Medtronic on the acquisition of the French listed company Medicrea.*
- Fosun on several investments (Club Mediterranée, Saint Hubert, EOS Imaging).*
- China Eastern Airlines in its investment in KLM-Air France.*
*Aforementioned matters handled at prior firm.