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August Debouzy advisor of the sellers in the context of the sale of Inqom to Visma
August Debouzy advised New Alpha Asset Management, Go Capital, Till Bohbot, as well as the founders (Romain Passilly, Romain Legresy and René-Pierre Marion
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Florence Chafiol, a partner at August Debouzy within the Technologies, Media, Intellectual Property Department, provides advisory and litigation support. She advises her clients, whether major French and foreign players or new economy companies (Next 40), on all their legal and strategic issues related to innovative technological projects in the digital or e-commerce fields. She has also developed a highly recognized practice on all issues related to personal data such as, for example, her clients’ compliance with the GDPR and the French Data Protection Act or the validation of innovative product, connected object or website launches. She also assists her clients in the event of cyber security attacks and personal data breaches that they may experience and throughout the management of the resulting crisis. Finally, she assists her clients who have been the subject of formal notices or have undergone audits with the handling of their pre-litigation and litigation processes with the French Data Protection Authority (CNIL) as well as with their “personal data” disputes before civil and criminal courts.
Florence Chafiol has been teaching for several years at the DJCE of Montpellier (In-house Lawyer Diploma) and at the University of Panthéon Assas, in Paris, in connection with the DPO University Degree. She regularly leads or takes part in conferences and debates pertaining to personal data protection and publishes current articles on these subjects in the general and specialized press.
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LEGAL 500 EMEA 2022
• Industry focus: IT and Internet: Tier 1/4
• Data privacy and data protection: Tier 1/3
Florence Chafiol: Leading Individual
• Industry focus: Luxury goods: Tier 2/2
• Media and entertainment: Sport: Tier 2/2
CHAMBERS AND PARTNERS EUROPE 2022
• TMT – Information Technology: Band 1
• TMT – Data protection
Florence Chafiol: Spotlight table
WHO'S WHO LEGAL 2021-2022
• Florence Chafiol: Information Technology; Data privacy & protection; Data security; Data (Thought Leader); Blockchain
DÉCIDEURS STRATÉGIE FINANCE DROIT
• IT and internet: Leading
• Personal data: Leading
• Luxury and fashion: Excellent
• Advertising & Marketing: Highly recommended
• Audiovisual law: Highly recommended
• IT & software: Leading
LAWYER OF THE YEAR (BEST LAWYERS) 2023
• Florence Chafiol
MEDIA LAW INTERNATIONAL FRANCE 2022
• Full Service Firms: Tier 1/4
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August Debouzy advisor of the sellers in the context of the sale of Inqom to Visma
August Debouzy advised New Alpha Asset Management, Go Capital, Till Bohbot, as well as the founders (Romain Passilly, Romain Legresy and René-Pierre Marion
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August Debouzy advised the Swiss group Holcim on the acquisition of the PRB group
August Debouzy, and in particular its German Desk, advised the Swiss group Holcim, a major player in innovative and sustainable construction solutions, on the acquisition of 100% of the PRB group, the leading independent French company in its sector offering a wide range of high-performance products for the renovation and thermal insulation of buildings.
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August Debouzy advised Rohde & Schwarz group on the sale of Rohde & Schwarz Cybersecurity SAS to Total Specific Solutions B.V
August Debouzy, and in particular its German Desk, advised Rohde & Schwarz, a German technology group, in connection with the sale of its French subsidiary Rohde & Schwarz Cybersecurity, formerly known as DenyAll, to Total Specific Solutions B.V., a leading Dutch provider of vertical market software solutions.
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August Debouzy assisted Aptiv with its acquisition of Krono-Safe Automotive
August Debouzy assisted Aptiv, a company specializing in the design and manufacture of automotive equipment, with its acquisition of Krono-Safe Automotive.
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August Debouzy assists Holcim in the proposed acquisition of the PRB Group
August Debouzy and in particular its German Desk is advising the Swiss group Holcim, one of the major players in innovative and sustainable construction solutions that came into existence from the merger between the French company Lafarge and the Swiss company Holcim, in connection with the negotiations on the proposed acquisition of 100% of the PRB group, the leading independent French company in its sector offering a wide range of high-performance products for the renovation and thermal insulation of buildings.
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August Debouzy advised Tiger Global management on its acquisition of an equity interest in Qonto, which closes a €486 million D round
August Debouzy advised Tiger Global Management on the new financing round of Qonto, a corporate financial management-focused company, now valued at €4.4 billion and becoming the largest French unicorn.
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August Debouzy advised the Heycar Group in connection with the acquisition by the Renault Group and its subsidiary RCI Bank and Services of an equity interest in the Heycar Group
August Debouzy and in particular its German Desk has advised, alongside the leading German law firm Noerr, Heycar Group (Mobility Trader Holding GmbH), an
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August Debouzy advises H2 Equity Partners on the acquisition of Acal Bfi France SAS
August Debouzy advises H2 Equity Partners on the acquisition of Acal Bfi France SAS, in the context of a carve-out acquisition of Acal Bfi, a leading pan-European provider of value-added design solutions, electronic components, and custom products across a broad range of technologies and applications, from its electric components parent company discoverIE Group.
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August Debouzy advised three investment funds on their acquisition of an equity interest in DNA Script
August Debouzy advised Coatue Management, Catalio Capital Management, and Fidelity Management and Research on their acquisition of an equity interest in DNA Script, a pioneer in DNA printing, as part of a €142 million Series C financing round involving seven new investors.
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August Debouzy advised Raise Investissement and the Artémis group on its partnership with Odealim
August Debouzy advised Raise Investissement and the Artémis Courtage group on the partnership of the group with Odealim to create the French leader in insurance and real estate project financing consultancy.
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