Louis des Cars, Philippe de Saint-Bauzel, and Jean-Guy de Ruffray, whose terms have been renewed, are joined by Fabien Pouchot.

In addition, Frédéric Manin joins ADVANT’s Steering Group, where he will contribute to the firm’s international reach alongside Jean-Nicolas Soret and Gilles Gaillard.

Founded in 2009, ADVANT Altana has established itself over the past fifteen years as one of the leading independent law firms in Paris, with nearly 100 attorneys, including 28 partners. As a founding member of ADVANT alongside ADVANT Beiten (Germany) and ADVANT Nctm (Italy), the firm offers integrated services across all areas of business law and maintains an international presence through the ADVANT network, which comprises more than 750 professionals across 15 offices.

The renewal of these two bodies reflects the firm’s strength and cohesion and is part of the growth momentum initiated in recent years: team expansion, the rise of ADVANT, the creation of an Advisory Board, and the continuous strengthening of sector-specific expertise.

The Executive Committee would like to acknowledge the commitment of all the firm’s teams, whose professionalism and daily dedication fuel the firm’s growth and reputation. This wealth of human talent—where emerging talents and seasoned practitioners, as well as French and international cultures, come together—forms the foundation upon which ADVANT Altana is building its future.

Representing a variety of economic sectors (manufacturing, new technologies, and services), the four independent external members of the Advisory Board will bring their experience and vision to ADVANT Altana.

It is composed of:

• Maud Bailly, CEO of Sofitel Legend, Sofitel, MGallery & Emblems
• Hélène Etzi, President, The Walt Disney Company France
• Augustin de Romanet, Honorary Chairman of Aéroports de Paris, Advisor to the Executive Management at Eight Advisory
• Laurent Solly, Co-Founder and Chief Operating Officer (COO), Advanced Machine Intelligence

This Advisory Board embodies the firm’s commitment to surrounding itself with dedicated leaders who will help it anticipate change, seize new opportunities, and pursue an ambitious path.

“This Advisory Board embodies our commitment to opening ourselves even further to the business world and its challenges. These leaders will help us anticipate change, seize new opportunities, and continue building a firm that combines legal excellence with a deep understanding of economic realities,” says Valérie Lafarge Sarkozy, partner at ADVANT Altana.

“With this initiative, ADVANT Altana reaffirms its commitment to positioning itself as a strategic and innovative partner for its clients and to continuing the growth momentum it has maintained since its inception,” adds Pierre-Marie Ouchet, partner at ADVANT Altana.

Finassur has a very strong presence in the North of France, an economically strategic region for Marsh. 

Marsh, a Marsh McLennan (NYSE: MMC) company, is the #1 insurance broker and risk advisor worldwide, advising clients in 130 countries through four companies: Marsh, Guy Carpenter, Mercer, and Oliver Wyman. With annual revenues of more than $24 billion and more than 90,000 employees, Marsh McLennan helps clients build confidence to succeed through the power of perspective.

This acquisition will enable Finassur’s clients and employees to benefit from Marsh McLennan's global capabilities, solutions, and expertise in the areas of insurance, risk management, and strategy consulting expertise to help them achieve their growth and development goals.

This transaction is an illustration of ADVANT Altana’s ability to manage complex cross-border transactions for US clients investing in Europe and requiring the involvement of numerous areas of the law. 

The group will continue to operate the facilities under a long-term lease.

The team was led by Pierre-Marie Ouchet and Amélie Pinçon, partners, with Elise Kosman, counsel.

Additional financing lines with other banking partners bring the total investment to €70 million, bringing the total amount of capital investment, grants and bank loans secured since launch to €125 million.

To complete this operation, Intact Invest has entrusted ADIM-Vinci with the construction of the buildings required for INTACT's future industrial activities under a Property Development Contract (Contrat de Promotion Immobilière - CPI), and has granted INTACT a lease in future state of completion (BEFA).

Intact Invest also benefited from long-term syndicated financing granted by a pool of partner banks comprising Banque Populaire Val de France, Caisse d'Épargne Loire Centre, BRED, BNP Paribas, Société Générale, Arkéa and La Banque Postale.

ADVANT Altana advised INTACT and Intact Invest on the negotiation and implementation of the property development contract, the lease in future state of completion and the financing of the transaction, and was represented on this project by a multi-disciplinary team comprising :

• Louis des Cars, partner, and Lucille Montaut, counsel, on the construction aspects;

• Amélie Pinçon, partner, and Sarah Hajam on the rental aspects;

• Pierre-Marie Ouchet, partner, with Luis Caetano Macedo and Clarisse Jutteau-Csosz on financing aspects. 

BNP Paribas REIM France had owned this asset since 2016.

ADVANT Altana team involves partner Pierre-Marie Ouchet, along with associates Clarisse Jutteau Csosz, Sarah Hajam and Alexandre Majbruch.

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Pierre-Marie advises real estate investors, in particular institutional investors, real estate investment funds and major corporate real estate players on the structuring and implementation of their transactions relating to the acquisition and sale of real estate assets or real estate companies, real estate partnerships, in particular co-investments, joint ventures and co-promotion transactions, complex real estate projects as well as the financing of acquisition or development real estate transactions.

Prior to joining ADVANT Altana’s real estate practice, Pierre-Marie worked in the finance and real estate departments of Clifford Chance, Gide and Baker McKenzie, which he joined in 2010 before being promoted to partner. A member of the Paris Bar, Pierre-Marie holds a postgraduate diploma (DEA) in contract and property law from the University of Paris Panthéon Sorbonne, an International Certificate in Corporate Finance (ICCF@HEC) and a diploma from the Institut de droit et d’économie appliqués à l’immobilier (CNAM).

“We are delighted to welcome Pierre-Marie to ADVANT Altana to complement our real estate investment and financing services” comments Amélie Pinçon, partner in the real estate practice.

“The development of a transactional real estate practice has been an objective for a number of years and takes on even greater significance with our European partners at ADVANT” adds the firm’s Executive Committee.

The real estate practice now comprises two partners, one counsel and 6 associates.