ADVANT Altana advises AG2R La Mondiale on the sale of 100% of its shares in France Cyclisme to Decathlon

AG2R La Mondiale, sponsor of the France Cycling team since 1997 and sole shareholder of France Cyclisme since 2022, will sell 100% of its shares at the end of the 2025 season.

AG2R La Mondiale and Decathlon entered into a partnership in 2024 with a team now competing under the name DECATHLON AG2R LA MONDIALE Team. The global multisports brand will become the sole owner of the team to continue consolidating its development. The team already has 16 victories and 46 podium finishes this season.

The team currently has seven riders entered in the 2025 Tour de France.

ADVANT Altana advised AG2R La Mondiale on this transaction with a team led by partner Géraldine Malfait and associate Margaux Ripert on corporate issues, partner Valérie Lafarge Sarkozy and counsel Paul Boutron on general business law matters, and partner Pierre Lubet and counsel Laura Beserman on employment law aspects.