ADVANT Altana advised Sopra Steria with a multidisciplinary team comprising:

• Bruno Nogueiro, Partner; Arthur Boutemy, Counsel; and François Stoll, Associate, on M&A aspects;

• Marie Hindré, Partner; and Delphine Laget, Associate, on competition, contracts, and distribution issues.

This transaction is part of Cegid's strategy to refocus on its core business, while enabling the Assurex solution to join a specialized player with the expertise and resources required to accelerate its growth in the personal insurance market.

Assurex is a solution specializing in the management of personal insurance benefits, covering in particular the management of individual and group annuities, personal protection claims, contract settlement, as well as lump sum benefits and daily allowance management. The solution is recognized by a number of leading players in the French insurance sector.

ADVANT Altana advised Cegid with a multidisciplinary team comprising:

• Bruno Nogueiro, Partner, Arthur Boutemy, Counsel, and Margaux Ripert, Associate, on M&A matters;

• Jean-Guy de Ruffray, Partner, and Clémence Aladjidi, Associate, on IP/IT and Data Protection matters.

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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.

Founded recently, Chimere develops advanced cybersecurity technologies enabling secure and seamless access to applications regardless of infrastructure. Its universal ZTNA approach addresses the growing need for robust security frameworks in an increasingly distributed and hybrid working environment.

This acquisition enables Ekinops to significantly strengthen its cybersecurity offering and accelerate its positioning in the Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) market. By integrating Chimere’s technology, Ekinops expands its portfolio with next-generation security solutions designed to protect enterprise networks and data.

Ekinops is a global provider of telecom and network solutions, delivering innovative, open, and trusted technologies to communication service providers and enterprises worldwide. The group focuses on delivering high-performance and scalable solutions that support the evolution of modern networks.

This transaction illustrates ADVANT Altana’s ability to advise on strategic acquisitions in the technology and cybersecurity sectors, particularly in complex and fast-evolving environments requiring multidisciplinary legal expertise.

The ADVANT Altana team was led by Laura Morelli (IP/IT) and Bruno Nogueiro (M&A) and included a cross-practice team composed of Claire Borgel (IP/IT), Théodore Sabot (M&A), Mickael d’Allende, Laura Beserman (Employment) and Philippe de Saint Bauzel, Alexandre Thuau-Renaudet (Tax).

This transaction forms part of Cegid’s strategic refocusing on its domestic tax solutions, while ensuring the continued development and long-term sustainability of the Optitaxes solution for its users.

ADVANT Altana advised Cegid throughout the transaction with a team led by Bruno Nogueiro, Arthur Boutemy and Margaux Ripert (M&A), and including Laura Beserman (Employment Law) as well as Philippe de Saint Bauzel and Marie Darcq (Tax).

Orsan advised Loré with David Sebban, Partner, and Clara Paetzold.

ADVANT Altana once again advised Sopra Steria Group on this acquisition with a multidisciplinary team coordinated by Bruno Nogueiro (Corporate M&A partner) with Arthur Boutemy and Victoire Denis Madelin on corporate aspects, Jean Guy de Ruffray, partner, and Clémence Aladjidi on IP/IT and data aspects, as well as Marie Hindré, partner, and Delphine Laget on competition, contracts and distribution.

ADVANT Altana also coordinated issues specific to Aurexia's foreign subsidiaries with the assistance of its correspondents: Howse Williams (Hong Kong), RHTLaw Asia LLP (Singapore), Miller Thomson LLP (Canada) and Fox Williams LLP (UK).

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