I value the reliability of the advice we receive, but also the team’s ability to take a step back, look at the bigger picture and understand the wider context. They have an excellent understanding of our organisation and provide very consistent follow-up. It’s a straightforward and honest relationship built on trust.
Conseil & formation.
Employment law considerations in M&A transactions
Pre-acquisition risk audits, management of CSE consultation procedures, harmonisation of collective employment terms following a merger, and ensuring legally secure outsourcing arrangements: we support companies in anticipating the employment law implications of these transactions, ensuring procedures are legally sound and implementing the required changes effectively and in compliance with applicable regulations.
Anticipating employment law issues and ensuring legally sound consultation procedures in M&A transactions
Any acquisition or merger may expose the buyer to employment-related risks (latent employment liabilities, a deteriorated employee relations climate, etc.). We help you identify material employment-related risks at an early stage and anticipate their implications. We also assist you in preparing and managing the CSE information and consultation process within the required timeframes.
Examples of our work
- Pre-acquisition audit to identify employment-related risks
- Analysis of the employment law implications of a merger
- Preparation of CSE information and consultation documents
- Assistance during a CSE expert assessment relating to the transaction
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Harmonising collective employment terms
M&A transactions may bring together employees with different collective employment terms and HR frameworks within the same organisation. We help you identify legally secure areas for harmonisation, manage the transition period and draft adaptation or substitution collective agreements designed to establish a clear, consistent and appropriate common framework.
Examples of our work
- Drafting agreements to adapt collective employment terms or manage the transition period
- Assistance in restructuring employee representation following the transaction
- Termination of established company practices and implementation of unilateral employer decisions
- Harmonisation of supplementary social protection schemes
Ensuring legally secure outsourcing / subsidiary creation arrangements
Outsourcing transactions may result in the mandatory transfer of employees or, where the conditions for such a transfer are not met, require a strategy for voluntary transfers on a case-by-case basis. They may also have implications for employee representation and collective employment terms. We help you clarify these issues and determine the precise scope of their impact, as well as identify the most legally secure options for successfully implementing the project.
Examples of our work
- Analysis of the application of Article L. 1224-1 of the French Labour Code and determination of the scope of the transfer
- Preparation of tripartite transfer agreements
- Management of applications for authorisation to transfer protected employees as part of a partial transfer
- Management of the impact on collective employment terms and employee representation
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Pilotage RH optimisé
Nous vous aidons à conduire vos procédures de rupture avec méthode et cohérence, dans le respect de votre politique RH.
Décisions sécurisées
Nous sécurisons chaque étape de la procédure afin de limiter les risques de contestation et de vous permettre de décider en toute confiance.
Gain de sérénité
À vos côtés dans les situations les plus sensibles, nous vous apportons un accompagnement réactif, pragmatique et engagé.
Nos clients témoignent.
The firm is highly agile and pragmatic, always attentive to our needs and focused on finding solutions. They have built an excellent relationship with my entire team, and we wouldn’t consider going anywhere else!
I value both their legal expertise and their highly practical advice. The ease and simplicity of our interactions and the way we work together really sets them apart.
I value the close working relationship, the team’s attentiveness and their pragmatic approach. The firm’s lawyers really know their field – and they know how to explain it. They make their legal advice clear and accessible.
I value the reliability of the advice we receive, but also the team’s ability to take a step back, look at the bigger picture and understand the wider context. They have an excellent understanding of our organisation and provide very consistent follow-up. It’s a straightforward and honest relationship built on trust.