Groupe Lemer joins Carlesimo Groupe

The Lemer Group, a French specialist in lead and aluminum foundry, joins Carlesimo Groupe to strengthen its market position. Joffe & Associés (Christophe Joffe, Virginie Belle & Alexia Guyot) acted as advisors to Tikehau Capital (lead investor), Ouest Croissance, and Litto Invest, who are selling their stakes in Lemer Group to Carlesimo Groupe as part of this transaction.

 

With its century-old expertise and strong roots in the Nantes region, the Lemer Group has established itself as a key player in various sectors such as yachting, industry, nuclear energy, and security. Following its acquisition in 2016 by Laurent Lécole through an MBO with Tikehau Capital, Ouest Croissance, and Litto Invest (Joffe & Associés had already advised the investors in this transaction), the company has successfully structured and expanded into strategic markets, particularly in the maritime and nuclear sectors. This new acquisition by Carlesimo Groupe will enable it to accelerate its growth and explore new industrial opportunities.

 

This milestone marks a significant step for the company, which now benefits from the support of a strategic industrial player. This merger aims to create the leading French foundry for lead casting in the yachting, industrial, and nuclear sectors while ensuring continuity and innovation within the group.

 


 

 

Leaders League: Joffe & Associés in the Real Estate and Public Law rankings

🏆 Joffe & Associés is ranked in the latest edition of Décideurs Magazine’s real estate and public business law rankings in 9 categories:

 

Real Estate 🏢

➡ Real estate transactions – Investment
➡ Lease law
➡ Property taxation
➡ Property development
➡ Real estate sales litigation

 

Public business law ⚖️

➡ Regulated sectors – Regulatory
➡ Administrative contracts and related litigation
➡ Public property law
➡ Urban Planning & Development

 

Congratulations to our teams and a big thank you to our clients. Click here for the Leaders League 2025 rankings.

Joffe & Associés: 2025 ranking by Chambers

🏆 Joffe & Associés is proud to be ranked in the first edition of the @Chambers and Partners France guide, in the following 3 practice areas:

 

✅ Sport – Band 1
✅ M&A – Mid Market – Band 3
✅ Employment – Band 6

 

Congratulations to Mathieu Gaudemet, Romain Soiron, Thomas Saltiel, Olivier Cavézian, and Alvyn Gobardahn for their individual rankings, with Alvyn making his debut in the rankings this year!

 

A huge thanks to our clients for their trust and to the entire Joffe & Associés team for their commitment.

 

👉 Check out the rankings of our team here.

Newsletter: 2024 retrospective

Welcome to our annual newsletter! In this edition, we revisit the standout moments that shaped our firm this year:

 

  • International expansion and exciting promotions to new hires ;
  • Key matters ;
  • Recognition in top legal directories ;
  • Events, media highlights ;
  • Digital milestones ;
  • Enjoy as well our in-depth analyses of legal issues.

 

To access the newsletter in its entirety, click here: Newsletter Joffe & Associés 2024.

 

Happy reading!

JOFFE & ASSOCIES CO-OPTS SAMIR KHAWAJA AS A PARTNER

 Joffe & Associés is delighted to announce the appointment of Samir Khawaja as partner.

 

Having joined the firm in 2005, Samir has developed the firm’s real estate and construction litigation expertise alongside David Tavernier.

 

He also has solid expertise in commercial litigation, particularly in unfair competition, breach of established commercial relationships, IT disputes, shareholder disputes and post-acquisition banking and financial disputes.

 

With this appointment, our Paris team now comprises 7 lawyers, including 3 partners: Tehani Goy, Fabrice Hercot and Samir Khawaja.

 

Congratulations Samir! 👏

 

Download the official press release by clicking here.

 

Leaders League: M&A rankings 2024-2025

The Leaders League ranking of the best law firms for the “Mergers & Acquisitions” practice is now available!

 

Congratulations to our partners Christophe Joffe, Virginie Belle, Thomas Saltiel, Aymeric Dégremont, and Camille Malbezin for being once again recognized for their expertise.

 

🥇 Mergers & Acquisitions – Transactions up to €75M – EXCELLENT

 

A heartfelt thank you to our clients for their continued trust, and to Décideurs for producing this ranking.

 

 

Joffe & Associés opens a new office in China

Download the official press release here.

 

中国新办事处

 

After the United Kingdom (London) and the United States (Los Angeles), Joffe & Associés is continuing its international development by establishing its presence in China.

 

The firm is pleased to announce that it is now relying on Alban Renaud, a lawyer at the Paris Bar and a foreign lawyer registered with the Ministry of Justice in China, and on the multidisciplinary teams and resources at his disposal in Shanghai and Beijing, to support its clients in all their projects related to China.

 

With this new location, Joffe & Associés strengthens its ability to offer a full range of integrated services in the field of business law (corporate, M&A, commercial contracts, intellectual property, IT/data, competition law, public business law, employment law, tax law, litigation and arbitration, real estate).

 

In Paris, the firm is developing a specific offer capable of responding to Chinese corporate clients on their French and European projects.

 

This opening to China marks an important step in the strategic development of Joffe & Associés, and increases its ability to provide high value-added legal solutions tailored to the specific needs of its international clients.

Joffe & Associés recognized as one of the best law firms by Le Point

The sixth edition of the Palmarès des Avocats, produced by Le Point in collaboration with Statista, is now online.

 

Joffe & Associés is proud to be among the best law firms in France for this year 2024:

 

🏆 Corporate law 🌟 🌟 🌟 🌟 🌟
🏆 Sports law 🌟 🌟 🌟 🌟

 

Find the full ranking here.

 

Well done to our teams, and thank you to our customers and partners for their trust!