Seed fundraising (technology)
Advised a technology company on a multi-million euro seed round, protecting the founders' interests and structuring post-investment governance.
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LABIGNE AVOCAT advises company owners on sales, acquisitions and fundraising. The lawyer you meet is the one who drafts the documents and runs the negotiations. The firm acts for owners, founders, investors and groups, notably in technology, industry, retail and sport, on:
- Mergers, acquisitions and share transfers
- Fundraising (seed, Series A/B/C, institutional investors)
- Company formation and group restructuring
- Shareholders’ agreements and governance
- Intra-group agreements
Initial response within 48 business hours.
A law firm dedicated to corporate transactions
Corporate law · M&A · Shareholders’ agreements · Restructuring
Bilingual support for company owners and investors
Corporate and business law
Legal counsel to company owners and investors
Mickaël Labigne is a member of the Paris Bar. Trained in US law and admitted to the Bar of the State of New York, he acts on cross-border transactions: English-language documentation, direct dealings with the other side’s Anglo-American counsel, and the interface between two contract drafting traditions. A graduate of the Cergy DJCE programme (top of his class) and holder of an LLM in US law, he practised for several years with international business law firms including Arendt & Medernach, PwC Avocats and Ayache Salama. In 2022 he founded LABIGNE AVOCAT to advise company owners, founders and groups on their strategic transactions. He acts on high-stakes matters: fundraising, mergers and acquisitions, restructuring, shareholders’ agreements and governance.
Corporate and business law
Corporate and M&A services
LABIGNE AVOCAT advises you at every structural stage of your
company’s life, from incorporation through to transformation, including strategic and sensitive moments.
Company formation and group reorganisation
LABIGNE AVOCAT guides you through the formation or reorganisation of your business, ensuring solid and legally sound foundations.
Services include:
Choice of the corporate form best suited to your situation (SAS, SARL, holding company, subsidiary structures).
Company formation, including articles of association and supervision of filings, with or without a shareholders’ agreement.
Group structuring alongside tax and accounting advisers.
Reorganisation: conversion, subsidiarisation, contribution of assets, merger, dissolution without liquidation.
For founders, company owners and investors seeking to build a sound structure for their venture.
Fundraising and capital structuring
LABIGNE AVOCAT structures the legal side of fundraising, from preparing the cap table to securing the shareholders’ agreement and the closing, and sets up post-round governance with precision.
Services include:
Review of the cap table and preliminary legal due diligence.
Preparation of the timetable and key documents: term sheet, shareholders’ agreement, warranty deed where applicable, conditions precedent.
Negotiation of entry terms and drafting of corporate documents in connection with the issue of securities (ordinary shares, ratchet warrants, preference shares) and incentive schemes.
Drafting and negotiation of the shareholders’ agreement.
Coordination of the closing and post-investment support on request.
Shareholders' agreements and governance
LABIGNE AVOCAT ensures smooth governance and anticipates disputes between shareholders through clear, balanced agreements suited to the matters at stake.
Services include:
Drafting, review or redrafting of shareholders’ agreements.
Structuring of key provisions: exit, pre-emption rights, deadlock mechanisms.
Rapid review of an existing agreement.
Improvement of shareholder meetings, boards and governance generally.
Share sales and acquisitions
LABIGNE AVOCAT runs the transaction with rigour, from the letter of intent to the closing, securing the transfer and controlling risk at every stage.
Services include:
Legal due diligence, preparation and updating of the timetable, drafting and negotiation of the documents: letter of intent, non-disclosure agreement, sale agreement, warranty deed.
Coordination of all parties and control of the timetable.
Post-closing follow-up: articles of association, filings, integration of the target.
Strategic support in negotiating representations and warranties.
Mergers, acquisitions and group restructuring
LABIGNE AVOCAT runs complex transactions alongside your tax, accounting and employment advisers, for a smooth and controlled restructuring aligned with your business objectives.
Services include:
Mergers, dissolutions without liquidation, partial asset contributions, demergers.
Contractual documentation (merger agreement, authorisation requests) and corporate documentation (reports, minutes of shareholder meetings).
Analysis of operational, banking and contractual consequences.
Group structuring adapted to its strategy and constraints.
Shareholder disputes: reaching a negotiated outcome
LABIGNE AVOCAT advises company owners in sensitive situations between shareholders. Through a strategic and confidential approach focused exclusively on negotiation, the firm defuses tensions before they escalate, securing each stage of the exit or rebalancing. The firm does not act in litigation, only in advisory work and negotiated exits.
Services include:
Drafting and negotiation of share transfer agreements serving as settlement agreements.
Pre-litigation contractual solutions: amendments, exit undertakings, exclusion mechanisms.
Strategic and confidential support for the company owner or shareholder, whether majority or minority.
Dispute prevention through improved governance and adjustments to the shareholders’ agreement.
Intra-group agreements and strategic undertakings
LABIGNE AVOCAT advises groups and holding companies on formalising their internal relationships: financial flows, allocation of costs, reciprocal undertakings. The aim is to secure the group’s operation, protect the interests of each entity and prevent disputes.
Services include:
Intra-group agreements: management fees, cash pooling agreements, shareholder current account advances.
Strategic undertakings: letters of intent, shareholders’ agreements, management packages.
Corporate housekeeping: approval of accounts, capital transactions, amendments to the articles of association.
Incentive schemes.
Company formation and group reorganisation
LABIGNE AVOCAT guides you through the formation or reorganisation of your business, ensuring solid and legally sound foundations.
Services include:
Choice of the corporate form best suited to your situation (SAS, SARL, holding company, subsidiary structures).
Company formation, including articles of association and supervision of filings, with or without a shareholders’ agreement.
Group structuring alongside tax and accounting advisers.
Reorganisation: conversion, subsidiarisation, contribution of assets, merger, dissolution without liquidation.
For founders, company owners and investors seeking to build a sound structure for their venture.
Fundraising and capital structuring
LABIGNE AVOCAT structures the legal side of fundraising, from preparing the cap table to securing the shareholders’ agreement and the closing, and sets up post-round governance with precision.
Services include:
Review of the cap table and preliminary legal due diligence.
Preparation of the timetable and key documents: term sheet, shareholders’ agreement, warranty deed where applicable, conditions precedent.
Negotiation of entry terms and drafting of corporate documents in connection with the issue of securities (ordinary shares, ratchet warrants, preference shares) and incentive schemes.
Drafting and negotiation of the shareholders’ agreement.
Coordination of the closing and post-investment support on request.
Shareholders' agreements and governance
LABIGNE AVOCAT ensures smooth governance and anticipates disputes between shareholders through clear, balanced agreements suited to the matters at stake.
Services include:
Drafting, review or redrafting of shareholders’ agreements.
Structuring of key provisions: exit, pre-emption rights, deadlock mechanisms.
Rapid review of an existing agreement.
Improvement of shareholder meetings, boards and governance generally.
Share sales and acquisitions
LABIGNE AVOCAT runs the transaction with rigour, from the letter of intent to the closing, securing the transfer and controlling risk at every stage.
Services include:
Legal due diligence, preparation and updating of the timetable, drafting and negotiation of the documents: letter of intent, non-disclosure agreement, sale agreement, warranty deed.
Coordination of all parties and control of the timetable.
Post-closing follow-up: articles of association, filings, integration of the target.
Strategic support in negotiating representations and warranties.
Mergers, acquisitions and group restructuring
LABIGNE AVOCAT runs complex transactions alongside your tax, accounting and employment advisers, for a smooth and controlled restructuring aligned with your business objectives.
Services include:
Mergers, dissolutions without liquidation, partial asset contributions, demergers.
Contractual documentation (merger agreement, authorisation requests) and corporate documentation (reports, minutes of shareholder meetings).
Analysis of operational, banking and contractual consequences.
Group structuring adapted to its strategy and constraints.
Shareholder disputes: reaching a negotiated outcome
LABIGNE AVOCAT advises company owners in sensitive situations between shareholders. Through a strategic and confidential approach focused exclusively on negotiation, the firm defuses tensions before they escalate, securing each stage of the exit or rebalancing. The firm does not act in litigation, only in advisory work and negotiated exits.
Services include:
Drafting and negotiation of share transfer agreements serving as settlement agreements.
Pre-litigation contractual solutions: amendments, exit undertakings, exclusion mechanisms.
Strategic and confidential support for the company owner or shareholder, whether majority or minority.
Dispute prevention through improved governance and adjustments to the shareholders’ agreement.
Intra-group agreements and strategic undertakings
LABIGNE AVOCAT advises groups and holding companies on formalising their internal relationships: financial flows, allocation of costs, reciprocal undertakings. The aim is to secure the group’s operation, protect the interests of each entity and prevent disputes.
Services include:
Intra-group agreements: management fees, cash pooling agreements, shareholder current account advances.
Strategic undertakings: letters of intent, shareholders’ agreements, management packages.
Corporate housekeeping: approval of accounts, capital transactions, amendments to the articles of association.
Incentive schemes.
Typical turnaround: between 48 hours and four weeks, depending on the complexity of the matter and the responsiveness of the parties involved.
Corporate and business law
A structured approach to corporate transactions
Areas of practice: corporate law, M&A transactions, bilingual French and English practice.
Working method: coordination with tax, accounting and financial advisers.
Timetable control: coordination of all parties, adherence to closing deadlines.
A single point of contact, from the first discussion through to post-closing follow-up, with no change of contact depending on the stage of the matter.
LABIGNE AVOCAT secures transactions and shareholder relations, so that company owners can focus on running their business.
Selected transactions
Get in touch with LABIGNE AVOCAT.
Need advice on a corporate matter or an M&A transaction? The firm responds within 48 business hours.
Meetings can be held in person in Paris or remotely, by video or telephone.