Edith Boucaya - Paul Hastings

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Edith Boucaya
Partner, Corporate Department
[email protected]
Edith Boucaya is a partner in the Corporate practice of Paul Hastings. She
focuses her practice on corporate transactional work and private equity
transactions.
Ms. Boucaya joined Paul Hastings Paris with over fifteen years experience from
two multinational law firms. She has been working for more than 14 years in the
domestic and cross-border M&A sector. She has assisted French and foreign
groups and companies in their acquisitions or disposals of assets or
shareholdings, in the implementation of partnership agreements, in processes of
mergers, corporate reorganizations and restructurings. She has also developed
specific focus in private equity (MBOs, growth capital, venture capital,
mezzanine debt). In addition to her native French, Ms. Boucaya is fluent in
English.
Recent Representations
• Novarc on its share capital reorganization (withdrawal of Ardian and new
investment of Bpifrance Investissement)
• CM-CIC Investissement in connection with the LBO of Circet Group
• Peugeot SA on the acquisition of Mister Auto
• Provalliance Group in connection with the acquisition of Haircoif
• LBO France on the LBO of Fournitures Hospitalieres
• NJJ Capital, holding company owned by French entrepreneur Xavier Niel, on
its acquisition from Cable & Wireless Communications, of a majority stake in
Monaco Telecom
• SNAM in connection with the acquisition of the French oil & gas producer
Total’s gas transport and storage business called Transports Infrastructures
Gaz France (TIGF) by a consortium comprised of SNAM, Government of
Singapore Investment Corp., the Singaporean sovereign fund (GIC), and
French state-owned utility EDF
• Céréa Partenaire and Azulis Capital in connection with the sale and their
investment in Européenne des Desserts
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Practice Areas
Mergers and Acquisitions
Energy
Corporate
Private Equity
Financial Services
Technology, Media,
Entertainment, and
Telecommunications
Admissions
Paris
Education
Universite Paris Ouest
Nanterre La Defense, DEA,
1993
Universite Paris Ouest
Nanterre La Defense,
Maitrise, 1992
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• Edmond de Rothschild Investment Partners (Edrip) on the acquisition of Reed
Business Information (RBI) from Reed Elsevier
• PSA Peugeot-Citroën on a joint-venture with ADEME (Agence de
l’Environnement et de la Maîtrise de l’Energie) to develop a new technology
• Provost Family in connection with the OBO of Provalliance structured by
Chequers Capital
• Newedge and other Quant House shareholders in connection with the sale of
Quant House to S&P Capital IQ
• Capzanine, AXA Private Equity and OFI Private Equity on the sale of Credirec
to EOS
• Comexposium on the acquisition of SODES/Prêt-à-Porter Paris to Fédération
Française du Prêt-à-Porter and GL Events and on various joint-ventures in the
Middle East and Brazil
• The Kooples in connection with a minority equity investment by LBO France
• Ercom in connection with a minority equity investment by the FSI
• Iliad (holding company of Free) on the acquisition of Alice (Liberty Surf Group)
from Telecom Italia and on the acquisitions of Altitude Telecom and Citéfibre
from investment funds and individuals
Professional and Community Involvement
• Admitted to the Paris bar
Education
• Universite Paris X Nanterre, DEA, 1993
• Universite Paris X Nanterre, Maitrise, 1992
News
May 12, 2011
Paul Hastings conseille Comexposium lors de lacquisition de Sodes
June 21, 2011
Paul Hastings conseille The Kooples lors de louverture de son capital à LBO
France
June 22, 2011
Paul Hastings conseille Ercom lors de louverture de son capital au FSI
June 21, 2011
Paul Hastings Advises The Kooples on an Investment by LBO France
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June 21, 2011
Paul Hastings Advises Ercom in Connection with Equity Investment by the FSI
February 19, 2013
Paul Hastings Represents PSA Peugeot-Citroën in Joint Venture with ADEME to
Develop Hybrid Motors
April 10, 2013
Paul Hastings Advises SNAM, GIC and EDF in the 2.4 Billion Acquisition of
Totals TIGF Assets
July 29, 2013
Paul Hastings Advises Attestor Capital in Restructuring of SAUR
March 19, 2013
Paul Hastings, conseil dEdmond de Rothschild Investment Partners et de BNP
Paribas Développement dans le cadre de lentrée en négociations exclusives
avec Reed Elsevier en vue de lacquisition de Reed Business Information
July 29, 2013
Paul Hastings conseille Attestor Capital dans le cadre de la restructuration de la
SAUR
February 19, 2013
Paul Hastings Conseille PSA Peugeot-Citroën dans le cadre dune Joint Venture
avec lADEME en vue de Développer des Véhicules Hybrides
January 10, 2014
Paul Hastings a conseillé OpenGate Capital pour la reprise de Kem One
January 10, 2014
Paul Hastings Advises OpenGate Capital in Connection with the Acquisition of
Kem One
February 26, 2014
Paul Hastings a conseillé ActoMezz dans le cadre de la cession de sa
participation dans Vignal Systems à Eurazeo PME
February 25, 2014
Paul Hastings a conseillé TCR Capital dans le cadre de lacquisition du Groupe
Alkan auprès dArgos Soditic
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May 01, 2014
Paul Hastings Advises Xavier Niel on €322m Acquisition of Majority Stake in
Monaco Telecom from Cable & Wireless
May 02, 2014
Paul Hastings conseille Xavier Niel dans le cadre de sa prise de participation au
capital de Monaco Telecom
November 19, 2014
Paul Hastings conseille LBO France dans le cadre de sa prise de participation
au capital de Fournitures Hospitalières
June 04, 2015
Paul Hastings a conseillé le groupe Provalliance et ses actionnaires (la famille
Provost et Chequers Capital) dans le cadre de l’acquisition du groupe Haircoif
July 31, 2015
Paul Hastings a conseillé CM-CIC Investissement dans le cadre du LBO sur le
Goupe Circet
April 15, 2016
Paul Hastings a conseillé Argos Soditic et l’équipe de management dans le
cadre de la cession de Lexsi au groupe Orange