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Christophe Clerc

Avocat à la Cour
Phone: +33 (0)1 53 53 02 80
Fax: +33 (0)1 53 53 02 81
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Christophe Clerc is an M&A / CM partner at Marccus Partners in Paris, France. He practices corporate and securities law, with a focus on cross-border public and private mergers and acquisitions, joint-ventures and group reorganizations. He has also extensive expertise in capital markets and corporate governance issues. He regularly advises major international groups, banks and other investors on a wide variety of transactions.
Christophe Clerc was also closely involved in the implementation in France of the takeover directive. He is a member of a permanent advisory committee of the French securities regulator (AMF) and of the Legal Panel of ANSA (a leading corporate law authority). He also teaches corporate governance at the Institut d'Etudes Politiques (Paris).

Practices

  • Public and Private Mergers & Acquisitions
  • Joint Ventures, Reorganizations
  • Capital Markets
  • Takeover Defenses
  • Corporate Governance

Experience

  • Since 2008, Partner, Marccus Partners, Paris
  • 1999 - 2008, Senior Associate and European Counsel, Shearman & Sterling, Paris
  • 2007: Responsible for the legal section of a study commissioned by the European Commission on the “one share, one vote” principle
  • 2006: Designed the first French law specifically providing for an anti-takeover defense. Advised several major French companies on the implementation of this defense.
  • 1994 - 1999, Associate, Siméon & Associés, Paris

 

 

Education

  • “Secrétaire de la Conférence du Stage“
  • DEA (LLM equivalent) in English and North-American Business Law (Pantheon – Sorbonne University - Paris I)
  • Diploma from the Institut d'Etudes Politiques (Paris), business and finance section. Master in EC and international law (Assas University – Paris II)

Publications

Selection of published articles:

  • “ La réforme de l’appel public à l’épargne ”, RTDF, No. 2008-4, (Revue Trimestrielle de Droit Financier, Corporate Finance and Capital Markets Law Review)
  • “ L’appel public à mandat ”, RTDF No. 2008-3, p.44-46
  • “ Prêts de titres et opérations assimilées : la question du vote vide ”, RTDF, No. 2008-1, p.15-19
  • “ Réflexions sur la démocratie actionnariale ”, RTDF, No. 2007-3, p.88-94
  • “ La réparation du préjudice subi par un actionnaire du fait de la diffusion de fausses informations ”, RTDF, No. 2007-1, p.31-39
  • “ Le contrôle judiciaire sur les bons d’offre ”, RTDF, No. 2006-3, p.61-70
  • “ Les bons d’offre au cœur de la transposition de la directive OPA ”, RTDF, No. 2006-1, p.27-33

 

Conferences and Seminars

  • Conferences in Berlin, Copenhagen, London, Brussels and Paris
  • Seminars on joint-venture agreements

 

Committees / Teaching

  • Member of the “ Comité Juridique ” of the Association Nationale des Sociétés par Actions (ANSA) and of the sub-committee on “ proxy solicitation ”
  • Member of the permanent advisory committee of the Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF) on
    “ Transactions and Financial Information ” and of various advisory sub-committees (stock lending, information on significant holdings, public offerings)
  • Member of the Scientific Committee of the Association Française des Investisseurs en Capital (AFIC)
  • Responsible for a seminary on corporate governance at the Institut d’Etudes Politiques de Paris

Languages

  • French
  • English

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