Dentons has advised Alpha Private Equity on the sale of the French ready-to-wear brand Cyrillus to MGA Paris and the turnaround fund Alandia Industries.
Alpha Private Equity is an independent pan-European private equity firm with offices in France, the Benelux, Germany and Italy. Alpha invests in buy-outs across continental Europe.
MGA Paris is a holding company, owner of the textile brands Harry Wilson and Des Petits Hauts and the jewellery brand Feeka.
Alandia Industries is a French turnaround fund, specialised in underperforming or distressed companies.
Guillaume Kessler, M&A/Private Equity partner in the Paris office, led the multi-jurisdictional and multi-disciplinary team, which comprised:
Paris office:
- M&A/Private Equity: Caroline Pucel, Emeline Beria-Mapote, Alice Sevestre, associates, Coralie Léger, jurist
- Employment law: Katell Deniel-Allioux, partner, Nathaly Blin, of Counsel
- Real estate law: Maxime Simonnet, partner, Quentin Rousseau, Charlotte Rossi, associates
- Competition and contract: Emmanuelle van den Broucke, partner, Margaux Serra, associate
- Intellectual property/IT: Sophie Mandel, Chen Gu, associates
Brussels office:
- Corporate Law: Yolande Meyvis, partner, Nathan Van Wymeersch, Domien Kriger, associates
