McDermott Advises Le Cottier Family and Doodle on the Proposed Takeover Bid for Lexibook - McDermott Will & Emery

McDermott Advises Le Cottier Family and Doodle on the Proposed Takeover Bid for Lexibook

Overview


McDermott Will & Emery has advised the Le Cottier family and Doodle, the company behind the proposed takeover bid, filed with the AMF on October 15, 2024 for Lexibook, a company listed on Euronext Growth Paris.

The Le Cottier family, shareholders and founders of Lexibook, and Lawrence Rosen LLC have entered into an investment agreement to act in concert in connection with a proposed voluntary takeover bid by Doodle, of which the Le Cottier family is the majority shareholder.

The takeover bid will be financed by Lawrence Rosen LLC’s subscription to a capital increase through the issue of ordinary shares and an issue of bonds convertible into ordinary shares of Doodle, and by debt.

The McDermott team on this transaction comprised :

  • Guillaume Kellner, partner, Henri Nalbandyan, associate, on corporate aspects
  • Antoine Vergnat, partner, on tax aspects
  • Stanislas Chenu, associate, on financing aspects

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