Current Employment Position(s)

Partner

Languages

• English
• French

Lawyer Overview

Sophie Hagège advises clients in multijurisdictional mergers and acquisitions, frequently involving complex acquisition structures, and has been the principal lawyer on a number of highly leveraged transactions. Her experience also extends to the creation of joint ventures, strategic alliances, significant commercial and industrial agreements, and strategic outsourcing projects. Sophie also has experience in climate change projects (particularly in the implementation of CDM projects and emission trading issues resulting from the Kyoto Protocol) and the handling of environmental issues in M&A transactions.

Sophie has represented Rhodia as its principal outside counsel in connection with its disposition and restructuring program since 1994, including the disposition of its acetic acid, soda ash, polyester, gallium, food, latex, and silicon businesses. In addition she represented Sanofi-Aventis in various dispositions and restructurings, as well as Thales Group in M&A transactions, including the disposal of its GPS business to Shah Capital. Sophie regularly advises U.S. multinationals on their investments in Europe. She has represented Deutsch Group in the disposition of its electronic connectors business to Wendel Investissement. Sophie also is very active in projects involving China. She assists Chinese clients with their investments in France as well as French companies in China.

Sophie is listed in the Chambers Global guide as one of the leading corporate/M&A lawyers in France and has received a "highly recommended" rating from PLC Which lawyer? for corporate and commercial work in the field of life sciences.

Areas of Practice

• Mergers & Acquisitions
• M&A
• Joint Ventures & Strategic Alliances
• Climate Change

Representative Cases

• Acquisition by Wendel Investissement , (2007)
• Acquisition of Microwave Radio Business Unit
• Acquisition of Planet EV
• Acquisition of Sandvik Sorting Systems
• Acquisition of Software Development Business
• Joint Venture with Raisio Chemicals
• Private transaction for the implementation of Clean Development Mechanisms as defined by the Kyoto Protocol , (2006)
• Sale of Albright & Wilson European Surfactants Business
• Sale of Animal Nutrition Business
• Sale of Faceo
• Sale of Food Ingredients Business
• Sale of Interest in Latexia Joint Venture
• Sale of isocyanates business , (2009)
• Sale of manufacturing sites
• Sale of Metal Connectors Business
• Sale of Navigation business
• Sale of Nylstar
• Sale of Orelis
• Sale of Soda Ash and Phenol businesses
• Sale of Thann & Mulhouse
• Sale of Trandolapril Rights
• Sale of worldwide silicones business
• Spin-off of Aventis' Bone Disease Unit and Merger of ProSkelia with Strakan Group
• Spin-off of Aventis' Infectious Disease Unit

West Practice Categories

Business Organizations, Business Successions, Closely Held Businesses, Corporate Governance, Directors' & Officers' Liability, Dissolution, Formation & Business Planning, Franchising, Joint Ventures, Limited Liability Companies, Mergers, Acquisitions & Divestitures, Non-profit & Tax-exempt Organizations, Partnerships, Reorganizations, Shareholders' Rights, Trade Associations

Bar Admissions

• Paris, France

Education

• Faculte de Droit de Sceaux

Published Works

• Droits à polluer : les mécanismes de Kyoto en droit français, Les Echos, 2005
• Hostile Takeovers: A Comparison of The Means of Protection In The U.S., Magazine Fusions & Acquisitions, 2004
• Les apports partiels d'actifs, Jurisclasseur / Droit Commercial, 2003

Address

120, rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré
75008 Paris 75008, France

Phones

33.1.56.59.39.46 (Business Phone)

Faxes

33.1.56.59.39.38 (Business Fax)

Emails

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Websites

http://www.jonesday.com