Current Employment Position(s)

Associate

Languages

• English
• French

Lawyer Overview

Charles Gavoty practices in the areas of capital markets, mergers and acquisitions, and private equity.

He has experience in a broad range of transactions, including public and private acquisitions, initial public offerings, public company securities issues, joint ventures, management buyouts, and venture and development capital financings, with a focus on emerging technology and biotech companies at all stages of their development. In these transactions, Charles has represented a full range of parties, including buyers, sellers, issuers, and banks.

He also provides general corporate and commercial law advice to clients.

Areas of Practice

• Private Equity
• Buyouts
• Fund Formation
• Venture Capital - Investor
• Venture Capital - Issuer
• Capital Markets
• Mergers & Acquisitions
• M&A
• Life Sciences

Representative Cases

• Acquisition and related Private Placement , (2009)
• Acquisition by Allen System Group
• Acquisition by American Greetings
• Acquisition by Buongiorno Vitaminic
• Acquisition by Sierra Wireless
• Acquisition of Mangrove Systems
• Acquisition of Qualystem Technology
• Initial Public Offering
• Initial Public Offering
• Initial Public Offering
• Initial Public Offering
• Initial Public Offering
• IntelliWork acquisition
• Issuance of Shares by 24H00.fr , (2009)
• Issuance of Shares by Cryolog S.A.
• Issuance of Shares by Digitick S.A.
• Issuance of Shares by Netsize SA
• Issuance of Shares by POWEO
• Letter of Credit Facility
• Letter of Credit Financing Facility
• Management Buyout
• Private Placement
• Private Placement
• Private Placement
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• Private Placement
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• Private Placement
• Private Placement
• Private Placement
• Private Placement by 6Winds
• Private Placement by Arteris S.A.
• Private placement by Cerenis Therapeutics
• Private Placement by InFusio
• Private Placement by Inside Contactless
• Private placement by Inside Contactless
• Private Placement by InStranet, Inc.
• Private Placement by Jaluna
• Private Placement by Medialive SA
• Private Placement by Neurotech S.A.
• Private Placement by Real Eyes 3D
• Private Placement by Sensitive Objects
• Private Placement by Soisic S.A.
• Public Offering and Regulation S Notes Offering
• Rule 144A and Regulation S Senior Notes Offering
• Rule 144A and Regulation S Senior Notes Offering
• Sale of Optogone
• Series B Venture Capital Investment

West Practice Categories

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

Bar Admissions

• New York
• Paris, France

Education

• U de Paris I - France

Published Works

• La loi de securite financiere: une loi d'insecurite juridique, Option Finance, 2003
• L'absorption par une societe par actions simplifiee exige-t-elle le consentement unaime des associes de la sciete aborbee? Bulletin Joly Societes, 2001

Address

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

Phones

33.1.56.59.39.39 (Business Phone)

Faxes

33.1.56.59.39.38 (Business Fax)

Emails

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Websites

http://www.jonesday.com