Current Employment Position(s)

Counsel

Languages

• English
• French
• Swedish

Lawyer Overview

Anne-Cécile Hansson Lecoanet has extensive experience in corporate and commercial law (mergers & acquisitions, investments, restructurings, and commercial agreements) primarily related to business matters between Sweden and France and between France and the other Nordic countries.

Anne-Cécile works on matters in the pharmaceutical and industrial sectors as well as on banking and new technologies activities. Examples of her client representations involving France and Sweden include:

• OE Holding SA in its acquisition by Recordati S.p.A.

• Compagnie de Fives-Lille in its acquisition of Sandvik Sorting Systems AB

• Wavecom SA in its acquisition of the assets of the M2M automatic and telematics business of Sony Ericsson and

• Pricer AB in its acquisition of the group Eldat Communication Ltd.

Anne-Cécile also has experience in international arbitration, acting as counsel for French, Swedish, and international clients, in accordance with the rules of the ICC and the SCC related to contract disputes.

Her practice involves commercial and civil litigation before the French courts, primarily for Swedish companies and French subsidiaries of Swedish companies as well as for clients of other nationalities.

Prior to joining Jones Day, Anne-Cécile worked for seven years in the Paris office of a Swedish law firm. She is a member of the Paris and Swedish Bars and has been a member of the board of the Swedish Club in Paris since 2002.

Areas of Practice

• Mergers & Acquisitions
• M&A

Representative Cases

• Acquisition by Recordati S.p.A.
• Acquisition of certain assets of Sony Ericsson's M2M communications business unit
• Acquisition of Eldat , (2009)
• Acquisition of Sandvik Sorting Systems
• Restructuring and Collective Dismissal Proceedings

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
• Sweden

Education

• U de Paris II - France
• Ecole de Formation du Barreau

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