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Transactional
law firm

Deals
Nova Société d’Avocats advised Siparex Entrepreneurs (lead investor) in connection with its first investment made by the Siparex Entrepreneurs 6 fund, alongside BNP Paribas Développement, BTP CAPITAL INVESTISSEMENT and the management team of the Kiping Group.
July 2026
Nova Société d’Avocats advised SOFIPACA Capital Investissement in connection with an LBO transaction involving GD France, a group specializing in the import and distribution of quad bikes and motorcycles, with revenues of €100 million, alongside the management team and AXIO Capital, the reference shareholder, which invested €10 million.
July 2026
Nova Société d’Avocats advised FemuQuì and Banque des Territoires on their €2.4 million equity co-investment in Aflokkat-MIRA, aimed at supporting the development of the Mediterranean Institute of Robotics and Automation (MIRA) as a Euro-Mediterranean centre of excellence in robotics and artificial intelligence.
June 2026
Nova Société d’Avocats advised TechnicoFlor Parfums on the acquisition of AZUR FRAGRANCES
July 2026

Nova Société d’Avocats advised Fonds France Nucléaire 2, managed by Siparex, on its minority investment alongside SCALES SAS in connection with the acquisition of ADEKMA LEVAGE, the leading lifting and material handling services provider in Western France.

The transaction gives rise to the SCALES-ADEKMA Group, a new leading player in the lifting, material handling and heavy haulage sectors, employing nearly 420 people and generating annual revenue of approximately €90 million. The Group serves clients across the industrial, energy, nuclear, civil engineering and defence sectors.
July 2026
Nova Société d’Avocats advised the minority investors SOFILARO, IRDI Capital Investissement and Sud Croissance in connection with the entry of Eurazeo Infrastructure into the share capital of Lauralu, alongside the company’s existing shareholders.
June 2026
Nova Société d’Avocats advised a consortium of financial investors comprising Bpifrance, BNP Paribas Développement and Smalt Capital on their acquisition of an equity stake in Exsel Authentic Hotels, the leading independent hotel group in Réunion.
June 2026
Nova Société d’Avocats advised Banque Populaire du Sud on the financing, alongside LCL, CIC Lyonnaise de Banque and Société Générale, of BT POWER – Basse Tension Power’s acquisition of EMC2 – 63, a company specialized in the design and manufacture of custom electrical switchboards for electricians.
June 2026
Nova Société d’Avocats advised SonoMind on its €18 million Series A financing round, which was completed with participation from family office Critical Path Ventures and Bpifrance.
May 2026
Nova Société d’Avocats advised BPIFRANCE INVESTISSEMENT on its acquisition of a minority stake in La Tête Dans les Nuages (an arcade chain) alongside Byway Capital, with the two firms jointly investing €27 million in flex equity as part of a leveraged buyout (LBO) aimed at restructuring and accelerating the group’s development.
April 2026
Nova Société d’Avocats advised GROUPE PG Industrie, a Normandy-based company specialising in complex machining and precision sheet metal work, on its merger with ELECTRIC MOTOR Electricité & Process, a company renowned for its expertise in industrial and commercial electrical systems as well as automation systems.
February 2026

Introduction

Nova is a transactional law firm, based in Aix-en-Provence, Lyon, Marseille and Paris, working on all different types of transactions (M&A, private equity and financing) and specific operations (insolvency proceedings, restructuring, debt renegotiation)

 

Nova’s members, who come from leading firms, handle complex, high value-added transactions, both on domestic and international scales. While adopting a business-oriented approach, they use their multi-disciplinary legal know-how and expertise to serve their clients’ financial and/or commercial interests.

M&A
Private equity
Financing
Special operations
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Transactions
Transactional law firm
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Multi locations
Aix en Provence, Lyon, Marseille, Paris
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Cross border services

A multidisciplinary
team

Our multidisciplinary team is able to manage operations from a financial and operational point of view, with a project management approach.

Local action and tailor-made services at an international scale

A team that is capable of acting at an international level as well as of accompanying its clients for direct foreign investments in France.