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Philippe Dumez

Philippe DUMEZ is co-head of the LYON office’s "Mergers & Acquisitions - Corporate law" Department. Alongside standard services in Corporate Law (equity financing), he works from the LYON office in: - restructurings, mergers, company transfers, leverage operations (LBOs, OBOs and fundraising), supporting external growth, etc. - drafting specific contracts (industrial subcontracting, distribution, sales of client lists) - struggling companies : preventive procedures (conciliation, ad hoc authorization), recovery of struggling companies (including collective insolvency proceedings), asset disposal plans - assistance to Italian companies expanding into FRANCE and French companies for carrying out external growth operations in Italy He is co-head of the Italian desk launched by DELSOL Avocats to bring Italian professionals comprehensive services in Italian for their transnational business. · Delsol Avocats

FranceCorporate / M&A, Restructuring & Insolvency

About

Co-head of the Lyon office’s Mergers & Acquisitions - Corporate law Department at Delsol Avocats. Advises on corporate and M&A matters including equity financing, restructurings and leverage operations (LBOs, OBOs), company transfers, drafting commercial contracts, distressed-company procedures, and assists Italian and French companies on cross‑border external growth operations as co-head of the firm's Italian desk.

Practice areas

Corporate / M&ARestructuring & InsolvencyCommercial ContractsPrivate EquityCross-Border / International

Office

Expertise

LBOs and leveraged transactionsCross‑border Italy–France transactionsPreventive restructuring and insolvency procedures (conciliation, ad hoc)Commercial and industrial contract drafting

Education

  • DJCE postgraduate qualification in Business Law
  • DESS postgraduate qualification in Business Law and Taxation
  • Undergraduate qualification in Comparative Law, Jean Moulin Lyon III University