Orrick Advises AXA Investment Managers on Acquisition of Majority Stake in German Laboratory Group Amedes

August.02.2021

Orrick advised AXA IM Real Assets, as part of a buying consortium that also includes OMERS and GS Infrastructure, in the acquisition of German laboratory group Amedes from French infrastructure investor Antin. Amedes operates laboratories at 90 sites in Germany, Belgium, Austria and Dubai, employing about 4,000 staff and treating 450,000 patients a year.

The Orrick team was led by partner Patrick Tardivy and included partner Olivier Jouffroy and associate Lara Donnedieu De Vabres for the M&A aspects and partner Patrick Hubert and associate Lena Boucon for the competition law aspects of the transaction.

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Patrick Tardivy Partner, Mergers and Acquisitions, Private Equity

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Patrick Tardivy Partner

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Patrick advises French and international companies and investors on all aspects of corporate law in the context of acquisitions, disposals, mergers, reorganizations, including business carveouts and strategic alliances.

Patrick is particularly active in the energy and infrastructure fields as well as the tech sectors, working alongside investment funds, French and foreign groups, on both domestic and cross border transactions. Patrick also has significant experience in M&A projects with a focus in the real estate sector where he acts as lead counsel on high-profile transactions.

Recognized by the major international ranking guides, Patrick is valued by his clients for his "business sense is exceptionally useful; he knows our business model and what we are capable of achieving. There is a mutual sense of trust" (Chambers Global 2024). “Patrick has an impressive work force. It strives to always be innovative at the service of its customers in order to make them benefit from the latest market trends (W&I insurance for example)”. (Legal 500 EMEA 2023).

Prior to joining Orrick in 2016, Patrick was a partner in a Magic Circle law firm.

Olivier Jouffroy Partner, Mergers and Acquisitions, Infrastructure

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Olivier Jouffroy Partner

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Olivier advises French and international clients on all aspects of corporate law. He mainly intervenes in national and international mergers and acquisitions (whether public or private M&A transactions), joint-venture and equity capital market transactions. He focuses in particular in the sectors of industry, financial institution (banks and insurance companies), energy and infrastructures, and real estate investments. He regularly advises French listed companies in connection with the preparation of their draft resolutions, the calling and holding of their shareholders’ meetings and their annual reports / URD.

He is recognized as a “rising star” in M&A in Legal 500 EMEA 2020, and a notable practitioner for M&A, private equity and ECM in IFLR 1000 since 2016.

According to Legal 500 EMEA 2019 & 2020, clients praise Olivier for being “very talented and hands-on” and “a very good professional who is able to manage pressure very well”.

Patrick Hubert Partner, Antitrust & Competition, Strategic Advisory & Government Enforcement (SAGE)

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Patrick Hubert Partner

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This breadth of experience has allowed him to become a leading authority in the field of antitrust, but his background helps him borrow ideas from anywhere – finding imaginative solutions for the legal and business challenges his clients face.

Patrick has long been a trailblazer in his field. For example, years before private compliance programs became commonplace, Patrick persuaded his clients to dedicate resources to compliance policies, thus being one of the first to encourage proactive rather than strictly reactive actions. In France, he was one of the first to launch antitrust recovery claims and to work on a private standalone claim, without any precedent from the regulator. Acting on the plaintiff side, he obtained what was at that time the highest fine ever imposed on a dominant company (350 M€).

He is currently handling private claims totaling more than 5 billion euro, advising global tech companies and other multinationals in French and EU competition matters, including merger control filings, cartel and abuse of dominance investigations, state aid and compliance work, as well as private damages actions before the French courts. In addition, he serves as vice chairman of the competition commission of the International Chamber of Commerce and chairs its merger control working party.