Our Vision

As a result of our experience in leading international law firms and in the legal departments of large companies, we had the same desire to practice in a more agile way, closer to our clients and more tailored to their needs, in order to offer them customized assistance on their legal topics.

Belay Avocats, an independent firm that is close to its clients' operational challenges, works alongside them to help them structure and implement their projects and guide them in their development.

The independent practice also allows us to provide our expertises and full commitment to the benefit of customers and projects that will generate progress. We are convinced that the solutions to the societal challenges we face today are everyone's concern, and we definitively want to be part of the solution in assisting entrepreneurs, start-ups, group companies, as well as investors, who will take part in those projects with positive impact.

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Our Expertises

Creation & life
​of the company

• Incorporation of companies
  
• Shareholders' agreement
• Conflicts between shareholders
• Current operations of the company's life (amendments to by-laws, governance, capital transactions)

M&A
​transactions

• External growth operations
• Sale of companies and equity stakes
• Partial contribution of assets, merger, spin-off, universal transfer of assets
• Intra-group restructuring

Private
​Equity

• Fundraising
• Leveraged transactions
• ​Management package
  

Organic growth ​France ​and International

• General Terms and Conditions of Sale / General Conditions of Purchase
• Commercial contracts
  
• Project contracts (construction, operation and maintenance)
• Partnership
• Joint-Venture
• Cooperation agreements
  

Governance ​& Risk Management

• Audit of risks
• Development and implementation of action plans
• Organization of governance and risk management 
• Structuring of legal functions in the company
  

Financing and refinancing

• Financing documentation
• Security Package
• Project guarantees​
  

Our Commitments

Excellence and expertise

Experts in transactional negotiations (corporate law, financing, contracts).
Privileged partnerships with lawyers specialized in tax law, labor law, IP/IT, real estate law, etc.

Reactivity and proximity

Guaranteed availability and responsiveness for customized support throughout the process

Business approach

Pragmatic approach to negotiations, taking into account operational issues and risk management

Cost control

Customized packages, transparency on the controlled fees incurred and visibility throughout the process