Corporate M&A

Squadra Avocats’ founding partner, Cataldo Cammarata, has been an attorney with the Paris Bar since 1976. He advises small and medium-sized businesses as well as major corporations on matters of business law. Amongst other things, he is involved in setting up companies with a combination of French and foreign shareholders, restructuring and evolving share capital holding. He notably deals with acquisitions, divestments, business restructuring and private equity transactions. Thanks to his international educational background, he is an expert on international business transactions. He represents French and foreign groups both in an advisory capacity and in litigation.

Awards

• “Solid Reputation” for Mergers & Acquisitions – Transactions up to €75M, Décideurs juridiques 2021
• “Renowned Practice” for Health, Pharma & Biotechnologies – Capital transactions, joint-ventures and corporate matters, Décideurs juridiques 2021
• Harkness Foundation award winner

Other activities

Cataldo Cammarata lectured on business law for ten years at Paris I Panthéon-Sorbonne and Aix-Marseille Universities.
Auditor at the Institut National des Hautes Études de Sécurité (INHES – 2002) and at the Cycle des Hautes Études pour le Développement Économique (CHEDE – 2004)

Skills

• Business Law
• International Commercial Law
• White Collar
• Litigation

Education

• Master Degree (Maîtrise) in English Language, Aix-Marseille University
• Master (Maîtrise) of Law, Aix-Marseille University
• LLM Harvard law school

Languages

• French
• English
• Italian

François Lan is Squadra Avocats’ Managing Partner. He deals with Mergers & Acquisitions, Private Equity, Corporate and Restructuring matters. Besides his transactional expertise, François Lan also regularly assists clients in negotiating and drafting a broad variety of contracts and advises on numerous issues of corporate law, business law and insolvency proceedings. Prior to joining Squadra, François worked for over ten years in several American business law firms in Paris. Before qualifying as an attorney, François participated in a two-year international volunteer work programme in the United States with a NYSE Euronext listed corporation.

Awards

• “Solid Reputation” for Mergers & Acquisitions – transactions up to €75M – Décideurs juridiques 2020 and 2021

Other activities

François Lan is a partner of the Réseau Entreprendre 92 network. He is also a member of the Bar Association’s Golf Club du Palais –attorneys’ champion for France in 2007 and 2008 and for Europe in 2019.
François is also a member of the association for international volunteer work programmes.

Skills

• Corporate/M&A
• Private Equity
• Corporate governance
• Insolvency
• Commercial law

Education

• Master Degree (DEA) in Business Law, Aix-Marseille University
• Master Degree (DESS) in Soft and New Technologies, Aix-Marseille University

Languages

• French
• English

Camille Mirabel-Chambaud is a partner at Squadra Avocats, specialising in mergers and acquisitions, private equity and venture capital, as well as the establishment of strategic commercial partnerships.

Camille advises both French and international groups, listed and unlisted, institutional investors, funds, SMEs and start-ups, in all sectors of activity.

Before joining Squadra in 2017, Camille worked in the Corporate/M&A departments of various French and international law firms.

• Partner of the Réseau Entreprendre 92
• Partner of the University of Paris Dauphine’s Start-up support network
• Partner of the Digital Native Club (an association of the most successful digital brands and key e-commerce partners)

Skills

• Corporate M&A
• Private Equity
• Commercial Law

Education

• Mastère in Business Law and International Management, HEC Paris
• Master 2 Degree in Business Law, Paris-Dauphine University
• Master 1 Degree in Business Law and 1^st year Diploma of Higher Studies in Legal Management of Business Organisations, Aix-Marseille University
• Masters Degree, Copenhagen University

Languages

• French
• English

Partner at Squadra Avocats, Olivier Mourain mainly specialises in mergers and acquisitions and private equity matters.

Olivier works with small and mid-cap clients, both French and international, as well as investment funds – assisting them through all their capital transactions, be it mergers and acquisitions, private equity, or restructuring. Olivier has developed particular expertise in the fields of software, healthcare, blockchain, and renewable energy.

Prior to joining Squadra Avocats in 2024, Olivier was a partner at Fuchs, Cohana, Reboul and Associés (now, Reboul & Associés).

• « Excellent » in Private Equity – Venture Capital, Décideurs juridiques
• « Excellent » in Private Equity – Development Capital Transactions, Décideurs juridiques
• « Excellent » in Mergers & Acquisitions – Transactions up to €75 million, Décideurs juridiques
• « Highly Recommended » in Private Equity – Small and Mid-cap LBO Transactions, Décideurs juridiques

Skills

• Corporate M&A
• Private Equity
• Restructuring

Education

• Advanced Diploma in Accounting and Management
• Master’s Degree in Civil and Commercial Law, Paris V University
• Master 2 Degree in Business Law, Paris V University

Languages

• English
• French

Tony Khindria has practiced law in three countries: India, England and France. Of Indian descent, he began his practice in Northern Ireland but has spent most of his career in Paris, London and New Delhi. He is fluent in French, English and Punjabi. He is a member of the High Court of Delhi and of Bombay’s Incorporated Law Society, of the Law Society of England and Wales and is also a member of the Paris Bar.
Over more than 25 years, Tony has assisted a number of multinational businesses in conducting their affairs in India, in various fields. He has an in-depth knowledge of market practices and cultural specificities both in the Western world and in India. He is regularly involved in cross-border matters between England and France, both in advisory and litigation matters.
He has also worked in the international team of Alcatel’s legal department in Paris, where he was in charge of the group’s Indian business interests.

Skills

• International commercial disputes
• Company law (French, English and Indian laws)
• Commercial law

Education

• Bachelor of Law at Kent University, United Kingdom
• Foyle College, United Kingdom

Languages

• French
• English
• Punjabi