Carole Bodin

I work as partner in our Corporate Group, based in Paris, and co-lead our Corporate Group in France. I offer my extensive experience in mergers & acquisitions and venture capital.

I advise French and international corporations, investment funds and institutional investors on their M&A operations, I also assist corporate venture funds, investment funds and start-ups in their venture capital transactions.

I joined the corporate team in Paris in 2009, after passing the bar in both New York and Paris. Since joining Bird & Bird, I have assisted several of our clients in M&A transactions in the French infrastructure/utilities, energy and telecoms sectors.

With respect to venture capital transactions, I have developed in particular a specific knowledge of the expectations a corporate venture fund may have when it invests in an innovative company. To develop this practice, I can rely on the skills of various other practice groups in Paris whose expertise matter with respect to the activities of these innovative companies (IP, IT, Data Protection). In addition, I have expertise in general corporate matters, from joint ventures and asset sales to corporate restructuring.

Advising very diverse clients on their corporate transactions allows me to know more about their business and the history behind each of their entrepreneurial ventures, which is what I enjoy the most about my job.

• Advising Le Duff Industries (Bridor) in the context of the acquisition of Laurent Bakery, Australia's leading bakery and Viennese pastry supplier
• Advising Infranity on the acquisition of a stake in Etix Everywhere, a pan-European edge data center platform
• Advising Le Duff Industries (Bridor) in the context of the acquisition of Pandriks, Dutch group producing traditional and bio breads
• Advising Stellantis on the acquisition of a 33.33% stake in Symbio, a joint venture between Michelin and Forvia dedicated to the production of hydrogen cells
• Advising Stellantis on the set-up of Automotive Cells Company, a joint venture created with Total/Saft, dedicated to the production of batteries for electric vehicles