Bredin Prat advises Equistone Partners Europe in connection with JD Sports’ proposal to buy Courir

Bredin Prat is advising Equistone Partners Europe in connection with a proposal from the UK sportswear retailer JD Sports to buy the French sports shoe retailer Courir, of which Equistone Partners Europe has been the majority shareholder since 2018.

In accordance with French legislation, Courir’s Management will commence the procedure for consulting the employee representative bodies before a binding sale and purchase agreement can be entered into.

Furthermore, the transaction will be subject to approval from the European Commission.

The Bredin Prat team advising Equistone Partners Europe comprised:

• Corporate: Florence Haas (partner), Cyril Courbon and Valentin Linares-Cruz
• Competition: Pierre Honoré (partner), Valérie Landes (counsel), Matteo Olekhnovitch
• Tax: Anne Robert (partner), Françoise Panel and Margaux Faudemer
• Financing: Karine Sultan (partner), Jessim Djama
• Employment Law: Laetitia Tombarello (partner), Emilie Gatineau (counsel), Emilie Iafrate
• IP/IT: Juliette Crouzet (counsel), Félix Marolleau