Finance Monthly Deal Maker Awards 2015 Edition

15 www.finance-monthly.com DEAL MAKER OF THE YEAR - FRANCE Solucom Acquisition of Audisoft Oxea Chosen for his involvement in the following transaction: Frédéric Fontaine specialises in mergers and acquisitions, securities law, debt restructuring, private equity, areas in which he has recognised expertise in both counsel and litigation. He also acts for issuers or ISPs within the framework of AMF sanction procedures. He has been a member of advisory committees set up by the AMF. He advises and represents companies, investment funds and institutions, particularly in the service sector (finance, new technologies, communication), industry, real estate and Defence. Frédéric has been a Lawyer at the Paris Bar since 1987. He holds a DEA in business law and economic law from the Université Paris II ASSAS and a DESS n° 203 – Capital markets and commodities markets - Company management from the Université Paris IX Dauphine. He is auditor of the 66th Defence Policy national session of the Institute for Higher National Defence Studies (IHEDN) and of the 10th session of the Cycle of Higher Studies for Economic Development (CHEDE). Frédéric is Vice-President of the Association of Navy Reserve Officers (ACORAM). He was named Chevalier de l’Ordre National du Mérite (Knight of the National Order of Merit). About Frédéric Fontaine Solucom and Audisoft Oxea have finalised the merger announced on 23rd October 2014. As per the terms and conditions of the agreement, Solucom acquired a 100% stake in Audisoft Oxea, entirely financed in cash. Audisoft Oxea will be consolidated in Solucom’s financial statements as of 1st November 2014. Strong complementarity between the two parties in line with the Solucom 2015 plan Audisoft Oxea is a management consulting firm that provides major players in the financial sector with support solutions designed to address the challenges they face in terms of performance, regulation, compliance, internal controls and risk management. The firm’s current client portfolio includes financial institutions such as BPCE, Banque de France, Caisse des Dépôts, BNP Paribas and Société Générale. With a staff of around thirty employees, Audisoft Oxea generated full-year revenues of €4.5 m and posted a slight loss in 2013. This merger project is perfectly in keeping with the strategy set forth in Solucom’s 2015 strategic plan to step up the company’s deployment in the banking sector, its priority growth market. Transaction Repor t FRÉDÉRIC FONTAINE Par t ner a t Fonta ine Mi t rani Avocats WINNER: Email : fontaine@fontainemitrani-avocats.com | Website: www.fontainemitrani-avocats.com