Darrois Villey Maillot Brochier advised FL Entertainment and Banijay Events on the acquisition of a stake in The Independents by Banijay Events

Paris, 5 July 2023

Darrois Villey Maillot Brochier advised FL Entertainment and Banijay Events on the acquisition by Banijay Events and TowerBrook of a stake in The Independents, a specialist in events and digital marketing in the fashion, luxury and lifestyle sectors.

The Darrois team was led by Christophe Vinsonneau (partner) and composed of Cécile de Narp (counsel) and François Bourassin for the M&A aspects, Guillaume Aubron (partner) and Amel Krideche for the antitrust law aspects and Martin Lebeuf (partner) and Maxime Garcia for the financing aspects.

Villey Girard Grolleaud advised FL Entertainment and Banijay Events for the tax aspects.

The Independents was advised by Hogan Lovells.

TowerBrook was advised by Ayache.