Aurélien Jolly

Aurélien Jolly

Counsel, Banking
Aurélien Jolly’s practice encompasses a wide range of debt financing matters, particularly involving acquisition finance, domestic and cross-border syndicated credit transactions, equity derivatives, debt restructurings, and other corporate finance and leveraged transactions.

Bio

Mr. Jolly regularly represents French and international companies, financial institutions and investors.

Mr. Jolly’s representations have included: 

  • KPMG Associés S.A. in connection with its agreement with TowerBrook Capital Partners regarding the sale of the entire share capital of KPMG ESC & GS
  • Nokia in its agreement with the French State regarding the sale of 80% of Alcatel Submarine Networks for an enterprise value of €350 million
  • Atlas Investissement in the financing aspects of its acquisitions relating to its stake in Millicom International
  • Financière LM (family office) in the leveraged buyouts of The Village Bakery and Délices de France
  • International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. in the US$2.85 billion sale of its Pharma Solutions business unit to Roquette Frères S.A.
  • Iliad Group and NJJ Holding in connection with the acquisition of a €1.16 billion stake in Tele2 from Kinnevik AB, its historic anchor shareholder
  • Silver Lake Partners in connection with French financing matters involving:
    • Silae SAS, a cloud-based payroll and HR software specialist
    • Groupe Meilleurtaux, a leading French online and mobile financial services provider
  • L’Occitane International S.A. in its acquisition of 83% of Sol de Janeiro Holdings, Inc. at an enterprise value of US$450 million, as well as in several other financing matters
  • L’Occitane Groupe and Reinold Geiger, the majority shareholder of L’Occitane International S.A., in a take-private bid for L’Occitane International S.A. valuing the company at €6 billion
  • Criteo S.A., an adtech company based in Paris and listed on Nasdaq that provides the world’s leading commerce media platform, in connection with its acquisition of shares and assets of IPONWEB
  • Axian Group in the acquisition of Tigo Tanzania and Zanzibar Telecom Limited (Zantel) from Millicom International Cellular S.A., as well as in several other financing matters involving acquisitions of, or investments in, telecom operators and renewable energy
  • Wells Fargo Bank NA in an amendment to Novelis Inc.’s senior secured asset-based cross-border US$1.5 billion revolving facility

He joined Skadden’s Paris office after having previously worked for 10 years at a leading French law firm in Paris and, prior to that, for over seven years at international law firms in London. 

Credentials

Education

  • B.C.L., University of Oxford, 2002 (Winter Williams Law Prizes 2000: First Prize)
  • Maîtrise, University Paris II Panthéon - Assas, 1999
  • Legal Practice Course, BPP Law School, 2003
  • Licence, University Paris II Panthéon - Assas, 1998
  • B.A., University of Oxford, 2001

Admissions

  • Solicitor, Supreme Court of England and Wales
  • Paris

Aurélien Jolly