Roland Montfort

Roland Montfort
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Roland Montfort

Roland Montfort

Partner


Paris
Roland Montfort
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Roland Montfort

Roland Montfort

Partner


Paris

Roland Montfort

Partner

Paris

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Biography

Roland est associé au sein de l’équipe M&A et Corporate Finance de notre bureau de Paris, où il conseille des entreprises françaises et multinationales sur leurs opérations nationales et transfrontalières. Il est membre des barreaux de Paris, Bruxelles et New York.

Roland possède une expérience significative dans la structuration, la négociation et la mise en œuvre d’opérations corporate et de fusions-acquisitions, de joint-ventures, de financements d’entreprise, de plan de restructuration, de réorganisations d’entreprises multi-pays, ainsi que de scissions et de spin-offs. Il a mené des opérations pour des entreprises et des fonds de capital-investissement actifs dans différents secteurs, notamment la défense et l’aéronautique, l’automobile, les industries lourdes, l’énergie renouvelable, l’agro-alimentaire, les technologies, médias et télécommunications (TMT), et les sciences de la vie.

Roland conseille des PME, de grandes entreprises, des institutions financières et des fonds d’investissement.

Roland dispose également d’une vaste expérience en matière de conseil sur les contrats commerciaux, y compris sur diverses problématiques juridiques liées à la chaîne d’approvisionnement, que ce soit lors de la rédaction, de la négociation ou de la mise en œuvre.

Il est particulièrement apprécié par ses clients industriels américains pour la qualité de ses conseils concernant leurs activités en France.

Par ailleurs, Roland est un auteur régulier d’articles portant sur les enjeux juridiques dans l’industrie de la défense.

En matière d’ESG, Roland est impliqué dans les exigences françaises et européennes en matière de reporting et de diligence raisonnable (y compris la directive sur les rapports non financiers, la directive sur les rapports de durabilité des entreprises / directive sur la diligence raisonnable en matière de durabilité des entreprises, le règlement sur la publication d’informations en matière de durabilité dans le secteur financier et la taxonomie de l’UE). Il conseille régulièrement de grandes entreprises basées aux États-Unis et au Royaume-Uni. Il propose également des programmes de formation ESG à ses clients, notamment sous l’angle de la chaîne de valeur. Son équipe est également engagée dans la cartographie réglementaire à travers l’UE, en lien régulier avec les équipes juridiques de notre cabinet aux États-Unis, au Royaume-Uni et en Allemagne.

Roland est référencé comme « Praticien remarquable » dans le guide Chambers and Partners Crisis & Risk Management : Global-wide : 2025 pour le risque ESG (cabinets d’avocats).

Roland a commencé sa carrière juridique dans les cabinets d’avocats américains Coudert Brothers et Weil Gotshal, avant de devenir responsable de la pratique Fusions-Acquisitions chez Lefèvre Pelletier & Associés, puis managing partner chez Morgan Lewis. Avant de rejoindre BCLP, il a passé 7 ans chez EY Law, en tant que l’un des responsables du droit des transactions pour l’Europe de l’Ouest et responsable mondial pour les produits de grande consommation et la distribution. Roland a également été détaché chez Toyota Motor Corporation au Japon en 1996-1997 et a dirigé le bureau central d’EY Law aux États-Unis depuis Chicago entre 1999 et 2020.

Admissions

  • Brussels
  • Paris
  • England & Wales (Registered Foreign Lawyer)
  • New York

Related Capabilities

  • M&A & Corporate Finance

  • Corporate

  • Food & Agribusiness

  • Retail & Consumer Products

  • Healthcare & Life Sciences

  • Energy Transition

  • ESG Governance, Compliance and Reporting

  • Aerospace & Defense

  • Strategic Alternatives & Corporate Reorganization

  • Regulation, Compliance & Advisory

Experience

Roland has been a legal adviser to:

  • A major French player in the aerospace and defense sector in connection with the acquisition of an engineering company in the United States

  • National Spanish Energy group  on the sale of its 100 per cent owned subsidiary to one of France’s leading property developer
  • A listed US aerospace & defence conglomerate  on its exit from the joint venture with a French listed company in the defence sector
  • A leading UK-based global, privately-owned loyalty platform developer on the sale of its high-performance loyalty technology platform to an investment fund based in Eastern Europe
  • Clients in various industry sectors including HCLS on EU ESG mandatory reporting and French foreign investment regulations
  • CapVest portfolio companies, Curium Pharma, Glo Healthcare and Calyx in various acquisitions and divestitures in the US, UK and Europe
  • a German industrial group in its acquisition of French aircraft seat manufacturer
  • a French automotive OEM in its acquisition of UK target
  • a French entertainment group in its acquisition of media company
  • a French luxury group in its acquisition of food retail chain
  • a French family property manager in its recapitalization
  • a global international lead adviser in the separation of United Technologies Corporation into 3 separate listed entities (84+ jurisdictions and 630 transactions in 15 months)
  • UTC in connection with its acquisition of Goodrich Corporation
  • UTC in connection with acquisition of French fire security business
  • UTC in its acquisition of Revima (an APU manufacturing business) from EADS
  • a US tech group undergoing a corporate reorganization after its acquisition by a French listed company (international lead of over 15 jurisdictions covered)
  • a Chinese sovereign investment fund in its acquisition of SGD bottling industrial assets
  • a French to US bank in connection with a USD 400M credit facility to listed French movie studio
  • Penske Media in connection with acquisition of French business from Condé Nast 
  • the French MOE and MOD for negotiations surrounding foreign investments in sensitive sectors
  • Hamilton Sundstrand in the divestiture of its industrial pumps business
  • a US investment fund in its acquisition of nuclear medicine business
  • Gentex in connection with its acquisition of UK military helmet business
  • Citibank in the safeguard proceedings of Eurotunnel group of entities
  • US investment fund in its acquisition of Chemical business from Clariant AG
  • aerospace supplier in its contracts with aircraft manufacturer
  • Toyota Boshoku in connection with the acquisition of car seat manufacturing plant from Faurecia
  • Toyota in connection with car sharing experimentation in Grenoble with EDF
  • Toyota Formula 1 team on key supply chain issue with independent French contractor
  • Toyota in connection with greenfield manufacturing plant in the North of France (Yaris Valenciennes plant)

Resources

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