Roland Montfort

Roland Montfort
  1. People /

Roland Montfort

Roland Montfort

Partner


Paris
Roland Montfort
  1. People /

Roland Montfort

Roland Montfort

Partner


Paris

Roland Montfort

Partner

Paris

T: +33 (0) 1 44 17 76 80

VcardVcard
Download PDFDownload PDF
Print
Share
Français

Biography

Roland est membre des barreaux de Paris, New York et Bruxelles.

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’entreprises, 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 capial-investissement actifs dans différents secteurs, notamment la défense et l’aérospatial, l’automobile, la mobilité électronique, les énergies renouvelables, l’agro-alimentaire et les sciences de la vie.

Professional Affiliations

  • Promising Corporate lawyer - Chambers 2005
  • EY Commercial Law Terms Handbook (30 countries) 2020 and 2017
  • European Law on Cross-border Insolvencies Status of French Practice After the E.U. Regulation 2004

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

  • Aviation, Aerospace & Defense

  • Strategic Alternatives & Corporate Reorganization

  • Regulation, Compliance & Advisory

Experience

Roland has been a legal adviser to:

  • 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)

Related Insights

Insights
Mar 04, 2025

EU Commission Omnibus package

The European Commission (“the Commission”) has adopted a new package of proposals to simplify European Union ("EU") rules, boost competitiveness, and unlock additional investment capacity. The aim of the first Omnibus package is to address overlapping, unnecessary or disproportionate rules that are creating unnecessary burden for EU businesses. It addresses three crucial pieces of legislation over which both industry and Member States have recently expressed serious concerns: The Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD), (EU) 2022/2464) (CSRD) The Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD) ((EU 2024/1760)) and The EU Taxonomy ((EU) 2020/852). This proposal will reduce the complexity of EU requirements for all businesses, notably SMEs and small mid-caps, focus the regulatory framework on the largest companies which are likely to have a bigger impact on the climate and the environment, while still enabling companies to access sustainable finance for their clean transition.
Insights
Dec 16, 2024

EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR): New Timeline and Guidance for Compliance

The EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) imposes strict conditions on operators and traders who intend to place products composed of certain commodities (i.e. cattle, cocoa, coffee, palm oil, rubber, soy and wood) on the EU market. They need to prove that these products do not originate from plot of lands that have been recently deforested or that these products have not contributed to forest degradation. In turn, this requirement obliges operators and traders to conduct very precise supply chain due diligence and to file due diligence statements. The same applies to exports from the EU. The EUDR has been designed and enacted to limit the EU market’s impact on global deforestation and to reduce the EU’s contribution to greenhouse gases. In recent months, the Commission has been under pressure to postpone the application of the EUDR.
News
Apr 04, 2024

Legal 500 EMEA Guide 2024

Insights
Nov 16, 2023

From green intention to action

Both corporate occupiers and investors are aware of the sustainable real estate imperative, but closing the gap between intention and action is challenging – and expensive. Our study sheds light on an increasing dislocation in the market: 79% of corporate occupiers say that by 2030 the sustainability of a building will be the most important factor in the rental decision-making process for their organization
News
Apr 12, 2023

Legal 500 EMEA 2023

BCLP has been ranked in 14 practice areas across 4 jurisdictions in the 2023 edition of The Legal 500 EMEA Guide.

Related Insights

Insights
Mar 04, 2025
EU Commission Omnibus package
The European Commission (“the Commission”) has adopted a new package of proposals to simplify European Union ("EU") rules, boost competitiveness, and unlock additional investment capacity. The aim of the first Omnibus package is to address overlapping, unnecessary or disproportionate rules that are creating unnecessary burden for EU businesses. It addresses three crucial pieces of legislation over which both industry and Member States have recently expressed serious concerns: The Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD), (EU) 2022/2464) (CSRD) The Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD) ((EU 2024/1760)) and The EU Taxonomy ((EU) 2020/852). This proposal will reduce the complexity of EU requirements for all businesses, notably SMEs and small mid-caps, focus the regulatory framework on the largest companies which are likely to have a bigger impact on the climate and the environment, while still enabling companies to access sustainable finance for their clean transition.
Insights
Dec 16, 2024
EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR): New Timeline and Guidance for Compliance
The EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) imposes strict conditions on operators and traders who intend to place products composed of certain commodities (i.e. cattle, cocoa, coffee, palm oil, rubber, soy and wood) on the EU market. They need to prove that these products do not originate from plot of lands that have been recently deforested or that these products have not contributed to forest degradation. In turn, this requirement obliges operators and traders to conduct very precise supply chain due diligence and to file due diligence statements. The same applies to exports from the EU. The EUDR has been designed and enacted to limit the EU market’s impact on global deforestation and to reduce the EU’s contribution to greenhouse gases. In recent months, the Commission has been under pressure to postpone the application of the EUDR.
News
Apr 04, 2024
Legal 500 EMEA Guide 2024
Insights
Mar 22, 2024
European distressed real estate – how will it play out this time?
Insights
Nov 16, 2023
From green intention to action
Both corporate occupiers and investors are aware of the sustainable real estate imperative, but closing the gap between intention and action is challenging – and expensive. Our study sheds light on an increasing dislocation in the market: 79% of corporate occupiers say that by 2030 the sustainability of a building will be the most important factor in the rental decision-making process for their organization
News
Oct 02, 2023
BCLP advises McWin Capital Partners on the acquisition of a majority stake in the Big Mamma Group
Awards
Apr 20, 2023
BCLP Paris featured in 'Top Law Firms in France' by Le Point magazine
News
Apr 12, 2023
Legal 500 EMEA 2023
BCLP has been ranked in 14 practice areas across 4 jurisdictions in the 2023 edition of The Legal 500 EMEA Guide.
News
Jan 15, 2023
BCLP Paris lawyers author article in BRDA on ESG in M&A transactions