Advising IVS Group on the acquisition of Mokamatic's share capital

This acquisition will enable IVS Group to strengthen its presence in France and provide Mokamatic with its expertise and resources

The Paris office of the international law firm Simmons & Simmons has advised IVS Group, a significant player in the European vending market serving both public and private sector clients (also active in the travel sector), on its acquisition of 100% of the share capital and voting rights of Mokamatic, a company operating in the vending sector in the Rhône-Alpes region.

This acquisition will enable IVS Group to strengthen its presence in France and provide Mokamatic with its expertise, resources, and support in order to foster synergies with the company, which already benefits from nearly 30 years of experience, and accelerating its future growth.

The multidisciplinary Simmons & Simmons team advising IVS Group was led by partner Simonetta Giordano, supported by Anna Velitchkova, of counsel, Karim Abdelgawad and Arnaud Chabert on corporate matters, and included:

Ombline Ancelin, partner, and Erwan Legendre on competition law matters,
Julia Gori, partner, on employment law matters,
Frédérique Potin, of counsel, and Baptiste Lecharny on intellectual property law matters,
Antoine Reboulot, counsel, on banking law matters.

Mokamatic was advised by AJC Avocats, with Tiffany Pierangeli, partner, and Anthony Vera Dobroes, legal counsel.