Mohamed-Ali Ben Kraiem

Hauts-de-Seine Bar Association

Mohamed-Ali Ben Kraiem, Corporate M&A Lawyer

Mohamed-Ali Ben Kraiem is a corporate M&A lawyer admitted to the Hauts-de-Seine bar. An associate at ARST Avocats, he advises companies, groups, executives, partners and investors on corporate law, mergers and acquisitions, private equity and financing.

He is involved in both the day-to-day legal monitoring of companies and their strategic operations. His practice also includes negotiating commercial contracts and resolving disputes related to business operations.

Mohamed-Ali Ben Kraiem assists his clients in French and international transactions. He works in coordination with lawyers from the firm's various teams when cases involve contractual, social, tax, real estate, or litigation issues.

Corporate law and corporate support

Mohamed-Ali Ben Kraiem advises companies, their managers and their partners at every stage of their development.

He intervenes in particular to:

• the formation of companies;
• the drafting and amendment of the statutes;
• the organization of governance;
• changes in leadership;
• headquarters transfers;
• capital transactions;
• the entry and exit of partners;
• corporate transformations and restructurings;
• Amicable dissolutions and liquidations.

He ensures consistency between the company's legal organization, the distribution of its capital, and the economic objectives of its partners.

This activity is part of the corporate law support offered by ARST Avocats to businesses.

Mergers and acquisitions and transactional operations

Corporate M&A lawyer Mohamed-Ali Ben Kraiem is involved in the preparation and execution of acquisition, sale and merger transactions.

It assists buyers, sellers, investors and managers in:

• the preparation of confidentiality agreements;
• drafting and negotiating letters of intent;
• the performance of legal audits;
• the definition of the scope of the operation;
• the negotiation of its terms;
• drafting of acquisition or disposal protocols;
• the negotiation of asset and liability guarantees;
• the preparation of the suspensive conditions;
• the organization of the signing and the final implementation;
• monitoring of commitments made after the transaction.

It is involved in both the sale of securities and the acquisition of assets, business units or goodwill.

Legal audits and due diligence

As part of M&A operations, Mohamed-Ali Ben Kraiem participates in conducting legal audits of target companies.

His analysis focuses in particular on:

• the legal and capital structure;
• the statutes and agreements between partners;
• governance and social decisions;
• significant commercial contracts;
• financing and guarantees;
• leases and other real estate commitments;
• intellectual property rights;
• the necessary permits for the activity;
• current or potential disputes.

It identifies risks that could affect the feasibility, valuation, or terms of the transaction. The audit results are then taken into account in negotiating guarantees, conditions precedent, and price determination mechanisms.

Private equity and financing

Mohamed-Ali Ben Kraiem is involved in investment, financing and equity strengthening operations.

In particular, it assists companies, founders and investors in:

• majority or minority shareholdings;
• capital increases and reductions;
• contributions in cash or in kind;
• issues of ordinary or preferred shares;
• convertible bond issues;
• other securities giving access to capital;
• private equity transactions;
• the implementation of incentive mechanisms;
• capital restructurings.

He participates in the preparation of social documentation, investment contracts and agreements concluded between partners.

Shareholders' agreements and governance

Mohamed-Ali Ben Kraiem prepares and reviews shareholder agreements and conventions governing relations between investors, founders and managers.

It intervenes on the clauses relating to:

• to governance and strategic decisions;
• to the rights to information;
• to securities transfers;
• to the rights of pre-emption and approval;
• to joint or forced exits;
• to liquidity mechanisms;
• to non-competition agreements;
• to situations of deadlock;
• upon the departure of an operational partner.

His intervention aims to translate the negotiated balance between the parties into precise documentation that is consistent with the company's statutes.

Corporate legal secretariat

Mohamed-Ali Ben Kraiem also provides day-to-day legal secretarial services for the companies and groups supported by the firm.

He is involved in the preparation:

• general meetings;
• decisions of the partners or shareholders;
• decisions of the leaders;
• of the annual approval of the accounts;
• regulated agreements;
• statutory amendments;
• social registers and documents;
• formalities following the decisions taken.

This practice provides him with concrete knowledge of the daily functioning of companies and the requirements necessary for the regularity of their decisions.

Business transfers

Mohamed-Ali Ben Kraiem assists sellers and buyers in the sale of businesses.

He is involved in:

• the identification of the elements comprising the fund;
• the collection and analysis of legal documents;
• the review of contracts related to the activity;
• the study of the commercial lease;
• the preparation of the suspensive conditions;
• drafting the deed of transfer;
• the completion of formalities and advertisements;
• monitoring of objections and sequestration.

This activity is carried out in coordination with the team in charge of commercial operations and business assets.

Commercial contracts

Mohamed-Ali Ben Kraiem's ​​practice includes drafting, negotiating and revising contracts necessary for business operations.

He is particularly involved in:

• confidentiality agreements;
• service contracts;
• supply contracts;
• partnership agreements;
• distribution contracts;
• intra-group agreements;
• Memoranda of understanding;
• contracts related to an acquisition or a sale;
• the general terms and conditions of sale or purchase.

He ensures that the documentation is adapted to the client's economic objectives and anticipates any difficulties that may arise during the execution or termination of the contract.

This intervention complements the firm's activity in business contracts and distribution.

Commercial litigation

Mohamed-Ali Ben Kraiem also intervenes in disputes related to business life.

He assists companies and executives in disputes relating to:

• to the execution or termination of contracts;
• to unpaid invoices and debt collection;
• to conflicts between partners;
• to transfer operations;
• to contractual guarantees;
• to the responsibility of companies and their leaders.

His experience in consulting and corporate operations allows him to grasp the legal and economic aspects of litigation. He participates in defining the strategy, analyzing the documents, and preparing pleadings and trial briefs.

In this capacity, he works with the commercial litigation team at ARST Avocats.

A training program dedicated to business law

Mohamed-Ali Ben Kraiem holds a bachelor's degree in private law and a master's degree in business law from the University of Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne.

He supplemented this training with a specialized master's degree in mergers, acquisitions and business transfers from the School of Advanced Applied Legal Studies.

This training allows him to combine the rules of company law with an understanding of the financial and contractual mechanisms specific to M&A operations.

His professional registration can be consulted in the official directory of the Hauts-de-Seine bar association.

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