Legal Advisor to CERP Rouen Legal Advisor to CERP Rhin Rhône Méditerranée CERP Rhin Rhône Méditerranée’s Merger with CERP Rouen DEAL BRIEF COMMENTS: VALORIS-AVOCATS ADVISORS CERP Rhin Rhône Méditerranée (CERP RRM) is the 4th largest French pharmaceutical distributor and with CERP Rouen as the 2nd this merger connects two big players in the industry. The group now has a market share of 32.5% representing almost 8 billion euros in turnover. The new entity is called CERP and governed under the joint control of Astera and CERP RRM. CERP Rouen accepted legal support from Valoris-Avocats throughout this merger. Valoris-Avocats were legal advisors to CERP Rouen, Luc Julien Saint-Amand worked on this project. “In my entire career, this merger has been the most relevant and constructive I have ever experienced: very little duplication, a complementary geographical area and a very similar culture, managers with equally complementary profiles working as a team. CERP is set for great success.” - Luc Julien Saint Amand www.valoris-avocats.com 42 LAWYER MONTHLY SEPTEMBER 2024
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