Cornet Vincent Ségurel advises the Meca Inox Group on a strategic cross-border acquisition spanning Spain and China

This transaction is part of Meca-Inox’s international development strategy. Meca‑Inox is an internationally recognized specialist for over 70 years in the design, production, and distribution of valves for industrial processes.

A leading French player, Meca-Inox specializes in the design and manufacture of cryogenic, butterfly, and ball valves in stainless steel and carbon steel, meeting the requirements of the most demanding industrial environments. The Group offers a comprehensive range of reliable and high-performance solutions, deployed across numerous industrial clients in France and worldwide.

Bac Valves designs and manufactures ball valves and butterfly valves, primarily for the chemical, petrochemical, gas, and process industries. It also holds full ownership of Bac Valves (Dalian), its subsidiary based in China.

The acquisition of Bac Valves thus enables Meca Inox to expand its presence in the European market while strengthening its industrial footprint in Dalian, China, where the group already operates a production facility.

Cornet Vincent Ségurel advised the Meca-Inox group on Corporate and M&A matters through a team led by Adrien Debré, partner, assisted by associates Aurélien Babin and Elisa Simon, and on financing matters through a team led by André Watbot, partner, and associate Marion Nicolas.

Cornet Vincent Ségurel provided its expertise to Meca Inox across all stages of the transaction, from structuring and negotiation through to its completion.

For the purposes of the transaction, Cornet Vincent Ségurel worked in close with a cross-border team from Ceca Magán Abogados in Spain (Esther Pérez García, partner, assisted by Carmen Ramón de Fata Merinero and Luis Pombo Giménez).

The financing banks of the Meca-Inox Group were advised by the firm De Gaulle Fleurance & Associés in France (Jonathan Souffir, partner, assisted by associates Vahan Guevorkian and Claudine Ayinkamiye) and by the firm Andersen in Spain (Alicia Fuertes, partner, assisted by Claris Ramos León).

The seller was advised by KPMG (Angel Peña Ramilo, David Quera Marquez).

Transaction Parties

Seller: Bach Industrial Development

Buyer: Meca-InoxConseils

Financing: Société Générale, Banque Européenne du Crédit Mutuel, BNP Paribas Développement, BPI France

Legal Counsel

Buyer’s Legal Advisor: CornetVincent Ségurel

• Corporate M&A: Adrien Debré (partner), Aurélien Babin, Elisa Simon
• Financing: André Watbot (partner), Marion Nicolas

Cross-Border Team (Buyer’s Legal Advisor): Ceca Magán Abogados (Espagne)

• Corporate M&A: Esther Pérez García (partner), Carmen Ramón de Fata Merinero, Luis Pombo Giménez
• Employment Law: Blanca Liñan Hernández (partner), Juan José Hidalgo Azabal

Seller’s Legal Advisor: KPMG

• Corporate M&A : Angel Peña Ramilo, Pau Galceran Planas, David Quera Marquez, Juan Sanchez Coma, Alvaro Puigdengolas Gay

Bank’s Legal Advisors:

• France: De Gaulle Fleurance & Associés (Jonathan Souffir, partner, Vahan Guevorkian, Claudine Ayinkamiye)
• Cross-Border Team (Spain): Andersen (Alicia Fuertes, partner, Claris Ramos León)