{"id":28169,"date":"2026-06-25T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-25T07:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cvs-avocats.com\/?p=28169"},"modified":"2026-09-14T15:05:11","modified_gmt":"2026-09-14T13:05:11","slug":"cornet-vincent-segurel-is-advising-the-founders-of-horse-pilot-on-the-sale-of-the-company-to-the-ekkia-sport-group","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cvs-avocats.com\/en\/cornet-vincent-segurel-is-advising-the-founders-of-horse-pilot-on-the-sale-of-the-company-to-the-ekkia-sport-group\/","title":{"rendered":"Cornet Vincent Segurel is advising the founders of Horse Pilot on the sale of the company to the Ekkia Sport Group"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Since its founding by Simon Dewavrin, Aur\u00e9lien Guillon, and Guillaume Janin, Horse Pilot has made a name for itself in the equestrian market by breaking with the industry\u2019s traditional norms. The brand has developed a lineup of nearly 1,500 products (clothing, protective gear, footwear, and accessories) focused on performance, comfort, safety, and freedom of movement. Certified as a B Corp\u2122 since 2025, it now distributes its products in France and internationally through a network of specialty retailers, online-only retailers, international distributors, and digital channels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The acquisition by Ekkia Sport will enable Horse Pilot to continue its growth while preserving what sets it apart: its athletic DNA, its capacity for innovation, its storytelling, and its connection with riders. The brand will also benefit from the Ekkia Group\u2019s resources: its retail platform comprising 100 Padd stores\u2014France\u2019s leading network dedicated to equestrian gear for riders and horses\u2014and a network of more than 2,000 retailers in over 70 countries, as well as its operational capabilities in design and logistics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For its part, Ekkia Sport is strengthening a portfolio that already includes nearly 30 owned or distributed brands by adding a premium, technical brand positioned in a growing segment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A multidisciplinary team from Cornet Vincent S\u00e9gurel, led by Benjamin Chevalier and Thomas Deschryver, partners, advised the founders of Horse Pilot throughout this transaction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><u>Parties Involved<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Founders: <\/strong>Simon Dewavrin, Aur\u00e9lien Guillon, Guillaume Janin<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Sellers: <\/strong>CDE (Damien Sacchi), Fill Holding (Romain Mulliez), Finorpa (Jean-Louis Gu\u00e9rin)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Buyer: <\/strong>Ekkia Sport (Pascal Gautherin, Philippe Krebs)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><u>Advisors:<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Lawyers for Horse Pilot Founders:<\/strong> Cornet Vincent S\u00e9gurel (Benjamin Chevalier, Claire Davigny, Thomas Descryver, St\u00e9phanie Forest, M\u00e9lanie Gabreau)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Lawyers for Sellers:<\/strong> Delsol Avocats (Philippe Malikian, R\u00e9my Durand), VB avocat (Victor Brouard), Fidal (Christian Fournier)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Lawyers for the Buyer :<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Corporate M&amp;A: Avenue 52 avocats (Julien Bresch, Apolline Schmitt)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Tax: InExtenso avocats (Xavier Briclot)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Founded in 2010 in Cysoing (Nord), Horse Pilot\u2014a French brand of premium equestrian equipment distributed in nearly 40 countries\u2014has been acquired in its entirety by the Ekkia Sport Group. This transaction, effective June 17, 2026, marks a new milestone in the brand\u2019s development and strengthens the Alsatian group\u2019s platform.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":26683,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":true,"footnotes":""},"categories":[16,20],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-28169","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-communique","category-communique-en"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cvs-avocats.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28169","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cvs-avocats.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cvs-avocats.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cvs-avocats.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=28169"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.cvs-avocats.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28169\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cvs-avocats.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/26683"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cvs-avocats.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=28169"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cvs-avocats.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=28169"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cvs-avocats.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=28169"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}