Bio

Morgan Hunault-Berret joined Villechenon in 1999 as an associate before becoming a partner in 2004. Morgan’s areas of practice include Private Equity, Mergers & Acquisitions and capital markets. With respect to Private Equity, Morgan advises start-up companies with strong growth potential as well as their management and investors in a variety of sectors (life sciences, new technology, software, telecommunication, Internet and e-commerce). She advises companies at all stages of development either via venture or growth capital operations or in the context of Mergers and Acquisitions. With respect to capital markets, she acts as counsel for the issuer or the investment bank at the initial public offering (IPO) or on other public stock transactions and also advises on regulatory issues of listed companies. Morgan has a Master degree in Private Law and a post graduate degree in Contract Law. She is a member of the Paris bar and has taught law at the Faculty of law at Nantes, France. She assists her clients in both French and English. Eager to share her knowledge and experiences with aspiring entrepreneurs, Morgan regularly lectures graduate students in the Master in Innovation and Entrepreneurship Program at ESCP-Europe. Morgan is a member of the CRA and Entrepreneurship Network (Réseau Entreprendre). In addition, Morgan supports the non-profit endowment Explore managed by the sailor and explorer Rolland Jourdain. In this context, she occupies a Board member position for Explore.