Oyat avocats - Caroline Basdevant-Soulié

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Supporting the managers and executives

Corporate – M&A

Private equity

Caroline Basdevant-Soulié

Partner · M&A - Private Equity

c.basdevant-soulie@oyat.law +33 1 1 81 22 40 11

Member of the Paris Bar since 2001, Caroline Basdevant-Soulié co-founded Oyat in 2022.

Caroline started her career at Lovells (now Hogan-Lovells), then worked at Bird & Bird before being seconded to the Caisse des dépôts et consignations for 15 months between 2010 and 2011 to set up the competitiveness cluster platforms. Then she has been a partner for 9 years at Latournerie Wolfrom Avocats within the corporate department.

Caroline specializes in private equity transactions (venture capital, expansion capital, LBO/MBO/OBO, management, package, mezzanine financing), joint ventures, mergers and acquisitions, restructuring, and foreign investments.

She advises managers, French and foreign companies and investment funds, particularly in the tech and health sectors.

Her oyat is on Portigliolo beach in Corsica.

EDUCATION

University of California, Berkeley – L.L.M. Corporate
University of Panthéon-Assas Paris II – Post graduate degree (DESS) in Business Law and Taxation
University of Panthéon-Assas Paris II – Master’s degree in business and tax law

LANGUAGES

French, English

ACTIVITIES

Member of the International Bar Association (IBA)
Member of Berkeley University Alumni
Member of the French Association of Investors for Growth (AFIC)
Former Member and former “National Reporter” for France of the International Association of Young Lawyers (AIJA)
Officer of the Closely Held Companies Committee of the IBA

RANKINGS & AWARDS

Chambers 2026

Corporate / M&A (Mid-Market) – Caroline Basdevant-Soulié is ranked Band 2

“Caroline Basdevant-Soulié is a pleasure to work with. She is very dedicated, hands-on and focused on getting a good result.”

Legal 500 EMEA 2025

2025-2026 Venture Capital and Growth Capital – Tier 4

‘The Oyat PE team provides excellent, commercial and pragmatic legal advice and services. Expert knowledge of the market in France. The team handles significant PE and M&A deals thanks to their extensive international network and the international approach to their work.’

‘The team is friendly and very business-oriented, which is critical to effectively advise on multi-jurisdictional transactions.’

‘I rate them as a very strong team with significant experience and ability to understand the business and specific needs of clients requiring PE advice.’

‘Caroline Basdevant-Soulié has a pragmatic and efficient approach. She delivers innovative solutions to complex and critical issues. She has a strong focus on international PE deals.’