Groupe Beneteau Acquires Delphia Yachts

July 17, 2018 / PARIS – Dechert LLP advised Groupe Beneteau in the conclusion of an agreement with Polish yacht manufacturer Delphia Yachts, with a view to acquiring its operations designing, building and marketing sailing and motor yachts under the Delphia Yachts and Maxi Yachts brands and for other firms (including Groupe Beneteau). This acquisition will be made through a newly created Polish entity in which Delphia Yachts will retain 20% of the capital.  

The acquisition of Delphia Yachts’ business is expected to be completed within the next few months, subject to obtaining the required regulatory approvals.  

The Dechert Paris team advising Groupe Beneteau on legal aspects is led by partner Ermine Bolot, assisted by associate Benhouda Derradji, and with the assistance of Pawel Cholewinski, partner at Kochanski Zieba & Partners in Warsaw.

Delphia Yachts is represented on legal aspects by Czabański & Gałuszyński (Tomasz Siembida, Bartosz Lewandowski and Tomasz Maslak).

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