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Matter

S.A.S.U. Christo Holding v S.A.S. MMI and S.A.S. Belair (Paris Court of Appeal RG 24/20237)

  1. 7 May 2024France

    7 May 2024France

    Order of 7 May 2024 authorizing protective attachments

    Decision summary
    A French court authorized Christo Holding to make protective attachments up to EUR 32,160,007.34 in its dispute with MMI and Belair.

    Supporting details

    1 participant
    S.A.S.U. Christo Holding

    1 month and 7 days later · 38 days

  2. 14 June 2024France

    14 June 2024France

    Order of 14 June 2024 authorizing protective attachments

    Decision summary
    A French court authorized Christo Holding to make protective attachments up to EUR 32,160,007.34 in its dispute with MMI and Belair.

    Supporting details

    1 participant
    S.A.S.U. Christo Holding

    5 months and 15 days later · 168 days

  3. 29 November 2024France

    29 November 2024France

    Judgment of the Paris 04 Commercial Court in the case RG 2024040577 dated 29 November 2024

    Paris 04 Commercial Court

    Case no.
    RG 2024040577
    Decision summary
    The Paris Commercial Court rejected Christo Holding's claims to annul the acquisition agreement for fraud and ordered it to pay MMI and Belair EUR 15,000 under article 700 of the French Code of Civil Procedure, subject to the appellate modifications recorded in the decision of 28 August 2025.

    Supporting details

    3 participants
    S.A.S.U. Christo Holding
    S.A.S. MMI
    S.A.S. Belair
    Paris 04 Commercial Court

    20 days later · 20 days

  4. 19 December 2024France

    19 December 2024France

    Order of 19 December 2024 authorizing a fixed-date summons

    Decision summary
    The court authorized Christo Holding to serve a fixed-date summons in its dispute with MMI and Belair for the appeal concerning the 29 November 2024 judgment.

    Supporting details

    1 participant
    S.A.S.U. Christo Holding

    8 months and 9 days later · 252 days

  5. 28 August 2025France

    28 August 2025France

    Decision of the Paris Court of Appeal, Division 5 - Chamber 9 in the case RG 24/20237 dated 28 August 2025

    Paris Court of Appeal, Division 5 - Chamber 9

    Decision summary
    The Paris Court of Appeal rejected Christo Holding's action to annul the 16 November 2023 acquisition of [Y] from MMI for fraud. It ordered the removal of exhibit 55-2 obtained unlawfully, upheld the rejection of the challenge to the internal investigation report and the other principal parts of the first-instance judgment, declared Christo Topco's voluntary intervention admissible, and ordered Christo Holding to pay MMI and Belair EUR 50,000 under article 700 of the French Code of Civil Procedure and the costs.

    Supporting details

    1 authority · 17 participants
    S.A.S.U. Christo Holding
    Representative
    Matthieu Boccon Gibod (For: S.A.S.U. Christo Holding)
    Representative
    Noémie de Galembert (For: S.A.S.U. Christo Holding)
    Representative
    SELARL LX Paris-Versailles-Reims (For: S.A.S.U. Christo Holding)
    Representative
    SELEURL Galembert Avocats (For: S.A.S.U. Christo Holding)
    S.A.S. MMI
    Representative
    Emmanuel Jarry (For: S.A.S. MMI · S.A.S. Belair)
    Representative
    Marie Briswalder (For: S.A.S. MMI · S.A.S. Belair)
    Representative
    SELARL Aklea (For: S.A.S. MMI · S.A.S. Belair)
    S.A.S. Belair
    Representative
    Emmanuel Jarry (For: S.A.S. MMI · S.A.S. Belair)
    Representative
    Marie Briswalder (For: S.A.S. MMI · S.A.S. Belair)
    Representative
    SELARL Aklea (For: S.A.S. MMI · S.A.S. Belair)
    S.A.S. Christo Topco
    Representative
    Benjamin Moisan (For: S.A.S. Christo Topco)
    Representative
    SELARL Baechlin Moisan Associés (For: S.A.S. Christo Topco)
    Paris Court of Appeal, Division 5 - Chamber 9
    Other
    Institutional administrator
    Yvonne Trinca

    Authorities cited

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    • French Code of Civil Procedure
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