{"id":14905,"date":"2026-04-16T11:46:43","date_gmt":"2026-04-16T09:46:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hoche-avocats.com\/?p=14905"},"modified":"2026-04-24T11:48:13","modified_gmt":"2026-04-24T09:48:13","slug":"hoche-avocats-advises-bayard-group-on-the-acquisition-of-kingoland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hoche-avocats.com\/en\/hoche-avocats-advises-bayard-group-on-the-acquisition-of-kingoland\/","title":{"rendered":"Hoche Avocats advises Bayard Group on the acquisition of Kingoland"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"142\" data-end=\"277\">Hoche Avocats has advised Bayard Group on its acquisition of Kingoland, a family-focused amusement park located in Plumelin (Morbihan).<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"279\" data-end=\"544\">Founded in 2014, Kingoland offers a broad mix of rides, live shows and immersive experiences tailored to a family audience. The park attracted more than 215,000 visitors in 2025 and has established itself as a leading regional leisure destination in Western France.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"546\" data-end=\"673\">The acquisition supports Bayard Group\u2019s growth strategy and marks its entry into the fast-growing experiential leisure segment.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"675\" data-end=\"887\">Bayard Group intends to build on the strength of Kingoland\u2019s existing management team to ensure continuity and drive future development. Founder Dominique Leroux will remain actively involved alongside the Group.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\" data-start=\"904\" data-end=\"1230\">***<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"904\" data-end=\"1230\"><em><strong>Hoche Avocats<\/strong><\/em> advised Bayard Group with a team comprising M<em>arie Peyr\u00e9ga (Partner), Amandine Doury (Counsel) and Vincent Bothorel (Associate) on corporate M&amp;A matters, alongside Eric Quentin (Partner), Pascale de Calbiac (Senior Counsel), Louise Miont (Associate) <\/em>and <em>Sarah Bennani (Associate)<\/em> on tax and transactional aspects.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1232\" data-end=\"1486\"><strong><em>Edmond de Rothschild<\/em> <\/strong>Corporate Finance acted as financial advisor to the founders of Kingoland and Bpifrance, with a team led by <em>Jonathan Jacquin (Managing Director), supported by Anastasia Saldi-Lourties (Vice President) <\/em>and <em>Mathis Coccordano (Analyst).<\/em><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1488\" data-end=\"1608\"><em><strong>Degroux Brug\u00e8re<\/strong><\/em> acted as legal counsel to the sellers, with<em> J\u00e9r\u00e9mie Swiecznik (Partner) <\/em>and<em> Sarra Messaoudi (Associate).<\/em><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1488\" data-end=\"1608\">\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hoche-avocats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/CP-2026-04-16-Hoche-Avocats-conseille-le-groupe-Bayard-dans-le-cadre-de-lacquisition-de-Kingoland.5036265.2.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Press Release \u2013 16 April 2026<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cfnews.net\/L-actualite\/M-A-Corporate\/Operations\/Majoritaire\/Kingoland-joue-pour-un-editeur-645131\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cfnews \u2013 13 April 2026<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lemondedudroit.fr\/deals\/103791-hoche-avocats-conseille-le-groupe-bayard-dans-le-cadre-de-lacquisition-de-kingoland.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Le Monde du Droit \u2013 22 April 2026<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hoche Avocats has advised Bayard Group on its acquisition of Kingoland, a family-focused amusement park located in Plumelin (Morbihan). 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