About

Provided by Gide Loyrette Nouel

With a team of more than 150 lawyers, 80 of whom are based in Paris, Gide has one of the largest mergers & acquisitions / corporate law departments in the market. The skills of our team cover the full range of essential M&A practices, from public offerings to private equity, including litigation and restructuring, in a broad range of business sectors.


Our added value:

  • Full-service M&A capacity supported by all of the firm's teams.
  • Longstanding experience in transactions and structuring in a variety of sectors.
  • Established relationships with the authorities.
  • Significant cross-border practice and in-depth knowledge of local markets through our international networks.

Chambers Review

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Corporate/M&A: High-end Capability - France

2
Band 2

What the Team is Known For

Gide Loyrette Nouel combines strong French expertise with the ability to advise international companies on cross-border matters, notably in relation to European and African jurisdictions. The lawyers regularly handle sophisticated joint venture and M&A transactions, as well as corporate structure issues. The law firm enjoys a significant depth of experience in many different industries including banking, life sciences, energy and TMT.

Work Highlights

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  • Gide advised Limagrain on the EUR1.43 billion simplified tender offer for its subsidiary, Vilmorin.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Olivier Diaz
1
Olivier Diaz
1
Band 1

Olivier Diaz maintains a leading corporate practice and frequently acts on public M&A transactions. He is called upon by significant French clients to advise on domestic and international matters.

Olivier is a very good technical lawyer and is also very pragmatic. He reasons and listens. He is great in difficult negotiations.

Olivier Diaz is an excellent business lawyer with great skills and long experience.

Olivier is an absolute reference in public M&A situations. He is in control of issues, with a very calm demeanour and a sophisticated and clear thought process.

Marcus Billam
2
Marcus Billam
2
Band 2

Marcus Billam has extensive experience in domestic and cross-border M&A transactions. His client list includes leading corporates hailing from the media and hospitality sectors.

He is a fantastic lawyer.

Anne Tolila
6
Anne Tolila
6
Band 6

Anne Tolila enters the rankings this year. She draws upon her experience with cross-border and domestic transactions to assist clients with a range of M&A mandates.

Anne is a very experienced M&A veteran with great judgement.

She is a good listener and adviser with a high level of expertise.

Charles de Reals
6
Charles de Reals
6
Band 6

Charles de Reals assists domestic and international clients with a range of matters, including acquisitions, sales and restructurings. He regularly represents clients hailing from the TMT and transportation industries.

He is very savvy and good with clients. 

Charles provides unparalleled support.

Christophe Eck
6
Christophe Eck
6
Band 6

Christophe Eck represents clients active in the energy and media sectors and handles domestic and cross-border transactions.

He is a very strong deal maker and smart negotiator who respects all the parties involved, and is a very knowledgeable and experienced lawyer. In addition, he has unique international expertise.

Christophe is a smart guy. He is quite creative, business-oriented and solution-oriented.

Arpat Şenocak
Arpat Şenocak
Expertise Based Abroad

Based in Istanbul, Arpat Şenocak of Özdirekcan Dündar Şenocak Ak Attorney Partnership draws upon his knowledge of French and Turkish law to assist notable French clients with inbound transactions.

David Boitout
David Boitout
Expertise Based Abroad

David Boitout is based in Shanghai and routinely assists French clients with inbound transactions to China. He advises on sales and acquisitions.

Julien David
F
Julien David
F
Foreign Expert

Julien David is experienced in assisting clients with corporate and M&A mandates across various African jurisdictions.

Ranked Lawyers at
Gide Loyrette Nouel

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Corporate/M&A: High-end Capability

Olivier Diaz
1
Olivier Diaz
1
Band 1
Marcus Billam
2
Marcus Billam
2
Band 2
Anne Tolila
6
Anne Tolila
6
Band 6
Charles de Reals
6
Charles de Reals
6
Band 6
Christophe Eck
6
Christophe Eck
6
Band 6
Arpat Şenocak
Arpat Şenocak
Turkey expertise based abroad
David Boitout
David Boitout
China expertise based abroad
Julien David
F
Julien David
F
Foreign expert for Africa-wide

Members

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Anne Tolila

Antoine Tézenas du Montcel

Charles de Reals

Françoise Even

Jean-Gabriel Flandrois

Industries

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Financial services

Healthcare

Life sciences

Renewable energy

Technology