Corporate/M&A & Private Equity
Global Guide 2024 : Africa-wide
Band 2
Email address
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+33 (0)1 40 75 60 00About
Provided by Gide Loyrette Nouel
Mergers & Acquisitions is a core practice at Gide. On the African continent, our team has gained extensive experience in this area, working for decades on landmark, high-value M&A transactions and other corporate matters in a wide variety of sectors. Our M&A team includes about 20 lawyers dedicated to M&A transactions in Africa and operates from our Paris, London and North African (Algeria, Morocco and Tunisia) offices. They work with our offices in China (Beijing and Shanghai) and Turkey (Istanbul) to develop their growing practices in Africa.
We assist a broad spectrum of clients, including public and private companies, governmental bodies, financial sponsors, investment banks and individuals, in the successful completion of M&A transactions of all kinds throughout Africa.
Our lawyers are able to advise our clients in civil law and common law countries alike. While we have a particular expertise in French-speaking Africa (18 countries), where legal systems are usually based on French law, we frequently advise clients on their business interests in English- and Portuguese-speaking jurisdictions. Our lawyers also have extensive and in-depth knowledge of the unified legal system of the Organization for the Harmonization of Business Law in Africa (OHADA).
