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Provided by Jean-François Louit
Admitted to the Paris Bar, Jean-François Louit specialises in M&A transactions, private equity and capital markets. In these fields he has over twenty years of experience, working in leading UK and French law firms. In particular, he supports directors, entrepreneurs and managers in these areas, particularly with regard to issues of access to capital, management incentives and governance.
He has recently been involved in major corporate transactions, such as the spin-off of Accor Invest, the CVC bid for April and the acquisition of IPH by Advent. He is involved in the implementation of employee share ownership plans.
Before joining Gide, Jean-François Louit was a partner in the Corporate & Securities department of Mayer Brown Paris. Jean-François holds a Masters in Business Law, Taxation and Accounting from the Faculty of Law of Aix-en-Provence and a Master of Laws (LL.M) from Osgoode Hall Law School in Toronto (Canada).
Provided by Chambers
Jean-François Louit is highly recognised for his work on behalf of the management teams of domestic and international corporate entities on high-stakes LBOs and the structuring of management packages.
Provided by Chambers
"Jean-François Louit has the right interpersonal skills; he can feel the needs of everyone and align himself with the needs. He has a very good knowledge of the market; he knows the funds that are active in the market; he is a really good specialist on the topic, and his team is always competent and committed."
"Jean-François Louit has the right interpersonal skills; he can feel the needs of everyone and align himself with the needs. He has a very good knowledge of the market; he knows the funds that are active in the market; he is a really good specialist on the topic, and his team is always competent and committed."
