Founded in Paris in 1920, Gide is a leading international law firm with 12 offices spread throughout the world.
Gide is physically present in six regions of the world, with 11 offices, enabling it to act on cases globally.
In each of the countries in which we are present, Gide is a major player in mergers & acquisitions (M&A) and corporate law (except in the USA and Belgium). The skills of our practice group cover the full range of essential M&A practices, ranging from public takeover offers to private equity, via dispute resolution and restructurings, in the most diverse sectors of activity.
Mergers & Acquisitions and corporate law are at the heart of Gide’s activities throughout the world, and we are proud to assist international clients in their establishment, acquisition, sale and joint venture projects.
Gide has become a major actor recognised as one of the best firms in M&A/Corporate in each country in which it is present, and regularly acts on operations in countries where it has no office thanks to its established network of local correspondents. Over 150 of our practitioners (of which 30 partners) work in this field of law, which, at Gide, means managing cases, training junior lawyers, and sharing knowledge and know-how. The firm’s practice covers all sectors (finance, services, industries, energy etc.) and all types of operations, more particularly the following specialties:
Experience includes:
Özdirekcan Dündar Şenocak Ak is the affiliate firm in Turkey of Gide Loyrette Nouel and leverages this relationship in cross-border transactions involving Turkish law. Bülent Özdirekcan and Arpat Şenocak co-lead a team admired for its ‘diligent and practical approach‘ and ‘high level of collaboration‘. Associate Pınar Veziroğlu Dilek is involved across all matters.
Legal 500 EMEA 2023 - Turkey - Commercial / Corporate & M&A
Over the past year, Global Lawyers North Africa in partnership with Gide Loyrette Nouel secured roles on a slew of high-profile transactions, with notable activity in private equity, M&A, restructurings and joint ventures. The practice is particularly well-versed in acting as part of a cross-office team to provide local advice on multi-jurisdictional matters. In a recent example, managing partner Anis Jabnoun acted alongside groups in Casablanca, Paris and Brussels to advise SPE Capital on its $33m equity investment for the acquisition of a majority stake in Outsourcia group.
Legal 500 EMEA 2023 - Tunisia - Commercial / Corporate & M&A
Gide Loyrette Nouel takes a 'creative approach to challenges' arising in all the corporate, financial, regulatory, tax and contractual areas relating to the private equity sector; the team's expertise ranges from leveraged buyouts to venture capital transactions. Paweł Grześkowiak - whose specialist areas include banking and finance, M&A, and aviation-related matters - leads the department.
Legal 500 EMEA 2023 - Poland - Private Equity
‘Trusted advisor‘ Gide Loyrette Nouel utilises an integrated structure, bringing together corporate and M&A specialists – under the guidance of Dariusz Tokarczuk – with practitioners whose core competencies centre around banking and finance, private equity, and venture capital – led by Paweł Grześkowiak. In terms of sector focuses, mining and heavy industries are the standouts. Recently, highlights have included creation and liquidation of comapnies, assistance with registration proceedings, and financing of operations.
Legal 500 EMEA 2023 - Poland - Commercial / Corporate & M&A
The M&A and corporate team at GIDE LOYRETTE NOUEL assist a series of major Moroccan and multinational clients on high-magnitude M&A transactions in Morocco and the wider Sub-Saharan Africa region. In addition, the team is regularly involved in capital market transactions for local and foreign issuers. Hospitality, tourism, energy, healthcare and real estate are key areas for the team which is headed by Simon Auquier , an expert in joint ventures, acquisitions and restructuring, both domestically and internationally. Senior Counsel Chloé Joachim De Larivière specialises in M&A, private equity and corporate law in North Africa.
Legal 500 EMEA 2023 - Morocco - Commercial / Corporate & M&A
Gide Loyrette Nouel A.A.R.P.I focuses on complex regulatory advice to international financial services clients, encompassing banking regulations, payment services issues, and most notably ESG and sustainability matters, both pertaining to operational and transactional work. The firm counts among its clients major banks, insurers, fintech providers, and investment funds, and is able to act on EU-wide and a variety of domestic regulatory mandates, including legislative and non-legislative frameworks. Benoît Le Bret leads the team, offering strong experience in negotiations before and litigation against EU agencies and courts, alongside Romain Rard, promoted to partner in July 2022, and a specialist in financial services regulatory matters for corporates and professional associations as well as financial institutions.
Legal 500 EMEA 2023 - China - Corporate & M&A : Foreign Firms
Gide Loyrette Nouel is an international law firm with a longstanding presence in the country and a strong energy practice. The firm advises on a wide array of matters, ranging from the setting up of capital investment funds to acquisitions and joint ventures across a range of industries, including oil and gas, automotive and pharmaceuticals. The firm advises on landmark transactions in the region, with a highlight including its advice to Total on setting up a joint venture with Sonatrach for a major petrochemical project and the corresponding project financing. Samy Laghouati heads the team and has wide-ranging experience in acting for public bodies and foreign investors, especially in the energy sector. Laghouati is supported by counsel Xavier Lecomte, who is based in the Paris office.
Legal 500 EMEA 2023 - Algeria - Commerical / Corporate & M&A
A French firm with offices globally, Gide Loyrette Nouel A.A.R.P.I. is especially noted for its public M&A and private equity work, having recently handled headline deals in the energy, financial services, technology, healthcare and life sciences sectors. Practice head Olivier Diaz is one of the market’s star names for LBOs, public and private acquisitions, joint ventures and corporate restructurings. Further standout names include Anne Tolila, who often handles M&A operations for growth companies, and Jean-Gabriel Flandrois, an expert in distressed M&A. Charles de Reals complements his transactional prowess with knowledge of securities law and corporate governance matters.
Legal 500 EMEA 2023 - Mergers & Acquisitions
Gide Loyrette Nouel A.A.R.P.I.‘s team provides an integrated legal and tax offering to a range of financial sponsor clients. The team is additionally noted for its strengths in the structuring and implementation of management packages. Practice head Olivier Diaz has considerable expertise handling complex leveraged buyouts, and specialises in advising regulators on securities and corporate law issues. Jean-François Louit and Caroline Lan are also noted for their strong track record in tax matters.
Legal 500 EMEA 2023 - Private Equity : LBO
Gide Loyrette Nouel A.A.R.P.I.‘s ‘highly experienced team’ provides top-tier advice to startups and mature fast-growing companies, as well as a range of investors. The practice is jointly led by Pierre Karpik, David-James Sebag and Louis Oudot de Dainville. Karpik specialises in venture capital and capital investment transactions in the technology sector, and Sebag is dual qualified at the New York bar. De Dainville is particularly focused on venture capital, and advises all actors on fundraisings, external growth transactions, and restructurings.
Legal 500 EMEA 2023 - Private Equity : Venture / Growth Capital
Gide Loyrette Nouel A.A.R.P.I. advises on the full spectrum of funds matters, including fund formation, structuring, and investor-side representation. Heading up the ‘excellent‘ team is Stéphane Puel, who specialises in financial services and investment management. Regulatory expert Guillaume Goffin advises clients on a range of alternative investment funds, including real estate and debt funds. Benjamin Delaunay is noted for his assistance to asset management companies, lenders, and French and foreign investors.
Legal 500 EMEA 2023 - Private Equity : Fund Formation
Gide Loyrette Nouel is a top French law firm which is widely thought of as a go-to team for international businesses investing into Algeria. The lawyers often assist clients with the formation of joint ventures, acquisitions and related corporate structuring issues.
Chambers Global 2023 - Algeria - Corporate / Commerical : International Firms
The Casablanca-based law firm is the product of a joint venture between French heavyweight Gide Loyrette Nouel and Spain's Cuatrecasas. The team boasts extensive expertise in projects, infrastructure and energy mandates. In these areas the team is well accustomed to assisting with the creation of PPPs and joint venture project companies, as well as counselling energy companies on the licensing and commercial contract issues essential to their operation. The firm has further experience advising on private equity matters.
Chambers Global 2023 - Morocco - Corporate / Commerical
The law firm offers notable experience in handling cross-border transactions for domestic and international clients. It assists with acquisitions, mergers, joint ventures and takeovers. The team boasts extensive experience in advising on asset deals. The lawyers act for clients from a range of sectors, including insurance, entertainment and technology.
Chambers Global 2023 - Turkey - Corporate / M&A
Gide Loyrette Nouel's corporate practice primarily acts for French corporates on inbound transactions, including acquisitions, joint venture formation and equity investments. It also represents Chinese clients in outbound transactions. The client roster includes both multinational and domestic clients in the automotive, fashion, biotechnology, and oil and gas sectors. Stellantis and Talend are among the firm's key clients.
Chambers Greater China Region 2023 - China - Corporate / M&A : Highly regarded (International Firms)
Gide Loyrette Nouel is a Polish outfit of a French firm assisting both international and domestic clients with all aspects of M&A. The law firm also offers corporate advice. The team is active on deals relating to the food production, healthcare and IT sectors. The firm has a strong following of Polish clients in addition to francophone names.
Chambers Europe 2023 - Poland - High-end Capability
The law firm offers notable experience in handling cross-border transactions for domestic and international clients. It assists with acquisitions, mergers, joint ventures and takeovers. The team boasts extensive experience in advising on asset deals. The lawyers act for clients from a range of sectors, including insurance, entertainment and technology.
Chambers Europe 2023 - Turkey
Gide Loyrette Nouel has a solid private equity team with a particular focus on venture capital, acting for both investors and emerging companies. The law firm is recognised for its expertise in the technology sector. It is also noted for its management-side practice advising on the structuring of management packages. The department regularly represents domestic and international clients in pan-European and cross-border mandates.
Chambers Europe 2023 - Private Equity
Gide Loyrette Nouel combines strong French expertise with the ability to advise international companies on cross-border matters. 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, real estate, energy and TMT. The team also acts for shareholders on the sale of companies.
Chambers Europe 2023
Gide Loyrette Nouel A.A.R.P.I. s’illustre particulièrement dans des opérations de large et moyenne valorisations. Le cabinet dispose d’excellentes ressources pour le traitement des opérations internationales ; il est par exemple intervenu dans l'acquisition par Total du portefeuille de clients et de centrales à cycle combiné d'Energías de Portugal. La pratique est dirigée par Olivier Diaz ; un «excellent technicien» qui intervient dans des opérations d’acquisitions, de LBO, de partenariats et de restructuration d'entreprises. L'équipe dispose d’importants effectifs et compte pour principaux intervenants Charles de Reals, Julien David, Christophe Eck et Jean-Gabriel Flandrois , ainsi que Jean-François Louit et Caroline Lan qui ont rejoint le cabinet en septembre 2019 en provenance de Mayer Brown.
Legal 500 Paris 2022
Gide Loyrette Nouel A.A.R.P.I. has an established record in advising foreign clients on complex, cross-border transactions involving China, including corporate and M&A matters. The firm's growing China outbound practice encompasses significant investments by Chinese investors (both state-owned and private companies) in France, but also elsewhere in Europe, Africa and South East Asia. David Boitout is particularly focused on transactions involving growth markets, and Shanghai office head Jiannian Fan is a cross-border M&A expert. Min Guo leads the Beijing office.
Legal 500 Asia 2022
Global Lawyers North Africa in partnership with Gide Loyrette Nouel's practice blends local and international experience, with the local group regularly working hand-in-hand with partners in Algiers and Paris to advise on cross-border M&A. The team acts for an impressive raft of global clients, with major banks, manufacturers, life sciences companies, and food and beverage conglomerates all on the firm's books. In addition to its transactional work, the team provides supplementary support in competition and regulatory matters. Managing partner Anis Jabnoun handles a varied mix of corporate, commercial, competition and finance-related matters.
Legal 500 EMEA 2022 - Tunisia
At Gide Loyrette Nouel, the corporate practice works closely with the firm’s offices in Paris, London and New York to advise foreign corporates on their M&A activity in Poland. The team is also instructed in company law issues and reorganisations. Dariusz Tokarczuk, who leads the team, is most noted for his leveraged buyout expertise. Edyta Zalewska also has an active transactional practice, and also handles restructurings and business separations. Wojciech Czyżewski is also recommended.
Legal 500 EMEA 2022 - Poland
Gide Cuatrecasas Casablanca assists both domestic and foreign clients with major domestic and cross-border M&A transactions in Morocco and across sub-Saharan Africa. Over the years, it has handled landmark deals in sectors as diverse as hospitality and tourism, automotive, energy, healthcare, real-estate and retail. Among its recent highlights is its work for International Finance Corporation (IFC) in the divestment of its stake in Moroccan poultry grou Zalar. Simon Auquier and counsel Chloé Joachim De Larivière are ‘extremely knowledgeable lawyers and outstanding negotiators with great comprehension of local environment‘.
Legal 500 EMEA 2022 - Morocco
Gide Loyrette Nouel A.A.R.P.I. is headquartered in Paris and is the firm of choice for inward-facing French and European multinationals though is also rapidly developing its outbound China practice. The team is adept in cross-border transactions, business operation matters, M&A and joint ventures in addition to corporate reorganisation, structuring, governance and financing matters and counts several strictly regulated industries among its core strengths, namely health and pharmaceuticals, aeronautics and defence, steels and automotive. In Beijing, Guo Min jointly leads the offering alongside Shanghai-based duo David Boitout and Fan Jiannian.
Legal 500 EMEA 2022 - China
Gide Loyrette Nouel in association with EAH & Associates has advised on some landmark transactions, most recently advising on the $1.5bn joint venture between Total Refining & Chemical and Sonatrach concerning a petrochemical project in Algeria. As well as joint ventures, the team is also active in advising on M&A, restructuring and capital investments. Samy Laghouati, who has a particularly strong focus on the energy sector, heads the team and is supported by counsel Julien Gontier.
Legal 500 EMEA 2022 - Algeria
Gide Loyrette Nouel A.A.R.P.I. a French firm with offices in London and Brussels, among other locations, is also a member of several global law firm alliances, most notably Lex Mundi. Its M&A department has been particularly busy in the retail, healthcare and life sciences, financial and retail industries of late and is helmed by Olivier Diaz, a lawyer with 25 years’ worth of experience in public and private acquisitions, joint ventures, leveraged buyouts and corporate restructurings. Further key practitioners include distressed M&A specialist Jean-Gabriel Flandrois, and Anne Tolila who is proficient in representing both industrial clients and investment funds. Up-and-coming partner Charles de Reals compliments his transactional prowess with corporate governance, strategic dispute and securities law expertise.
Legal 500 EMEA 2022
Gide Loyrette Nouel A.A.R.P.I. is regularly retained for high-profile matters involving publicly and privately-owned companies. The practice acts for every type of stakeholder, including public bodies, shareholders, debtors and lenders, and offers high-level corporate and finance expertise. The firm is managing several highly sensitive cases involving the public authorities, notably in the energy sector. Its involvement in the Europcar debt restructuring indicates its good reputation in the market. Other core sectors include the retail, hospitality and tourism sectors. Jean-Gabriel Flandrois leads the practice alongside highly regarded finance expert Eric Cartier-Millon.
Legal 500 EMEA 2022
Gide Loyrette Nouel's corporate practice primarily acts for French corporates on inbound transactions, including acquisitions, joint venture formation and equity investments. Also represents Chinese clients in outbound transactions. Client roster includes both multinational and domestic clients in the automotive, apparel, biotechnology, and oil and gas sectors.
Chambers Asia Pacific 2022
Gide Loyrette Nouel's corporate practice primarily acts for French corporates on inbound transactions, including acquisitions, joint venture formation and equity investments. Also represents Chinese clients in outbound transactions. Client roster includes both multinational and domestic clients in the automotive, apparel, biotechnology, and oil and gas sectors.
Chambers Global 2022 - China
An independent law firm headquartered in Paris with a network of international offices which has built up a significant international pedigree. With a team of highly reputable lawyers that has occupied a longstanding high-end position in the French market, the firm serves a large and broad array of French and international clients. Its full-service practice has a strong appeal for clients across a wide range of cross-border transactional and contentious matters.
Chambers Global 2022
Gide Loyrette Nouel is a Polish outfit of a French firm assisting both international and domestic clients with all aspects of M&A. The law firm also offers corporate advice. The team is active on deals relating to the food production, healthcare and IT sectors. The firm has a strong following of Polish clients in addition to francophone names.
Chambers Europe & Global 2022 - Poland
Gide Loyrette Nouel combines strong French expertise with the ability to advise international companies on cross-border matters. 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, real estate, energy and insurance. The team also acts for shareholders on the sale of companies.
Chambers Europe & Global 2022
This firm is the product of a joint venture between French firm Gide Loyrette Nouel and Spain's Cuatrecasas. Both backgrounds bring benefits, with excellence in projects, infrastructure and energy a notable synergy. Other areas of experience include the establishment and divestment of operations and subsidiaries for industrial and automotive clients.
Chambers Global 2021
Gide Loyrette Nouel is widely considered a go-to firm for international businesses investing into Algeria. The firm often assists clients with joint ventures and corporate structurings, and its expertise also extends to international arbitration and contract law. One impressed client noted the team's advice to be "very concise," adding that "they understand the kind of answers we require and how we want to hear them."
Chambers Global 2021
Widely regarded practice group with particular proficiency operating in OHADA law, as well as francophone and North Africa generally. Represents a number of African private equity funds, as well as international conglomerates and PE groups in their acquisitions, divestments and joint ventures on the continent. Notably active on transactions involving energy and oil and gas projects and assets. Additionally experienced acting in sectors including manufacturing and hospitality with experience advising government entities. The group's expertise is spread across a number of offices globally, with the practice being primarily run from Paris, Algiers, Casablanca and Tunis.
Chambers Global 2021
Combines strong French expertise with the ability to advise international companies on cross-border matters. Regularly handles sophisticated joint venture and M&A transactions, as well as corporate structure issues. Enjoys a significant depth of experience in many different industries including banking, real estate, energy and insurance. Also acts for shareholders on the sale of companies.
Chambers Global 2021
Polish outfit of a French firm assisting both international and domestic clients with all aspects of M&A. Also offers corporate advice. Regularly instructed by mid-market private equity funds investing in diverse sectors of the Polish economy. Active on deals relating to the financial services, healthcare and IT sectors. Strong following of Polish clients in addition to francophone names.
Chambers Europe 2021
Combines strong French expertise with the ability to advise international companies on cross-border matters. Regularly handles sophisticated joint venture and M&A transactions, as well as corporate structure issues. Enjoys a significant depth of experience in many different industries including banking, real estate, energy and insurance. Also acts for shareholders on the sale of companies.
Chambers Europe 2021
Combines strong French expertise with the ability to advise international companies on cross-border matters. Regularly handles sophisticated joint venture and M&A transactions, as well as corporate structure issues. Enjoys a significant depth of experience in many different industries including banking, real estate, energy and insurance. Also acts for shareholders on the sale of companies.
Chambers Europe 2021
