Who we are
Founded in Paris in 1920, Gide is a premier international law firm with 14 offices spread throughout the world.
Where we work
Gide is physically present in six regions of the world, with 14 offices, enabling it to act on cases globally.
Founded in Paris in 1920, Gide is a premier international law firm with 14 offices spread throughout the world.
Gide is physically present in six regions of the world, with 14 offices, enabling it to act on cases globally.
Practice area |
Didier G. Martin, partner since 1999, specialises in mergers and acquisitions, securities law and private equity. He mainly works on mergers and acquisitions with a focus on listed companies, frequently advising on cross-border transactions. He has extensive experience advising in takeover bids and private investments in public equity. He also handles disputes. He is listed as "leading individual" in the Mergers & Acquisitions section of several legal guides (Chambers Global, Legal 500 EMEA).
He recently advised Unibail on the transfer to Wereldhave of a portfolio of companies holding shopping malls, Econocom on the exchange offer on Osiatis, Tikehau on the take over of Salvepar, Silic on its combination with Icade through an exchange offer, MSREF (Morgan Stanley group) on the sale of its holding in Compagnie la Lucette to Icade, Valtech on the hostile takeover bid initiated by SiegCo, The Belgian State on the BNP Paribas/Fortis transaction, Grupo Planeta for the acquisition of Editis, PAI Partners on the acquisition of listed real estate promoter Kaufman & Broad, Telecom company Prosodie in the scope of the takeover bid by Apax Partners, Novartis, white knight, during the offer of Sanofi on Aventis, The French State on the privatisation of the French motorways (ASF, APRR and Sanef).