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Gide advised Wafra Inc., the New York-based manager of the Kuwait State sovereign wealth fund, on its minority investment in Ardian, a world-leading private investment firm
Gide advised Wafra Inc. in its minority investment in Ardian, a world-leading private investment firm with US$192 billion in assets under management. The investment, made through Wafra’s Strategic Partnerships program, supports Ardian’s continued growth across its diversified private markets platform.
The Gide team was composed of Charles de Reals, partner, Corentin Charlès, counsel, Axel Azoulay and Alexandre Letranchant on M&A/corporate law aspects, Stéphane Puel, partner, Aude Boisdron, Alizée Negroni, and Roger Welter on regulatory aspects, Aurélie Pacaud, counsel, on IT and data protection aspects, Jean-Hyacinthe de Mitry, partner, and Emilia Grenier on IP aspects, David Jonin, partner, and Johanna Degraeve on employment law aspects and Magali Buchert, partner and Charles Ghuysen on tax aspects.
Wafra was also advised by Sidley Austin LLP and Elvinger Hoss Prussent. Ardian was advised by Linklaters LLP.
