Mergers and acquisitions

Olivier Assant

Partner

Marcus Billam

Marcus Billam is a Partner at Gide M&A Department. He specialises in mergers and acquisitions and securities law and essentially advises listed and unlisted companies and family groups in their strategic and cross-border projects. He has worked with industrialists and investment funds on many market transactions. Marcus Billam also advises listed companies regarding corporate governance issues. Before joining Gide, Marcus Billam was a partner at Darrois Villey Maillot Brochier from 2015, after being a partner at Allen & Overy (2010 – 2015). Prior to that, he was a partner at Clifford Chance (2000 to 2010) and Darrois Villey Maillot Brochier (1998 to 2000). He is a graduate of Paris II – Assas (1982-1986).

Antoine Bonnasse

Partner

Olivier Diaz

Admitted to the Paris Bar in 1990, partner Olivier Diaz has over 25 years' experience in complex mergers and acquisitions, private equity operations, securities law and corporate law. His practice covers a wide variety of transactions, in particular public and private acquisitions, leveraged buyouts, joint ventures and corporate restructurings. During his career, Olivier has worked with clients on the largest and most complex M&A transactions in France, particularly in industrial fields, such as telecoms, energy, financial institutions and the food industry. He also assists companies on complex governance issues and is regularly consulted by regulators on securities and corporate law issues.

Patrick Dziewolski

Partner

Armand Grumberg

Partner

Benjamin Kanovitch

Partner

Marc Loy

Partner specialising in public and private mergers and acquisitions focusing on transactions involving listed companies (takeovers, public offers) and cross-border transactions. He also advises on shareholder disputes and, more generally, securities law. Recent work includes advising: Engie on the sale of the Equans group to Groupe Bouygues following a highly competitive bid process, the sale of its stake in Suez to Veolia, and the sale of its subsidiary GDF International’s majority stake in Engie EPS to Taiwan Cement Corporation and the subsequent mandatory public offer; La Banque Postale (LBP) on the creation of a large listed financial group notably via its acquisition of Groupe BPCE’s stake in CNP Assurances, followed by a public offer and squeeze out of the remaining shares of CNP Assurances; Media-Participations on its acquisition of La Martinière Groupe; Total on its acquisition of a minority stake in Eren Renewable Energy; EDF on its partnership with Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations regarding RTE; and Compagnie Financière Martin Maurel on its merger with Rothschild & Co.

Claude Serra

Partner

Hannah Cobbett

Senior associate specialising in cross-border mergers and acquisitions (listed and unlisted companies), joint ventures, capital market transactions and international arbitration. Recent work includes advising: Coty Inc. on its dual listing on Euronext Paris; Thales on the sale of its ground transportation systems business to Hitachi Rail; Diageo on its voluntary delisting from Euronext Paris; Crédit Agricole Assurances (Predica) on its acquisition in consortium with Vauban Infrastructure Partners of 45% of Bluevia Fibra from Telefónica and its acquisition in consortium with Engie of Eolia Renovables from Alberta Investment Management Corporation (AIMCO); and Richemont on its joint venture with Alber Elbaz in AZfashion.

Alexandre Heydel

Associate

François Baylion

Avocat

Carole Bodin

Partner

Charles de Reals

Partner Charles de Reals is a member of Gide's Mergers & Acquisitions / Corporate practice group. He focuses on complex merger-acquisition transactions involving both listed and private companies. He is recognised as an expert on corporate governance issues and securities law, and regularly represents French and foreign companies on strategic disputes.

Jérôme du Chazaud

Partner specialising in mergers and acquisitions and restructurings of both listed and unlisted companies, as well as joint ventures. Recent work includes advising: Coty Inc. on its dual listing on Euronext Paris; Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations (CDC) on the creation of “New Suez” by a consortium composed of Meridiam, Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP) and Group CDC, constituted from the assets acquired from Veolia and Suez in the context of Veolia’s public offer for Suez; Bouygues Telecom on several  notable joint ventures (in particular with Cellnex, Phoenix Tower International and Vauban Infrastructure Partners) in order to deploy and operate fiber optic and 5G networks in France; Sopra Steria on its acquisition of CS Group, listed on Euronext Paris; the French State on the recapitalization of Air France-KLM; Sagard on its acquisition of ADIT; Publicis on its joint venture with Carrefour in the media retail sector; French Tech Souveraineté on its acquisition of a stake in EuroAPI and Biose Industries; ADIT in the context of acquiring control of DCI from the French State and Sofema; Bpifrance in the context of its investment in Qair; GTT in the context of Engie's exit from its capital; and Safran on its public offer for Zodiac Aerospace and their subsequent merger.

Matthieu Lampel

Matthieu Lampel is a partner in Proskauer's Corporate Department and a member of our Private Equity and Mergers & Acquisitions Groups. Matthieu advises investment funds on leveraged buyouts, venture capital and development capital transactions, as well as domestic and international clients in a wide variety of M&A transactions. His practice focuses on a broad range of industry sectors, including financial services, healthcare, energy, technology and consumer goods & retail. Matthieu also advises managers in the negotiation of their status and their remuneration, as well as in the context of operations with investment funds. He also has significant experience advising industrial and private equity clients in obtaining clearance from the relevant authorities in connection with French foreign investment regulations. Matthieu’s clients include Bridgepoint, The Carlyle Group, Experienced Capital and Eurazeo PME. Publications Reversal of jurisprudence in matters of criminal liability of legal persons in the context of a merger-absorption, Mergers & Acquisitions Magazine, March-April 2021, Les Echos Executives, December 2020 Matthieu Lampel is a regular contributor to The Private Equity Review - Law Business Research

Pierre-Louis Clero

Pierre-Louis Cléro is a partner of Latham & Watkins and the Local Chair of the Paris Corporate Department. Mr. Cléro’s practice focuses on complex international mergers and acquisitions, representing corporate buyers and sellers in a wide variety of strategic transactions. His corporate law experience encompasses joint ventures, stock exchange-related transactions and general corporate and commercial law advice.Prior to joining the firm in January 2012, Mr. Cléro practiced in the Paris offices of two magic circle firms.

Barthélémy Courteault

Partner

Bruno Derieux

Head of the Corporate/M&A practice in Paris, Bruno advises corporates, financial sponsors and banks on a wide range of complex, cross-border corporate transactions, including public and private M&A, private equity law.

Gabriel Flandin

Gabriel Flandin is a partner in the Corporate & Financial Services Department. He focuses on mergers and acquisitions involving public and private companies, including both private equity and strategic acquirer transactions, as well as bankruptcy-based asset sales. He also regularly advises on corporate governance issues and joint venture structuring.   Gabriel is a lecturer on corporate law topics at the Université de Montpellier, where he provides several courses on LBO structuring. He served for one year as external general counsel for Deutsch Group in New York.

Marc Petitier

Partner

Yannick Piette

Partner

Mathieu Remy

Managing Partner, Avocat à la Cour

Kate Romain

Partner

Jean-Emmanuel Skovron

Partner specialising in mergers and acquisitions focusing on State investments and transactions concerning the public sector (listed or unlisted). Through this practice, he has developed an in-depth understanding of the banking and infrastructure sectors. Recent work includes advising: La Banque Postale (LBP) on the creation of a large  public financial group via its acquisition of Groupe BPCE’s stake in CNP Assurances, followed by a public offer and squeeze out of the remaining shares of CNP Assurances, its sale of 40% of AEW Europe and 45% of Ostrum Asset Management to Natixis Investment Managers (Groupe BPCE) and the renegotiation and renewal of distribution and management agreements between LBP and Groupe BPCE; SNCF on its recapitalisation via a EUR 4 billion share capital increase; the French State (Agence des Participations de l’Etat and Direction Générale du Trésor) on the reorganisation of Bpifrance (the French public investment bank); Paprec on the takeover of Dalkia Wastenergy; Covéa on the sale of its 20% stake in Caser Seguros to Helvetia; Aéroports de Paris on the structuring of its share capital and regulatory consequences of its privatisation; and EDF on its partnership with Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations regarding RTE.

Anne Tolila

Anne Tolila is a partner in Gide's M&A/Corporate practice. She is mainly involved in M&A transactions, particularly for public entities (State or strategic companies), and  large industrial groups and also in private equity transactions, both for French and international clients (industrial companies or investment funds). Anne has also developed a particular expertise in privatisations

Pierre Tourres

Pierre advises corporate clients on public and private M&A transactions and corporate restructurings. Pierre is co-head of the firm’s automobile sector and has significant experience in the pharma sector.