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2 rue de la Chaussée d'Antin
75009 Paris
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Mr Gildas Louvel

Work Department
Corporate
Position
With vast experience in a wide range of transactions, Gildas specialises in mergers and acquisitions as well as private equity in France and Africa. Gildas is a Partner in our International Corporate Group. He is based in Paris where he acts as head of the Corporate Group in France. He advises both public and private French and foreign groups, from the industrial or services sectors, on their M&A operations – including sales, acquisitions, Joint Ventures, majority or minority investments, and reorganisations. Gildas heads our African Group in Paris. This dedicated team advises on the risks and opportunities related to M&A projects in Africa. The Group represents corporations, private equity investors, governments and State-owned entities.
Career
Before joining Bird & Bird in April 2009, Gildas worked at Allen & Overy for more than eight years, having previously worked with Jeantet & Associés and Salans. Whilst at Allen & Overy, Gildas developed specific expertise relating to “own account” M&A transactions and reorganisations for credit institutions and insurance companies.
Languages
French and English.
Lawyer Rankings
France > Private equity: venture/growth capital
Lauded for its ‘impeccable professionalism, quality and speed of execution’, the team at Bird & Bird takes care of early-stage financing and series fund raising for companies in the tech, food, biotech and life sciences segments. Leadership is shared between co-managing partner Emmanuelle Porte, who specialises in venture capital, M&A and corporate finance transactions; and Gildas Louvel. Also noted are Carole Bodin (M&A and venture capital) and Bertrand Levy, who routinely advises investment funds on their acquisitions or divestment processes. Félicien Bardsley joined the practice from Goodwin in January 2024.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Data privacy and data protection
- Industry focus: IT and internet
- Industry focus: Telecoms
- Intellectual property: Copyright
- Intellectual property: Patents
- Intellectual property: Trade marks and designs
- The regions
Firm Rankings
- Aviation finance
- Industry focus: Healthcare and life sciences
- Private equity: venture/growth capital
- Industry focus: Energy
- Insolvency
- Banking and finance: transactional work
- Dispute resolution: Commercial litigation
- Employment
- Administrative and public law
- EU, competition and distribution
- Mergers and acquisitions
- Tax
- Dispute resolution: White-collar crime
- Banking and finance: Bank regulatory