Through a ‘combination of technical expertise and practicality’, the Gide Loyrette Nouel A.A.R.P.I. practice advises multinational corporations and Chinese clients on all aspects of M&A, joint ventures, and corporate reorganisations. Co-headed by the trio of David Boitout, Jiannian Fan, and Guo Min, the team regularly assists entities in the industrial gases and life sciences sectors. Shanghai-based Boitout and Fan are knowledgeable on cross-border acquisitions, Beijing’s Min is a tax structuring expert, and Zengyan Wang is also highlighted as key.

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Testimonials

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  • ‘One of the firm's senior partners has been following the Group and its development since it first entered the Chinese market. In addition to this knowledge of the Group's history, the quality of the advice provided is unrivalled, with a very good combination of technical expertise and pragmatism/practical spirit.’

  • ‘A very good combination of technical expertise and practicality. David Boitout is our reference partner, and his advice has always been invaluable.’

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Key clients

  • Ceva Logistics SA
  • Timab Magnesium
  • Quito SAS
  • Clarins France
  • Dental Monitoring
  • Lesaffre & Compagnie SA
  • All Bright (Hk) Limited
  • Societe Fonciere Immobiliere et de Location - SOFILO
  • Air Liquide Advanced Technologies
  • Icicle
  • The Kooples
  • Eramet
  • Bel
  • Beaufour Ipsen Tianjin Co Ltd
  • Compagnie Des Alpes (CDA)
  • Creadev China
  • Legrand SA
  • Air Liquide China
  • Les Domaines Barons De Rothschild Lafite

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

David Boitout, Jiannian Fan, Guo Min

Other key lawyers

Zengyan Wang, Jingjing Zhao