Gide Loyrette Nouel A.A.R.P.I.
The China practice of France-headquartered Gide Loyrette Nouel A.A.R.P.I. covers day-to-day corporate issues, M&A, joint ventures, reorganisations and corporate structuring. The team also assists with financings, liquidations and corporate governance. David Boitout is a merger, joint venture and cross-border acquisition specialist; Fan Jiannian is Shanghai office head; and Guo Min oversees the Beijing office.
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Testimonials
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- 'The team has a great availability. Gide is both an international and French law firm. The Chinese office has this culture and it renders the communication with their clients (notably French) very easy.'
- 'Jiannian Fan has very good knowledge of the Chinese environment and is very available. He is also fluent in French and knows French civil law. Such skills improve communication and the understanding of issues from French clients. Generally speaking the quality of his services and advice is excellent. He provides his clients with a clear view of the different problems and has a pragmatic approach.'
Key clients
- ADEO SERVICES
- AIR LIQUIDE
- BEL
- DATAWORDS
- MF BRANDS
- ICICLE
- IPSEN
- LEGRAND
- STERIMED
- VALLOUREC
Work highlights
- Advised Adeo Services on the sale of 100% of the equity in Leroy Merlin Consulting (Beijing) Co., Ltd and the transfer of its property in Beijing to Ministorage Investment V Limited.
- Advised BEL, a major European player in healthy fruit and dairy single-serving portion snacking, on its acquisition of 70% of Shandong Junjun Cheese's share capital.
- Advised Sterimed, one of the world's leading suppliers of sterile devices packaging, on the acquisition of Fujian Jinyu New Material Technology.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
David Boitout, Fan Jiannian, Guo Min