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Gide Loyrette Nouel A.A.R.P.I.

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Gide Loyrette Nouel A.A.R.P.I. field a sizeable team of more than 70 lawyers that are ‘extremely goal oriented and dedicated’ and skilled in handling international and domestic transactions. The team is a go-to for leading banks and major industrial companies including leading names in the energy sector in managing strategic publicly listed and private M&A transactions, as well as handling distressed M&A and corporate restructuring matters. The practice recently worked on headline transactions in the energy, media and logistics sectors. Practice head Olivier Diaz. Anne Tolila, Jean-Gabriel Flandrois, Antoine Tézenas du Montcel and Charles de Reals are highly regarded. The team was further strengthened by the arrivals of Marcus Billam, Jean-Baptiste De Martigny and Alexandre Durand from Darrois Villey Maillot Brochier in 2024.

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Testimonials

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  • ‘The team is extremely goal oriented and dedicated, eager to work under pressure when needed to get the deal through and without compromising the quality of work.’

  • ‘Very high level, highly recognised M&A skills; very fine expertise in business law. Extremely well maintained customer relations.’

  • ‘Antoine Tézenas du Montcel: extreme availability, great responsiveness, high level M&A skills. Great humility. Extremely business oriented. Capable of providing very specialized solutions.’

  • ‘One of the best teams on the market. Total commitment to customers, availability at all times, enormous capacity to listen, enormous capacity to understand and analyze problems, excellent legal practice and technique, permanent search for innovative, intelligent and effective solutions.’

  • ‘Anne Tolila shows great intelligence, human relationships,  rigor and efficiency, and absolute mastery of law. She seeks the most suitable and innovative solutions. She is a great professional.’

  • ‘Antoine Tézenas du Montcel provides very clear and thorough advice, and adapts his legal advice to the practical and commercial constraints that clients face’.

  • ‘The team is particularly available and efficient. The different members of the team are endearing both for their professional and human qualities, which makes working with this firm very pleasant. Clients feel listened to and very well supported.’

Key clients

  • MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company SA
  • ORPEA
  • Apollo Global Management
  • Assurance Abeille
  • Reworld Media
  • Vantiva SA
  • Groupe Lactalis SA
  • Atari
  • Meridiam
  • EDF
  • Eiffage Energie Systèmes
  • Société Générale
  • Vauban Infrastructure Partners
  • Long Path Partners
  • Groupe Bruxelles Lambert
  • TERACT
  • Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations
  • Groupe Beneteau
  • Limagrain

Work highlights

  • Assisted MSC in the acquisition of 100% of Bolloré Africa Logistics.  
  • Advising Groupe Bruxelles Lambert ("GBL") in connection with the negotiation of a business combination of Webhelp.
  • Advised Reworld Media in the context of a potential contemplated acquisition of a stake in Editis.

Lawyers

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Olivier Diaz
Hall of fameGide Loyrette Nouel A.A.R.P.I.
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.
Marcus Billam
Hall of fameGide Loyrette Nouel A.A.R.P.I.
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).
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Anne Tolila 
Gide Loyrette Nouel A.A.R.P.I.
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
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Charles de Reals
Gide Loyrette Nouel A.A.R.P.I.
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.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Olivier Diaz

Other key lawyers

Anne Tolila, Jean-Gabriel Flandrois, Antoine Tezenas de Montcel, Charles de Reals, Marcus Billam, Jean-Baptiste de Martigny, Alexandre Durand

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