Pierre Karpik is a partner in Gide's Mergers-Acquisitions/Corporate practice group. He specializes in mergers and acquisitions, private equity and corporate law. Pierre is more specifically involved in venture capital and capital investment transactions, particularly high-tech, and is counsel both to investors (Eurazeo/Idinvest, Isai, 360, Ventech, Accel, BlackFin, BpiFrance, etc, to corporate entities interested in the starup companies (Legrand, CNP, CMA, Société Générale...) and to issuing companies (Doctolib, BlaBlaCar, Meilleurs Agents or Younited Credit, as well as, in the past, Fortuneo, Price Minister,, etc.). He advises investors and growth companies on their funding rounds, restructuring, external growth transactions and their exit. Pierre Karpik has maintained close ties with the Hautes Etudes Commerciales (HEC) business school, where he provides training on venture capital. He has from day one be regularly listed as a Leading Individual in the Private Equity - Venture Capital section of the Chambers Europe and Legal 500 directories, as well as in the rankings of French magazines Décideurs and Option Droit & Affaires.
Gide Loyrette Nouel A.A.R.P.I.
The ‘business-oriented’ team at Gide Loyrette Nouel A.A.R.P.I. is a strong choice for VC transactions in France and regularly assists startups, growth equity funds, strategic buyers and institutional investors. The group is particularly adept at advising on transactions involving the insurance, hospitality, retail, and healthcare segments. Three partners share leadership of the practice: Pierre Karpik, David-James Sebag and Louis Oudot de Dainville. Karpik and Sebag specialise in venture capital and M&A transactions and have particular focus on technology-related deals. De Dainville garners client praise for his ’availability, empathy and expertise’.
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Testimonials
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‘A very efficiency-oriented team. Listening is excellent. Very business-oriented.'
‘Louis Oudot de Dainville is recommended for his ability to always keep things simple, and Donald Davy for his responsiveness and efficiency.’
‘Very professional VC/M&A team which provides a seamless link between its Paris and New York-based lawyers.'
‘An exemplary complementarity, always supported by the partner who maintains the lead and knowledge on all subjects, with no gaps in understanding. The Gide brand reassures all stakeholders. Attention to detail, and clearly focused on the client, supported in negotiations by the solidity and reputation of the firm.’
‘Excellent market knowledge. Ability to identify and focus on topics that matter. Excellent customer protection while being a deal-maker.'
‘Louis Oudot de Dainville: availability, empathy and expertise. Douglas Davy: responsiveness, expertise and dynamism.’
‘Paul Jourdan-Nayrac and David-James Sebag - The ability to prioritize the different subjects of a transaction according to its specificities, and to treat them with the appropriate importance according to their potential materiality while being dealmakers is what sets this team apart. Furthermore, the great availability, flexibility, pragmatism they demonstrate.’
‘Very responsive and highly competent team. They always had quick and intelligent answers to the questions we asked ourselves or the problems we encountered. I particularly appreciated their ability to analyze and present to us in a clear and objective manner the universe of possibilities while providing the necessary and appropriate layer of advice on top.'
Key clients
- Isalt
- Bpifrance
- The Collectionist
- Younited Credit
- 360 Capital Partners
- Datadome
- Partech Partners
- BlackFin Capital Partners
- Raise
- Sekoia
- Naïo Technologies
- Heal Capital
- Worldia
- Expedition Growth Capital LP
- Cathay Capital
- Omie & Cie
- Wendel
- Keen Ventures
- Sequoi Capital Operation LLC
Work highlights
- Advised leading new investors and main existing investors, including the French Public Investment Bank (Bpifrance), on the EUR 160m Series D funding round of Ynsect, the French start-up specialised in sustainable food using insects.
- Advised French company Le Collectionist on its EUR 60m Series C funding round.
- Advised Isalt on the EUR 50m Series D of Tissium, a start-up specialising in the development and marketing of polymers for the atraumatic reconstruction of human tissue during surgery.
Lawyers
Leading individuals
David-James Sebag is a partner in the Mergers & Acquisitions group, and shares his time between Gide Loyrette Nouel's New York and Paris offices. David-James practice focuses primarily on M&A, Venture Capital, Growth and Private Equity with a concentration on cross-border transactions. David-James represents a large number of international companies and private equity funds for their French investments, and advises companies in their numerous operations (acquisitions, partnerships, or financings) in France and in the US. He regularly counsels private equity investors, corporate clients and entrepreneurs on successful M&A, VC and growth transactions, with an focus on technology, healthcare and foreign-investment sensitive industries. David-James Sebag is Co-Head of Gide's VC global practice group and Head of the New York office.
Next Generation Partners
Admitted to the Paris Bar in 2008, Louis Oudot de Dainville specialises in corporate law and mergers and acquisitions, and particularly in matters related to venture capital and private equity, notably in the new technologies sector. He assists both investors (Allianz, Demeter, Samaipata, Raise, BlackFin, Eurazeo, LocalGlobe, Heartcore, Sinovation, Headline, 360 Capital, etc.), and growth companies (Blablacar, Meero, Sensory Odyssey, Leeway, Cala, etc.), in fundraising, restructuring, external growth operations and exits. With several years of experience in Gide's Beijing and Shanghai offices, Louis has also acquired solid experience in foreign direct investment in France and China.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Pierre Karpik, David-James Sebag, Louis Oudot de Dainville