Gide is advising Groupe Bruxelles Lambert ("GBL"), a leading European listed investment firm, in connection with the negociations of a business combination of Webhelp, 61.5% owned by GBL, and US-based group Concentrix, listed on Nasdaq (the "Transaction") creating a prominent global player in customer experience ("CX"). The Transaction values Webhelp at approximately US$4.8 billion (including net debt).
Dedicated to lawyers who set themselves apart on the business law market with France's CAC 40 listed companies, the ranking distinguishes in particular: partner Olivier Diaz in Mergers & Acquisitions (4th), and partner Frédéric Nouel in Real Estate Transactions & Financing, ranked with thirty lawyers who have collected a similar number of quotes. Mergers & Acquisitions partner Charles de Reals is ranked as one of the 10 "Rising Stars".
Gide has advised Institut Mérieux, an independent holding company owned by the Mérieux family and specialised in global health, on signing a long-term partnership with Exor N.V., a diversified holding owned by the Agnelli family. Under the agreement, Exor will acquire, by way of a reserved capital increase, a 10% shareholding in Institut Mérieux, representing an investment of EUR 833 million.
Gide has advised Apollo alongside Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP on the conclusion of a partnership agreement with a view to acquiring a minority equity interest in European venture capital firm Sofinnova Partners, which specialises in life sciences and is based in Paris, London and Milan, and to committing to invest to Sofinnova's investment funds.
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