About

Provided by Gide Loyrette Nouel

Gide opened its Chinese office in 1987 and was among the first foreign law firms to operate in mainland China. We immediately put together a French and Chinese team, made up of lawyers with complementary areas of expertise and partners to provide a comprehensive range of specialist skills. Today, we are one of the country’s most experienced international law firms.


The quality of our service is underpinned by the expertise of our lawyers based in China. They work together in an integrated way, sharing their knowledge and expertise, supported by a team of experienced legal assistants and translators. All of them have both Western and Chinese legal training. In this way, they provide our clients with international and local perspectives, in addition to commercial insights and technical expertise. Consequently, they can advise on the most complex transactions, covering a wide range of industries.


We work closely with our offices in Europe and Africa and benefit from our global strategic partnerships. These synergies enable us to support our clients in China and other jurisdictions. We provide our European clients with direct and convenient access in their time zone to a leading team in China, while offering our Chinese clients a local presence wherever they invest.


Chambers Review

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Corporate/M&A: Highly Regarded (International Firms) - China

5
Band 5

What the Team is Known For

Gide Loyrette Nouel's corporate practice primarily acts for French corporates on inbound transactions, including acquisitions, joint venture formation and equity investments. It also represents Chinese clients in outbound transactions. The client roster includes both multinational and domestic clients in the automotive, fashion, biotechnology, and oil and gas sectors. Bel, Datawords and Sterimed are among the firm's key clients.

Work Highlights

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  • Gide Loyrette Nouel acted for Aedeo Services on the sale of Leroy Merlin Consulting and the transfer of its property in Beijing to Ministorage Investment V.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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David Boitout
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David Boitout
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Foreign Expert

David Boitout provides expert advice to French companies on their acquisitions and business operations in Greater China. He leads the Asia practice at Gide and splits his time between Beijing, Shanghai and Hong Kong.

"David has very high commercial finesse. He provides services of very high quality whatever the complexity of the file."

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Gide Loyrette Nouel

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Corporate/M&A (International Firms)

David Boitout
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David Boitout
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Foreign expert for France

Members

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David Boitout

Jiannian Fan

Min Guo

Industries

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Aeronautics & defence

Automotive

Banking & finance

Distribution & retail

Health & pharmaceuticals

Industry & manufacture

Steel

Tourism & leisure