Gide Loyrette Nouel A.A.R.P.I.  regularly assists banks acting as underwriters, investors as well as some issuers with mid-cap transactions, spanning IPOs, share capital increases as well as convertibles and private placements, while also occasionally handling larger deals. The team is particularly active in the biotech sector where it handles a whole array of transactions including combined EU and US private placements. Key names in the practice include the highly experienced Arnaud Duhamel and US law expert Melinda Stege-Arsouze. Counsel Scott Logan  provides support. Of note, Guilhem Richard   and counsel Marie-Hélène Gryparis  left the firm in 2024.
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Témoignages

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  • ‘Excellent expertise and ability to think outside the box, commitment of partners and excellent quality of analyses.’

  • ‘Arnaud Duhamel is a dealmaker bringing the parties together and also defending the interests of his clients. Excellent expertise.’

  • ‘Excellent skills, complementarity team and availability.'

  • 'Leading team in ECM, particulary also for small and mid-cap transactions. The team is well staff and has enough resources, in particular also capabilities with regards to US law. Their work is excellent; the team is always very quick and responsive and ensure fast and smooth processing of the transaction. Great expertise in biotech/medtech deals that incorporate US placements.'
  • 'Melinda Stege Arsouze has a great expertise in US law and international ECM deals. She is also frequently involved in various biotech/medtech deals that we have been doing that incorporate US placements. Arnaud Duhamel is very experienced and recognised.'

Clients clés

  • Vivendi
  • Antin Infrastructure Partners
  • Veolia Environnement
  • Renault
  • Deutsche Bank
  • BNP Paribas Group
  • Société Générale
  • HSBC
  • BofA
  • Morgan Stanley

Points forts

  • Assisted the underwriters in the rights issue of Axways in order to finance the acquisition of SBS from its main shareholder, Sopra Steria.
  • Assisting the banks with two capital increases for Sensorion, a biotechnology company listed on Euronext Growth.
  • Advising biopharma company GenSight on numerous private placements and bond financings with Kreos and Heights Capital.

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Responsable de la pratique

Arnaud Duhamel; Melinda Stege Arsouze; Laurent Vincent; Hubert Merveilleux du Vignaux

Autres avocats clés

Scott Logan