Louis Oudot de Dainville is a partner in the "Corporate/Mergers & Acquisitions" team in Paris. He specialises in corporate law and mergers & acquisitions, with a particular focus on venture capital and private equity in the new technologies sector.

He advises both investors (BlackFin, Eurazeo, ISAI, 360 Capital, Breakthrough Energy Ventures, Cathay, etc.) and growth companies (BlaBlaCar, Naboo, Tomorro, Meero, etc.) on fund-raising, restructuring, acquisitions and exits. With several years' experience in Gide's Beijing and Shanghai offices, Louis has also acquired solid experience in foreign direct investment in France and China.

Louis holds a postgraduate diploma (DESS) in business law from the University of Paris II Panthéon-Assas (Magistère Juriste d'Affaires - DJCE) and is also a graduate of the Institut national des langues et civilisations orientales (licence de chinois). He was admitted to the Paris Bar in 2008.