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23 September 2022
Gide has advised DIF Capital Partners on the acquisition of a 55% shareholding in the French EV charging operator Bump.
Bump is a Charge Point Operator that designs, installs, operates and owns EV charging infrastructures.
Bump has a unique positioning on the French market by securing mid to long term contracts primarily with EV fleet operators, both in fleet depots and in third party car parks.
Bump managed to develop a fast growing existing EV charging infrastructure base, with an expected portfolio of over 1,700 charge points installed or signed by the end of 2022.
The Gide team was led by partner Alexis Pailleret, working with associates Chloé Bouhours and Axel Azoulay on M&A/corporate aspects ; partner Marie Bouvet-Guiramand, associates Pauline Coulon and Olamide Sekumade, on projects aspects ; associate Emma George, on energy law aspects ; associate Paul Cheysson, on real estate aspects, and associate Louis Aluome on employment law aspects. Partner Alexandre Bochu and associate Sacha Najafi, managed the tax aspects of the transaction (structuring and due diligence).
