Founded in Paris in 1920, Gide is a leading international law firm with 12 offices spread throughout the world.
Gide is physically present in six regions of the world, with 11 offices, enabling it to act on cases globally.
Gide assisted Saint-Gobain in connection with its acquisition of Chryso, a leading global player in the construction chemicals market providing differentiated and innovative solutions, from funds advised by Cinven, the international private equity firm.
The acquisition of Chryso for an enterprise value of €1.020 billion, perfectly fits within Saint-Gobain’s strategic vision of worldwide leadership for sustainable construction. It will further expand the Group’s presence in the growing construction chemicals market with combined sales of more than €3 billion across 66 countries.
Gide's team was headed by partners Olivier Diaz and Charles de Reals, with associates Corentin Charlès and Henri Stiegler on Corporate/M&A aspects; partner Magali Buchert on Tax issues; partners Antoine Choffel and Franck Audran, with associate Charles Terdjman and Yann Davie on competition/merger control; and partner Jean-Nicolas Clément on Environmental law aspects and counsel Nathalie Benoit on Financing.
