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6 October 2022
Deals | France | United States | M&A
Gide has advised Ginkgo Bioworks, the leading horizontal platform for cell programming, on the acquisition of Altar, a French biotechnology company that has developed a proprietary adaptive evolution platform.
Gide's team comprised partner David-James Sebag and associates Sarah Doray and Bastien Duclos, on the French aspects of M&A/corporate; with partner Jean-Hyacinthe de Mitry and associate Luca Chevallier, on the IP aspects.
Ginkgo Bioworks was advised by Ropes & Gray on the US aspects of M&A/corporate.