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.
13 May 2019
Gide has advised Electronics For Imaging, Inc. (EFI), a Silicon Valley-based digital imaging company, on the acquisition of BDR Boya Kimya Sanayi ve Ticaret Anonim Şirketi, alongside O'Melveny acting as global counsel.
BDR is a leading Turkish manufacturer of reactive inkjet inks for industrial digital textile printing, serving many of the world’s top textile and apparel manufacturers.
EFI is a global technology company leading the worldwide transformation from analog to digital imaging. EFI develops breakthrough technologies for the manufacturing of signage, packaging, textiles, ceramic tiles, and personalized documents, with a wide range of printers, inks, digital front ends, and a comprehensive business and production workflow suite that transforms and streamlines the entire production process.
Gide and its associated firm Özdirekcan Dündar Şenocak assisted EFI on Turkish law aspects of this transaction, with a team led by partner Arpat Şenocak and senior associate İklim Gülsün Aytekin. The O'Melveny team advising on US law aspects of the transaction was led by partner Brophy Christensen, with counsel Noah Kornblith and associate John Chong.
