Gide has advised the APRIL group, France's leading brokerage wholesaler with a network of 15,000 partner brokers, on its merger with the DLPK group, a specialist in savings and asset management.
After signing a strategic partnership in January 2024, the APRIL Group and the DLPK Group have obtained all the necessary approvals and are finalising their merger.
This transaction is in line with the APRIL Group's growth and diversification strategy, confirming its strong ambitions in a savings market that offers numerous development prospects with local brokerage .
The Gide team, made up of partner Caroline Lan and associate Manon Stammbach, advised APRIL on the corporate aspects of the merger, cooperating with Charles de Rozières and Tancrède Caulliez from Callisto, who handled the financial aspects.
The APRIL group was advised by Hogan Lovells on the DLPK acquisition, while Bredin Prat advised KKR (a financial investor in the APRIL group).
The DLPK group was advised by Paul Hastings and PH Avocats.