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Gilles is our Managing Partner in France and heads both the corporate and US groups. Gilles advises large media entertainment and technology clients and is a renowned lawyer for US investors who want to settle down in France.

Gilles can help you with corporate law including M&A, LBOs transactions, restructuring, drafting contracts and handling negotiations.

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2011 Managing Partner, Taylor Wessing
2003 Partner, Head of Corporate, Taylor Wessing
1995 - 2003 A "Big 4" firm leading Legal Media Communication Network for Europe and responsible for the development of the Sports sector
1994 Counsel, Thomson, Paris, Singapore and France Telecom (FCR)
1995 Admitted to Bar, Paris
1995 LLM, Business Law, Aix-Marseille University
1991 Admitted as a lawyer, Aix Marseille

Career

2011 Managing Partner, Taylor Wessing
2003 Partner, Head of Corporate, Taylor Wessing
1995 - 2003 A "Big 4" firm leading Legal Media Communication Network for Europe and responsible for the development of the Sports sector
1994 Counsel, Thomson, Paris, Singapore and France Telecom (FCR)

Education

1995 Admitted to Bar, Paris
1995 LLM, Business Law, Aix-Marseille University
1991 Admitted as a lawyer, Aix Marseille

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Advising Mitel on its transaction to acquire Unify from Atos

We have advised Mitel, a global leader in business communications, on its transaction to acquire Unify, the Unified Communications and Collaboration (UCC) and Communication and Collaboration Services businesses (CCS) of the Atos group.

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Corcentric acquires SaaS platform

Corcentric, a fast-growing provider of procurement and financial process automation solutions, on its USD32m acquisition of Determine, Inc, a global SaaS solutions provider in Source to Pay and Enterprise Contract Lifecycle Management.

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Knotel, on the acquisition of its majority stake in Deskeo

Knotel, the flexible workspace operator, on its European expansion by taking a majority stake in French start-up Deskeo, the largest office space rental operation in Paris. The move allows the American giant to take root in Europe, after a launch in London in late 2018 and the recent acquisition of Ahoy! in Berlin.

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