Legal, Compliance & Regulatory

Gide Loyrette Nouel

Verified 25 June 2026

Top-tier independent French firm; benchmark for French funds and asset-management regulation.

A top-tier independent French law firm and a benchmark name for French investment funds and asset-management regulation. Gide structures and forms private equity, real estate, infrastructure, debt and open-ended funds, covering design, set-up, management, fundraising, sale and reorganisation, with deep knowledge of AMF standards and AIFMD. Clients value its insight into local asset-management regulation and market practice. Operates from 11 offices with a partner-firm network (France, Luxembourg, Ireland and beyond).

Every field below was confirmed against a public source on 25 June 2026. Verification is a check on the data, not an endorsement of the firm.

Jurisdiction
Paris
Service line
Legal, Compliance & Regulatory
Head office
Paris, France
Founded
1920
Size
Large (250-1,000 staff)
Services
Fund structuring & formation (PE, real estate, infrastructure, debt, open-ended), Fund management & fundraising, AMF / AIFMD regulatory advice, GP-led secondaries & reorganisations, ELTIF / semi-open fund structuring
Jurisdictions served
France, Luxembourg, Ireland, Global
Client types
Asset managers / AIFMs, Private equity managers, Institutional investors, Real estate & infrastructure funds
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