Abstract
?GDF/SUEZ' is the famous French energy provider group which specialized in the transportation and distribution of natural gas. Since the invention of the European energy market, GDF has diversified itself on the electricity market area by developing and creating offers to provide and supply natural gas and its subsequent product which is electricity. In February 2006, the two companies decided to merge in order to face the hostile take over bid which was launched by the Italian Enel on Suez. The merger has between the board of directors and the French government was followed by a lot of discussions between the two parties. The cause of this detailed discussion was the 80% ownership of the French state in the GDF portion. The discussions highlighted areas such as the protectionism of the French interests in the company. With regard to the French legal framework, the focus was on the main difficulty encountered by the two companies.
