Structured financing for strategic projects and market transactions
Rising rates, tighter liquidity, increased prudential requirements, the energy transition and the development of crypto-assets mean that financing transactions are now structured in an environment that is more complex, more regulated and more volatile.
Banks, investment funds, companies and public-sector entities expect precise execution, proven regulatory expertise and a clear understanding of market dynamics. We support them at every stage — structuring, negotiation and transaction execution — across financing and capital markets transactions in France and internationally.
Our objective is to give each client visibility, risk control and execution efficiency, whatever the complexity of the matter or the pressure of the timetable.
Finance advice anchored in market realities
Banking and financial transactions are conducted in direct contact with lenders, borrowers, arrangers and investors. Effective advice requires a live understanding of market dynamics, regulatory constraints and the transactional balance of each matter.
Corporate financing, LBOs, refinancing, structured debt, EMTN programmes, prudential regulation, crypto-finance and capital markets transactions: we structure solutions aligned with each client’s strategic objectives and operational constraints.
Transactional expertise, regulatory command and market insight are inseparable in high-stakes financing matters.
Areas of practice
- Corporate and institutional financing
- Acquisition finance and LBOs
- Real estate finance
- Fiducie and security trust arrangements
- Infrastructure and renewable energy financing
- Refinancing and debt restructuring
- Structuring of security interests and guarantees
- Banking and financial regulation
- Fintech, crypto-finance and crowdfunding
- EMTN programmes and bond issuances
- Capital markets and private placements
- Public-sector and institutional financing
- Cross-border transactions and international financing
A coordinated cross-practice approach
A financing transaction often involves tax structuring, corporate governance, sector-specific constraints, litigation risks and restructuring issues.
Our cross-practice organisation allows us to mobilise tax, corporate/M&A, public law, restructuring and litigation expertise around the transaction and within timeframes compatible with market demands.
With offices in Paris, Lille, Lyon and Aix-en-Provence, we regularly handle international transactions, notably through our Africa and China desks and the Meritas international network.
Long-term client relationships
Financial institutions, companies and investors instruct us on a recurring basis. That continuity gives us a precise understanding of their regulatory constraints, financing strategies and decision-making culture.
It allows us to anticipate market developments, identify transaction risks at an early stage and deliver advice that can be acted on immediately without a learning curve.
Our commitment as lawyers
Our commitment as lawyers means being present where transactions are decided — in negotiations, in regulatory analysis and in decisions made under pressure — and placing market expertise at the service of financial decisions that shape the future of organisations.
Recognition
