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Capital Markets: Debt - France
What the Team is Known For
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton has market-leading capabilities in ECM, regularly acting on major IPOs and rights issues. The team offers expertise in the field of debt, with notable strength in a variety of bond issuances as well as EMTN programmes and private placements. The practice is best known for its work for large corporate issuers, sovereign states and leading banking institutions. The team features experts in French and US law.
Strengths
The lawyers have very high capabilities in complex and cross-border cases, particularly those with US angles.
The lawyers have undisputed experience, leadership, and the ability to synthesise and explain to top management. It is a close-knit, competent and efficient team.
Cleary Gottlieb is a dream team; you really feel well advised, relaxed and comfortable thanks to the lawyers' excellent quality.
The reference firm in equity capital markets is Cleary Gottlieb because it has the best US lawyers, who have been key to the French market for a long time.
The firm's strengths are their technical expertise, their innovative solutions provided and their knowledge of our company.
Work Highlights
Cleary Gottlieb acted for Neoen on its EUR750 million rights offering.
Notable practitioners
John Brinitzer is a renowned equity specialist who is qualified to practise at the Paris and New York Bars. He advises on high-value IPOs, particularly within the tech and biotech sectors, in addition to convertible bonds and rights offerings.
John is our wise adviser and I go to him when we have really sensitive questions on US securities matters. He knows our company very well.
John Brinitzer is an excellent partner and has in-depth knowledge of the French and US markets.
Marie-Laurence Tibi is renowned for her equity expertise, frequently assisting with IPOs and rights issuances. She advises both domestic and international issuers.
Marie-Laurence is quite remarkable, especially for her technical excellence and fine experience in transactions.
Marie-Laurence Tibi is hands-on, very attentive and does a good follow up of the issues.
She has deep knowledge and experience and is a very inspiring lawyer.
Marie-Laurence Tibi knows perfectly how banks operate and how to deal with our high standards.
Marie-Laurence is an excellent partner and has in-depth knowledge of the French market.
Pierre-Yves Chabert has a leading presence in the equity market. He is well reputed for his broad expertise, which encompasses cross-border share capital increases and rights offerings.
Pierre-Yves is a big name in the Paris market.
Dual-qualified in France and the USA, Andrew Bernstein has a practice that spans both debt and equity capital markets. He advises on note programmes, convertible bonds, IPOs and share capital increases.
Andrew has advised our company for many years, bringing his expertise and vision to our projects.
Andrew is very committed and on top of things. He has an extensive cross-border practice and expertise in dual listings.
Valérie Lemaitre is highly appreciated for her debt advice. She assists with bond offerings and medium-term note programmes for large financial institutions.
Valérie has a sound judgement both on the legal and commercial aspects and on the global understanding of complex situations, which is valuable for the client.
Valérie has a good understanding of our group and how we like to work.