Dentons, Banking & Finance | Chambers France Profile

About

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Banking & finance

We advise banks, debt funds, financial institutions, sponsors and corporates on a broad spectrum of domestic and cross‑border financings. The team combines a strong French market presence with extensive emerging‑markets and cross‑border experience, including complex project and commodity financings in Eastern Europe, Asia, Africa and South America.

The team’s core expertise covers:

- Corporate, acquisition and LBO finance
- Project and export finance
- Commodity and structured trade finance
- Real estate finance
- Fund finance
- Asset finance
- Structured finance & securitisation
- Debt restructuring & refinancings
- Banking & financial regulation
- Banking & finance litigation

Capital Markets

On debt capital markets, we advise issuers and financial institutions on:

- Vanilla and structured EMTN / Eurobond programmes
- Senior, subordinated and regulatory capital instruments
- ESG and sustainability‑linked bond issues
- Liability management transactions
- Bondholder consultations and consent solicitations
- Regulatory aspects of debt securities, including benchmark transition (e.g., Libor) and ESG disclosure requirements

The team works with leading French and international banks, corporates, insurance companies and covered bond issuers, helping them design and implement issuance programmes and transactions that meet their funding objectives and regulatory constraints

Chambers Review

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Banking & Finance - France

Band 5

What the Team is Known For

Dentons boasts a strong presence in fund finance, with further expertise assisting with equity bridge facilities and debt refinancing. The law firm's clients come from various sectors and include banks, investment funds and corporations, in addition to international financial institutions. The lawyers regularly collaborate with the firm's London and Luxembourg offices to cover multi-jurisdictional transactions.

À propos de l’équipe

Dentons a une forte présence dans le financement de fonds, avec une expertise supplémentaire en financement equity bridge et en refinancement de dettes. Les clients du cabinet d’avocats proviennent de divers secteurs et comprennent des banques, des fonds d’investissement et des entreprises, ainsi que des institutions financières internationales. Les avocats collaborent régulièrement avec les bureaux de Londres et du Luxembourg du cabinet pour conseiller sur des opérations cross-borders.

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Work Highlights

Dentons advised Laboratoire Groupe Rocher on the refinancing of its bilateral loans into one syndicated loan.
Dentons a conseillé le Laboratoire Groupe Rocher sur le refinancement de ses prêts bilatéraux en un prêt syndiqué unique.

Strengths

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The lawyers create an environment where you feel like you can talk to them. They make you feel like you really have their time as a client, they don't rush you. That creates a trustful relationship.