Gide Loyrette Nouel LLP

Banking & Finance

Dimitrios Logizidis, partner in Gide's London office, specialises in banking and structured finance where he advises financial institutions, private equity funds and corporates on a wide range of asset-backed financing, securitisation, covered bonds and general corporate finance deals. In particular, Dimitrios has acted for arrangers, private equity funds and originators in major whole business and trade receivable securitisation transactions involving amounts of up to EUR 4 billion. He has also been involved in a number of multi-jurisdictional ABCP conduit deals, including in emerging countries, where securitisation was implemented for the first time.

He notably advised the arrangers on the Hertz and Fraikin whole business securitisations, and Europcar / Eurazeo and ALD Automotive / Société Générale on their respective whole business transactions. He has also advised BNP Paribas on a EUR 650 million international trade receivables ABCP securitisation programme arranged in twelve different jurisdictions worldwide (including Poland, Czech Republic and Canada) for Teva, the leading generic drugs manufacturer. He recently acted for KGHM in relation to a USD 2,5 billion revolving syndicated club deal, one of the most significant transactions of its type carried out in Europe for 2014.

Dimitrios is qualified both as an English solicitor and French avocat and advises on English and French law transactions.

French, English and Greek

Gide Loyrette Nouel partner (since 2012) Admitted as a Solicitor of England and Wales (2010) Admitted to the Paris Bar (2004) Admitted to the Athens Bar (2003) LL.M., University of London, King's College (2001) Postgraduate degree (DESS) in Banking and Finance, University of Sorbonne (Paris I) (2000) Graduated from University of Sorbonne (Paris I) (1999)