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Hogan Lovells (Paris) LLP

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Hogan Lovells (Paris) LLP  is on the panel of many of the world’s leading banks, and also assists alternatives lenders and sponsors providing large resources which allow it to handle a large variety of work: credit facilities, acquisition and LBO financing, as well as asset and property financing, restructuring and sustainable financing. The team is a key destination for mid-cap transactions but also recently advised on the financing of a large battery manufacturing plant. Sabine Bironneau-Loy and Alexander Premont co-head the practice, which also includes Cassandre Porgès.

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Testimonials

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  • ‘Dynamic and very available team.’

  • ‘Sabine Bironneau-Loy is particularly involved, listens and looks for solutions.’

  • ‘Very detail-oriented, good at completing projects.’

  • ‘Great negotiation skills'.

  • ‘Very responsive team that is proactive when situations are complex. Impeccable quality of service.’

  • ‘The exceptional Sabine Bironneau is surrounded by a very competent team and very involved.’

  • ‘Exceptional availability, multiple skills of the team, very good listening skills.’

  • ‘Alexander Premont is certainly the most efficient and competent lawyer in his field in the area. His ability to follow all his clients' files down to the smallest detail is extraordinary, he always remains present and committed despite the large and efficient team that accompanies him.’

Key clients

  • AccorInvest
  • Banque Populaire Rives de Paris
  • BNP Paribas
  • Bred Banque Populaire
  • CIC
  • Montefiore Investment
  • Crédit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank
  • Crédit Lyonnais
  • French Ministry of Finance
  • HSBC Continental Europe
  • ICG Real Estate Investments VI S.à.r.l
  • Infravia Capital Partners
  • Seven2 (Apax)
  • MBO &Co
  • Riverbank S.A.
  • Roundshield
  • Société Générale
  • Verkor SAS
  • Tikehau ACE Capital
  • Tikehau Investment Management
  • TowerBrook Capital Partners
  • Vale New Caledonia (now Prony Resources New Caledonia)
  • Wonderbox SAS

Work highlights

  • Advised Verkor on the financing of a €150m R&D plant in Grenoble and a €1.5bn factory in Dunkerque for the manufacturing of low carbon lithium-ion battery production.
  • Advising Caisse Régionale de Crédit Agricole Mutuel de Paris et d'Ile de France and Crédit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank and a pool of six banks on the financing of Laboratoires Delbert.
  • Advised Wendel on the financing of the acquisition of Scalian Group.

Lawyers

Leading individuals

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Sabine Bironneau-Loy, Alexander Premont

Other key lawyers

Cassandre Porgès