Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
At Herbert Smith Freehills LLP, practice head Louis De Longeaux has a strong following among leading French and CAC 40 companies. He leads a practice that solely advises issuers and handles a range of matters including the set up of EMTN and Neu CP programmes and subsequent issuances, ESG and sustainability linked and green bonds issuances, as well as liability management. Senior associate Dylan Shields provides key support.
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‘Louis de Longeaux is a very competent and available financing professional. The fact that he focuses solely on advising borrower/issuer clients constitutes an asset in discussions and a guarantee of independence to best defend his clients and allows him to think “differently”.’
‘The team is very available, pleasant and very responsive. ’
‘Louis De Longeaux: educator, available, responsive, very good interpersonal skills and excellent knowledge of market practices.’
Key clients
- Aéroport de Paris (ADP)
- Alstom
- Axpo
- Kering
- Tarkett S.A
- Voltalia
- Worldline
- African Local Currency Bond Fund – ALCB Fund
- Airbus
- Arkema
- Artemid
- Auchan
- BNP Paribas
- Bureau Veritas
- Compagnie des Alpes
- Danone
- Decathlon
- EssilorLuxottica
- Groupe Soufflet
- Indigo Group
- JCDecaux
- Korian
- Orange
- Nexity
- Renault
- Safran
- Schneider Electric
- Société Foncière Lyonnaise
- Société Générale
- Teleperformance
- TIKEHAU Capital
Work highlights
- Advised Schneider Electric on the Issuance of EUR 600,000,000 fixed rate notes due April 2034 and EUR 600,000,000 fixed rate notes due October 2029 to refinance the takeover bid on Aveva,
- Advised ADP Group on the setting up of its EUR 10 billion EMTN programme registered with the French market authorities (AMF).
- Advised Worldline on the launch of a tender offer for repurchase for cash on its €600,000,000 1.625% bonds due September 2024 issued in 2017 and on its €500,000,000 0.25% bonds due September 2024 issued in 2019.
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Louis de Longeaux