Housing one of the market’s largest capital markets teams, White & Case LLP  is a powerhouse in the field and is retained by leading banks as well as corporations to assist with large strategic transactions including IPOs, share capital increases as well as cash tender offers and the issuances of convertibles and warrants. The highly experienced team is headed by Séverin Robillard and includes Philippe Herbelin, as well as the highly regarded Thomas Le Vert and Max Turner.

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Testimonials

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  • ‘Very complete team, the best in Paris. Very available, always innovative and friendly.’

  • ‘Thomas Le Vert is the most gifted lawyer of his generation and the greatest specialist currently in all segments of the French capital markets. He is a top name in the field both on the issuer and banking syndicate sides.’

Key clients

  • Barclays
  • Belfius Bank
  • BofA Merrill Lynch
  • BPCE
  • BNP Paribas
  • BNP Paribas Personal Finance
  • Citigroup
  • Crédit Agricole SA
  • Crédit Agricole CIB
  • CA Consumer Finance
  • PSA Banque Finance/Credipar
  • Credit Mutuel Arkea
  • Credit Suisse
  • Deutsche Bank
  • Goldman Sachs
  • HSBC
  • J.P. Morgan
  • LCL
  • Natixis
  • Société Générale
  • UBS
  • Air France-KLM
  • Air Liquide
  • Atos
  • ENGIE
  • Faurecia
  • LVMH
  • Michelin
  • Peugeot
  • Plastic Omnium
  • Rubis
  • SMCP
  • Sanofi
  • Stellantis
  • Sodexo
  • SPIE
  • SUEZ
  • Tereos
  • Verallia
  • Vinci
  • Worldline

Work highlights

  • Advised ALD in connection with its capital increase with shareholders' preferential subscription rights, for an amount  of approximately €1.2 billion to partially finance the acquisition of LeasePlan.
  • Advised a banking syndicate on Neoen's €750 million share capital increase.
  • Advised Teleperformance SE on its voluntary cash and share offer to acquire 100 percent of the shares of Majorel for a total consideration of €3 billion.

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Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Séverin Robillard

Other key lawyers

Philippe Herbelin, Thomas Le Vert, Max Turner