Gide Loyrette Nouel A.A.R.P.I.'s team is able to draw on the strength of practitioners in its London office for derivatives and structured finance expertise. The Paris practice assists French and international financial institutions and corporations with their transactional, regulatory, clearing and derivatives needs through Laurent Vincent, who is also a DCM specialist. The group recently advised on innovative sustainability-linked derivative products. Counsel Clément Vandevooghel also demonstrates high-level structured finance and securisation expertise, providing legal opinions and advising on complex transactions.
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- ‘A team that is available, creative and pragmatic’.
- ‘Clément Vandevooghel is reliable, available and always constructive’.
- 'It is a very strong team, both in technical and experience terms. They are particularly strong in the areas of securitisation and other forms of receivables based financings, as well as in acquisition finance.'
Key clients
- Spartoo
- Evolucare
- CNP Assurances
- EDFI Management Company
- Rabobank London
- Axa Group
- Deutsche Bank
- BNP Paribas
- Société Générale
- HSBC
- Crédit Logement
- Crédit Agricole CIB
- Air France KLM
- Barclays Bank PLC
Work highlights
- Assisted legal counsel in Spain with the establishment, drafting, and negotiation of all derivative and associated collateral documentation with respect to seven different classes of notes in connection with a Spanish auto-loan securitisation structure renewed every year.
- Advised Europcar Mobility Group on the setting-up and structure of the securitisation programme of Europcar Group UK.
Lawyers
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Next Generation Partners
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Practice head
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Arnaud Duhamel, Laurent Vincent, Clément Vandevooghel