Derivatives and structured finance

Gide Loyrette Nouel A.A.R.P.I.

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.

Legal 500 Editorial commentary

Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

‘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.