White & Case LLP
White & Case LLP has a large offering in the finance field, which in addition to its prominent DCM and banking expertise also includes some derivatives and securitisation expertise. The firm often assists leading banks and recently advised on a jumbo securitisation of home loans. Grégoire Karila and counsel Emmanuel Lebaube are the key contacts.
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- 'Availability, expertise, clarity of answers, creativity.'
- 'Charles Linel, expertise in the subjects, available.'
Key clients
- Barclays
- Belfius Bank
- BofA Merrill Lynch
- BPCE
- BNP Paribas
- BNP Paribas Personal Finance
- Citigroup, Crédit Agricole SA
- Crédit Agricole CIB
- 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 Societe Generale-FORGE (SG-FORGE), on the launch of EUR CoinVertible, a digital asset developed and administered to maintain a stable value (stablecoin).
- Advised Covage Infra, part of the Altitude Group, on the capital markets and relevant hedging aspects of the setting up a medium-term loan and liquidity line for a total amount of €156 million with NORD/LB.
- Advised Coface SA on the tender offer for its outstanding €380 million guaranteed subordinated notes with a fixed interest rate of 4.125% due March 27, 2024, and the issuance on September 22, 2022 of €300 million tier 2 notes with a fixed interest rate of 6.000% due September 22, 2032.
Lawyers
Next Generation Partners
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Séverin Robillard