Testimonials

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  • ‘The team is as competent on the financing aspects as on the project aspects in terms of renewable energies.’

  • 'Guillaume Ansaloni, Marie-Cécile Rieu and their teams demonstrated that they were capable of managing cases in a very tight and unusual time frame.’

  • ‘The team has in-depth knowledge of the client's specific needs.' 

  • ‘Guillaume Ansaloni has the ability to find compromises that allow for balanced deals, without renouncing legal quality and the defence of his client's interests.’

  • ‘We are very satisfied with the work carried out by the Bentam team dedicated to project financing which regularly supports us in our operations.’

  • ‘Guillaume Ansaloni, with whom we have worked for many years, is highly appreciated within our organisation due to his expertise in project financing.’

  • ‘Bentam combines experience and responsiveness with a pragmatic approach in order to be able to finalise a transaction.’

  • ‘Guillaume Ansaloni is an extremely competent and serious lawyer, as well as an exceptional negotiator capable of resolving complex problems with intelligence and insight. He always strives to find common ground between the parties and propose innovative financing solutions.’

Key clients

  • Credit Industriel et Commercial
  • Bpifrance
  • Auxifip
  • Ler Developpement – Watt & Co Ingenierie
  • Edmond De Rothschild Asset Management (UK) Ltd
  • Tenergie
  • JP Energie Environnement
  • Generale du Solaire
  • Reservoir Sun
  • Greenyellow
  • Caisse d’epargne cepac
  • Banque Populaire Grand Ouest
  • Credit Cooperatif
  • Semardel

Work highlights

  • Advising Bpifrance on the financing of a portfolio of ground-based photovoltaic plants of 87,8 MWp developed by French IPP Générale du Solaire, representing a total amount of €87,6m.
  • Advising Caisse d'Epargne CEPAC, as arranger, and the financial parties on the financing of a portfolio of 265 rooftop photovoltaic plants developed by French IPP Technique Solaire.
  • Advising Edmond De Rothschild Asset Management (UK) Ltd and other financial parties, as subscribers, on a €20m financing to CVE for the development of a pipeline of 293 MWp of photovoltaic plants.

Lawyers

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Guillaume Ansaloni

Other key lawyers

Marie-Cécile Rieu