White & Case LLP
Client SatisfactionThe ‘expert’, ’multidisciplinary’ team at White & Case LLP regularly assists clients with the financing of renewable and conventional energy, mining, transport, and social infrastructure projects. The team is known for its broad experience in the financing of major telecoms infrastructure projects and rolling stock. The practice is jointly led by public law and energy specialist Jean-Luc Champy and Amaury de Feydeau, who is noted for providing ‘quality advice’, and his ’excellent knowledge’ of digital infrastructure players. Quirec de Kersauson is a key name within the practice.
Testimonials
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‘Very high-level team, available and complete.’
‘Amaury de Feydeau is always attentive to the client's expectations.’
‘A lot of proximity, and open-mindedness regarding the requests that we were able to make. The complexity of the proposed arrangements did not hinder the simplicity of communication.’
‘It is a real multidisciplinary team, with special mention to Amaury de Feydeau, Jean-Luc Champy and Quirec de Kersauson for their tenacity and perspective.'
‘Very good knowledge of the digital infrastructure sector. Complete expertise in all aspects of the financing and operations file.’
‘Amaury de Feydeau - excellent knowledge of digital infrastructure players, quality advice on all aspects of the transaction.’
‘Excellent technical skills, particularly with regard to concession/PPP type infrastructure projects involving a pronounced public law component. Great availability and responsiveness of the team.’
‘The team is expert and shows the ability to support projects that are both very complex and innovative. They are customer-oriented, greatly facilitating the negotiations that they lead with pragmatism, while defending the positions and interests of their clients.’
Key clients
- Compagnie Ivoirienne d'Electricité
- Eranove
- Emerging Capital Partners
- Eiffage
- Iberdrora Renovables
- Verso Energy
- Vinci Concessions
- Themis Energy
- Bouygues Telecom
- Altitude Infrastructure
- Vauban Infrastructure Partners
- DIF Capital Partners
- Natixis
- Société Générale
- Caisse des dépôts et consignations
- Fonds Gabonais d’Investissements Stratégiques
- Katara Hospitality
- Transdev
- Coriance
- Republic of Gabon
- LCL
- Société Eiffage de la Concession de l'Autoroute de l'Avenir
- Neoen
- CDPQ
- GRTgaz
Work highlights
- Assisted Altitude Group, a fibre network developer specialising in Public Initiative Networks, with its acquisition of infrastructure fund Quaero Capital's stake in the two major fibre-to-the-home concessions of the Grand Est region.
- Assisted the potential lenders of the consortium composed of Acciona Agua, Green of Africa and Afriquia Gaz with the Casablanca Sea Water Desalination Project.
- Assisted Eiffage and Groupe Arcade-Vyv with a concession contract granted for outsourced management of a housing estate owned by the Ministry of Armed Forces for a total amount of more than €7bn.
Lawyers
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Amaury de Feydeau, Jean-Luc Champy