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De Pardieu Brocas Maffei

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Lauded for its ‘skilled’ practitioners and ’business-focused approach’, the team at De Pardieu Brocas Maffei is a strong choice for a wide range of real estate matters. Key strengths include real estate sales and purchases, financings and the setting up of property funds, as well as development and management mandates. The practice is co-led by Emmanuel Fatôme, who routinely assists real estate companies, investment funds, insurance companies and credit institutions with their real estate needs; and Paul Talbourdet, who handles real estate investment and financing mandates. Pierre Gebarowski, Yannick Le Gall and Katia Belhiteche are additional names to note. Adam Haddad was promoted to partner in September 2023.

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Testimonials

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  • ‘The main asset of this team is to offer a very business-focused approach. Before embarking on an operation, they always try to fully understand the client's issues. This time taken at the start of the case means that they provide extremely relevant analyses and recommendations and lead negotiations for the best interests of the client.'

  • ‘Katia Belhiteche: exceptional speed of execution, precision, an excellent negotiator.'

  • ‘A very skilled team with very experienced partners.'

Key clients

  • Aareal Bank AG
  • Accor Invest
  • Allianz
  • Altarea
  • Amundi Immobilier
  • Apsys
  • Axa Im
  • Batipart
  • Blackstone
  • Bnp Paribas
  • Bred
  • Cale Street Partners Llp
  • Carrefour / Carmila
  • Covivio
  • Credit Agricole Group (Ca Cib, Predica)
  • Data4 Group
  • Deka Bank
  • Emerige
  • Galimmo
  • Gecina
  • In’li
  • Ing
  • L’Oreal
  • Natixis
  • PGIM
  • Socfim
  • Societe Generale
  • Tishman Speyer
  • Generali
  • Posteimmo / La Banque Postale
  • Wendel

Lawyers

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Leading individuals: Real estate finance

Yannick Le Gall

Yannick Le Gall

De Pardieu Brocas Maffei

Yannick Le Gall is a partner of the firm and member of the Finance Group. His practice focuses primarily on leveraged finance (senior and junior) and capital market transactions. He advises both MLAs and sponsors as well as banks, private equity/debt funds and other institutional investors in both private and publicly traded companies. In addition, he regularly advises clients on real estate finance transactions (alongside with the firm’s Real Estate Group) and on debt purchase transactions (performing or non-performing portfolios). Last, alongside with the Restructuring Group, he advises clients on financing aspects of restructuring transactions.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Emmanuel Fatôme, Paul Talbourdet

Other key lawyers

Pierre Gebarowski, Yannick Le Gall, Katia Belhiteche