Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP
Client SatisfactionWillkie Farr & Gallagher LLP‘s Paris office is counsel of choice to prominent shipping firms, financial investors, manufacturers, and asset managers, providing comprehensive guidance across the gamut of matters. The group makes the choice not to represent banking institutions in order to avoid potential conflicts of interest. Corporate finance specialist Brice Pommiès leads the team, overseeing a wide array of issues, from bank debt, sale and leasebacks, and high yield financings, to restructurings and other corporate affairs.
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Key clients
- CMA CGM
- Chantiers de l’Atlantique (f/k/a STX France)
- Cheyne Capital
- Celestyal
- Epopée Gestion
- ADEME Investissement
- Atlante Gestion
Work highlights
- Advised Cheyne Capital on its equity and debt investment in Compagnie Française de Croisières.
- Advising CMA CGM on the French tax lease financing supported by Sinosure for twelve new LNG vessels.
- Advising Chantiers de l’Atlantique on a new construction financing for a vessel to be delivered to Royal Caribbean.
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Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Brice Pommiès