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Hogan Lovells (Paris) LLP
17 AVENUE MATIGNON
CS30027
75378 PARIS
France

Work Department

Infrastructure, Energy, Resources and Projects (IERP)

Position

Partner

Career

Bruno Cantier is a partner of Hogan Lovells LLP, specialising in project finance and PPP, with a particular focus on energy and transport infrastructure. Bruno assists sponsors, lenders and public authorities on the project aspects of concessions and PPPs, and in particular on the drafting and negotiation of PPAs, concessions and PFI agreements, and of their construction and O&M subcontracts. He works in close association with the project finance lawyers of the banking department in relation with the drafting and negotiation of the finance agreements. Qualified as a public lawyer, he has over 20 years’ experience in advising sponsors, lenders and public authorities in the field of accommodation, energy and infrastructure concession and PPP projects, in France but also in North Africa and Sub-Saharan Francophone Africa.

Bruno joined Lovells in 2002 after having spent over than 6 years at PwC’s PPP practice.

Languages

English, French, Creole

Education

D.E.A. Droit Public Interne, Université Paris I, Panthéon-Sorbonne, 1992

Lawyer Rankings

France > Project finance

The practice at Hogan Lovells (Paris) LLP is known for handling the financing and development of infrastructure projects, with particular focus on projects across the Africa. The team acts for a varied client list of contractors, sponsors, and lenders in mandates concerning transport, infrastructure and renewables projects. The practice is co-headed by acquisition, project and structured finance specialist Olivier Fille-Lambie, and with Bruno Cantier, who handles PPP mandates in Francophone African Regions.

France > Administrative and public law

Hogan Lovells (Paris) LLP has strong recognised expertise in the public procurement field where it regularly advises public-sector entities, lenders and sponsors on large transport projects. The team also assists with public domain and regulatory issues. Recently, the firm has also worked on several energy-related projects, including battery manufacturing projects. In addition to its domestic strength, the team also has good knowledge of the African market. Bruno Cantier and counsel Perrine Limousin are the key names.