Capital markets: debt capital markets in France

‘Olivier Plessis is a remarkable lawyer, his advice is of excellent quality, he is efficient and listens to his clients. I highly recommend him.’

‘The Clifford Chance Paris team are incredibly engaged with clients with excellent attention to detail, innovative thinking from both partners and associates alike and are always one step ahead ensuring the most practicable and intelligent solutions are found. I find the team warm, available and thoughtful and they certainly stand out from some of their other competitors in the region. In terms of innovations I have been impressed with their collaboration, willingness to explore bespoke fee structuring arrangements and constant striving to keep clients abreast of key changes in the law/market.’

‘Cédric Burford is technically excellent, available and dedicated to his clients and projects, leads seamlessly a fantastic team of lawyers and most importantly is commercially-focused and pragmatic which makes him an incredibly safe pair of hands. I couldn’t recommend him highly enough.’

‘Stand-out associates are Andrew McCann and Alexander Tollast. I am sure both have very promising careers ahead.’

‘Exceptional availability of Laurent Vincent and very sharp technical skills.’

‘The team is very consistent and always available. Excellent expertise at affordable prices.’

‘The team is responsive and efficient. Real added value in the field of covered bonds.’

‘The team adapts very quickly to regulatory changes and knows how to meet our needs.’

‘Marc-Etienne Sébire is very available and provides very good advice. He quickly knows how to take a step back and set limits. He is a talented lawyer.’

‘Perfect knowledge of the Euro PP market.’

‘Marc-Etienne Sébire and Rosetta Ferrère form a specialized team in private debt that knows every challenge perfectly well.’

‘Very experienced and extremely well-established team for high-yield issues. It is a real comfort for the client to work with a team which also masters the sequence of the different stages of the process, knows how to anticipate. Multicultural Parisian team. Good advice for listed issuers.’

‘Thomas Margenet-Baudry: excellent management of operations, knowledge of almost all market operations, anticipation of key technical points and subjects of stock market law. Michael Ettannani: facilitates all stages of the process. Great anticipation, excellent technicality, very pleasant communication.’

‘Unparalleled expertise in the high-yield bonds market, invaluable help from the start to the end and an undeniable contribution to obtaining rather advantageous covenants.’

‘Thomas Margenet-Baudry and Roberto Reyes Gaskin allowed us handle a matter very quickly thanks to their perfect knowledge of the market.’

‘Latham & Watkins provided the commercial clarity that we needed. Of course, as is typical of Latham & Watkins, they also provided brilliant legal advice, which was informed by the extensive deal experience of the Latham & Watkins team, and were committed to working as hard as was necessary to close the deal by the deadline.’

‘Roberto Reyes Gaskin is exceptionally smart, thorough and he was completely committed to achieving our success. He demonstrated deep knowledge of the product class and was as thorough in his analysis of our documents as he was impressive in leading negotiations.’

‘The team are great, very knowledgeable and dynamic, always personable and I really enjoy working with them.’

‘Special mention to Roberto Reyes Gaskin who has a great combination of both local and international knowledge, is very commercial and well-connected across the various Lathams offices and markets, works extremely hard, is always friendly and approachable and nurtures great relationships with clients.’

‘Stephenson Harwood is responsive, has a global vision in order to anticipate the impacts on the entire company and defends the interests of its clients.’

‘Pragmatism and the ability to find compromises.’

‘Jeremy Grant is a very high-quality lawyer who has, both by his great technicality and his perfect understanding of regulated activities, to establish himself as THE benchmark advisor in matters of capital and debt markets with the legal teams but also of the operational and financial teams of tour company. Fully committed to their clients, Jeremy and his team are able to deliver their expertise and exceptional work within very tight deadlines.’

‘Jeremy Grant is very available and responsive.’

‘Efficient, responsive, excellent advice, collaborative work with the client.’

‘Involved in the business. Ultra responsive. Partner always present and available.’

‘Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel not only brought an idea, but also knew how to ensure an efficient execution in coordination with the other counsels and with fixed prices allowing to have visibility, which have always been respected.’

‘Gilles Saint Marc’s is a brilliant and agile mind, quick and efficient. He knows how to think ‘out of the box’ by integrating the strategic and commercial dimension, while maintaining the highest standards. Gilles is one of those interlocutors with whom you can make your company grow by relying on the reliability of his legal knowledge, but also on his understanding of the markets. He is always available on a very short notice and comes back very quickly.’

‘The team led by Gilles Saint Marc has a great deal of expertise, particularly in securitization and debt issues.’

‘Gilles Saint Marc is an excellent lawyer who has perfectly mastered the mechanics of securitisation and debt funds. His help was invaluable.’

‘The team has not only an unrivalled expertise with respect to the capital markets legal framework, but also a unique knowledge of the market practices and doctrine of the regulatory authorities due to its involvement in almost all the major transactions.’

‘Hervé Letréguilly and Séverine de La Courtie are very close to their clients, always trying to find pragmatic solutions with a very good understanding of their business issues.’

‘Hervé Letréguilly is creative and has a perfect mastery of market issues.’