Jean-Renaud Cazali > De Pardieu Brocas Maffei > Paris, France > Lawyer Profile

The energy group at De Pardieu Brocas Maffei provides major domestic clients broad expertise in financing and M&A mandates. The practice is co-headed by Jean-Renaud Cazali , who regularly acts for lenders and sponsors on large-scale project finance matters in the solar and wind power segments. A further key contact is M&A specialist Thomas Breart de Boisanger, who advises project operators, investment managers, and financial institutions on the sale and acquisition of renewable energy portfolios and company stakes. An expert in the waste and e-fuels segments, Antoine Payen is a further authority on impactful financing mandates. Christine Le Bihan-Graf departed the firm in April 2024.

The practice group at De Pardieu Brocas Maffei regularly assists industry clients, investors and lenders alike with PPPs and energy project financings. Particular areas of expertise include electronic communications, transport, renewables and urban services projects. Jean-Renaud Cazali steers the team and specialises in project development and financing. Antoine Payen is an additional key contact and draws on experience advising on the financings of waste treatments plants, thermal power plants and telecoms projects. A recent highlight saw the team advise Neoen on the setting up of an RCF loan for the construction of photovoltaic power plants.

De Pardieu Brocas Maffei hosts one of the market’s largest banking and finance team and has a strong following among leading French and international banks, while also advising borrowers. The firm is a leading reference for real estate and project finance, recently assisting banks with the refinancing of large property loans. Combining forces with the firm’s top restructuring team, the banking and finance practice is also well positioned to play a key role on large debt restructuring cases. Its corporate and acquisition finance expertise is also well regarded and sought after for ESG, syndicated credit and RCF loans as well as for mid-cap LBO finance work. The practice is led by Christophe Gaillard and also includes  Corentin Coatalem and Sébastien Boullier de Branche , who are all experts in corporate and acquisition finance. Also recommended are real estate finance stars Yannick Le Gall , Emmanuel Fatôme and Pierre Gebarowski , while Jean-Renaud Cazali  is another strong name for project finance.