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Darrois Villey Maillot Brochier

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Darrois Villey Maillot Brochier’s public law and regulatory team advises major banking  and insurance institutions and asset management funds in dealing with regulatory and prudential requirements including banking licenses and regulatory filings. The practice also provides support to the M&A team, advising on regulatory issues linked to major deals conducted in the financial sector. The team is headed by public law expert  Henri Savoie, with counsel  Guillaume Griffart providing key support.
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Client satisfaction

Testimonials

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  • ‘Henri Savoie and Guillaume Griffart are very good to work with. ’

  • ‘Very knowledgeable team with an exceptional track-record of advising on complex public M&A deals. They have the capacity to handle cross-border transactions seamlessly with their pragmatic, efficient approach and quick grasp of local market specificities. ’

  • ‘Counsel Guillaume Griffart is an outstanding professional and a pleasure to work with. ’

  • ‘Very communicative and solution-oriented team.’

  • ‘Guillaume Griffart has great communication skills and has great technical knowledge ’

  • ‘Very strong expertise and a quick and detailed understanding of the client's issues.'

  • ‘Me Henri Savoie: always sound judgment, great analytical finesse, perfect knowledge of the sector and its regulations.'

  • ‘The regulatory team is absolutely remarkable and is certainly one of the most efficient in the market. Very high professionalism and very detailed knowledge of banking regulations.'

Key clients

  • Société Générale
  • BPCE
  • Natixis
  • Wendel
  • La Banque Postale
  • Fédération nationale du Crédit Agricole/Crédit Agricole SA
  • Crédit Mutuel Arkéa
  • Caisse des dépôts et consignations
  • Milleis / AnaCap
  • SAS Rue La Boétie

Work highlights

  • Advising on the regulatory questions and formalities related to the acquisition of IK Partners by Wendel.
  • Advising on the acquisition by ALD of LeasePlan for 4.9 billion euros.
  • Advising on the successive increases of SAS Rue La Boétie’s interest in Crédit Agricole SA’s share capital for a total amount of 1 billion euros.

Lawyers

Practice head

Henri Savoie

Other key lawyers

Guillaume Griffart