Regularly working alongside key firmwide offices across continental Europe, Dentons excels at handling pan-European commercial lending transactions for banks and corporates/sponsors. As well as fund-backed acquisition finance mandates, many of these deals are within the real estate sector where the team, which is headed by the vastly experienced Stéphane Hadet, regularly works closely with the office's well-regarded tax department. Another major strength is the team's skill at advising lenders on fund financings, including on capital call subscription finance and NAV-based facilities.
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Key clients
- Pliant GmbH
- Islamic Development Bank
- CPI Property Group
- UniCrédit S.p.A.
- Global Trade Centre S.A.
- Equita SIM S.p.A
- U.S. International Development Finance Corporation
- Cerdia Holding Sàrl
- Lloyds Bank Corporate Markets Plc
Work highlights
Advised CPI Property Group on successful tender offers for its outstanding green bonds due in 2026 and 2027 and a new issue of senior unsecured green bonds.
Advised Global Trade Centre S.A. on structuring the acquisition financing of a residential real estate portfolio in Germany valued at €448m.
Advised the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) on the issuance of $1.25bn trust certificates under its $25bn trust certificate issuance programme.
Practice head
Stéphane Hadet
Other key lawyers
Olivier Lesage; Nathalie Campello; Christophe Renaudin; Yifan Zhang; Jinjing Zheng; Christian Azoulay