Deploying a multidisciplinary approach to work in the space, and often leveraging the firm’s global resources, Clifford Chance is well-placed to advise stakeholders on some major transformational fintech projects, including as it relates to blockchain technology, payments and smart contracts. Combining regulatory and finance transactional expertise, Steve Jacoby is at the forefront of many of these mandates and has gained a particularly strong reputation in the digital assets space, having advised the European Investment Bank (EIB) on several major digital bond issuances. Leveraging his corporate and capital markets transactional strength to good effect, Christian Kremer has handled fintech-related M&A, as well as regularly supporting clients on their licensing applications.
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Key clients
- European Investment Bank (EIB)
- HQLAx S.à r.l.
- Inter-American Development Bank (IADB)
- Banca March
- Standard Chartered Bank
- Younited
- Cryptocurrency exchange
- Clearstream Banking S.A.
- Upwork Inc.
Work highlights
Advised the European Investment Bank (EIB) on the issuance of its sixth digital bond.
Assisted Standard Chartered Bank in the regulatory process for obtaining a virtual asset service provider registration under the Luxembourg anti-money laundering and terrorist financing legislation by its wholly owned Luxembourg subsidiary.
Assisted Younited and its main shareholders (including Eurazeo, Bpifrance, Goldman Sachs and Bridgepoint) on the business combination of Younited with Iris Financial, a Euronext Amsterdam-listed company focused on the financial services sector and sponsored by Ripplewood Holdings I LLC.
Practice head
Steve Jacoby; Christian Kremer; Katia Gauzès; Albert Moro; Oliver Zwick
Other key lawyers
Boika Deleva; Charles Henri Laevens; Louis Mamère; Anne Lise Vandevoir