Nous proposons à nos clients une offre globale sur la base d'une équipe intégrée et spécialisée d'avocats français, américains et anglais, dans les principaux centres financiers mondiaux, complétée par les compétences locales de nos différents bureaux, en particulier dans les marchés émergents. Nos équipes sont ainsi en mesure de proposer et mettre en place des solutions de financements globales et transfrontalières.

Notre équipe ICM intervient sur tous types d’opérations de marchés de capitaux, et en particulier :

• Les émissions de titres de dette, structurées ou non, telles qu’émissions stand alone, programmes EMTN et de covered bonds, placements privés (EuroPP), offres au public, obligations high yield, titres hybrides éligibles au Tier 1 et Tier 2, warrants, certificats, titres de créances négociables, restructurations et rachats de dette
   
• Les introductions en bourse, les privatisations, les augmentations de capital, les cessions de bloc, les offres secondaires, les émissions d’obligations convertibles ou échangeables
   
• En droit français, anglais et américain, et dans ce dernier cas sur les opérations enregistrées à la SEC, les offres 144A et Regulation S, les placements privés (USPP), ainsi que tous les aspects réglementaires et fiscaux qui y sont liés

Nous avons acquis une expérience considérable dans le conseil des arrangeurs, chefs de file, émetteurs et investisseurs, notamment européens et américains, à l'occasion de leurs opérations internationales ou domestiques dans le monde entier, en particulier au service des clients du cabinet basés dans les pays dans lesquels nous sommes implantés. Nous disposons d’une expertise reconnue en matière de cotation et d’admission sur les principales bourses européennes, américaines et des pays émergents ainsi qu’en matière d’offres pan-européennes ou multi-juridictionnelles et entretenons des relations étroites avec les autorités des pays concernés. Notre capacité à faire appel aux autres expertises de Gide en matière financière mais aussi dans tous les domaines du droit, notamment Fusions-Acquisitions, Fiscalité, Droit Public, Restructurations, nous permet d’offrir des solutions globales aux problématiques complexes de financements de nos clients.

Ayant fait de l’innovation et de la créativité les axes majeurs de son développement, l’équipe est impliquée dans la plupart des évolutions significatives du marché, telles que la mise en place des premiers programmes de covered bonds ou des premiers financements obligataires hypothécaires en France,  d’opérations de repackaging et de financements structurés dans les pays émergents, ou le développement de structures de capital hybride. Nos avocats ont en outre développé un véritable savoir-faire en matière d’introductions en bourse dans les pays émergents.

Gide est constamment classé parmi les incontournables en matière de Marchés de capitaux par Chambers, Legal 500 ou IFLR1000 et reçoit régulièrement de nombreuses distinctions en la matière.

Gide Loyrette Nouel A.A.R.P.I. est l’un des cabinets d’avocats les plus actifs sur les marchés obligataires. Son large éventail d'expertises lui permet de traiter des opérations les plus simples aux plus complexes ; placements privés aux États-Unis et en Europe, Rule 144A / Reg S, émissions high yield. L’équipe s’illustre aussi par sa capacité à intervenir dans des émissions obligataires Panda, vertes, sociales et ESG. L’équipe est constituée de professionnels particulièrement réputés, parmi eux: Hubert Merveilleux du Vignaux, Melinda Stege-Arsouze (qui est spécialiste en droit américain), Arnaud Duhamel et Laurent Vincent. Ensemble, ils codirigent la pratique et assistent de grandes entreprises, des gouvernements, des investisseurs et de grandes institutions financières.

Legal 500 Paris 2022

Gide Loyrette Nouel A.A.R.P.I. stands out for its combination of a strong practice in France and its track record of acting in capital market transactions in Europe, the Middle East and Africa - a clear stand-out feature among the major French firms. The team's ability to assist with Rule 144A/Reg S. placements (thanks to Melinda Stege-Arsouze's US-qualification) is a key contributor to the group's highly international caseload. Under the joint leadership of Arnaud Duhamel and Stege-Arsouze, the group acts for financial institutions, issuers and alternative capital providers on a wide range of equity capital market transactions, including IPOs, share capital increases and convertible bond issuances. The life sciences and technology sectors make up a significant portion of the caseload. Guilhem Richard is also noted.

Legal 500 Paris 2022 - Marché des capitaux : Actions

In mid-2021, Gide Loyrette Nouel's former debt capital markets head Robert Dulewicz left private practice, with counsel Michał Śmiechowski taking over as head of the department. The group is most noted for its work across the spectrum of debt securities, working closely with the firm’s teams in Paris, London and New York. Senior associate Agnieszka Kozikowska has experience of handling Euro medium-term note programmes.

Legal 500 EMEA 2022 - Poland

Gide Cuatrecasas Casablanca has a team of local and international lawyers who frequently act for local and foreign banks, institutional finance institutions such as IFC and EBRD, as well as borrowers on bank financing, project financing and structured finance. Wacef Bentaibi leads a practice that is well versed in securitisation, bond issuance, loans and hedging arrangements, and which is called up by foreign banks to assist with local banking, finance and debt capital market regulatory issues.

Legal 500 EMEA 2022 - Morocco

Gide Loyrette Nouel A.A.R.P.I. remains one of France’s finest addresses for structured finance transactions and securitisations, both core lines of work of the renowned Xavier Chassin de Kergommeaux. Counsel Clément Vandevooghel provides key support in structured finance, including in asset-backed lending, loan portfolio sales, and securitisation. The practice’s expertise in covered bonds, whose regulatory framework the firm helped shape, is another stand-out feature. The derivatives practice rests on the shoulders of Arnaud Duhamel and Laurent Vincent and focuses largely on equity derivatives and financings. With a strong platform in Paris and London, the firm is a very good choice for multijurisdictional matters, with pan-European transactions accounting for the majority of cross-border cases. Gide 255, the firm’s especially created innovation team, assisted the practice with the use of collateral tokens in derivatives structures. Furthermore, the firm has been involved in the creation of a new French law governed ISDA Master Agreement.

Legal 500 EMEA 2022 - Deritatives & Structured Finance

Gide Loyrette Nouel A.A.R.P.I. combines sector expertise in the life sciences and technology sectors with longstanding experience in high-profile domestic and cross-border equity capital market matters. The team assists with initial public offerings, capital increases, public M&A matters and private placements, including Rule 144A and Reg S placements in the US thanks to the expertise of the dual-qualified Melinda Stege-Arsouze who co-heads the practice with Arnaud Duhamel. The Paris team frequently joins forces with its counterparts in the London and New York offices. Counsel Guilhem Richard brings his knowledge of the energy, real estate and e-commerce sectors to the table.

Legal 500 EMEA 2022 - Equity

Gide Loyrette Nouel A.A.R.P.I. continues to shoulder a very busy caseload across a wide range of matters, with a growing practice in security token issuances, Panda bonds and bonds involving ESG standards in addition to the firm's traditionally strong work in private placements in the US and Europe, Rule 144A bond offerings, high-yield transactions and liability management matters. Led by quartet Hubert Merveilleux du Vignaux, the US-qualified Melinda Stege-Arsouze; Arnaud Duhamel and Laurent Vincent, the team is adept at advising on vanilla and structured matters.

Legal 500 EMEA 2022 - Debt

Gide Loyrette Nouel houses a recognised team of DCM experts who provide both transactional and regulatory support. The team is particularly proficient in bond issuance programmes, including hybrid bond issuances, acting for a range of issuers, arrangers and subscribers. The department advises a roster of prominent clients from the natural resources, real estate and manufacturing sectors, as well as a host of domestic and international banks.

Chambers Europe & Global 2022 | Poland

Gide Loyrette Nouel boasts a strong DCM team with further skills across the wider capital markets field. The law firm is well reputed for its presence on complex deals, offering particular knowledge and experience of European private placements and high-yield bond issuances. The team also acts on IPOs, capital increases and securitisation transactions, as well as derivatives matters. The practice maintains a varied client roster of leading banks and French corporates.

Chambers Europe & Global 2022

Strong DCM team with further skills across the wider capital markets field. Well reputed for its presence on complex deals, offering particular knowledge and experience of European private placements and high-yield bond issuances. Also acts on IPOs, capital increases and securitisation transactions, as well as derivatives matters. Maintains a varied client roster of leading banks and French corporates.

Chambers Global 2021

Joins the DCM rankings as a result of increasing visibility and positive market feedback. Handles a series of bond issuance programmes including hybrid bond issuances. Assists with regulatory compliance. Advises a roster of prominent clients from the natural resources, real estate and manufacturing sectors. Also advises financial services clients on their own EMTN programmes.

Chambers Europe & Global 2021

Strong DCM team with further skills across the wider capital markets field. Well reputed for its presence on complex deals, offering particular knowledge and experience of European private placements and high-yield bond issuances. Also acts on IPOs, capital increases and securitisation transactions, as well as derivatives matters. Maintains a varied client roster of leading banks and French corporates.

Chambers Europe 2021

Gide Loyrette Nouel A.A.R.P.I. remains among the most active debt capital market practices in Paris thanks to a broad range of expertise which includes the most complex deals, such as those involving private placements in the US and in Europe, Rule 144A/Reg S. matters, high-yield offerings and hybrid financings, in addition to more vanilla deals. The group's experience assisting with the issuance of 'Panda', green, social and ESG bonds is a key contributing factor to its continuous success. The French giant houses a strong raft of renowned practitioners, first-and-foremost practice heads: Hubert Merveilleux du Vignaux, Melinda Stege-Arsouze (a specialist in US securities law), Arnaud Duhamel and Laurent Vincent - all of whom have earned the trust of major corporations, governments, alternative capital providers and leading financial institutions alike.

Legal 500 EMEA 2021

Strong DCM team with further skills across the wider capital markets field. Well reputed for its presence on complex deals, offering particular knowledge and experience of European private placements and high-yield bond issuances. Also acts on IPOs, capital increases and securitisation transactions, as well as derivatives matters. Maintains a varied client roster of leading banks and French corporates.

Chambers Europe 2021