We offer our clients comprehensive services thanks to our integrated and specialised team of French, American and English lawyers operating in the world's major financial centres. Their knowledge is complemented by the local expertise of our various offices, especially in emerging economies, meaning our teams are able to offer and implement global and cross-border financing solutions.

Our ICM team is involved in all types of operations on capital markets, and in particular:

• The issuance of debt securities, structured or unstructured, such as stand-alone issues, EMTN and covered bond programmes, private placements (EuroPP), public offers, high-yield bonds, hybrid instruments eligible for Tier 1 and Tier 2, warrants, certificates, negotiable debt securities, debt buybacks and restructuring
   
• IPOs, privatisations, capital increases, block sales, secondary offerings and issuance of convertible or exchangeable bonds
   
• French, English and American law, and in the latter case on SEC-registered transactions, 144A and Regulation S offerings, private placements (USPP), and all regulatory and tax aspects related thereto

We have acquired considerable experience in advising arrangers, issuers and investors, particularly European and American, concerning transactions at an international or domestic level, in countries in which the firm operates and elsewhere. We have proven expertise in listing and trading on the major markets of Europe, North America and emerging countries, as well as in pan-European or multi-jurisdictional offers, and we maintain close relationships with the authorities of the countries concerned. Our ability to call upon the expertise of other teams in the firm, not only on financial matters, but in all areas of law, including Mergers & Acquisitions, Tax, Public and Administrative Law, and Restructuring, allows us to offer comprehensive solutions to complex financing issues for our clients.

With innovation and creativity at the heart of its development, the team has been involved in most of the major transactions on the market, such as establishing the first covered bond programmes and the first mortgage-bond financing programmes in France, as well as repackaging and structured finance transactions in emerging countries, and developing hybrid capital structures. The team has also developed real expertise in carrying out IPOs in emerging countries.

The team is consistently ranked among the best for Capital Markets by Chambers, Legal 500 and IFLR1000, and regularly receives various awards in this area.

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 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