Associé au sein de la ligne de métiers Banque & Finance de Gide, Rémi Tabbagh est spécialisé en financements structurés et plus particulièrement en financements structurés immobiliers.

Il conseille principalement des établissements de crédit, compagnies d'assurances et fonds de dettes français et étrangers pour la structuration, la négociation et, le cas échéant, la restructuration d'opérations de financement complexes. Son expertise en matière de financements structurés immobiliers s'étend à tous types d'actifs et d'opérations, notamment les financements d'acquisition et de construction, les financements de portefeuilles d'actifs (en France et en Europe), les financements de SIIC et d'OPCI, les financements islamiques, les financements refinancés par émission de Pfandbriefe, les financements mezzanine, la restructuration de financements structurés immobiliers, la cession ou le rachat de portefeuilles de prêts immobiliers.

Récemment, Rémi Tabbagh a conseillé des établissements de crédit français et européens dans le cadre d'importantes opérations :

• Financement de la Tour First acquise auprès de Beacon Capital Partners par des investisseurs institutionnels représentés par AXA REIM (Avril 2016)
   
• Mise en place du refinancement du portefeuille d'actifs de santé de Gecimed d'une valeur d'environ 1 milliard d'euros (Mars 2016)
   
• Refinancement de l'hôtel Four Seasons George V (Paris) (Novembre 2015)
   
• Financement de l'acquisition de l'InterContinental Grand Hôtel par le groupe Constellation auprès d'InterContinental Group Hotels (Novembre 2015)
   
• Refinancement de l'immeuble Paris Bourse détenu par Tishman Speyer (Novembre 2015)
   
• Refinancement du portefeuille d'hôtels économiques du Groupe du Louvre (2011 - 650M€)
   
• Refinancement des fonds Logistis d'AEW Europe (2011 - 450M€)
   
• Restructuration de financements islamiques avec mise en place d'une fiducie-gestion en vue de la liquidation amiable du portefeuille d'actifs financés (2012 - 150M€)

Rémi Tabbagh est systématiquement référencé parmi les meilleurs experts par les guides juridiques internationaux Chambers, Legal 500, IFLR1000 et Best Lawyers in France. Il coordonne par ailleurs les activités du Conseil Scientifique du cabinet.

« Rémi Tabbagh is "a smooth operator," according to one market commentator. He is widely renowned for his advice on high-stakes real estate financings and refinancings, including those pertaining to hotels.»
Chambers Europe 2021

« Rémi Tabbagh is adept at handling real estate finance, notably on the lender side. Sources appreciate the quality of his work and add that 'he has great relations with clients in general, always trying to find alternative solutions, and he doesn't count the time he spends on files.' »
Chambers Global 2018

« The impressive Gide Loyrette Nouel A.A.R.P.I. is ‘among the top law firms in Paris, comes first for large deals’, is ‘very professional, delivers on time, and gives good insights on the market’s latest developments’. The large 49-lawyer team serves many high-profile European listed property companies, French and international investment funds, developers, industrial operators, high end-users and lenders and is consistently involved in the market’s largest investment deals. [...] The firm is also second-to none for property finance work: the team is ‘excellent, commercial and always finds solutions’ and includes two of the market’s most well-known figures, namely the ‘efficient, discreet and commercial’ Kamel Ben Salah, who is ‘extremely well connected and has strong negotiating skills’, and Rémi Tabbagh. Laetitia Lemercier is also involved. »
Legal 500 EMEA 2018 | Real Estate

« Gide Loyrette Nouel ‘combines strong expertise and sector knowledge with strong execution skills’, has ‘a competent and business-oriented team’ and ‘always finds a solution’; the group is further noted for its office network outside France. Structured finance, project finance and acquisition finance are core areas of expertise, but the team also has experience in debt restructuring. The team advised HSBC France on structuring the refinancing of the public private partnership (PPP) related to the construction and maintenance of the French Ministry of Defence, involving project debt, Dailly debt and hedging agreements; and drew on its expertise in the real estate sector to act for BNP Paribas, Natixis and ING on the €550m refinancing of Parisian building complex Quadrans. In the acquisition finance space, it assisted Partners Group with the French aspects of the financing of the acquisition of the Cerba Group, and advised Europcar on its €1.5bn cross-border acquisition of Goldcar. Bank of Ireland, Natixis and Crédit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank are other clients. The ‘efficient, discreet and proactive’ Kamel Ben Salah is ‘a very experienced lawyer in real estate financing’ and has ‘strong negotiation skills’. Ben Salah jointly leads the practice with Eric Cartier-Millon, Laetitia Lemercier and Rémi Tabbagh. Thomas Binet was promoted to the partnership in January 2018. »
Legal 500 EMEA 2018 | Banking & Finance

« 'Best in class', Gide Loyrette Nouel has ‘in-depth knowledge and ability to react quickly on any competitive bid or process’ in property finance. The practice advises banks on the market’s largest transactions and assisted BNP Paribas and CACIB with the €410m financing of the acquisition of Tour First in La Défense. Rémi Tabbagh ranks among the market’s top advisers in the sector, along with the ‘extremely well-known’ Kamel Ben Salah. »
Legal 500 EMEA 2017

« Sources appreciate Rémi Tabbagh for his 'excellent capacity to anticipate problems.' His principal area of expertise is structured finance, with a particular focus on real estate transactions. »
Chambers Global 2017

« Rémi Tabbagh focuses on the financial aspects of real estate, including real estate structured finance. He assists clients with the drafting, negotiation and restructuring of sophisticated transactions. »
Chambers Europe 2017

« The 'imaginative and proactive' Rémi Tabbagh is experienced in structured finance, with particular expertise in real estate finance. Clients praise him for his knowledge of the economic aspects of deals. »
Chambers Europe 2016

« Gide has ‘very strong expertise and knowledge in the property and hotel fields’. The practice assisted CACIB with the financing of Blackstone’s acquisition of the Concorde Saint-Lazare Hotel. The highly experienced Kamel Ben Salah and Rémi Tabbagh are the main contacts, in the 56-lawyer team, which is known for its ‘efficient advice and swift execution’ of corporate and acquisition financing deals. »
Legal 500 EMEA 2015