The sizeable practice at De Pardieu Brocas Maffei, led by Christophe Gaillard, is very highly regarded for its expertise in advising on a broad spectrum of banking and financing transactions. The team is perhaps best known for its strength in real estate finance and is routinely instructed by banks and investors and companies in the real estate sector on the largest, most complex property and asset financing, portfolio financing and refinancing deals in the space. Acquisition, export and project finance deals form other key areas of instruction for the group, which is equally adept at advising borrowers on the granting of loans. Katia Belhiteche and Pierre Gebarowski are well-versed in real estate financing deals, Corentin Coatalem has expertise in syndicated and structured finance matters, and Yannick Le Gall and Sébastien Boullier de Branche focus on debt finance work. Jean-Renaud Cazali brings experience in asset and export finance.
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Distinctions
La satisfaction du client: Connaissance du secteur
Témoignages
Collectés indépendamment par l'équipe de recherche du Legal 500.
- ‘Excellent team in real estate financing.'
- ‘Competence and pragmatism.'
- ‘The team is extremely competent, responsive, pragmatic and focused. Their availability is highly valued.’
- ‘Sébastien Boulier de Branche is a highly skilled professional distinguished by his reliability, pragmatism, negotiation skills, and interpersonal qualities, making him a major asset in the success of any process.’
- ‘Rigorous approach, excellent knowledge, responsiveness.’
- ‘A highly professional and highly skilled team, genuinely accessible.’
- ‘Sébastien Boulier de Branche is a brilliant lawyer, with a deep understanding of the intricacies of structured finance, and exceptional pragmatism and creativity in negotiations.’
Clients clés
- AAREAL BANK
- APSYS
- AXA IM
- BASTIDE GROUP
- BOOST SOCIETY
- BPI
- BNP PARIBAS
- CA-CIB (CREDIT AGRICOLE GROUP)
- CREDIT FONCIER
- DEKABANK
- DEUTSCHE BANK
- EIB
- EUREDEN
- HSBC CONTINENTAL EUROPE
- ING
- LA BANQUE POSTALE
- LCL
- NATIXIS
- PIMCO PRIME REAL ESTATE
- SOCIETE GENERALE
Points forts
Advising Eureden on its new €520 million financing to refinance its existing debt, finance future capital expenditure, and general operations.
Advising Transdev on the negotiation and implementation of a €1.2 billion syndicated financing.
Advising The Boost Society on setting up a €614 million financing with six banks.
Responsable de la pratique
Christophe Gaillard
Autres avocats clés
Katia Belhiteche; Corentin Coatalem; Yannick Le Gall; Jean-Renaud Cazali; Sébastien Boullier de Branche; Pierre Gebarowski