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Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

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Derivatives and structured finance

Orrick boasts leading expertise in the securitisation space, where the Parisian team attracts the largest and most complex mandates, advising leading French banks and institutions acting as arrangers or issuers. The firm assists client with the setting up of large FCT funds, including STS funds, and with the conduct of related transactions, spanning various class of assets. The range of expertise also encompasses factoring and various other structured finance products such as fund structuring. The team is headed by Hervé Touraine, with Olivier Bernard being the other key member. They are ably supported by of counsels Judith Rousvoal and Laure Seror.
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Distinctions

La satisfaction du client: Qualité de l’avocat et de l’équipe
La satisfaction du client: Facturation et efficacité

Témoignages

Collectés indépendamment par l'équipe de recherche du Legal 500.

  • ‘The team offers remarkable commitment, availability, and market knowledge.’

  • ‘A highly skilled and innovative team, offering excellent service and competitive fees.’

  • ‘Excellent team, available, efficient, and very responsive. You can always count on them.’

  • ‘Olivier Bernard deserves his excellent reputation. Always very responsive when contacted, he has a real business acumen, knows his clients, and is committed to providing relevant solutions. Laure Seror is also an excellent professional, very available, and has a thorough understanding of her subject matter, both in legal and regulatory aspects, as well as operational ones.’

  • ‘Availability, good project management, and responsiveness regarding legal documentation, good value for money, legal and regulatory expertise in French securitization/ABS.'

  • ‘Orrick has a full, experienced, and responsive team that can adapt to customer needs and busy schedules.’

Clients clés

  • AXA Banque
  • BNP Paribas
  • BPCE
  • Crédit Agricole Consumer Finance
  • Crédit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank
  • Crédit Lyonnais
  • Fraikin
  • La Banque Postale
  • Morgan Stanley
  • Natixis
  • Natixis Investment Managers International
  • Société Générale

Points forts

Advised BPCE group on the issuance of two new series of STS-labelled notes, guaranteed by the European Investment Fund, under its Ophelia Master SME FCT securitisation programme, for a total of €450 million.
Advised BPCE and Natixis as joint arrangers on Groupe BPCE's new public “green” and STS+ securitisation of residential loans, of an amount of €750 million.
Advised BNP Paribas and Cetelem (BNP Paribas Personal Finance commercial brand in Spain), on the setting up of the first synthetic securitisation transaction of Cetelem.
Responsable de la pratique

Hervé Touraine

Autres avocats clés

Olivier Bernard; Judith Rousvoal; Laure Seror