The banking and finance practice is one of the firm's recognized activities. We advise lenders, arrangers and French, foreign and multinational investors, in France, Europe and Africa. We advise our clients in their domestic or cross-border financing transactions or marketing of financial products.

In the complex and ever changing areas of banking and financial law, we design personalised solutions, which are creative and rigorous, always working according to the most exacting international standards. Our practice covers the main banking and finance areas, from the most classic to the most innovative, including:

Financing

•  Asset financing, particularly property
• Acquisition financing, with or without leveraging
•  International trade financing, particularly in the energy and raw materials sectors
• Tax free financing
• Syndicated loans
• Islamic financing
• Securitization operations – debt and capital

Banking regulation and financial services

• Licensing of financial institutions
• Authorisation of the provision of investment services
• acquisitions, partnerships
• Creation and marketing of financial products
• Financial guarantees
• Relations with the regulators - CECEI and AMF
• System and payment programmes

Litigation

•  legal and arbitral disputes concerning banking and financial operations
• Bank liability
• Disputes relating to financial arrangements or financial products.