Hugues Vaysset, has developed a practice dedicated to players in the banking, financial and insurance sectors.
He advises a broad range of financial sector participants, including credit institutions, investment firms, asset managers, crypto-assets services providers and other regulated entities, on a wide variety of banking and financial regulatory matters. His practice focuses in particular on regulatory compliance and governance, anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing (AML/CFT), as well as the regulatory framework applicable to financial services, investment activities and financial products.
He also assists clients in the context of supervisory inspection and investigations conducted by financial regulators. He has developed significant experience through numerous inspections conducted by the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution (ACPR) and the Autorité des marchés financiers (AMF), as well as their follow-up, in particular in the context of enforcement proceedings before the Sanctions Committees.
He spent nearly two years within a French regulator, where he was involved in supervisory work relating to the banking and financial sector. This experience provides him with valuable insight into the expectations and practices of financial regulators.
Background
Lawyer since : 2017
Bar. : Paris
Language(s) : French - English
Training :
- LL.M. International Business Law – Sorbonne-Assas International Law School Singapore, 2017
- Postgraduate Degree (Master 2) Economic analysis of law – University of Paris Nanterre (Paris X), 2014
- Postgraduate Degree (Master 1) Business law – University of Paris Nanterre (Paris X), 2013
Publications
- Revu Banque – L’action de la DGCCRF dans le contrôle des établissements de crédit – Compétences, pratiques de contrôle et procédure de sanction
- Chambers and Partners – Insurance & Reinsurance 2026
- Revue Banque – Club deal et risque de requalification en « autre FIA »
- The CJEU puts an end to public access to the register of beneficial owners opened by the 5th Anti-Money Laundering Directive – Bulletin Joly Bourse – n°01, 01/01/2023
Jeantet announces the promotion of six new Counsels
Paris, May 12, 2026 – Jeantet is pleased to announce the promotion of six new Counsels: Perrine Fuchs (Corporate M&A), Juliette Hubert (Employment Law), Maria Plakci (M&A, Private Equity), Georges-Dominic Sardi (M&A, Venture Capital), Jessica Sellem (Tax Law) and Hugues Vaysset (Banking and Finance Law). “These promotions reflect the excellence, commitment, and professionalism of Perrine, […]
Revu Banque – L’action de la DGCCRF dans le contrôle des établissements de crédit – Compétences, pratiques de contrôle et procédure de sanction
Longtemps cantonnée à la protection des consommateurs dans les secteurs de la consommation courante, l’action de la Direction générale de la concurrence, de la consommation et de la répression des fraudes (DGCCRF) s’étend désormais de manière significative au secteur bancaire et des paiements. A la croisée du droit de la consommation et de la régulation […]
Paris
Chambers and Partners – Insurance & Reinsurance 2026
The French insurance market showed upward momentum in 2025. In life insurance, flows reached an exceptional level in the first half of 2025, with net inflows into redeemable products exceeding the amount collected for the whole of 2024, while in non-life insurance, the increase in premiums (+5.4%) exceeded that of claims (+2.3%), improving technical profitability. […]
Paris
Revue Banque – Club deal et risque de requalification en « autre FIA »
La récent décision de la commission des sanctions de l’AMF du 9 septembre 2025 invite à revenir sur l’étendue exacte des critères de qualifications des “autres FIA”. En effet, celle-ci illustre ma difficulté des acteurs de la Place à établir une frontière précise entre simple co-investissement et gestion collective relevant du droit des FIA malgré […]
Paris
Jeantet advised Coincheck Group N.V. on the signature of an agreement to acquire APLO SAS
Paris, September 12, 2025 – Jeantet advised Coincheck Group N.V., holding company of Coincheck, Inc., one of Japan’s leading crypto asset exchanges, on the signature of an agreement to acquire Aplo SAS, a French digital asset prime brokerage for institutional crypto investors. Coincheck Group N.V. was advised by a joint team of Jeantet and the […]
Paris | CORPORATE – M&A – PRIVATE EQUITY | BANKING AND FINANCIAL REGULATION | INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY | TECH & DATA | EMPLOYMENT | TAX LAW
Jeantet advises Crédit Mutuel Arkéa in connection with the acquisition of a minority stake in Kyaneos
Paris, January 30, 2024 – The Crédit Mutuel Arkéa cooperative banking group has announced that it is taking a minority stake in Kyaneos Asset Management and Kyaneos. This investment in the capital of these two companies, which are still majority-owned by Jérémie Rouzaud, their founder, strengthens Crédit Mutuel Arkéa’s contribution to the development of energy-efficient […]
Paris | CORPORATE – M&A – PRIVATE EQUITY
The CJEU puts an end to public access to the register of beneficial owners opened by the 5th Anti-Money Laundering Directive – Bulletin Joly Bourse – n°01, 01/01/2023
Décryptage de Martine Samuelian, associée, Didier Poracchia, consultant et Hugues Vaysset, collaborateur de la décision CJUE du 22 novembre 2022 qui a invalidé les modifications apportées par la 5e directive anti-blanchiment ouvrant l’accès du registre des bénéficiaires effectifs au grand public.
Paris | BANK-FINANCE-REGULATORY
Philippe Portier, Nicolas Goetz, Marie-Emmanuelle Amphoux, Martine Samuelian, Olivier Lyon-Lynch, Hugues Vaysset and Jean-Guillaume Follorou quoted in LJA
Philippe Portier, Nicolas Goetz, Marie-Emmanuelle Amphoux, Martine Samuelian, Olivier Lyon-Lynch, Hugues Vaysset and Jean-Guillaume Follorou quoted in LJA: “Jeantet et Gibson sur l’acquisition des activités France et Monaco de KBL par SGBL” July, 23, 2018 Click here to read the article
Paris | MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS (large & mid cap) | BANKING AND FINANCIAL REGULATION | TAX
Jeantet closes the acquisition of the French and Monaco business of KBL European Private Bankers SA by Société Générale de Banque au Liban S.A.L. – SGBL
Jeantet advised Compagnie Financière Richelieu, a French company incorporated by Société Générale de Banque au Liban (SGBL), a Libanese corporate and investment bank, in connection with the acquisition of the private banking and portfolio management activities of KBL European Private Bankers SA in France and Monaco. Following the greenlight of the competent regulatory authorities (Lebanese […]
Paris | MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS (large & mid cap) | BANKING AND FINANCIAL REGULATION | TAX
Philippe Portier, Nicolas Goetz, Marie-Emmanuelle Amphoux, Martine Samuelian, Olivier Lyon-Lynch, Hugues Vaysset and Jean-Guillaume Follorou quoted in CF News
Philippe Portier, Nicolas Goetz, Marie-Emmanuelle Amphoux, Martine Samuelian, Olivier Lyon-Lynch, Hugues Vaysset and Jean-Guillaume Follorou quoted in CF News: “Compagne Financière Richelieu éclot” July, 10, 2018 Click here to read the article
Paris | MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS (large & mid cap) | BANKING AND FINANCIAL REGULATION | TAX
Jeantet advises Société Générale de Banque au Liban – SGBL in connection with the acquisition of the French and Monaco business of KBL European Private Bankers SA
Jeantet assisted Société Générale de Banque au Liban (SGBL), a Lebanese corporate and investment bank, in connection with the sale of KBL Richelieu Banque Privée and KBL Monaco Private Bankers by KBL European Private Bankers SA, the parent company of a group of private banks and management companies located in Luxembourg. As a result, subject […]
Paris | MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS (large & mid cap) | BANKING AND FINANCIAL REGULATION | TAX | EMPLOYMENT | COLLECTIVE RELATIONSHIPS | SOCIAL MANAGEMENT AND CORPORATE RESTRUCTURING | SOCIAL LITIGATION | MANAGEMENT