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Financial and corporate

Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton is a leading international law firm headquartered in New York with about 16 offices around the major financial hubs in the world including Paris. The firm's presence in France could be traced back to 1949 when it opened its Paris office. The Paris office boasts of both locally qualified and US qualified lawyers with international expertise. The Paris team advises on a variety of practice areas spanning from banking, capital markets, financial services regulatory, M&A to project development and financing.

 

Highlights

The firm notably advised MAIF regarding the €1.55 billion financial restructuring of Orpea.

The firm also advised Artémis in its acquisition of a majority stake in the creative Artists Agency.

The firm also advised the Republic of Senegal on the €370 million facility arranged by Standard Chartered Bank, Crédit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank and JPMorgan Chase Bank for the acquisition of equity stake in DP World Dakar.

 

Key clients 

Attestor, Artémis, BNP Paribas, Crédit Agricole and Roquette