France

SoftBank Group on investment in AI data center in France

Advised SoftBank Group on its commitment to develop and operate 5 GWs of AI data center capacity in France, representing an investment of up to €75 billion.

EPH on joint venture with TotalEnergies to create one of Europe's leading flexible power generation platforms

Advised Energetický a průmyslový holding, a.s. (EPH) on the establishment of a 50/50 joint venture (JV) with TotalEnergies, valued at €10.6 billion.

Bourbon and Davidson Kempner Capital Management on financial and capital restructuring

Advised Bourbon and Davidson Kempner Capital Management on the completion of Bourbon's financial and capital restructuring.

Caisse des Dépôts on acquisition of assets from the French State

Advised the Caisse des Dépôts on acquisition of assets from the State of the Société pour le logement intermédiaire (SLI), as well as its stakes in Autoroutes et tunnel du Mont-Blanc (ATMB) and la Société Française du Tunnel Routier du Fréjus (SFTRF) for a total of approximately €2.5 billion.

Second total victory for Georgia in Anaklia Port project dispute

Secured a second total victory for Georgia in the long-running dispute concerning the Anaklia Port project.

CoinShares on US$1.2 billion initial US listing

Advised CoinShares International Limited (CoinShares) on the completion of its US$1.2 billion business combination with Vine Hill Capital Investment Corp. that has resulted in the subsequent delisting of CoinShares from Nasdaq Stockholm and listing of the combined company CoinShares PLC on the Nasdaq stock market in the United States (US).

Petroci on LNG import project in Côte d'Ivoire

Advised Société Nationale d'Opérations Pétrolières de la Côte d'Ivoire (Petroci) on the conclusion of agreements with Côte d'Ivoire Energies (CI-Energies) and EXMAR for the development of a Floating Storage & Regasification Unit (FSRU) at the Port of Abidjan in Côte d'Ivoire.

EDF power solutions S.A. on US$4.2 billion sale to KKR of its North American renewable power business

Advised EDF power solutions S.A. on its US$4.2 billion sale to KKR of the operations and assets of EDF power solutions in the US and Canada, with potential additional payments of up to US$390 million.

Banks on Republic of Côte d'Ivoire's US$1.3 billion bond issuance

Advised BNP PARIBAS; Citigroup Global Markets Limited; Deutsche Bank AG, London Branch; J.P. Morgan Securities plc; SMBC Bank International plc; Société Générale; and Standard Chartered Bank, as joint bookrunners, on the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire's US$1.3 billion Rule 144A/Regulation S bond offering.

Aluminium Bahrain on proposed acquisition of Aluminium Dunkerque

Advised Aluminium Bahrain B.S.C. (Alba), the world's largest aluminium smelter on one site, on its entry into an exclusive agreement under which Alba will acquire 100 percent of Aluminium Dunkerque, Europe's largest primary aluminium smelter, from American Industrial Partners.

Atalian on global recapitalization and change of ownership

Advised the Atalian group, one of the leading facilities management companies in Europe, in connection with its global recapitalization and a change of ownership of the group, with the support of an ad hoc group of bondholders (AHG) representing more than 60 percent of the principal amount of the existing notes, its reference shareholder and 99 percent of the existing noteholders who voted in favor of the exchange offer.

emeis on refinancing

Advised Euronext Paris –listed emeis S.A. (emeis) on the refinancing of its existing debt, which will increase the average maturity of the debt by 2.5 years, bringing it to nearly five years, and will enable emeis to exit its accelerated safeguard plan ahead of schedule.

DGEC on NNF program and hydropower reform

Advised the French State on the contractual scheme and the financing of the NNF program, which includes the construction of six new EPR-type nuclear power plants in France, and provides assistance to the French administration of Energy (DGEC) in implementing the hydropower reform in France (transition from a concession system to an authorization system).

EX NIHILO and shareholders on acquisition of stake by L Catterton

Advised the Parisian luxury perfume house EX NIHILO and its shareholders on the acquisition of a leveraged stake in the business by L Catterton.