Boris Kreiss
Biography
Overview
Boris Kreiss joined the Firm's Capital Markets group in Paris in 2014 as an associate after having practiced at the Paris office of a Magic Circle law firm.
Boris' experience includes advising issuers and underwriters in debt and equity capital markets transactions, including IPOs, share capital increases, equity-linked securities, block trades, debt transactions (standalones and EMTN), liability management and derivatives.
Experience
IPOs:
OVHCloud (2021, €400m), Aramis Group (2021, €446m), Believe (2021, €300m), 2MX Organic (2020, €300m), Verallia (2019, €978m), Delachaux (2018, €445m - cancelled), Kaufman & Broad (2016, €282m, re-IPO), Elis (2015, €750m)
Rights issues/Capital increases:
Air France-KLM (2017, €751 million), Direct Energie (2017, €130 million), Elis (2017, €325 million), Onxeo (2016, €11 million), Eurofins (2016, €300 million), Nicox (2016, €18 million; 2015, €27 million), CGG (2016, €350 million)
Block Trades:
Compagnie de Saint-Gobain/Sika (2020, €2.4bn), FFP/DKSH (2019, CHF 212m), Vivendi / Ubisoft (2018, €2bn), Airbus / Dassault Aviation (2016, €783m), Group Bolloré / Havas (2015, €601m)
Exchangeable/Convertible bonds issues:
Electricité de France (2020, €2.4bn), Atos (2019, €500m), Air France- KLM (2019, €500m), Michelin (2018, US$600m; 2017, US$100m), LVMH (2016, US$150m), Airbus/Dassault Aviation (2016, €1bn)
Bonds Issues:
Verallia (2021, €500m; 2021, €500m), Icade (2021, €600m; 2020, €600m; 2019, €500m; 2018, €600m), Atos (2021, €800m), Air France-KLM (2020, €750m), SES-imagotag (2016, €10m), Bourbon (2014, €100m)
Liability Management:
Icade (2018, €200 million), Air France-KLM (2018, €194.5 million), Galeries Lafayette (2017, €143 million), Nexity (2017, €151 million), Casino Tender Offer (2016, 537 million)
Euro PP:
Foncière INEA (2018, €100 million), Kaufman & Broad (2017, €150 million), SES-imagotag (2017, €40million)
Derivatives:
Peugeot SA (2020), A65 Motorway Refinancing (2018), Financing for A355 Motorway in France (2018)
