Boris Kreiss
Boris Kreiss
Boris Kreiss
Boris Kreiss

Biography

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 advises on a wide range of capital markets transactions, including initial public offerings, rights issues, accelerated bookbuilds, equity-linked securities and debt issuances. He also regularly counsels issuers on corporate advisory and governance issues.

Experience

Hopium: Representation of Hopium (2025), a French company listed on Euronext Growth developing high-performance hydrogen fuel cell solutions for the marine and land-based sectors, in connection with the adoption of a judicial reorganization plan by the Paris commercial court.

IPOs: Exosens (2024, €300m), Planisware (2024, €278m), Pluxee (2024, spin-off), TaTaTu (2022, €1.6bn), OVHcloud (2021, €400m), Aramis Group (2021, €446m), Believe (2021, €300m), 2MX Organic (2020, €300m), Verallia (2019, €978m), Kaufman & Broad (2016, €282m, re-IPO), Elis (2015, €750m) 

Exchangeable/Convertible bonds issues: EDF (2020, OCEANE, €2.4bn), Atos (2019, exchangeable, €500m), Air France-KLM (2019, convertible, OCEANE, €500m), Michelin (2018, US$600m; 2017, US$100m), LVMH (2016, US$150m), Airbus/Dassault Aviation (2016, €1bn)

Rights issues/Capital increases: ID Logistics (2024, €135m), Forsee Power (2024, €50m), Air France-KLM (2021, €1bn, 2017, €751m), SES-imagotag (2019, €35m), Direct Energie (2017, €130m), Elis (2017, €325m), Onxeo (2016, €11m), Eurofins (2016, €300m), Nicox (2016, €18m; 2015, €27m), CGG (2016, €350m)

Block Trades: Ardian / Planisware (2024, €82.6m), Galfa / Carrefour (2024, €365m), Groupe Industriel Marcel Dassault (GIMD) / bioMérieux (2024, €96.8m), Peugeot Invest / SEB (2024, €236m), Peugeot Invest / LISI (2024, €40m), AXA / Banca Monte Dei Paschi Di Siena (2023, €233m), Saint-Gobain / Sika (2020, €2.41bn), FFP / DKSH (2019, CHF212m),Vivendi / Ubisoft (2018, €2 bn), Airbus / Dassault Aviation (2016, €783m), Group Bolloré / Havas (2015, €601m)

Liability Management: Icade (2018, €200m), Air France-KLM (2018, €194.5m), Galeries Lafayette (2017, €143m), Nexity (2017, €151m), Casino Tender Offer (2016, 537m)

Bonds Issues: Praemia Healthcare (2024, €500m), Atos (2021, €800m), Icade Santé (2021, €600m; 2020, €600m; 2019, €500m; 2018, €600m), Atos (2021, €800m), Verallia (2021, €500m; 2021, €500m), Air France-KLM (2020, €750m), SES-imagotag (2016, €10m), Bourbon (2014, €100m)

Euro PP: Foncière INEA (2018, €100m), Kaufman & Broad (2017, €150m), SES-imagotag (2017, €40m) 

Derivatives: Peugeot SA (2020), A65 Motorway Refinancing (2018), Financing for A355 Motorway in France (2018)

Paris
Post-Master's Degree in Business Law and Tax
University of Paris II Panthéon-Assas
Master's Degree in Business Law
University of Strasbourg
English
French

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