Philippe Herbelin
Philippe Herbelin
Biography
Philippe Herbelin is a partner of counsel in the Firm's Capital Markets group in Paris. Philippe is a specialist in international finance, French securities and stock exchange matters. His experience includes privatisations, IPOs, equity and equity-linked securities, debt securities and structured credit transactions.
Before joining White & Case in 2013, Philippe practiced in the Paris office of a Magic Circle law firm for 22 years.
Experience
- IPOs or Re-IPOs: Haffner Energy, ESG Core Investments, La Française des Jeux, Carmila, Kaufman & Broad, Showroomprive, SPIE, Coface, Worldline, Numericable Group, Verallia, Groupe Lucien Barrière, Medica, Rusal, PriceMinister, Bureau Veritas, OFI Private Equity, Fraikin Groupe, EDF Energies Nouvelles, Olympique Lyonnais Groupe, Klémurs, Legrand, Aéroports de Paris, Gaz de France;
- Share capital increases/rights issues: NHOA, ALD, Technicolor, Foncière Inéa, Showroomprive, Transgene, GenSight Biologics, Foncière des Régions, Onxeo, Air Liquide, Parrot, Nicox, Arkema, Nexans, Soitec, Alstom, Peugeot, Saint-Gobain, Klépierre, Saft, EDF Energies Nouvelles, Orco Property Group, ECM, Poweo, Schneider Electric SA;
- Convertible and/ or exchangeable bond issues: Ubisoft (OCEANE), GenSight Biologics (Convertible), Talend (Convertible), Neoen (OCEANE), KORIAN (ODIRNANE), EOS IMAGING (OCEANE), Vallourec (OCEANE), SEB (ORNANE), Nexity (ORNANE, OCEANE), Soitec (OCEANE), Rallye-Casino (Exchangeable), Crédit Agricole-Eurazeo (Exchangeable), Orpéa (ORNANE), Unibail-Rodamco (ORNANE), Atos (OCEANE), Peugeot (OCEANE), Technip (OCEANE), Gecina (ORNANE), OL Groupe (OCEANE), Publicis (OCEANE);
- Block Trades: Crédit Agricole CIB / Carrefour, Public Sector Pension Investment Board / Korian, EBM Trirhena AG / Direct Energie, Bolloré / Havas, Airbus / Dassault Aviation, French State / Safran, Crédit Agricole SA / Bankinter, Crédit Agricole SA / Eurazeo, Lagardère / EADS, Renault / Volvo; and
- Bonds issues: SNCF, Pernod Ricard, Gecina, Altarea, Danone, Air Liquide, TotalEnergies, Air France-KLM, Bourbon, Direct Energie, Groupe Réside Etudes, Foncière Inéa, Ville de Lyon, Peugeot, Banque PSA Finance, Medica, Plastic Omnium, Sodiaal, Laboratoire Français du Fractionnement et des biotechnologies, Laurent-Perrier, Tessi.
Leading Lawyer (Eminent Practitioner), Capital Markets: Equity – France
Chambers France 2026
Leading Individual (Hall of Fame),
Capital Markets: Equity – France
The Legal 500 EMEA 2025
Lawyer of the Year – Debt and Equity
Best Lawyers, 2022
"Philippe Herbelin remains a key player in the ECM market. He is often sought after to assist with IPO and equity offering mandates, acting on behalf of both banks and corporates."
Chambers France 2026
