Announcement - New member of The Lawyer Network in France

Yann is a banking and finance partner at Stephenson Harwood Paris with a focus on acquisition, leverage, real estate and structured finance. Yann has developed extensive experience in advising investment funds' and banks on the structuring of subscription line facilities, NAV (Net Asset Value) and equity bridge financing. His previous experiences working as an in-house lawyer in a major French bank and in a magic circle law firm has given Yann a particular insight on the issues his banking and institutional clients are facing and also extensive experience in a wide range of national and cross-border secured financing transactions. Yann is recognised for his negotiation skills, combining commercial and pragmatic approach, as well as his technical skills and his commitment to his clients. He advises on general banking transactions, including corporate lending, leasing, cash management and factoring transactions, and has also developed a strong expertise in alternative financing such as private placement (EURO PP, unitranche and mezzanine). Yann has experience of both the negotiation of these transactions and their restructuring. He also advises on their transfer and related French regulatory issues (such as the French banking monopoly rules). His clients include international banks and financial institutions, private debt lenders, corporates, sponsors, private equity and investment funds. Yann speaks French, English and German and is a member of the Paris bar since 1997.