Florent Bouyer

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Florent Bouyer has significant experience in capital markets, public M&A, and complex corporate and securities law matters. He advises on a wide array of capital markets transactions, including tender offers, equity offerings, equity-linked and debt offerings, IPOs (initial public offerings), public and private placements, block trades, dual listings, and delistings. Florent also handles all corporate law questions and regulatory issues relating to AMF (Autorité des Marchés Financiers) and corporate governance/ESG (environmental, social, and governance).

Florent is listed in Chambers Global and Chambers Europe as a leading individual (capital markets — equity), where sources praise his "ability to manage complex matters," as well as The Legal 500 EMEA, where he is described as being "among the country's leading equity capital market experts."

Experience

  • Bombardier sells transportation business to Alstom for €6.2 billionJones Day served as antitrust and French corporate counsel in the €6.2 billion sale of Bombardier Inc.'s transportation business to Alstom S.A.
  • APE obtains French constitutional Supreme Court approval for design of airport privatization planJones Day advised the Agence des Participations de l'Etat ("APE") on constitutional matters regarding the privatization of Aéroports de Paris ("ADP"), the French company managing the biggest airports around Paris (market value: €17 billion).
  • Kartesia Management restructures and refinances ORAPI and its holding company La Financière MG3FJones Day advised Kartesia Management SA in connection with the conciliation procedure, restructuring, and refinancing of ORAPI and the refinancing and restructuring of its holding company La Financière MG3F through multiple equity and debt instruments.
  • AXA Home Loan SFH issues €500 million of Soft Bullet Covered Bonds under its 2020 updated €10 billion Covered Bonds issuance programmeJones Day represented Natixis, as arranger and permanent dealer, and AXA Home Loan SFH, as issuer, in connection with the update of the €10 billion EMTN programme for the issuance of Covered Bonds (obligations de financement de l’habitat) of AXA Home Loan SFH signed on June 15, 2020.
  • Voltalia completes €376 million capital increase with shareholders’ preferential subscription rightsJones Day represented Voltalia S.A. in connection with its €376 million offering by way of preferential subscription rights allocated to Voltalia's existing shareholders in a public offering in France and internationally in private placements to institutional investors.
  • Selectirente completes €217 million capital increaseJones Day represented Selectirente S.A. in connection with the €217 million share capital increase without preferential subscription rights but priority subscription period granted to the existing shareholders.
  • Société Générale sells Societe Generale Montenegro to OTP BankJones Day advised Société Générale in the sale of Societe Generale Montenegro to OTP Bank.
  • Joh. Berenberg, Gossler & Co. KG; Gilbert Dupont; and Louis Capital Markets complete IPO of Ordinary Shares of Nacon S.A. on regulated market of Euronext in ParisJones Day advised Joh. Berenberg, Gossler & Co. KG; Gilbert Dupont; and Louis Capital Markets UK LLP in connection with the €100 million initial public offering of Ordinary Shares of Nacon S.A., a French company specialized in the development of video games and gaming accessories, on the regulated market of Euronext in Paris.
  • Gilbert Dupont; Joh. Berenberg, Gossler & Co. KG; and Portzamparc complete IPO of BoostheatJones Day advised Gilbert Dupont; Joh. Berenberg, Gossler & Co. KG; and Portzamparc, as joint global coordinators, joint lead managers, and joint bookrunners, in connection with the initial public offering of Boostheat SA, a designer, developer, and producer of technologically advanced, energy efficient, and sustainable heating solutions, on the regulated market of Euronext in Paris.
  • BNP Paribas, Citigroup Global Markets, Natixis, and Morgan Stanley complete €702 million rights offering by TikehauJones Day represented BNP Paribas, Citigroup Global Markets Limited, Natixis, and Morgan Stanley in connection with the €702 million rights offering by Tikehau Capital, an asset management and investment group.
  • Voltalia completes €170 million share capital increaseJones Day represented Voltalia, an international renewable energy producer, in connection with its €170 million (US$188.6 million) share capital increase through a free allotment of warrants to its shareholders and an international offering to institutional investors inside and outside of France.
  • Ingenico Group completes partial hedging of €500 million senior unsecured bondsJones Day advised Ingenico Group, the global leader in seamless payment, on the partial hedging of its €500 million senior unsecured bonds convertible into new shares and/or exchangeable for existing shares (OCEANE) due 2022.
  • Wabtec acquires Faiveley Transport for $1.8 billionJones Day advised Wabtec Corporation in the acquisition of Faiveley Transport S.A., a global supplier of high added value integrated systems for the railway industry, for a total of $1.8 billion in cash and stock, including assumed debt.
  • BNP Paribas and Crédit Agricole Corporate Investment Bank complete €1.5 billion IPO of Tikehau CapitalJones Day advised BNP Paribas and Crédit Agricole Corporate Investment Bank in connection with the €1.5 billion (US$1.58 billion) initial public offering of Tikehau Capital, an asset management and investment group.
  • Safran completes €8.7 billion agreed tender offer targeting Zodiac Aerospace's shares creating global leader in aircraft equipmentJones Day represented Safran in connection with its €8.7 billion agreed tender offer targeting Zodiac Aerospace's shares to create a global leader in aircraft equipment.
  • Vivendi sells stake in Ubisoft Entertainment for approximately €2 billionJones Day advised Crédit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank (CACIB) in connection with the sale by Vivendi of its stake in Ubisoft Entertainment (Ubisoft) for approximately €2 billion.
  • Group Casino, Guichard-Perrachon sells 15% stake in Mercialys for €213 millionJones Day advised Group Casino, Guichard-Perrachon SA, a leading food retailer, in connection with the sale of 15% stake in Mercialys for €213 million (US$249 million) through an equity swap.
  • Syndicate of leading banks complete €715 million share capital increase by Tikehau CapitalJones Day advised Berenberg, Credit Suisse, Natixis, BNP Paribas, Crédit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank, and Société Générale, as global coordinators, joint lead managers and joint bookrunners, and Citigroup and RBC Capital Markets, as joint lead managers and joint bookrunners, in connection with the €715 million share capital increase without shareholders' preferential subscription rights and with a priority subscription period for existing shareholders by Tikehau Capital, an asset management and investment group.
  • Stallergenes Greer plc acquired by Waypoint for approximately €110 million (US$124 million)Jones Day advised Stallergenes Greer plc in the recommended cash acquisition by Ares Life Sciences I S.à r.l. (Waypoint) of the entire issued, and to be issued, ordinary share capital of Stallergenes Greer not held directly or indirectly by Waypoint by way of a scheme of arrangement for approximately €110 million (US$124 million).
  • SVB Leerink, Barclays, Bryan Garnier, and Natixis underwrite $155.4 million Nasdaq IPO by GenfitJones Day acted as French counsel to the underwriters, led by SVB Leerink and Barclays, as global coordinators, and Bryan Garnier and Natixis, as European bookrunners, in connection with the initial public offering of Genfit S.A., a French Euronext Paris-listed biotechnology company on Nasdaq for a total aggregate amount of $155.4 million, after full exercise of the over-allotment option.
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    April 2025 Newsletters

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    December 2019 White Paper

    "To Be or Not to Be": Determining When a European Bond is a PRIIP

    January 2019 Commentary

    Blockchain Trading for Nonlisted Securities: The New French Regime Is Achieved

    December 2017 Jones Day Publications

    AIM Companies and the Legal Entity Identifier Requirement, European Capital Markets Update

    December 2017 Jones Day Publications

    ESMA Issues Technical Advice on Format and Content of Prospectuses: Focus on Proposed Deletion of Requirement to Include Accountants' or Auditors' Report in Prospectus Presenting Profit Forecast or Estimate, European Capital Markets Update

    December 2017 Jones Day Publications

    ESMA Update Q&A to Clarify Definition of "Closely Related Person" for Purposes of Article 3(1)(26) of MAR, European Capital Markets Update

    December 2017 Jones Day Publications

    European Capital Markets Update

    December 2017 Jones Day Publications

    FCA Publishes Policy Statement Setting Out Changes to the Listing Rules, European Capital Markets Update

    December 2017 Jones Day Publications

    Further Implementation of the Market Abuse Regulation, European Capital Markets Update

    December 2017 Jones Day Publications

    Negative Interest Rates: Autorité des Marchés Financiers Takes Position on Information to be Included in Bond Prospectuses, European Capital Markets Update
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    Additional Publications

    • Septembre 2017
      Table ronde Equity Capital Markets (ECM) : Tendances et opérations emblématiques 2017 – Organisée par le Magazine des Affaires, Paris.
    • September 2017
      ECM Round Table: Market Trends and Landmark Deals 2017, Organized by the Magazine des Affaires, Paris
    • August 2012
      Interview in Option Finance regarding Equity-swaps and notifications of threshold crossings
    • July-August 2012
      Compétitivité, Liquidité et Transparence du marché obligataire, Magazine des affaires n°72/73
    • January-February 2012
      Offre publique et réinvestissement, les contraintes réglementaires, Magazine des affaires n°67/68
    • January 30, 2012
      Responsabilité du banquier pour rupture de la convention d’introduction en bourse, Option Finance n°1158/2012
    • October 10, 2011
      Les émetteurs se rachètent auprès de leurs actionnaires, Option Finance n°1143
    • June 6, 2011
      Introduction en bourse et accès privilégié à l'offre, les viticulteurs champenois ont tracé le sillon, Option Finance n°1128
    • March 16, 2009
      Comment augmenter son capital avec un cours de bourse inférieur au pair ?, Option Finance n°1020
    • December 9, 2008
      La transparence au chevet de la crise, La Tribune.fr
    • November 11, 2006
      Directive Transparence: plus et plus vite !, Gazette du Palais
    • December 12, 2004
      Programmes de Rachat: Légitimité ou Suspicion? Les Echos

    Additional Speaking Engagements

    • June 8, 2023
      IPO en 2023 et au-delà: Enjeux, tendances et pratiques de marché - Partage d'expériences. Access to financing in its various forms: IPOs, SPACs, PIPE, Secondaries, Partner Contracts
    • 13 septembre 2017
      Table ronde Equity Capital Markets (ECM) : Tendances et opérations emblématiques 2017 – Organisée par le Magazine des Affaires, Paris
    • September 13, 2017
      ECM Round Table: Market Trends and Landmark Deals 2017, Organized by the Magazine des Affaires, Paris
    • 15 janvier 2015
      Le private equity : le retour en force de la France ?
    • 29 janvier 2014
      Le private equity en 2014 : tendances et opportunités

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