AlexandreCheriet

Associate

Paris + 33.1.56.59.39.39

Alexandre Cheriet's practice focuses on banking and finance, with an emphasis on the regulatory and transactional aspects of over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives, repos, and securities lending transactions. He also has advised the French Banking Association and the International Swaps and Derivatives Association on the drafting of new collateral documentation in compliance with EMIR requirements.

Experience

  • Natixis and Morgan Stanley Europe enter into derivatives forward transactions with ENGIE S.A. and ENGIE Group Participations S.A. and complete their hedging by way of private placement of €273 million of Gaztransport & Technigaz S.A.’s Ordinary SharesJones Day represented Natixis S.A. and Morgan Stanley Europe SE, acting as hedging banks in the derivatives transactions and joint global coordinators in the private placement, in connection with derivatives forward transactions with ENGIE S.A. and ENGIE Group Participations S.A. over Ordinary Shares of Gaztransport & Technigaz S.A. and the private placement executed through an accelerated bookbuild offering of approximately €273 million of Gaztransport & Technigaz S.A.'s Ordinary Shares, as part of the hedging bank’s hedge of their commitment under the derivatives forward transactions.
  • Investment Global divests shares in Daimler TruckJones Day represented Investment Global Co., Limited, a portfolio company of Beijing Auto Group, a backbone enterprise in China's automobile industry, in connection with the sale of approximately 29 million shares in Daimler Truck Holding AG, one of the world’s leading truck manufacturers (FRA:DTG) in a combination of brokerage and derivative transactions.
  • Voltalia completes €490 million capital increase with shareholders' preferential subscription rightsJones Day advised Voltalia S.A. in the €490 million capital increase with shareholders’ preferential subscription rights on the regulated market of Euronext in Paris.
  • BNP Paribas issues €375 million Non-Dilutive Cash-Settled Zero Coupon Convertible Bonds linked to BNP Paribas sharesJones Day represented BNP Paribas, as issuer and sole bookrunner, in connection with the offering by BNP Paribas of €375 million Non-Dilutive Cash-Settled Zero Coupon Convertible Bonds due 2025 linked to BNP Paribas shares.
  • TDF Fibre obtains sustainable project financing to roll-out and operate fiber optic networks in FranceJones Day represented TDF Fibre, a joint venture between TDF SAS and the Caisse des dépôts et consignations, in connection with a €735 million credit facility to (i) refinance and finance the rollout and operation of four fiber optic networks located in low-density areas in the departments of Val d'Oise, Yvelines, Loir-et-Cher, Indre-et-Loire, and Maine-et-Loire and (ii) finance the acquisition of additional fiber optic networks in France.
  • PTTGC acquires allnex from AdventJones Day advised PTT Global Chemical Public Company Limited in the €4 billion acquisition of allnex Holding GmbH from Advent International.
  • Procter & Gamble enters into two 15-year virtual power purchase agreements with EDPR for solar and wind energy in EUJones Day advised The Procter Gamble Company in entering into two 15-year virtual power purchase agreements (VPPAs) to purchase electricity and guarantees of origin (GOs) from solar and wind energy projects in the EU owned by a subsidiary of renewable energy developer EDP Renováveis, S.A. (EDPR).
  • Parkwind obtains financing for 257 MW Arcadis Ost 1 offshore wind farmJones Day advised Parkwind NV, an independent green energy company that develops, finances, and operates offshore wind farms, on the financing of the 257 MW Arcadis Ost 1 offshore wind farm.
  • Berenberg, BNP Paribas, and TP ICAP Europe complete €87.3 million offering by Bigben Interactive of its inaugural senior conditionally secured bonds exchangeable into existing ordinary shares of NaconJones Day advised Berenberg, BNP Paribas, and TP ICAP Europe, as joint global coordinators and joint bookrunners, in connection with a €87.3 million offering by Bigben Interactive, a European player in video game development and publishing, in design and distribution of smartphone and gaming accessories as well as in audio products, of its inaugural senior conditionally secured bonds exchangeable into existing ordinary shares of Nacon due 2026.
  • Voltalia issues inaugural green bondsJones Day represented Voltalia in connection with its inaugural green bonds convertible into new shares and/or exchangeable for existing shares (OCEANEs Vertes) due 2025 for a nominal amount of approximately €200 million as well as within the implementation of its Green & Sustainability-linked Financing Framework.
  • Bpifrance Investissement forms Bpifrance Entreprises 1Jones Day represented Bpifrance Investissement in connection with the formation of the fund "Bpifrance Entreprises 1," the first investment fund to be subscribed by the public, managed by Bpifrance, and launched on the initiative of the French Minister of Economy.
  • Greystar forms joint venture to launch €1 billion Paris student housing ventureJones Day advised Greystar Real Estate Partners, LLC in relation to a joint venture for the development of purpose-built student accommodation and young professional accommodation in the Greater Paris region, with an investment capacity of circa €1 billion.
  • Permira Credit Solutions refinances existing indebtedness of Sotralu GroupJones Day advised Permira Credit Solutions 4 Master Euro S.à.r.l., Permira Credit Solutions 4 Senior Euro S.à.r.l., Permira Credit Solutions 4 Senior GBP S.à.r.l., Permira Credit Solutions Q S.à.r.l.,and Permira Credit Solutions N S.à.r.l., as unitranche lenders, in connection with the refinancing of existing indebtedness of Sotralu Group, a leading manufacturer of accessories for aluminum doors and windows.
  • Société Générale sells its majority stake in Societe Generale Albania to OTP Bank.Jones Day advised Société Générale in the sale of its majority stake in Societe Generale Albania to OTP Bank.
  • Société Générale sells its majority stakes in Societe Generale Expressbank AD and Sogelife Bulgaria IJSC to OTP BankJones Day advised Société Générale in its sale of its majority stakes in Societe Generale Expressbank AD and Sogelife Bulgaria IJSC to OTP Bank.
  • 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.
  • Sanofi completes $2 billion bond issue in U.S. public offeringJones Day represented Sanofi, a global biopharmaceutical company, in its U.S. public offering of $2 billion of notes in two fixed rate tranches.
  • 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.
  • Speaking Engagements

    • February 13, 2018
      Contrats-cadre de Produits Dérivés ISDA / FBF