Rémy Trabelsi

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Rémy Trabelsi practices in the area of general corporate and securities law, focusing on capital markets and public M&A deals. He advises companies and financial institutions on a wide array of complex capital markets transactions including equity and debt offerings, initial public offerings (IPOs), mergers and tender offerings, as well as on issuers' periodic and ongoing reporting requirements. More generally, he covers all proceedings related to corporate law including governance and has in-depth knowledge of the European and French regulations.

Since joining Jones Day in 2021, Rémy has advised issuers and bank syndicates on various capital market transactions involving capital increases (Nanobiotix, Forsee Power, Carbios, and Voltalia) as well as IPOs (Forsee Power, Waga Energy, and Lhyfe). He was also involved in the listing of EUROAPI (Sanofi's spin-off) and in complex public M&A transactions such as tender offers (Europcar, NextStage SCA) and the de-SPAC (special-purpose acquisition company) of Transition SA with Arverne Group. Furthermore, Rémy regularly advises companies listed in France on their periodic and ongoing disclosure requirements and on ESG (environmental, social, and governance) matters, with a particular focus on governance issues.

Prior to joining Jones Day, Rémy practiced at French and international law firms and worked in the legal department of listed companies.

Experience

  • Legrand issues €800 million of convertible bondsJones Day advised Legrand S.A., a global specialist in electrical and digital building infrastructures, in connection with a €800 million private placement of an eight-year convertible bonds to qualified investors.
  • Sanofi to separate its consumer healthcare business, OpellaJones Day acted as securities law counsel in the separation of Opella, Sanofi's consumer healthcare business, and the sale of a 50% controlling stake to CD&R.
  • Kingdom of Morocco issues €2 billion in bonds on international financial marketsJones Day represented the Kingdom of Morocco in connection with its issuance of €2 billion in bonds on the international financial markets.
  • Parker-Hannifin completes €700 million Senior Notes offeringJones Day represented Parker-Hannifin Corporation, a global leader in motion and control technologies, in connection with its registered public offering of €700 million aggregate principal amount of 2.900% Senior Notes due 2030.
  • EDF announces successful tap offerings on outstanding bond issues for total of €480 million and £100 millionJones Day represented EDF (Electricité de France) in connection with its tap offerings for a total of €480 million and £100 million on four outstanding bond issues (the “Bonds”):
  • Crédit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank, BNP Paribas, and Société Générale act as global coordinators of €600 million capital increase with shareholders' preferential subscription rights carried out by Société de la Tour EiffelJones Day advised Crédit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank, BNP Paribas, and Société Générale in connection with the €600 million capital increase with shareholders' preferential subscription rights of Société de la Tour Eiffel, a company listed on the Paris Stock Exchange specialized in commercial real estate.
  • Tender offer for Eurobio Scientific launched by NextStage AM and IK PartnersJones Day advised Eurobio Scientific SA in the tender offer launched by a consortium led by the management of Eurobio Scientific and funds managed by NextStage AM and IK Investment Partners, at a price of €25.3 per share representing a maximum amount of approximately €161 million and valuating Eurobio Scientific at approximately €270 million.
  • EDF raises £500 million of senior bonds to finance and/or refinance investments made in construction of two EPR-type reactors at Hinkley Point C site in Somerset, United KingdomJones Day represented EDF (Electricité de France) in connection with its senior bond issue for a nominal amount of £500 million with a 40-year maturity and a 6.5% fixed coupon.
  • Valneva raises €61 million in accelerated bookbuilding offeringJones Day advised Valneva SE, a specialty vaccine company that develops, manufactures, and commercializes prophylactic vaccines for infectious diseases addressing unmet medical needs, in connection with its capital €61 million private placement through an accelerated bookbuilding process.
  • EDF raises CHF310 million in two tranches of senior green bondsJones Day represented EDF (Electricité de France) in connection with its senior multi-tranche green bond issue for a nominal amount of CHF310 million, consisting of (i) CHF155 million bond, with a five-year maturity and a 1.5650% fixed coupon; and (ii) CHF155 million bond, with an eight-year maturity and a 1.7425% fixed coupon.
  • Waga Energy raises €52 million in accelerated bookbuilding offeringJones Day advised Waga Energy, an independent producer of renewable biomethane (RNG) from landfill gas with operations in Europe and North America, on its €52 million accelerated bookbuilding private placement.
  • Arverne Group combines with Transition to publicly list on Euronext Paris the future French leader in geothermal and low-carbon lithium to drive energy transitionJones Day advised Arverne Group SAS, a French company ("Arverne"), in its business combination with Euronext listed Transition SA to create the future French leader in geothermal and low-carbon lithium production.
  • BNP Paribas, Bryan Garnier, and Natixis complete €141 million capital increase of CarbiosJones Day advised BNP Paribas, Bryan Garnier, and Natixis in connection with the €141 million capital increase with shareholders' preferential subscription rights of Carbios, a biotech company specialized in the development and industrialization of biological technologies used for plastic and textiles recycling.
  • Forsee Power completes €50 million capital increaseJones Day advised Forsee Power, a French company listed on the regulated market of Euronext Paris which specializes in the design, manufacture, and marketing of intelligent battery systems for the electromobility market, in its capital increase without shareholders’ preferential subscription rights but with priority subscription period for an amount of approximately €50 million.
  • 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.
  • NextStage Evergreen initiates alternative tender and exchange offer for NextStage sharesJones Day advised NextStage EverGreen and NextStage, a listed company specializing in development capital financing and support for medium-sized companies, in the context of the alternative takeover bid and exchange for the shares of NextStage SCA, initiated by NextStage Green, an unlisted company created for the purposes of the transaction.
  • Voltalia issues additional green bondsJones Day advised Voltalia in its offering of additional green bonds convertible into new shares and/or exchangeable for existing shares (OCEANEs Vertes) due 2025 (the “New Bonds”) for a nominal amount of approximately €50 million (the “Offering”) fully fungible with the OCEANEs Vertes issued in January 2021 for a total nominal amount of approximately €200 million due on January 13, 2025, (the “Existing Bonds”).
  • Bank of America Europe acts as presenting bank of Volkswagen Group, Attestor Limited and Pon Holdings BV’s tender offer for and acquisition of Europcar MobilityJones Day advised Bank of America Europe acting as presenting bank in the €2.6 billion tender offer for and acquisition of Europcar Mobility Group launched by a consortium comprised of Volkswagen Group, Attestor Limited and Pon Holdings BV.
  • Bryan Garnier & Co Limited, Natixis, and Portzamparc complete up to €124 million IPO of Lhyfe on EuronextJones Day represented Bryan Garnier & Co Limited, Natixis, and Portzamparc (BNP Paribas Group), as joint lead managers and joint bookrunners, in connection with the up to €124 million initial public offering of Lhyfe on the regulated market of Euronext in Paris.
  • Sanofi announces carve-out creating EUROAPI and spin-off of approximately 58% of shares to its shareholdersJones Day advised Sanofi in the carve out creating EUROAPI (a leading European company dedicated to the development, production and marketing of active pharmaceutical ingredients) and the listing of this entity on Euronext Paris and the placement of 12% to the French State (through French Tech Souveraineté) for a price of up to €150 million.
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