IsabelleMaury

Of Counsel

Paris + 33.1.56.59.39.87

Spécialisée en droit bancaire et financier, Isabelle Maury intervient plus particulièrement en matière de financement d'acquisitions et de financements structurés ainsi qu'en matière de restructuration de dettes. Elle intervient également très régulièrement dans les opérations de financement des sociétés de croissance cotées et non cotées.

En matière de financement d'acquisitions, Isabelle Maury a récemment conseillé le syndicat bancaire mené par Crédit Agricole CIB dans le cadre du financement de l'acquisition de Biologique Recherche par un consortium d'investisseurs aux côtés des actionnaires existants. Elle a également conseillé le pool de prêteurs senior dans le cadre du financement de l'acquisition de Réseau GES par le Groupe Eductive et LFPI, arrangé par HSBC et BNP Paribas. Elle intervient également en matière de financements structurés ainsi qu'en matière de restructuration de dettes. Elle a récemment assisté de nombreux prêteurs et emprunteurs dans le cadre de prêts garantis par l'État (PGE) et autres mécanismes de soutien BPI.

Isabelle Maury est par ailleurs très présente sur le marché du financement des entreprises de croissance, sous forme de prêt ou de dette obligataire hybride et, à ce titre, a conseillé notamment Nanobiotix, Devialet, Adocia, Carmat, Voluntis, Pharnext et Synthesio.

Expérience

  • Crédit Agricole, Banque CIC Nord Ouest, Société Générale, and Arkéa Banque provide financing to Qualium Fund for LBO of Group Foir'FouilleJones Day represented Crédit Agricole Nord de France, Banque CIC Nord Ouest, Société Générale, and Arkéa Banque in the €100 million (US$134.3 million) financing provided to Qualium Fund and other investors, alongside the management of Group Foir'Fouille, in connection with the senior debt for the leveraged acquisition of Group Foir'Fouille.
  • Sagard refinances leveraged acquisition debt for Stokomani purchaseJones Day advised Sagard Private Equity Partners in connection with the refinancing of the leveraged acquisition debt for the purchase by Stokocorp, a company majority owned by Sagard, of Stokomani, a leading discounter of end-of-line brand-name merchandise, and related refinancing of the corporate debt of Stokomani.
  • Crédit Agricole, Caisse Régionale, Banque CIC Nord Ouest, and HSBC France refinances acquisition debt of Groupe IsaJones Day represented Crédit Agricole Nord de France, Caisse Régionale de Crédit Agricole Mutuel Nord de France, Banque CIC Nord Ouest, and HSBC France in connection with the refinancing of the acquisition debt of Groupe Isa.
  • HDL Development makes $500 million take-over bid for AssystemJones Day advised HDL Development, a holding company majority owned by Assystem's founding president, in its $500 million take-over bid for Assystem, including the bank financing and guarantee in connection with the bid.
  • Armor completes tax structuring and obtains financing for management team take-overJones Day represented Armor SA, a designer and manufacturer of printer consumables for thermal transfer, laser, and inkjet technologies, in connection with the tax structuring of the transaction and the financing backed by new investors and leveraged debt for the management team take-over of Armor SA.
  • Jefferies acts as financial advisor to Mitel in $374 million acquisition of Aastra TechnologiesJones Day acted as counsel to Jefferies LLC, as financial advisor to Mitel, in the $374 million acquisition by Mitel Networks Corporation, a provider of cloud and premises-based unified communications software solutions, of Aastra Technologies Limited, a provider of enterprise communications, and its subsidiaries.
  • Société de Financement Local created and related transfer of Dexia Municipal Agency in connection with market withdrawal of DexiaJones Day served as counsel to Société de Financement Local (SFIL), a newly created credit institution approved by the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel and owned by each of the French State; Caisse des dépôts et consignations (CDC); and La Banque Postale (LBP); in connection with the response to the structural financing difficulties encountered by the local public sector following the withdrawal of Dexia SA from the public market.
  • Harry Winston obtains $300 million credit facilityJones Day advised Harry Winston, Inc., one of the world's most prestigious luxury jewelers, in connection with its $300 million senior secured asset based credit facility provided by a multinational consortium of banks led by Standard Chartered Bank; ABN AMRO Bank N.V.; TD Bank, N.A.; and Israel Discount Bank of New York.
  • Ecore purchases Recylux Group and restructures debt of Recylux entitiesJones Day advised Ecore B.V., a French company specializing in the recycling of industrial waste, and Guy Dauphin Environnement in connection with the acquisition and debt restructuring of the Recylux Group, a ferrous and non-ferrous scrap recycler located in France, Belgium, Luxembourg, and the Netherlands.
  • Standard Bank secures sale of claims against Georgian companyJones Day initially advised Standard Bank Plc in regard to a non-performing loan to a borrower in Georgia secured by other group companies.
  • Aurora Capital acquires Alltub GroupJones Day advised Aurora Capital Group in connection with its acquisition of the Alltub Group, the global leader in collapsible aluminum tubing with annual production capacity in excess of 1.5 billion tubes.
  • Credit Agricole, Société Générale, and HSBC provide financing for acquisition of medical Group Verriez by Hôpitaux Privés du LittoralJones Day advised Credit Agricole du Nord de la France, Société Générale, and HSBC, as lenders, in connection with the €58 million (US$79.8 million) financing of the leveraged acquisition of medical Group Verriez by Hôpitaux Privés du Littoral.
  • Crédit Agricole Nord de France, Société Générale, BNP Paribas, LCL, CIC, BECM, and Banque Palatine provide financing for €370 million LBO of KiloutouJones Day advised Crédit Agricole Nord de France, Société Générale, BNP Paribas, LCL, CIC, BECM, and Banque Palatine in connection with the €370 million (US$532.8 million) leveraged buyout acquisition of Kiloutou, a French company specialized in the rental of equipment for building sites, by PAI Partners, along with historical shareholders, managers, employees, and LBO fund Sagard, which was reinvesting in the company.
  • Brockway Moran acquires C2Gest SAS, the holding company of JCNJones Day represented Brockway Moran & Partners Fund II, L.P. in connection with its acquisition of all of the shares of C2Gest SAS, the holding company of JCN, by DayMen Group (Luxembourg) S.à.r.l., through one of its affiliates, DayMen France Holdings SAS.
  • Isolux Corsan closes BRL 300 million loan agreementJones Day advised Isolux Corsan, S.A., a Spanish engineering and construction firm, in connection with its BRL 300 million (US$190.5 million) master loan agreement.
  • Credit Agricole Nord de France finances acquisition by Isagri and Sofiproteol of Groupe France Agricole from Pragma CapitalJones Day advised Credit Agricole Nord de France in connection with the financing of the acquisition by Isagri, an industrial group, and Sofiproteol, an investment fund, of Groupe France Agricole, a publisher of media in the agricultural sector, from Pragma Capital.
  • Ecore obtains €225 million borrowing base facilityJones Day advised Ecore Group, a French company specializing in the recycling of industrial waste, in connection with its €225 million (US$334.8 million) borrowing base facility, based on receivables located in several countries in Europe, granted by a syndicate of banks led and arranged by BNP Paribas.
  • Exide Technologies issues $675 million of 8 5/8% Senior Notes in Rule 144A offering; issues tender offer for Senior Notes; and amends and restates $200 million ABL lending facilityJones Day represented Exide Technologies, a manufacturer of stationary lead acid and nickel cadmium batteries, in connection with its Rule 144A offering of $675 million aggregate principal amount of 8 5/8% Senior Secured Notes due 2018 and concurrent tender offer and consent solicitation related to all of its outstanding 10 1/2% Senior Secured Notes due 2013.
  • Société Générale finances Diabetes and Endocrinology Center located within Paris Pitié-Salpêtrière HospitalJones Day advised Société Générale in connection with the €50 million (US$74.1 million) project financing for the conception, construction, and maintenance of a Diabetes and Endocrinology Center located within the Paris Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital.
  • Crédit Agricole Nord de France, CIC, and Société Générale finance acquisition of La Foir'Fouille by Qualium InvestmentJones Day acted as counsel to Crédit Agricole Nord de France, CIC, and Société Générale in connection with a €70 million (US$103.8 million) leveraged financing in connection with the acquisition of La Foir'Fouille SA, an owner and operator of a chain of discount stores, by Qualium Investment.
    • 10 février 2011
      La structuration des financements à l'épreuve des nouvelles règles fiscales de sous-capitalisation