Alexandre Cheriet

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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 has in-depth experience in equity derivatives, including strategic acquisition, disinvestment, hedging, share buyback transactions, portage, shareholding financing, and refinancing. His experience also includes representing corporations, financial institutions, and other market participants in financial power purchase agreements (FPPAs) negotiations, renewable energy, and voluntary carbon credits trading.

As part of his practice, Alexandre also seeks to contribute to the development and improvement of industry standard transaction documentation. He participated in the drafting of the International Swaps and Derivatives Association (ISDA) Global Financial Power Purchase Agreement (FPPA) Confirmation Template and was engaged by ISDA to prepare the ISDA EU Guarantee of Origin Annex. He also has advised the French Banking Association and ISDA on the drafting of collateral documentation in compliance with the European Market Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR) requirements.

Experience

  • Exail Technologies issues €256 million of additional undated bonds convertible into new shares and/or exchangeable for existing sharesJones Day advised Exail Technologies SA on its supplementary issuance of undated bonds convertible into new shares and/or exchangeable for existing shares (ODIRNANE), the first European primary offering this year in the Defense sector.
  • Exail Technologies issues €300 million of undated bonds convertible into new shares and/or exchangeable for existing sharesJones Day advised Exail Technologies SA in connection with its €300 million private placement of undated bonds convertible into new shares and/or exchangeable for existing shares (including a SBF/AFTI agreement and a delta placement).
  • Euroclear acquires Banco InversisJones Day advised Euroclear SA/NV in its acquisition of Banco Inversis, a leading provider of global investment technology solutions and outsourced financial services.
  • ISDA publishes Financial Power Purchase Agreement (FPPA) templateJones Day acted as counsel to the International Swaps and Derivatives Association (ISDA) in the drafting and publication of the ISDA Global Financial Power Purchase Agreement (FPPA) template to enable market participants to efficiently transact in FPPAs under the ISDA Master Agreement.
  • Fortune 100 company enters 15-year virtual power purchase agreement (VPPA) with global renewable energy developer for wind energy project in CanadaJones Day advised a Fortune 100 company in entering into a 15-year virtual power purchase agreement (VPPA) with a global renewable energy developer for a wind energy project in Canada with an expected capacity of over 130 MW.
  • Procter & Gamble signs 10-year VPPA with Renewable Power Capital for wind energy project in SwedenJones Day advised The Procter & Gamble Company (P&G) in entering into a 10-year virtual power purchase agreement (VPPA) with a subsidiary of renewable energy developer Renewable Power Capital (RPC) for a wind energy project in Sweden with an expected capacity of 140 MW.
  • 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.
  • Procter & Gamble enters into long-term VPPAs with EDP Renováveis, S.A. for two solar energy projects in ItalyJones Day advised The Procter & Gamble Company (P&G) in entering into long-term virtual power purchase agreements (VPPAs) with a subsidiary of renewable energy developer EDP Renováveis, S.A. (EDPR) for two solar energy projects in Italy with an aggregate capacity of around 110 MW.
  • 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.
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    Additional Speaking Engagements

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

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