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Hogan Lovells Paris advised Cheyne Capital in relation to the loans made available to the MND Group by the French State, the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region and Cheyne Capital
12 August 2020
Luc Bontoux
Senior AssociateParis
Email luc.bontoux@hoganlovells.com
Phone +33 1 53 67 22 75
LanguagesEnglish, French
Practice groupCorporate & Finance
As a senior associate in the Paris banking and finance team, Luc Bontoux's practice involves advising financial institutions and sponsors/borrowers on cross-border acquisition and leveraged financings, syndicated loans, and general lending.
Luc joined Hogan Lovells in April 2018. He was previously an associate in the banking team of a Magic Circle firm in London for around four years (including a six-month secondment in the Beijing office). He then moved to the Paris banking team of a U.S. law firm where he spent four years.
He studied law, focusing on business, capital markets, and banking law, in France (universities of Lyon and Paris) and in the United Kingdom (BPP Law School – London).
He is registered as a solicitor of England and Wales and as avocat communautaire au barreau de Paris pursuant to the European Directive 98/05/EC.
His native language is French, and he is fluent in English.
Education and admissions
Education
Master in Business Law, University of Lyon
Master in Taxation Law, University of Paris
L.P.C., BPP University Law School
Memberships
Avocat communautaire (registered pursuant to the EU Directive 98/5/CE)
Solicitor of England and Wales
Bar admissions and qualifications
Paris
Court admissions
England and Wales
Representative experience
Advising the Management on their €818m senior facilities and €255m PIK bonds issue in relation to the financing of their acquisition of the Ceva Santé Animal group.*
Advising Montagu Private Equity LLP on their circa €540m senior and second lien financings in relation to the acquisition of the Sebia group and its subsequent refinancing.*
Advising Montagu Private Equity LLP on their €135m term loans in relation to the financing of their acquisition of the Nemera group and its subsequent refinancing .*
Advising Sagard SAS on their €170m senior facilities in relation to the financing of their acquisition of the Alvest group.*
Advising CVC Capital Partners on their €325m senior facilities in relation to the financing of their acquisition of the Vedici group.*
Advising CVC Capital Partners and Vedici group on their €725m senior facilities in relation to the financing of their acquisition of the Vitalia group.*
Advising Ardian France on their circa €76m facilities in relation to the financing of their acquisition of the Babeau Seguin group.*
Advising, as French local counsel, Advent International Corporation and the Oberthur group on their circa €2.5bn senior facilities in relation to the financing of their acquisition of Idemia. (previously known as OT-Morpho Group).*
*Matter handled prior to joining Hogan Lovells.
