Philippe Max is a partner in Salans' Paris office. He works on domestic and international banking and finance transactions. He is specialised in structured finance, real estate finance, acquisition finance and securitisation.
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Counsel to Faurecia (a subsidiary of Peugeot SA) in connection with a EUR 1,150,000,000 multi-currency refinancing (incorporating a EUR 150,000,000 swing-line facility) secured by English law guarantees issued by certain of its subsidiaries
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Counsel to Ingépar (Groupe BPCE) in connection with the tax driven financing of the acquisition and lease by the Office des Postes et Télécommunications (OPT) of New-Caledonia of mobile phone materials for the deployment of a 3G network in New-Caledonia
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Counsel to Atradius Credit Management Services BV, acting as back-up servicer as part of the securitisation of a maximum amount of 450 million euro by Rexel, one of the world leaders in the distribution of electrical equipment, of commercial receivables originated in France, in England and in Australia
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Counsel to Caisse d'épargne et de prévoyance Rhône Alpes, Caisse d’épargne et de prévoyance Ile-de-France, Ingépar, Natixis and Crédit Foncier in connection with a EUR 378,000,000 financing for the acquisition and leasing of tramway cars to RATP for the operation of tramway lines T3, T5, T6, T7 and T8, partially refinanced by the European Investment Bank
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Counsel to Banque de l'Economie du Commerce et de la Monétique, BNP Paribas, CIC Lyonnaise de Banque, Crédit Lyonnais, Crédit Mutuel Arkéa, HSBC France, Natixis and Société Générale (Corporate & Investment Banking) in connection with a EUR 225,000,000 term and revolving facilities to Sodiaal International (a subsidiary of the French dairy cooperative Sodiaal Union) for the purpose of refinancing their existing debt and for general corporate purposes
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Counsel to Société Générale, Crédit Agricole Corporate & Investment Bank and HSBC France in connection with a EUR 150,000,000 term credit facility to Fondation d'Entreprise Louis Vuitton pour la Création (a foundation created and sponsored by different entities of the LVMH Group and dedicated to the promotion of modern and contemporary art, via, among other things, the construction and the management of a contemporary art museum)
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Counsel to BNP Paribas, Crédit Lyonnais, Natixis and Société Générale in connection with a EUR 240,000,000 revolving facility made available to Sanef (a leading transport infrastructure concession holder in France and Europe) for general corporate purposes
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Counsel to Caisse Régionale de Crédit Agricole Mutuel Centre France, CIC Lyonnaise de Banque, Crédit Lyonnais and Société Générale in connection with a EUR 11,010,288 financing for the acquisition by Neftys.Pharma of the shares of Agripharm Santé Animale, a company specialized in the distribution of veterinary products in connection with the pet and breeding animal market
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Counsel to Bouygues Telecom in connection with the securitisation of part of its French trade receivables portfolio for an amount of EUR 325,000,000 to the benefit of a French mutual fund (fonds commun de titrisation) sponsored by Société Générale
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Counsel to Société Générale with respect to a EUR 87 million working capital facility to Europe Computer Systeme (ECS) as part of the sale by Société Générale of its subsidiary (ECS) to Econocom
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Counsel to Crédit Lyonnais, Société Générale, BNP Paribas and Banque Populaire Val de France in a EUR 13 million financing for (i) the purchase of the shares of Cesa Développement by a holding company controlled by Cesa Développement's current shareholders and by Acto Mezzanine (acting also as mezzanine bond holder) and (ii) an external growth facility to the operating companies of the group
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Counsel to Société Générale, Crédit du Nord, Crédit Lyonnais and Banque populaire du Nord in connection with a EUR 23,000,000 LBO financing for the acquisition of AFM and Sofigré (parent companies of Hyper'Embal and Valeurdis, companies specialised in packaging solutions for retail stores, food stores and food industry, household packaging and single use tableware) and for external growth transactions
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Counsel to The Royal Bank of Scotland plc and HSBC Bank plc in connection with the French aspects of £350 million and EUR 40 million secured term and revolving facilities to Safestore Holdings plc and certain of its subsidiaries (including Une Pièce en Plus SAS) for the purpose of refinancing their existing debt and for the group's general corporate purposes
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Counsel to Crédit Lyonnais (LCL), Caisse Régionale de Crédit Agricole Mutuel Centre France and Banque Tarneaud in connection with a secondary LBO financing for the acquisition of Financière Valade and the financing of investment credits to its subsidiary Valade, a leading producer of marmalades and stewed fruits for the hypermarkets/supermarkets and the industrial and restaurant catering industry
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Counsel to Société Générale and Crédit Lyonnais (LCL) in connection with a EUR 24,500,000 LBO financing for the acquisition of TCS, a company specialised in express package and document shipping for, among others, the banking, insurance and pharmaceutical industries
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Counsel to Financière Océor and Ingépar, both members of the Caisse d'Epargne Group, in connection with a EUR 150,000,000 financing granted by Financière Océor and BRED Banque Populaire to Société Minière du Sud Pacifique for the purpose of accompanying the construction of a nickel treatment plant in Koniambo (North Province of New Caledonia) and for its work capital needs
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Counsel to the Caisse d'Epargne Group in connection with a EUR 135,000,000 financing of the acquisition and the leasing of railway cars (14 TERs and 12 Tram-trains) to the French Alsace Region and their future operation by the French National Railroad Company (SNCF)
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Counsel to Faurecia (a subsidiary of Peugeot SA) in connection with a EUR 1,170,000,000 multi-currency refinancing (incorporating a EUR 200,000,000 swing-line facility)
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Counsel to a syndicate of lenders represented by Rabobank and Crédit Agricole Mutuel du Nord Est in connection with the financing of an amount superior to EUR 110,000,000 of the largest plant in Europe producing bio-ethanol from wheat for BENP Lillebonne, a subsidiary of Tereos
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Counsel to AIG/Lincoln Eastern Europe LLC in connection with the refinancing of a USD 220,000,000 existing financing and an increased financing for a total amount of USD 313,000,000 from Hypo Real Estate Bank International for the real estate development of an office building in Moscow and the restructuring of AIG/Lincoln Eastern Europe LLC's shareholdings of the asset company owner of the building
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Counsel to CIC LBO Partners in connection with a EUR 16,000,000 financing for the acquisition of ORC Image & Strategies d'Employeur and a EUR 20,000,000 financing for the acquisition of Emeraude Marine