Practice

Capital Markets

In a context of complex overlapping regulatory frameworks and technological changes, our Capital Markets team is recognized for its expertise and capacity for innovation.  Backed by responsive,  collaborative and experienced deal teams, we help our clients achieve their financing goals across jurisdictions through all forms of securities transactions.

With capital markets lawyers centralized in our Paris, New York and London offices, our Capital Markets team is able to provide sophisticated advice on complex and innovative financing transactions in Europe, the United States and EMEA.

Our comprehensive and integrated approach  enables our French, U.S. and U.K. capital markets lawyers to offer our clients (whether issuers, underwriters, arrangers, lead managers or investors) outstanding expertise and experience across all forms of securities transactions: from equity to debt, high yield, derivative and structured products.

Our Capital Markets team advises clients across all sectors of the economy, with a unique expertise and track record in the life sciences and tech sectors.  Our team is also recognised for its thought leadership  in sustainable financings and the related  European regulatory frameworks for extra-financial reporting.

We leverage  the in-depth knowledge of our capital markets lawyers and our specialists in other practice areas, such as M&A, IP, tax and competition, to provide our clients with comprehensive, efficient and achievable solutions that are tailored to their specific needs.

Areas of intervention

  • Our Capital Markets team expertly guides our clients in the structuring, issuance,  placement and listing of all types of debt securities (including senior notes, subordinated/hybrid bonds, Euro Private Placements, thematic bonds (such as ESG/SLB notes), regulatory capital securities, covered bonds, structured debt securities, warrants, certificates, negotiable debt securities and high yield debt securities), refinancings and restructurings, as well as liability management and consent solicitation transactions.

  • Our Capital Markets lawyers have long-established and wide-ranging expertise across all forms of equity transactions, including  IPOs, block trades and secondary offerings, privatisations, public offerings, private placements and PIPEs,  warrants, royalty certificates and convertible and exchangeable bonds. We work with both issuers and underwriters across all industrial sectors, including an established track record of advising French issuers in the life sciences and tech sectors.

  • Our Capital Markets team efficiently and expertly structures and documents derivatives, structured products and temporary transfer of securities transactions and, more generally, handles all related legal, transactional and regulatory issues, including close-out netting, collateral and clearing issues.

  • Our Capital Markets team is highly experienced in providing guidance to clients in navigating sophisticated SEC-registered transactions, Rule 144A and 4(a)(2) offerings and  private placements (USPP), including U.S. tax advice, for both equity and debt transactions.  Our U.S. capital markets lawyers also advise our foreign private issuer clients on their ongoing SEC and exchange reporting obligations, as well as advising on U.S. broker-dealer requirements and regulatory developments.

Awards

  • Chambers Global/France 2025

    Capital Markets: Debt

    Band 1

    Gide's ECM team is strong, reliable and well staffed, and the quality of junior lawyers is very good." "Gide's advice is specific enough for us to get an idea of the key points. I would also highlight the team's responsiveness and pedagogy.

  • Chambers Global/France 2025

    Capital Markets: Derivatives

    Band 2

    Gide's DCM team is strong, reliable and well staffed, and the quality of junior lawyers is very good." "Gide's advice is specific enough for us to get an idea of the key points. I would also highlight the team's responsiveness and pedagogy.

  • Chambers Global/France 2025

    Capital Markets: Equity

    Band 2

    Gide's ECM team is strong, reliable and well staffed, and the quality of junior lawyers is very good.

  • Chambers Global/Europe - France 2024

    Capital Markets: Debt

    Band 1

    Gide boasts a strong debt team with further skills across the wider capital markets field. The law firm is well reputed for its presence on complex deals, offering particular knowledge and experience of European private placements and high-yield bond issuances.

  • Chambers Global/Europe - France 2024

    Capital Markets: Equity

    Band 2

    Gide boasts a strong equity team with further skills across the wider capital markets field. The team also has notable expertise advising on IPOs and capital increases.

  • Chambers Global/Europe - France 2024

    Capital Markets: Derivatives

    Band 3

    Gide boasts a strong team with skills across the wider capital markets field. The team has notable expertise advising on derivatives matters. The practice maintains a varied client roster of leading banks and French corporates.

  • Legal 500 EMEA - France 2024

    Capital Markets: Debt Capital Markets

    Tier 1

    Gide’s capital markets team is well known for its high-end DCM expertise and ability to handle large and sophisticated transactions. With offices in London and New York, the firm also has the ability to cover US private placement and international work.

  • Legal 500 EMEA - France 2024

    Derivatives & Structured Finance

    Tier 2

    Gide's team is able to draw on the strength of practitioners in its London office for derivatives and structured finance expertise. The Paris practice assists French and international financial institutions and corporations with their transactional, regulatory, clearing and derivatives needs.

  • Legal 500 EMEA - France 2024

    Capital Markets: Equity Capital Markets

    Tier 2

    Gide runs a comprehensive practice, capable of handling a range of work including block trades and private placements, as well as IPOs and complex financings." "Always aware of the latest best practices and of the latest guidelines or recommendations of our relevant authorities.

  • Legal 500 EMEA - Morocco 2024

    Banking, Finance & Capital Markets

    Tier 2

    Gide covers the entire spectrum of banking and finance transactions. The Casablanca office advises state-owned enterprises, sponsors, and lenders on structuring, drafting, and negotiating for finance transactions.

  • Legal 500 EMEA - Poland 2024

    Capital Markets

    Tier 3

    Gide is well known for its work in the DCM space, advising issuers, investors, investment banks, and other financial institutions on debt securities. It is also highly adept in the ECM arena, supporting clients with IPOs, public take-overs, and share buy-backs.

  • Legal 500 EMEA - Turkey 2024

    Banking, Finance & Capital Markets

    Tier 3

    ODSA has experience in representing domestic financial institutions and corporate borrowers.

  • IFLR1000 - France 2024

    Capital Markets

    Tier 1

    Gide is recognised in the following practices : Capital Markets: Debt, Capital Markets: Structured Finance and Securitisation.

  • IFLR1000 - France 2024

    Capital Markets

    Tier 2

    Gide is recognised in the following practice : Capital Markets: Equity.

  • IFLR1000 - Poland 2024

    Capital Markets

    Tier 2

    Gide is recognised in the following practice : Capital Markets: Debt.