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François Feuillat
François Feuillat
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Biography
François is a partner based in our London office. His practice focuses on complex cross-border mergers and acquisitions, takeovers, joint ventures, and corporate finance transactions. In recent years his practice has concentrated on the energy industry, and his experience includes the representation of a number of investors in the European renewable energy sector.
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Representative Experience
Private Equity
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- Representing HgCapital on its acquisition and equity financing of the 44MW Ytterberg onshore wind farm project in Sweden
- Representing a private equity backed African telecom infrastructure company on the proposed acquisitions and leaseback of telecommunications towers in several African countries
- Acting for HgCapital on its investment in Havsnäs, Sweden's largest onshore wind farm, and the first project financing in the Nordic power market; This deal was named by Infrastructure Journal 2008 as the "Renewables Deal of the Year"
Mergers & Acquisitions: Private
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- Acting for a family office in connection with a significant equity investment in a European onshore oil and gas company
- Advising a large private equity backed financial services company on acquisitions of investment advisory firms in Europe
- Acting for ALSTOM on the €1.1bn disposal of its industrial turbines business in 42 countries to Siemens
Mergers & Acquisitions: Public
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- Representing Sinopec International Petroleum Exploration and Production Corporation in connection with its C$10.3 billion acquisition of Addax Petroleum Corporation, a Canadian company publicly traded on the Toronto and London Stock Exchanges, with assets in West Africa and the Middle East; this deal is the largest overseas energy acquisition by a Chinese company to date and was named a 2009 Deal of the Year by Asian-Counsel
- Representing Sinopec International Petroleum Exploration and Production Company on its C$2.1 billion takeover of Tanganyika Oil Company Ltd, an oil and gas company with assets in Syria which was listed on the Stockholm and Toronto stock exchanges
- Advising a sovereign entity in connection with its proposed takeover of a London-listed oil and gas exploration and production company
Securities
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- Representing Maple Energy plc, one of Peru’s leading integrated energy companies, on its IPO on the AIM market
- Advising on the IPO on the AIM market of Leaf Clean Energy Company, which invests in clean energy opportunities, mainly in North America (this was the largest AIM fund-raising in 2007)
- Advising on the UK securities law aspects of an $81bn energy company merger which included the largest listing of shares on the London Stock Exchange to date
Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome.
Education and Professional Background
- College of Law, York, Legal Practice Course, 1994
- College of Europe, Bruges, Master of European Law, 1993
- Sorbonne University, Paris, Master of Laws, 1992
- King's College London, Bachelor of Laws, 1992
- European School, Mol, Belgium, European Baccalaureate, 1988
- Admitted to practice: Solicitor of the Senior Courts of England and Wales, 1997
- Other Languages: French (fluent), Dutch (fluent), German (working knowledge), Italian (basic)
Professional Recognition
- UK Legal Expert in Corporate/M&A, 2009, 2011
- Legal 500: UK, Projects, Energy & Natural Resources: Oil & Gas, 2010
- Legal 500: UK in Corporate & Commercial: M&A, 2008, 2009
Solicitors and Registered Foreign Lawyers. A list of partner names is available for inspection at CityPoint, One Ropemaker Street, London EC2Y 9UE. Vinson & Elkins RLLP is a limited liability partnership formed under the laws of New York authorised and regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (No. 0079019).
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CityPoint, 33rd Floor
One Ropemaker Street
London EC2Y 9UE
United Kingdom
Tel +44.0.20.7065.6015
Fax +44.0.20.7065.6001
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