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Eric Charvillat

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Eric is the Head of our Banking and Finance group in France. His clients include financial institutions, investment funds, and corporations.

Eric is a versatile lawyer who can support you with project, asset and corporate financing, as well as restructuring your operations. He is recognised for his knowledge of regulatory issues and expertise in project financing for public investments, both green and brown-field. He has expertise in infrastructure, building and community equipment financing carried out under public contracts.

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Banking & finance
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Public services & education
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CV

Since 2019 Partner, Taylor Wessing
2017 - 2019 Partner, Bird & Bird
2011 - 2017 Partner, Latournerie Wolfrom Avocats
2000 - 2011 Legal departments of various credit institutions, including Société Générale CIB
1998 DEA, Public Law and Economics, Panthéon-Assas University Paris II

Career

Since 2019 Partner, Taylor Wessing
2017 - 2019 Partner, Bird & Bird
2011 - 2017 Partner, Latournerie Wolfrom Avocats
2000 - 2011 Legal departments of various credit institutions, including Société Générale CIB

Education

1998 DEA, Public Law and Economics, Panthéon-Assas University Paris II

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English

Awards

IFLR 1000 2020

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Notable practitioner: Banking, Project finance (France)

Experience

Financing, design, build and technical maintenance of a cultural centre and art museum storage

A French ministry and a world famous French museum on the award of a partnership agreement regarding the financing, design, build and technical maintenance of a building that will host all of the museum's art reserves and host a cultural centre that will be open to the public.

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Financing of a private communications network

Advising telecom operators for the financing of a private communication network within the legal framework launched by a french Department

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Financing of a concession agreement for a harbour public service mission

Several well-know french banks as lenders to a special purpose company, created to finance a concession agreement relating to a harbor public service mission.

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Financing, design, construction and operation of an African airport

A global investor and asset manager on the award of the concession relating to the financing, design, construction and operation of an African airport.

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