Paris Team Authors Article on Latest Trends in European Airport Sector

Fusions & Acquisitions Magazine
May.22.2019

Yves Lepage, Foucaud Jaulin and Marie-Elise Douge of Orrick’s Paris Energy & Infrastructure team authored an article on the latest trends in the European airport sector, published in the French finance magazine Fusions & Acquisitions Magazine. The article focuses on the major privatization trend affecting a large number of airports across Europe and offers an overview of the core models of privatization with an analysis of their strengths and weaknesses.

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Yves Lepage Partner, Energy, Infrastructure

Paris

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Africa
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Yves Lepage Partner

Paris

Recognized by Chambers as a notable practitioner in International projects, Energy and Africa, Yves is praised for his “very good sector experience and knowledge”, as well as his “enormous negotiating skills”. With 30 years' experience in PPP, international infrastructure projects and power industry projects, Yves regularly advises operators in both the public and private sectors, government entities and financial institutions for operations in Europe, Africa and Latin America. Recently, he has led a cross-border multidisciplinary team advising Actis, one of the largest and most active private equity firms operating in Africa, in its purchase of a majority interest in three power assets in Cameroon from Fortune 200 global power company AES Corporation.

Yves also has substantial experience in privatizations and acquisitions in France and internationally with companies whose main assets are infrastructure facilities. He notably advised VINCI Airports in connection with the acquisition of nine airports and three partial management contracts following acquisition of the airport portfolio held by Airports Worldwide.

Yves is a lawyer with the Paris Appeals Court and a member of the New York Bar. He was appointed as French Foreign Trade Advisor in 1996.

Foucaud Jaulin Partner, Energy, Infrastructure

Paris

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Energy & Infrastructure Sector
Energy
Infrastructure
Mergers & Acquisitions
Africa

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Foucaud Jaulin Partner

Paris

Foucaud's practice focuses on public-private partnerships and concession projects, as well as on privatizations and acquisitions in the infrastructure and energy sectors. He also advises on the financing aspects of infrastructure projects.

Having solid experience in emerging markets, Foucaud has been involved over the past few years in the development and financing of various large-scale projects, in particular in the fields of energy (renewables, natural gas) and transportation.

Prior to joining Orrick, Foucaud worked for a leading French law firm, both in the Moscow and Paris offices

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