CMS Bureau Francis Lefebvre advised Caisse des Dépôts on its "Uridashi" bond issues in U.S. Dollars and Australian Dollars

On 28 September 2017, Caisse des Dépôts successfully issued two Uridashu bondsgoverned by French law to beoffered to the public in Japan on the secondary market:

• a bond issue for a total amount of USD7,284,000, bearing interest at a rate of 1.86% and maturing on 28 September 2022; and
• a bond issue for a total amount of AUD29,599,000, bearing interest at a rate of 2.58% and maturing on 28 September 2022.

The CMS Bureau Francis Lefebvre team comprised Marc-Etienne Sébire, Partner, Nadia Aissaoui and Charles Tissier, Associate for capital markets aspects and François Tenailleau, Partner, and Kawthar Ben Khelil, Associate for public law aspects.

Shimazaki International law office assisted Caisse des Dépôts for aspects of Japanese law.

White & Case advised Nomura International plc, acting as dealer, with Grégoire Karila, Partner and Alice Chavaillard, Associate, for aspects of French law.