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Geoffrey Levesque

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CMS Francis Lefebvre Avocats
2 rue Ancelle
92522 Neuilly-sur-Seine
Cedex
France
Languages French, English

Geoffrey joined CMS Francis Lefebvre in 2018 as Counsel in charge of project finance.

He has developed a recognized expertise in financing in the infrastructure and energy sectors (greenfield or brownfield projects, PPP/PFI, acquisition financing, refinancing, privatization ...) as well as a solid experience. of bank financing (corporate / investment grade facilities, acquisition finance, leveraged finance, real estate finance, etc.).

He advises industrial sponsors and investment funds as well as lenders or institutional lenders. He works closely with the firm's specialized teams in public law, energy law, environmental law and corporate law.

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Best Lawyer - Project Finance and Development Practice

Best Lawyers 2024

Best Lawyer, Banking and Finance Law

Best Lawyers 2024

Banking and Finance: Bank Regulatory

Legal 500 EMEA 2019

Relevant experience

  • Counsel, Freshfields Bruckaus Deringer (2014-2018)
  • Counsel, Allen & Overy LLP (2001-2014)
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Memberships & Roles

  • Bar Admission (Paris, France)
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Education

  • Master 2 (Diplôme d'Etudes Supérieures Spécialisées) in Banking and Finance Law, University of Lyon III (1996) 
  • Master 2 (Diplôme d'Etudes Approfondies) in Contract Law, University of Montpellier I (1995)
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18/04/2024
Real estate finance law in France
A. Mortgages 1. Can security be granted to a foreign lender? Yes, as a general principle there are no restrictions on the ownership of land by foreign parties and the taking of security over land or...
13/04/2023
LEGAL 500 EMEA 2023
The 2023 edition of the Legal 500 EMEA guide is out. We would particularly like to thank our clients for putting their trust in us! Our law firm’s rankings in France France 2 in Tier 1 : Derivatives...
03/02/2023
Supporting your infrastructure projects
Addressing your needs Regardless of the nature of your project, your interests are defended by our specialists, armed with in-depth knowledge of the sectors concerned and a real capacity for innovation...
13/04/2022
LEGAL 500 EMEA 2022
The 2022 edition of the Legal 500 EMEA guide is out. We would particularly like to thank our clients for putting their trust in us! Our law firm’s rankings in France, Algeria and Morocco France...
10/05/2021
CMS Francis Lefebvre Avocats advises Crédit Suisse Asset Management (AM)
CMS Francis Lefebvre Avocats has advised Crédit Suisse AM acting for one of its dedicated funds besides Belvedere Capital (Silvio Estienne and Bruno Cohen) for the execution of a lease for the solar...
28/07/2020
Legal 500 Paris 2020: our law firm’s rankings
The 2020 edition of the Legal 500 Paris guide is available. We thank our clients for their trust and support!This year, our firm is ranked in 20 expertise, including: 4 in Tier 1: Tax; Employment; Se­cur­it­isa­tion...
09/07/2020
IFLR1000: our law firm rankings for 2021
The 2021 edition of IFLR1000 has been published. This guide, which specialises in financial and business law, ranks the best law firms in these fields around the world. We would particularly like to thank...
21/02/2020
CMS Francis Lefebvre Avocats advised MEAG
CMS Francis Lefebvre Avocats advised MEAG for the acquisition from BNP Paribas of a property comprising 5,734 sqm of office areas located in Lyon, by way of a sale & lease back. The firm advised MEAG...
03/10/2019
IFLR1000 - 2020 edition
The 2020 edition of IFLR1000 has been published. This guide, which specialises in financial and business law, ranks the best law firms in these fields around the world. We would particularly like to thank...
06/04/2018
Geoffrey Levesque joins the Banking & Finance team at CMS Francis Lefebvre...
The Banking, Finance, Capital Markets & Insurance department at CMS Francis Lefebvre Avocats is being reinforced with the arrival within the team led by Laurent Mion, partner, of Geoffrey Levesque as...