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Gregory Benteux
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Grégory Benteux

Head of Securitisation and Structured Finance

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Grégory Benteux joined CMS Francis Lefebvre in 2009 and became a partner in 2013. He is head of the firm's Securitisation and Structured Financing practice and Global Head of the CMS Securitisation and Receivables group.

He advises on domestic and international securitisation and structured finance transactions for a wide range of asset classes, including trade receivables, public receivables, tax claims, financial receivables, tangible assets, etc. He assists with setting up securitisation programmes for French and international financial institutions, and for major corporates. He has built up an extensive practice in deconsolidation transactions (under IFRS, US GAAP, and French GAAP). He is recognised in France for his command of covered bonds.

Grégory Benteux also has a wealth of experience in trusts and asset-backed financing (receivables, inventories, properties, etc.). He has in-depth knowledge of a wide range of assets and receivables in various sectors (tax claims, subsidies, energy, transport, health, agriculture, etc.).

Awards & Recognitions
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    Derivatives and structured finance, Leading partner
    Legal 500 EMEA 2025
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    Capital Markets: Structured Finance | Band 2
    Chambers 2025
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    Capital Markets: Structured Finance, Band 2
    Chambers Global 2024
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    Capital Markets: Structured Finance, Band 2
    Chambers Europe 2024
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    Derivatives and structured finance, Leading individuals
    Legal 500 EMEA 2024
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    Titrisation, dérivés et financements structurés, Les grands avocats du marché
    Legal 500 Paris 2024
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    Capital Markets: Structured Finance, Band 2
    Chambers Global 2023
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    Capital Markets: Structured Finance, Band 2
    Chambers Europe 2023
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    Best Lawyer, Banking and Finance Law, Structured Finance Law
    Since 2019

Memberships & Roles

  • Co-director, Alternative Financing for the Agricultural Sector (Finagri) Chair, IAE Paris I – Panthéon Sorbonne Business School (since 2021)
  • Admitted to the Hauts-de-Seine Bar (2000)
  • Member of Paris Europlace
  • Member of the French association of corporate treasurers (AFTE)

Education

  • DEA (Diplôme d’études approfondies) in business law, Université Paris I - Panthéon-Sorbonne (1998)
  • Master's degree in private law, Université de Bordeaux (1997)
  • Graduate, Institut de Sciences Politiques de Lyon (1996)
  • Master's degree in public law, Université de Bordeaux (1996)
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