The Oil & Gas Law Review Edition 2 - France Chapter

December.23.2014

The Oil & Gas Law Review is divided into 29 chapters, each covering a different jurisdiction, to serve as a practical reference for attorneys working in the oil and gas field. Orrick Paris office Partner Yves Lepage, Of Counsel Olivier Meledo and Associate Tanguy Bardet drafted the France Chapter.

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Authors

Yves Lepage Partner, Energy, Infrastructure

Paris

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Practice:

Energy & Infrastructure Sector
Energy
Infrastructure
Mergers & Acquisitions
Funds
Africa
Latin America

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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.

Markets

France