Paul Péporté
Partner
Luxembourg
Paul Péporté
Partner
Luxembourg
Contact details
Paul specialises in securities law and capital markets regulation. He advises clients on the full spectrum of debt and equity transactions, including securitisation, structured products, covered bonds, IPOs, placements and buy backs of securities, exchange offers, listing applications and ongoing obligations deriving from such listings.
Paul further covers capital market related regulatory aspects, such as derivatives regulation. Prior to joining Allen & Overy, he worked in the credit and rate markets department at JP Morgan in London. Paul also advises Luxembourg insurers and intermediaries on insurance regulatory matters.
He regularly holds conferences on various capital market and regulatory topics in Luxembourg and abroad. Paul is a member of the Sustainability Committee of the Luxembourg Bankers' Association (ABBL). He is also a member of a number of working groups of the ABBL and a member of the group of experts of the association of Luxembourg insurers and reinsurers (the ACA), focusing on the application of EMIR to Luxembourg life insurance companies.
“Paul Péporté represents clients in a wide range of capital market transactions across both equity and debt mandates, with experience handling IPOs, bond issues and securitisation matters. ‘What I like about working with Paul Péporté is the clarity of the advice he provides,’ enthuses one client, adding that ‘you always get very clear answers with a clear path to follow’.”
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Qualifications
Professional
Admitted as avocat à la Cour, Luxembourg, 2008
Admitted as avocat, Luxembourg, 2006
Academic
Master, Management, ESCP Europe Business School, 2004
Maîtrise, Business Law, Université Panthéon-Assas (Paris II), 2004
Maîtrise, Management Sciences, Université Paris IX Dauphine, 2002
Related articles
Publications: 30 November 2023
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Publications: 19 April 2023
Experience highlights
Advising three leading specialist insurance companies on the establishment of their respective new European subsidiaries in Luxembourg following the UK’s decision to leave the European Union, and on follow-up labour law and regulatory matters with respect to their respective intra-group reorganisations, including. advising on outsourcing and insurance secrecy considerations (at the level of the Luxembourg entities and their branches).
Advising a group of financial institutions on the IPO of Shurgard Self Storage, the Luxembourg holding company of the Shurgard Self Storage group.
Advising CrossLend (a German fintech) on the issuance by CrossLend Securities, a Luxembourg regulated securitisation vehicle, of notes backed by loan receivables originated through the German Creditshelf platform.
Advising Banque Internationale à Luxembourg on the issuance of EUR300,000,000 1.500 per cent. Senior Non Preferred Notes due 2023, which is the first Luxembourg senior non preferred bond issuance.
Qualifications
Professional
Admitted as avocat à la Cour, Luxembourg, 2008
Admitted as avocat, Luxembourg, 2006
Academic
Master, Management, ESCP Europe Business School, 2004
Maîtrise, Business Law, Université Panthéon-Assas (Paris II), 2004
Maîtrise, Management Sciences, Université Paris IX Dauphine, 2002
Published work
- "Derivatives trading under EMIR REFIT: focus on Luxembourg AIFs and UCITSs", AGEFI Luxembourg, October 2019 (co-author)
- Co-author (2021) "The Initial Public Offerings Law Review" (Luxembourg Chapter), Law Business Research.
- Co-author (2021) "The International Capital Markets Review" (Luxembourg Chapter), Law Business Research.
- Co-author (2021) "The Securitistion Litigation Law Review" (Luxembourg Chapter), Law Business Research.
- Co-author (2021) "The Securitistion Law Review" (Luxembourg Chapter), Law Business Research.
- "Changes in reporting obligations for investment funds under EMIR", AGEFI Luxembourg, September 2018 (co-author)
- Author, (2016) IFLR: “Pan-European loan origination 2.0”
- Author (2015) “L’émission d’instruments perpétuels au regard du droit luxembourgeois : une assimilation nécessaire à la rente perpétuelle ?”, ALJB,
"Challenges under the Transparency Directive for issuers of debt securities", Capital Markets Law Journal, Oxford University Press, Vol. 6, No. 4, October 2011 (co-author) - "Debt buy-backs and liability management revisited!", Bulletin Droit et Banque, No. 46, November 2010 (co-author)
- "Regulated covered bonds: a comparative review", Capital Markets Law Journal, Oxford University Press, Vol. 4, No. 3, July 2009 (co-author)
Recognition
Paul Péporté represents clients in a wide range of capital market transactions across both equity and debt mandates, with experience handling IPOs, bond issues and securitisation matters. 'What I like about working with Paul Péporté is the clarity of the advice he provides,' enthuses one client, adding that 'you always get very clear answers with a clear path to follow'.
Chambers and Partners, 2022
Paul Péporté advances through the rankings due to favourable client feedback, with one highlighting his 'talent for problem solving'.
Chambers and Partners, 2021
Paul Péporté is complimented by clients for being 'very fast and adaptable with new matters'.
Chambers and Partners, 2020
