Paul Peporte
Partner
Luxembourg
Paul Peporte
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 is complimented by clients for being 'very fast and adaptable with new matters'. He advises clients on a variety of capital markets matters, with a particular focus on securitisation and notes issues."
Chambers and Partners
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
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 J.P. Morgan Securities, BNP Paribas and Société Générale 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
Recognition
“Allen & Overy Luxembourg’s ‘practical and knowledgeable’ team advises on transactional and regulatory work, where it is able to leverage its international network and strong ties with many of the world’s largest banks. […]. The ‘accessible and customer-oriented’ counsel Paul Péporté is a key member of the team.”
Legal 500, 2016
“Impressed clients praise counsel Paul Péporté as "reactive, proactive, accurate and able to work within the timeline." He is especially active in DCM transactions and recently assisted UBS with the issuing of fiduciary notes from a regulated secularisation vehicle.”
Chambers Global, 2018
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)
News & insights
News: 25 OCTOBER 2021
A&O advises banks on EUR 323.5 million bank/bond financing for the acquisition of BIP
Allen & Overy has advised a syndicate of banks including BNP Paribas, Crédit Agricole CIB, IMI-Intesa Sanpaolo and UniCredit Bank on the EUR 275 million bridge facilities agreement, EUR 48.5m…
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News: 09 SEPTEMBER 2021
Czech Gas Networks Investments issues EUR500 million green bonds under its Green Finance Framework
Allen & Overy announced today that it has advised Czech Gas Networks Investments S.à r.l (CGNI) on its first ever green issuance and placement of EUR500m green notes with investors on international…
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Publications: 19 AUGUST 2021
LuxSE issues SPAC listing guidelines
To position itself as an attractive listing venue for the booming European market for special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs), the Luxembourg Stock Exchange (LuxSE) has created a framework to…
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Publications: 16 AUGUST 2021
The end of a long controversy: Financial assistance regime does not apply to S.à r.l.s
The Luxembourg legislator has just eliminated almost five years of uncertainty by clarifying that the financial assistance regime provided for by the Luxembourg Companies Act does not apply to private…
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