Bonnie L.Smith

Associate

Paris + 33.1.56.59.46.60

Bonnie Smith practices in the area of general corporate and securities law, focusing on capital markets and public M&A deals, particularly with respect to U.S. securities law matters. She advises companies and financial institutions on a wide array of cross-border capital markets transactions, including equity and debt offerings, spin-offs, initial public offerings (IPOs), public and private placements, and dual listings. Bonnie also counsels public companies on day-to-day corporate governance issues and compliance with reporting obligations under U.S. and French laws, including on environmental, social, and governance (ESG) matters.

Among the notable issuer clients Bonnie has worked with include Orange on ongoing securities compliance and its U.S. shelf program; Sanofi on its ongoing SEC compliance and U.S. shelf program; and EDAP TMS on ongoing securities compliance and equity offerings. Bonnie also has advised issuers on various capital market transactions, including representing Cellectis, Carmat, and the Kingdom of Belgium, and she was involved in the listing of EUROAPI (Sanofi's spin-off).

Prior to joining Jones Day, Bonnie practiced at an international law firm in Paris.

Erfahrung

  • Financial institutions complete benchmark €7 billion 2.70% OLO by Kingdom of BelgiumJones Day assisted the financial institutions in connection with the issuance of a five-year benchmark €7 billion 2.70% OLO (the “OLO 102”) by the Kingdom of Belgium.
  • Amadeus FiRe completes buyback tender offerJones Day advised Amadeus FiRe AG in connection with a public fixed price share buyback tender offer to its shareholders for acquiring own shares; the company, a German specialized personnel service provider, is listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange (Prime Standard).
  • OakNorth finances Heartwood CollectionJones Day advised OakNorth Bank plc on its financing for leading UK hospitality and pub group Heartwood Collection.
  • BNP Paribas, Bryan Garnier, and Natixis complete €141 million capital increase of CarbiosJones Day advised BNP Paribas, Bryan Garnier, and Natixis in connection with the €141 million capital increase with shareholders' preferential subscription rights of Carbios, a biotech company specialized in the development and industrialization of biological technologies used for plastic and textiles recycling.
  • Voltalia completes €490 million capital increase with shareholders' preferential subscription rightsJones Day advised Voltalia S.A. in the €490 million capital increase with shareholders’ preferential subscription rights on the regulated market of Euronext in Paris.
  • EDAP completes follow-on public offering of American Depositary SharesJones Day represented EDAP TMS, a global leader in robotic energy-based therapies, in connection with its follow-on public offering of 3,066,667 American Depositary Shares (ADSs) on the Nasdaq Global Market.
  • Voltalia issues additional green bondsJones Day advised Voltalia in its offering of additional green bonds convertible into new shares and/or exchangeable for existing shares (OCEANEs Vertes) due 2025 (the “New Bonds”) for a nominal amount of approximately €50 million (the “Offering”) fully fungible with the OCEANEs Vertes issued in January 2021 for a total nominal amount of approximately €200 million due on January 13, 2025, (the “Existing Bonds”).
  • Bryan Garnier & Co Limited, Natixis, and Portzamparc complete up to €124 million IPO of Lhyfe on EuronextJones Day represented Bryan Garnier & Co Limited, Natixis, and Portzamparc (BNP Paribas Group), as joint lead managers and joint bookrunners, in connection with the up to €124 million initial public offering of Lhyfe on the regulated market of Euronext in Paris.