Seth E.Engel

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Seth Engel conseille ses clients sur les opérations transfrontalières et intervient régulièrement auprès des émetteurs ou des banques conseils dans le cadre d’offres publiques d’achat et d’opérations de marché. Fort d’une expérience en France et à New York, il travaille de concert avec des entreprises publiques et privées dans le monde entier afin de les conseiller sur leurs transactions et aussi sur les aspects ESG.

Avant d’intégrer Jones Day, Seth Engel a enseigné à la Sorbonne à Paris et a exercé en tant que conseiller adjoint dans plusieurs affaires lors de la phase préliminaire devant la Cour pénale internationale à La Haye. Seth est par ailleurs fortement impliqué dans des actions bénévoles et a conseillé des équipes participant aux concours Jessup et Willem Vis.

Expérience

  • Sanofi to separate its consumer healthcare business, OpellaJones Day is acting as securities law counsel to Sanofi in the separation of Opella, its consumer healthcare business, and the announced sale of a 50% controlling stake.
  • Spark Networks obtains chapter 15 recognition of first-ever cross-border restructuring under German StaRUGJones Day represented Spark Networks SE in the first-ever cross-border restructuring under the recently enacted German restructuring law ("StaRUG") and chapter 15 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code involving over $100 million of funded debt issued by a U.S.-based credit fund and guaranteed by other German and U.S. entities.
  • 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.
  • Waga Energy raises €52 million in accelerated bookbuilding offeringJones Day advised Waga Energy, an independent producer of renewable biomethane (RNG) from landfill gas with operations in Europe and North America, on its €52 million accelerated bookbuilding private placement.
  • Natixis and Morgan Stanley Europe enter into derivatives forward transactions with ENGIE S.A. and ENGIE Group Participations S.A. and complete their hedging by way of private placement of €273 million of Gaztransport & Technigaz S.A.’s Ordinary SharesJones Day represented Natixis S.A. and Morgan Stanley Europe SE, acting as hedging banks in the derivatives transactions and joint global coordinators in the private placement, in connection with derivatives forward transactions with ENGIE S.A. and ENGIE Group Participations S.A. over Ordinary Shares of Gaztransport & Technigaz S.A. and the private placement executed through an accelerated bookbuild offering of approximately €273 million of Gaztransport & Technigaz S.A.'s Ordinary Shares, as part of the hedging bank’s hedge of their commitment under the derivatives forward transactions.
  • Financial institutions complete benchmark €5 billion 3.50% OLO by Kingdom of BelgiumJones Day assisted the financial institutions in connection with the issuance of a 30-year benchmark €5 billion 3.50% OLO (the “OLO 101”) by the Kingdom of Belgium.
  • Financial institutions complete benchmark €7 billion 2.85% OLO by Kingdom of BelgiumJones Day assisted the financial institutions in connection with the issuance of a 10-year benchmark €7 billion 2.850% OLO (the “OLO 100”) by the Kingdom of Belgium.
  • Spark Networks obtains $110 million senior secured credit facility upon emergence from first-ever cross-border restructuring proceeding under German StaRUG, and recognized by U.S. chapter 15Jones Day represented Spark Networks SE (“Spark”), a Germany-based leading social dating platform, operating worldwide, together with Spark Networks, Inc. and Zoosk Inc., as co-borrowers, in connection with an amended $110 million secured credit facility provided by a U.S.-based private credit fund as part of Spark's emergence from a long-term forbearance and the first-ever cross-border restructuring proceeding under German StaRUG, where such proceeding was recognized under chapter 15 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code.
  • 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).
  • Sega acquires Rovio EntertainmentJones Day advised Sega Corporation with the international aspects of the acquisition of Finland’s Rovio Entertainment (the creators of 'Angry Birds').
  • 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.
  • Financial institutions complete benchmark €4 billion 3.45% OLO by Kingdom of BelgiumJones Day assisted the financial institutions in connection with the issuance of a 20-year benchmark €4 billion 3.45% OLO (the “OLO 99”) by the Kingdom of Belgium.
  • Forsee Power completes €50 million capital increaseJones Day advised Forsee Power, a French company listed on the regulated market of Euronext Paris which specializes in the design, manufacture, and marketing of intelligent battery systems for the electromobility market, in its capital increase without shareholders’ preferential subscription rights but with priority subscription period for an amount of approximately €50 million.
  • Riverside sells Modern Hire to HireVueJones Day represented The Riverside Company in connection with the sale of portfolio company Modern Hire, the all-in-one enterprise hiring platform that enables organizations to continuously improve hiring experiences and outcomes with trusted science and technology, to HireVue, a global leader in video interviewing, assessments, and text-enabled recruiting tools.
  • Financial institutions complete benchmark €5 billion OLO by Kingdom of BelgiumJones Day assisted the financial institutions in connection with the issuance of a 30-year benchmark €5 billion 3.30% OLO (the “OLO 98”) by the Kingdom of Belgium.
  • Financial institutions complete benchmark €7 billion OLO by Kingdom of BelgiumJones Day assisted the financial institutions in connection with the issuance of a 10-year benchmark €7 billion 3.00% OLO (the “OLO 97”) by the Kingdom of Belgium.
  • CARMAT completes €31.1 million share capital increaseJones Day represented CARMAT SA, the designer and developer of the world's most advanced total artificial heart, aiming to provide a therapeutic alternative to people suffering from end-stage biventricular heart failure, with its €31.1 million share capital increase, of which €27.2 million is aimed at specialized investors and €3.9 million for individuals (via the PrimaryBid platform).
  • 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.
  • NextStage Evergreen initiates alternative tender and exchange offer for NextStage sharesJones Day advised NextStage EverGreen and NextStage, a listed company specializing in development capital financing and support for medium-sized companies, in the context of the alternative takeover bid and exchange for the shares of NextStage SCA, initiated by NextStage Green, an unlisted company created for the purposes of the transaction.
  • 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.
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    January 23 - December 10, 2024 Firm Hosted

    2024 Public Company Speaker Series

    September 2024 Alert

    SEC Settles Charges with Keurig Over ESG Disclosures

    July 2024 White Paper

    APAC ESG Update | Spring Quarter 2024

    April 2024 Podcast

    JONES DAY TALKS®: ESG Reporting Rules: The SEC, CSRD, and California- Who's on the Hook?

    March 2024 Alert

    Third Time's a Charm: EU Moves to Approve the Sustainability Due Diligence Directive

    February 2024 White Paper

    APAC ESG Update | Winter Quarter 2023–24

    December 2023 Alert

    European Institutions Reach Deal on EU Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive

    December 5, 2023 Firm Hosted

    How Non-European Companies Will be Impacted by the EU Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) and Why They Need to Act Now

    September 2023 White Paper

    Who, What, When: The Impact of the EU CSRD on Non-EU Companies

    September 2023 White Paper

    From Aspiration to Execution—ESG Legal Risks in the UK Real Estate Sector
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    Autres publications

    • October 24, 2019
      Jones Day Climate Report - Fall 2019: Update on the EU's Efforts to Finance Sustainable Growth
    • August 26, 2019
      Jones Day Climate Report - Summer 2019: Impact of Climate Change on Banking Products in Europe
    • March 20, 2019
      How Green Are You? EU Proposes Climate-Related Update to Guidelines on Non-Financial Reporting

    Publications Prior to Jones Day

    January 10, 2017
    The Developing CFIUS Framework and Recent Presidential Order Prohibiting the Aixtron Transaction

    January 23 - December 10, 2024 Firm Hosted

    2024 Public Company Speaker Series

    December 5, 2023 Firm Hosted

    How Non-European Companies Will be Impacted by the EU Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) and Why They Need to Act Now

    • 12/05/2023
      Practical Guide to CSRD Compliance for Non-EU Companies (View Here)

    Speaking Engagements Prior to Jones Day

    October 15, 2018
    Webinar for Lawline (rated a perfect 5 stars with 230+ reviews), GDPR Compliance & Due Diligence for M&A Transactions

    October 16, 2018
    Startup Funding 101, French-American Chamber of Commerce
    New York, New York

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