Linda A.Hesse

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Linda Hesse exerce dans le domaine du droit boursier, des marchés de capitaux et de la corporate governance depuis plus de vingt ans.

Elle agit en tant que conseil des sociétés, telles que Orange, Sanofi, EDAP et TotalEnergies, lors de leurs introductions en bourse à Paris ou aux Etats-Unis, leurs émissions de titres financiers et dans le cadre de leurs démarches auprès de l’AMF et de la SEC.

Linda Hesse a notamment conseillé Orange dans le cadre de son programme d’obligations U.S. « Yankee Bonds », mis à jour en décembre 2023, et des émissions sous le programme, et Sanofi dans ce même contexte, y compris lors d'émissions telles que l’émission de 7 milliards de dollars en valeur nominale et divisée en 6 tranches dans le cadre de l’acquisition de Genzyme.

Elle est très régulièrement conseil dans le cadre d’OPAs et de fusions de sociétés cotées (dont l'acquisition de Panalpina par DSV, de Technopolis Plc par Kildare Partners, l'acquisition des actionnaires minoritaires de Stallergenes Greer par Waypoint, de Zodiac Aerospace par Safran, la fusion de Stallergenes et Greer, l’offre de Wabtec pour Faiveley et les offres d’Essilor International pour FGX et Shamir Opticals) ainsi que, plus généralement, pour toutes questions relatives au droit boursier.

Linda Hesse conseille également les banques d’investissements, telles que BNP Paribas, Crédit Agricole CIB, Société Générale et Natixis.

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.
  • 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.
  • Orange and Masmovil combine in €18.6 billion mergerJones Day advised Orange, S.A. ("Orange"), one of the world's leading telecommunications operators, on the combination of their telecom business in Spain with Masmovil, one of the leading telecommunications operators in Spain, for an enterprise value of €18.6 billion (€7.8 billion for Orange Spain and €10.9 billion for Masmovil).
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • TotalEnergies completes PIPE investment in NextDecade Corporation and investment in $18.5 billion Rio Grande LNG ProjectJones Day represented TotalEnergies in connection with its PIPE investment in NextDecade Corporation and investment in the Rio Grande LNG (RGLNG) Project, a planned natural gas liquefaction project in South Texas.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Financial institutions complete benchmark €4.5 billion Green OLO by Kingdom of BelgiumJones Day assisted the financial institutions in connection with the issuance of a benchmark €4.5 billion 2.75% Green OLO due April 2039 (the “OLO 96”) by the Kingdom of Belgium.
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