Luis Roth | Lawyers | Linklaters

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France, UK (England & Wales), United States

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Capital Markets

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Industrials
Banks

Overview

Luis is a respected debt and equity practitioner who has been based in Linklaters’ Paris office since 2001.

He specialises in offerings by foreign private and sovereign issuers, whether registered with the SEC or conducted pursuant to Rule 144A and Regulation S.

He often advises issuers and underwriters in French, Spanish and other European equity offerings (IPOs, rights offerings, block trades) and debt transactions (high yield, Yankee bonds, MTNs and commercial paper), as well as liability management.

He also has significant experience in debt restructurings, mergers and acquisitions and structured finance.

Experience

Luis has advised on a wide range of finance transactions.

These include advising:

The dealers in connection with US offerings of bonds and regulatory capital instruments by several French, Spanish and Belgian banks (including establishment of US MTN programs).
issuers and underwriters on numerous IPOs on Euronext Paris and the Spanish Stock Exchanges.
the underwriters in initial Yankee bond offerings by Danone, Engie, L’Oreal, Schneider Electric and Sodexo.
numerous issuers and underwriters in initial and subsequent high yield bond offerings in France, Spain and Portugal.
Viridien (CGG) in its debt restructuring involving a safeguard proceeding in France and chapter 11 and chapter 15 proceedings in the US, as well as various other companies in European debt restructurings.
the underwriters in Air Liquide’s rights offering, inaugural Yankee bond offering and Eurobond offering to finance the acquisition of Airgas.
Solvay in its rights offering, inaugural Yankee bond offering and Eurobond offering to finance the acquisition of Cytec.
Air France in the SEC and NYSE aspects of its combination with KLM.

Beyond the Office

Luis has been part of the Paris capital markets team since 2001. He has spent time in the Madrid office and works frequently with Linklaters lawyers there, as well as in Milan, Brussels and elsewhere in the network.

Outside of work, Luis is currently a vestry member of the American Cathedral of Paris and president of the American Library in Paris USA Foundation.

Recognition

Luis has been ranked as a leading practitioner in Chambers for the last 16 years.

He is recognised as a leading lawyer by legal directories, with clients saying:

"He established himself as a go-to for French issuers. He is incredibly pragmatic and commercial in a relatively difficult French marketplace."

"He is terrific; he really knows US market issues for European issuers. He is very good with cross-border dynamics, helping US clients understand European issues and vice versa."

"[He is] extremely knowledgeable and managed to keep things nice and calm, and cooled things down when discussions were tense. He is a really good negotiator, always looking to get the deal done. The most striking thing was that he is always very smooth and you would hardly ever put him in a difficult position, which really helped.

"He is excellent: a meticulous, problem-solving lawyer.

"He's hands-on and I trust his judgement. He has good business judgement and doesn't just offer legal advice.

"He is great at preventing problems in a non-confrontational manner."

“Technically strong" practice head Luis Roth is "very good with clients in navigating complex financial transactions”.

Education, Qualifications and Languages

Luis was graduated cum laude from Yale College with a degree in Economics before obtaining his law degree (JD) from Columbia University School of Law.

He speaks English, Spanish, French and German.

State Admissions:
New York

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