Antoine Lochet
Practice area
- Banking and finance
- Mergers and acquisitions
- Commercial & Company Law
- Energy Law
- Eu law
Education
- Postgraduate diploma in Energy, Infrastructure and Project Finance law, University of Paris La Défense, 2016
- Admitted in Paris 2013
- Admitted in Iceland 2010
- MA in European Business Law, University of Paris X Nanterre, 2006
- Postgraduate degree in European and Comparative Business Law delivered by the University of Warwick (UK), University of Saarbrücken (Germany), and University of Lille II, France, 2005
- License in law, University of Lille II, 2003
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Recent cases
Financing to Marel
BBA//Fjeldco acted as the Icelandic legal adviser to ABN AMRO, BNP Paribas, Danske Bank, HSBC, ING Bank, RaboBank and UniCredit in relation to a EUR 700 million sustainability-linked syndicated credit facility to Marel hf.
Marel hf. (NASDAQ: MAREL; AEX: MAREL) is a leading global provider of advanced food processing equipment, systems, software and services to the poultry, meat and fish industries.
Marel is by far the largest listed company in Iceland. This financing gives Marel increased operational and strategic flexibility and supports the company’s long term strategy. The margin incentive structure linked to Marel performance relating to the environment, gender equality and health and safety.
Legal adviser to Japan Bank for International Cooperation
BBA//Fjeldco provided legal advice to Japan Bank for International Cooperation’s (JBIC) New Energy and Power Finance Department in relation to a JBIC buyer’s credit to HS Orka (Icelandic Borrower). The credit was guaranteed by Landsbankinn and the transaction valued at USD 10 million.
Credit facility to Össur hf.
BBA//Fjeldco acted as the Icelandic legal adviser to the European Investment Bank in relation to a EUR 69 million credit facility to Össur hf., a leading global provider of non-invasive orthopaedics equipment.
BARCLAYS BANK, SEB, ING BELGIUM , ARION BANK AND BNP PARIPAS
BBA//Fjeldco advised Barclays Bank, SEB, ING Belium, Arion Band and BNP Paripas in relation to a USD 150 million credit facility to Landsvirkun, the national power company of Iceland.
Japan Bank for International Cooperation’s (JBIC)
BBA//Fjeldco advised Japan Bank for International Cooperation’s (JBIC) New Energy and Power Finance Department/ Infrastructure and Environment Finance Group in relation to a JBIC Buyer’s Credit of HS Orka.
Innergex Renewable Energy
BBA//Fjeldco acted as a legal advisor to Innergex Renewable Energy in the acquisition of Alterra Power Corp., that holds a majority stake in the Icelandic energy producer HS Orka hf. The transaction amounted to the value of USD 1.1 Billion.
Financing of Össur hf.
BBA//Fjeldco was a legal adviser to Nordic Investment Bank in relations to EUR 50 million financing of Össur hf.