Charles Tissier

EXPERTISE 

Charles Tissier is a Partner in the Finance group of Addleshaw Goddard (Europe) LLP Paris office.

Charles is a recognized lawyer in the field of finance/structured finance and has recognized expertise in capital markets transactions, including debt capital markets, derivative and repos/stock-lending transactions. 

He has developed a strong expertise in domestic and complex cross-border financial transactions and disintermediated financing and regularly advises financial institutions, borrowers and investors at all stages of the structuring or restructuring transaction.

Charles advises French or foreign financial institutions and corporates on their issuance, investment and debt-rating transactions (euro bonds, EMTN programmes, hybrid securities, Euro PP, covered bonds, high yield, commercial paper, NSV/Schuldschein…) and liability management transactions. 

Charles also advises on fintech, blockchain and cryptocurrency assets. Charles regularly speaks at University and conferences and seminars including on financial regulation, debt capital markets and structured products.

Charles's experience includes:

• A popular cooperative bank: Advising the Lead Manager in the first two Euro PP bonds issues of a French private group in the health sector linked to ESG criteria. 
• A major French bank: Advising the Lead Manager in a successful Euro PP bond issue by a major European retailer listed on Euronext Access.
• Two French commercial banks: Advising two French banks, joint arrangers of the EUR 209 million Schuldschein of a French agricultural and agri-food cooperative issued in 2020.
• Advising three French banks as joint arrangers on the inaugural ESG-linked Schuldschein loan by Agrial Group in 2021.
• Advising a French financial institution as arranger on the inaugural German law governed registered notes issued by a major player in social housing with a nominal amount of EUR 50,000,000 issued in 2021.