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Nicolas Serrano

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Résumé

I joined Elvinger Hoss Prussen in 2019, I was admitted to the New York State Bar (USA) in 2020, to the Paris Bar (France) in 2021 and to the Luxembourg Bar in 2022.

I hold a French Master’s degree in banking and finance law and an LL.M. from Duke Law. Prior to joining the firm, I worked three years for BNP Paribas in Paris and in London.

Expériences professionnelles

Associate (corporate, banking & finance)

Elvinger Hoss Prussen , Luxembourg - CDI

De Septembre 2019 à Aujourd'hui

- Capital markets (debt and equity)
- Corporate, mergers & acquisitions
- Finance
- Structured finance and securitisations

Legal counsel (debt capital market)

BNP Paribas , Londres - VIE

De Janvier 2017 à Juillet 2018

- Working in both English and French, advised internal clients on a full range of domestic and cross-border transactions, with responsibilities for all stages in the process, from negotiation to execution.
- Developed significant expertise in drafting base prospectuses (pricing supplement, offering circular), dealer agreement (programme agreement), agency agreement, trust deed, term sheet, final terms, subscription agreement, expense side letter, legal opinion, signing and closing agenda, and reviewing auditor’s letters (arrangement letter, comfort letter, circle up, representation letter etc.), accounting letter and rating letter.
- Handled due diligence on multiple transactions.
- Managed debt securities transactions—both on standalone basis and under issuance program (privately or publicly issued, plain vanilla or structured, including hybrid and regulatory capital)—for clients of the Bank.
- Handled liability management transactions (buy-backs, tender offers, exchange offers).
- Advised on debt securities issuances and liability management transactions for BNP Paribas as issuer.
- Assisted the ALM/T team for various issuance programs of the Bank.
- Established and updated issuance program as arranger and dealer for clients of the Bank.

Legal counsel (derivatives & structured finance)

BNP Paribas , Paris - CDD

De Mai 2015 à Septembre 2016

- Drafted legal documentation relating to Warrants and Certificates issuances under the BNP Paribas Group issuance program.
- Handled multiple structures (standard, complex or exotic) and several types of underlying (Shares, Indices, Custom Indices, Commodities, ETI, or Hybrid).
- Developed expertise in various types of listings: unlisted, listed on a regulated or unregulated markets, including Amsterdam, Frankfurt, Geneva, London, Luxembourg, New York, Madrid, Milan, Paris, and Stockholm.
- Handled various types of offers: publicly offered, sold under a private placement exemption in the Europe Union or abroad.

Formations complémentaires

Master of Laws (LL.M.)

Duke University School of Law - Corporate & Financial Law and U.S. Securities Law

2018 à 2019

Honors: Duke Law Merit Scholarship Recipient
Certificate: Business Law Certificate
Website: www.law.duke.edu

Master of Laws (Master)

Université Toulouse 1 Capitole - Banking and Financial Law (M2 Secteur Financier)

2013 à 2015

Activities and Societies: Master 2 Financial Sector Association, President
Honors: Mention Bien
Website: www.mastersecteurfinancier.com

Bachelor of Laws (Licence)

Université Toulouse 1 Capitole - Civil Law

2009 à 2013

Activities and Societies: University Board of Trustees (CEVU) , Elected Students Representative
Website: www.ut-capitole.fr

Associations

State of New York, USA

Attorney and Counselor-at-Law

Paris, FRANCE

Avocat à la Cour

Luxembourg, LUXEMBOURG

Avocat à la Cour

Parcours officiels

VIE – ROYAUME UNI – 2018

Langues

Anglais - Courant

Français - Langue maternelle

Compétences

Contract drafting
Financial Regulation