Norton Rose Fulbright advises CIC and BNP Paribas on the financing of the "Deep Discoverer" vessel for Technip UK Limited

Global law firm Norton Rose Fulbright has advised Crédit Industriel et Commercial (CIC) and BNP Paribas on the £70.5m financing of the newbuild diving support vessel m.v. “Deep Discoverer” for Technip UK Limited. The ship has been acquired by a subsidiary of CIC and the financing carried out in the form of a financial lease at the end of which the vessel was rented by Technip.

Norton Rose Fulbright Paris banking and finance team advised CIC, acting as arranger, as well as CIC and BNP, acting as lenders, on the set-up of this French lease financing.

The team in charge of advising CIC and BNP Paribas was led by Christine Ezcutari, head of banking and finance in Paris, assisted by of counsel Alexandre Roth and associates Alexis Babin de Lignac, Ayaka Millet and Constance Ollat.

For further information please contact:

Carole Guettier, Senior business development manager, Norton Rose Fulbright LLP
Tél: + 33 (0)1 56 59 52 75
carole.guettier@nortonrosefulbright.com

Charles Billiard, Communication Executive, Norton Rose Fulbright LLP
Tél: + 33 (0)1 56 59 52 96
charles.billiard@nortonrosefulbright.com

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