Mayer Brown bolsters Paris office

Mayer Brown Rowe Maw, one of the 10 largest law practices in the world, has bolstered its French finance capability with the appointment of partner

Developments in the French securitisation legal framework

In terms of volume, the French securitisation market ranks behind a number of its competitors and therefore France is encouraging the development of securitisation. A new securitisation decree implemented significant reforms at the end of last year and it is expected to have a positive impact on the market. This feature discusses the most important changes as a result of the reform.

Oseo-BDPME reports growth

According to figures published this week in the French law gazette, Oseo-BDPME, the new bank set up by the French state to help small- and medium-sized businesses (SMEs)

Oseo SME financing totalled 7.5bn euros in 2004

Oseo, the holding group for France's bank for the development of small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), BDPME and its national agency for the development of research, Anvar, yesterday released its 2004 results, showing that it had provided