Vincent Poilleux is Of Counsel in the Paris office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher where he practices as a member of the Global Finance, Capital Markets and Financial Institutions teams.

Vincent advises investment funds, corporates and financial institutions on the regulatory and transactional aspects of derivatives (over-the-counter, listed, securitised, cleared) and structured products, including repos and securities lending transactions, across all asset classes.

He offers his strong expertise in strategic equity transactions, including margin loans, public M&A transactions related derivatives (acquisition, management, hedging and disinvestment of listed stakes), equity financings, non-dilutive cash convertible bonds, hedging of equity-linked securities (calls, call spreads, stock lending arrangements), structured share buybacks and leveraged employee stock ownership plans.

Vincent also has extensive experience in fixed income derivatives, particularly in hedging transactions in the context of all types of M&A, financing and securitisation transactions, including deal contingent derivatives.

Vincent additionally regularly advises clients on ad-hoc and complex structured financings, such as digital bonds or security tokens issued and exchanged on blockchains, joint venture structures with embedded financial products and securitisations.

Prior to joining Gibson Dunn in 2023, Vincent worked for four years in the strategic equity transactions team of a leading investment bank and practiced for ten years in the capital markets teams of two Magic Circle law firms.

Admitted to the Paris bar, Vincent holds a Master’s degree in Banking and Financial Law and a Master’s degree in Business Law from Paris II – Panthéon-Assas University.

He speaks English fluently.