Linklaters has advised the Joint Lead Managers: BNP Paribas, Citigroup Global Markets Limited and Natixis on a 400 million euro bond issuance by Gemalto N.V. The bonds, which are listed on the Luxembourg Stock Exchange, represented the first issuance by the company, which specialises in digital security.

The Linklaters Paris Capital Markets team consisted of Veronique Delaittre (partner), Jeremy Grant (counsel) and Alexander Tollast (trainee).

Clifford Chance LLP (Paris and Amsterdam) advised the issuer on questions of English and Netherlands law. The Clifford Chance LLP (Paris) team consisted of Cedric Burford and Aileen O’Riordan and the team of Clifford Chance LLP (Amsterdam) consisted of Jurgen van der Meer and Hugo van der Molen.