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Richard Vilanova joined Sullivan & Cromwell as a partner in January 2001, following 18 years as a partner at Stibbe Simont Monahan Duhot et Giroux � Paris. Richard Vilanova has extensive capital markets, cross-border financing and project finance experience. He is recognized for his expertise in finance and securities law having represented both issuers and financial institutions in capital markets transactions, including privatizations and complex structured financings. He has also advised lenders and institutional investors in a variety of resource, transportation infrastructure and industrial project financings. Selected Transactions Securities Advised the underwriters in a �335.1 capital increase by ANF, a publicly listed subsidiary of Eurazeo Advised the underwriters in Axa s �1.3 billion rights offering as part of the financing of the acquisition of Winterthur Represented the underwriters in the � 1 billion initial public offering by Eutelsat Advised the underwriters in EDF s �7.5 billion privatization, considered as one of the largest IPO ever in France Advised the underwriters in SANEF s �900 million privatization Financings Represented an investment fund in the acquisition financing of a prominent hotel portfolio Rankings and Recognition Consistently recognized as a leading lawyer in consecutive editions of: Chambers Global: The World's Leading Lawyers for Business, Capital Markets Legal Business, European Legal Experts, Banking and Finance Legal Business, European Legal Experts, Project Finance/Energy Practical Law Company, PLC Which Lawyer? Yearbook, Equity Capital Markets PLC Which Lawyer? Yearbook, Energy Practices Project Development and Finance Securities View French Bio Education 1975, Harvard Law School, LL.M. 1973, Pantheon Sorbonne, D.E.S. 1972, Pantheon Sorbonne, Licence Bar Admissions Paris Country of Origin France | 