Thierry Gougy Position: Senior Counsel Location
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Adviser Profile Name: Thierry Gougy Position: Senior Counsel Location: Singapore Experience: 20 years Nationality: French Curriculum Vitae Membership in Professional Societies: Member of the Paris Bar Registered with the Ministry of Justice of Vietnam Registered Foreign Lawyer (Singapore) Key Qualifications: Thierry is a French qualified lawyer with more than 20 years of experience on foreign investment, M&A, infrastructure projects as well as taxation. Thierry started his career at leading firms in Paris as a corporate and M&A lawyer and was posted in Southeast Asia by Gide Loyrette Nouel in 1998. Having worked in Asia for 14 years, he has gained extensive experience in projects and transactions, notably in the Greater Mekong region. Prior to joining DFDL in 2007, Thierry was the Managing Lawyer for the Hong Kong and Guangzhou offices of a French law firm. He was the Managing Partner of the Vietnam offices of DFDL for six years. In 2014, he relocated to Singapore to head the regional Corporate and M&A practice of the firm. Thierry attended Paris Dauphine University where he studied International Business Administration and Paris Assas- Pantheon University where he obtained a Master degree in Business Law. He is a graduate of the Paris Institute of Political Studies (Sciences Po). Education: . 1995 – Paris Bar School (EFB) – Attorney at Law qualification (CAPA) . 1993 – Master Degree in Business Law – University of Paris – Assas Pantheon Master Degree in International Business (with honors) – University of Paris Dauphine . 1992 – Bachelor's Degree in Business Law (with honors) – University of Paris – Assas Pantheon . 1991 – Bachelor's Degree in Business and Administration – Institute of Political Studies (Sciences Po) – University of Paris Employment Record: . DFDL, Singapore Present Senior Counsel DFDL Singapore Pte. Ltd. t: +65 6325 0580 Excellence . Creativity . Trust 61 Robinson Road, #12-03 Robinson Centre f: +65 6325 0585 Since 1994 SINGAPORE 068893 e: [email protected] Company Registration № 201025360C BANGLADESH | CAMBODIA* | INDONESIA* | LAO PDR | MYANMAR | PHILIPPINES* | SINGAPORE | THAILAND | VIETNAM www.dfdl.com *DFDL collaborating firms . DFDL, Singapore (May 2014 – July 2016) Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam (May 2007 – Apr 2014) Partner – Registered Foreign Lawyer; Head of M&A Working with a team of 20 legal and tax professionals advising on foreign direct investment, distribution and retail, real estate, M&A and private equity, infrastructure projects, taxation and general commercial practice related to clientele’s activities. Most significant assignments and projects over the period: − Assisting a Thai public oil company for the acquisition of a solvent business in Vietnam; − Assisting various private equity investment funds on various transactions in Vietnam; − Assisting a real estate investment fund on various M&A transactions in Vietnam; − Assisting a local company in relation to the sale of a majority interest in an automotive and heavy equipment import and distribution company; − Assisting an Australia-listed investment fund on the acquisition and development of a bio-fuel project in Vietnam; − Assisting a leading outdoor advertising company for the development of their operation in Vietnam, including purchasing a stake in a joint venture company; − Assisting the sponsor of a USD 120 million bio-ethanol project on legal and regulatory issues; − Advice for the formation of oil & gas and technology private equity investment funds; − Assisting Sodexo for their operation in Vietnam; − Assisting a major international retail group for the development of their operation in Vietnam; − Assisting a leading French bank for the development of a consumer credit network in Vietnam; − Adviser to a leading European aerospace and defense company for their day-to-day activities in Vietnam, including industrial partnerships and sale of equipment; − Assisting Hermès International for the distribution of luxury products in Vietnam; − Adviser to a leading publishing company for the licensing and editing of a feminine magazine; − Adviser to Rhodia-OneCarbon for a biogas joint venture project; − Assisting Siam Cement Group for a multi-million petrochemical joint venture project; and − Adviser to a joint venture between Canal Overseas and Vietnam Television for the launching of a satellite TV package. LEFÈVRE PELLETIER & ASSOCIÉS, Hong Kong SAR, China (Mar 2005 – Apr 2007) Managing Lawyer Assisting the firm for its development in Hong Kong and China. Advising foreign and local investors on legal and commercial aspects of doing business in Hong Kong and China. Most significant assignments and projects over the period: Adviser to Longchamp for the acquisition of their distributor in Hong Kong and China; Adviser to a Hong Kong and China publisher in relation in relation to the sale of its business to a Singapore listed company; Assisting a leading international engineering company on tax and investment issues in relation of the implementation of a railway construction project in Southern China; Assisting a producer and retailer of food products for the setting up of a joint venture company in China; Adviser to the CEO of luxury brand Shanghai Tang on corporate and distribution issues; Assisting a leading French packaging company in their operation in Hong Kong and Mainland China; Assisting a luxury products subcontractor in the development of their activity in Mainland China; Assisting a regional group for the sale of a majority interest in a leading trucks and heavy equipment trading company in Hong Kong and Vietnam; and Assisting a local lighting and electrical equipment manufacturer for the distribution of their products in the EU. 2 . PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS, Hanoi, Vietnam (Mar 2005 – Mar 2005) Managing Lawyer Advising foreign and local investors on legal and commercial aspects of doing business in Vietnam and Cambodia. Assisting the Government of Vietnam in various donor-funded projects. Liaising with Government authorities at central and local levels. Most significant assignments and projects over the period: Restructuring of three State Corporations (on-going) – legal adviser for the restructuring and conversion to holding companies of three leading Vietnamese conglomerates, Vinatex, Vinacafe and Seaprodex; Restructuring of Vietcombank (first commercial bank in Vietnam) – legal adviser for the restructuring of VCB’s corporate organization in the perspective of its privatization and listing; Incombank Technical Twinning – legal adviser for a technical twinning project between a leading Vietnamese bank and ING; Advising a leading operator in the hospitality business on the restructuring and consolidation of their projects and assets in Vietnam through a holding company structure; Advising a major Japanese industrial company on labor and corporate matters; Advising to a leading European telecom company on tax and labor matters; Assisting a leading US express courier company for the establishment of their joint venture in Vietnam; Preparing the SME sector development program in Vietnam – international legal expert for the technical assistance team; JICA foreign direct investment promotion project – identification of the legal impediments to the promotion of foreign investment in Vietnam; and PetroVietnam - training key officers on cross-border M&A practice. CABINET NACIRI & ASSOCIÉS, Casablanca, Morocco (Nov 2001 – Mar 2003) Partner – Partner at Law Preparing a development plan aimed at ensuring long-term competitiveness with the responsibilities to: Identified work opportunities and profitable niche activities on the market; Recruited foreign lawyers; Trained and supervised local and junior foreign lawyers (10 professionals); and Developed relationships with professional associations (the firm was admitted in the Lex Mundi network in 2002) and foreign law firms. Main areas of practice and activities: Advised foreign and local investors on all legal and commercial aspects of doing business in Morocco; and Drafted and negotiated contractual documentation in relation to M&A, project financing and investment. Most significant assignments and projects over the period: Group Finance.com – adviser to the holding company of third leading Moroccan private group (bank, insurance, media, cinema, high technology, agro-industry) on all legal aspects of their activities, including M&A, corporate finance, commercial, IT, etc.; Tahaddart power plant (384 MW) – adviser to the international lenders (KfW); Tangiers wind farm (110 MW and 160 MV) – adviser to the sponsors (Enercorp); Heineken/SBM – assisted Heineken in the take-over of Société des Brasseries du Maroc; Privatization of the Moroccan tobacco monopoly – adviser to Philip Morris International; Maklada privatization – adviser to Sonasid (leading Moroccan steel manufacturer) for the privatization of steel industry units in Tunisia; SAMIR financing – adviser to Samir for a USD 1 billion oil refinery rehabilitation project; Meditel local financing – adviser to the second local mobile phone operator for a local financing of EUR 200 million; Somepi/Samir – adviser to Somepi (oil company) for an internal restructuring and the sale of a stake of 40% to Samir (subsidiary of Corral, holding the monopoly of the oil refinery in the Kingdom of 3 Morocco); Lazrak fund: adviser to the manager of the first Moroccan real estate investment fund, including drafting and negotiating the contractual documentation; Gespac IPO: adviser to a French listed company for the listing