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Gide Loyrette Nouel Paris

Real Estate Transactions & Financing References

2010 - 2013

Real Estate References 2010-2013 Gide Loyrette Nouel Paris

Gide Loyrette Nouel has developed finely tuned expertise and acknowledged skills in advising on legal issues concerning office, commercial, industrial, hotel and residential property. The Firm handles all stages of real estate transactions, both in France and abroad, including structuring and financing, the purchase of real property assets, real estate companies, secured real estate claims and related litigation. The Real Estate Transactions and Financing department assists clients in every aspect of such transactions, including taxation and the relevant planning regulations. The Real Estate Transactions and Financing department was created in 1971 and currently numbers some 40 lawyers, including seven partners. The Real Estate Transactions and Financing department is regularly singled out for praise by the legal press and is listed among the best law firms providing advice on real estate and construction law matters. For many years, it has been ranked as a "First Tier Real Estate Practice" by legal directories Chambers, Legal 500 and PLC Which Lawyer?.

Real Estate Transactions ........................................... Page 2

Construction................................................................ Page 7

Real Estate Financing................................................. Page 5

Projects (Finance & Infrastructure) ........................... Page 8

Real Estate Tax / OPCI................................................ Page 5

Town Planning............................................................. Page 8

Leases.......................................................................... Page 6

Real Estate Litigation.................................................. Page 8

Real Estate Transactions

 PSA / HEADQUARTERS (2012) Advising PSA Peugeot Citroën on the disposal and lease-back of its headquarters, located on Avenue de la Grande Armée in Paris, to a subsidiary of Ivanhoe Cambridge. The transaction is worth EUR 245.5 million.

 JP MORGAN / EUROSIC ASSETS (2012) Advising JP Morgan Asset Management on the acquisition and financing of two buildings from Eurosic for consideration of EUR 508 million. This is the largest transaction to have taken place in France over the last two years. The two office buildings cover a total surface area of 54,500 sq. m. The building located at 52 avenue Hoche (Paris 8th district) is leased entirely to Allen & Overy, under a fixed 12-year lease. The building located at 50 avenue Pierre Mendès France (Paris 13th district) is for the most part leased to BPCE, under a 9-year lease.  GROUPAMA IMMOBILIER / CHAMPS ELYSEES (2012) Advising Groupama Immobilier on the sale of the retail and office-use building located at 52 Champs Elysées in Paris, covering a surface area of approx. 26,000 sq. m. The transaction is valued at more than EUR 500 million.  IMMOCHAN / EUROPA CITY (2012) Advising Auchan Group on the construction of "Europa City", a vast shopping complex and cultural centre located in Gonesse (Paris region). The development features over 250,000 sq. m. of retail and restaurants. Europa City is an original new concept: an enormous complex including tourist, cultural and leisure facilities, as well as retail spaces, designed for a capacity of between 25 and 40 million locals and tourists each year.

 KANAM / RETIRO AND NEO (2012) Advising KanAm on the sale of two prestigious office buildings in Paris: the Cité du Retiro complex, home to Cartier, and the Néo building.  MGPA / BALTHAZAR (2011) Advising MGPA and GCI on the sale of 100% of the shares of Malthazar SAS to Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations and CNP Assurances. Malthazar SAS owns "Balthazar", a 32,000 sq. m. office building located in Saint Denis (near Paris), which is fully leased out to France Télécom.  UNION INVESTMENT REAL ESTATE FRANCE / BOIS COLOMBES (2012) Advising Union Investment Real Estate France on the off-plan purchase of 38,000 sq. m. of office space in Bois-Colombes (north-west of Paris), for a total amount of EUR 240 million. The property complex will consist of two separate buildings. The first, with a surface area of 30,000 sq. m., will be fully occupied upon completion by Coface; the second, with a surface area of 8,000 sq. m., will be occupied by GRT Gaz. Construction work began in 2010, and delivery is scheduled for 2013.

 SILIC / CDC & ICADE (2012) Advising Silic on the sale by Groupama of its shareholding in Silic to CDC. 2.

Real Estate References 2010-2013 Gide Loyrette Nouel Paris

 GCI & BENSON ELLIOT / HEADQUARTERS OF THE FINANCIAL DEPT. OF THE MINISTRY OF JUSTICE (2012) Advising Générale Continentale Investissements (GCI) and Benson Elliot Management on the sale to a pensions fund of the "Opéra-Italiens" building located at 5/7 rue des Italiens, in the 9th district of Paris, and comprising a surface area of approx. 7,000 sq. m. of office space. The building is entirely leased out to the financial department of the Ministry of Justice.  APSYS SYSTEMA BALANCE (2012) Advising Apsys on the sale of its interests in the second largest shopping centre in Saint Petersburg to its Russian partner. The transaction includes multi-country corporate, tax and real estate aspects.  GLL / ATRIUM BERCY (2011) Advising GLL Real Estate Partners GmbH on the acquisition from Icade of the "Atrium Bercy" building via a share deal. GLN Paris also handled the refinancing of the company. The "Atrium Bercy" building is an 11,000 sq. m. office building located in Paris (12th district) and is let to the French State for use by the Ministry of Finance.  SEB IMMOBILIEN (2011) Advising Seb Immobilien on the sale of a portfolio of three office buildings, for a total amount of approx. EUR 300 million.  GCI & BENSON ELLIOT / OLYMPIQUE (2011) Advising Générale Continentale Investissements and Benson Elliot on the disposal of the Olympique building in Paris to the Edissimo real estate investment trust, managed by Amundi. The building comprises 10,647 sq. m. of offices, 88 parking spaces and a staff cafeteria, and is entirely occupied by Editis, under a 9-year lease.  UNION INVESTMENT / AILE SUD (2011) Advising Union Investment Real Estate on the sale of its Aile Sud building, the HQ of French television channel TF1, in Boulogne-Billancourt. The building has a surface area of 7,315 sq. m. over nine floors.  BOUYGUES IMMOBILIER / FARMAN (2011) Advising Bouygues Immobilier on the disposal of the Farman building, currently leased in its entirety to Systra.  RREEF REAL ESTATE / SIGMA (2011) Advising RREEF Real Estate on the acquisition from the Generali Group of the approx. 20,000 sq. m. Sigma building in Saint-Ouen (Paris) for the Grundsbesitz Europa open-ended fund, and on the mortgage financing of this acquisition. The transaction was valued at EUR 97 million.  MACSF / VIA VERDE (2011) Advising the Mutuelle d'Assurance du Corps de Santé Français (MACSF) on the acquisition of the "Via Verde" office building in Nanterre (France) from BNP Paribas Real Estate. This development covers a surface area of 15,000 sq. m.

 UNION INVESTMENT / ESPACE GAYMARD (2011) Advising Union Investment Real Estate France on the transfer of Marseille office building Espace Gaymard to the PFO2 real estate investment trust, managed by Perial, for over EUR 38 million.  GLL BVK LOGISTIQUE / ACQUISITION (2011) Advising GLL Real Estate Partners on the acquisition from AEW Europe, by means of the purchase of companies, of a portfolio of logistics real estate properties comprising eight warehouses with a total surface area of 280,000 sq. m. and on the refinancing of the portfolio. The transaction is valued at EUR 177 million.  HENDERSON / CREIL (2011) Advising Henderson in the context of the off-plan acquisition of a commercial building covering 18,206 sq. m., located in the retail park of Creil-Saint Maximin (60), France. The building is entirely pre-let to DIY store Castorama under a 12year lease.  UNION INVESTMENT / OPCI (2011) Advising Union Investment, a German asset management company, on setting up an OPCI (French REIT) owned 80% by Union Investment and 20% by Mercialys. The Firm also advised this OPCI on its first investment with the financing and acquisition of the Pessac shopping centre (near Bordeaux), which is to undergo renovation and expansion work for a total of EUR 80 million.  AXA RE & CDC / SIMPLON (2011) Advising AXA REIM and Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations on the acquisition of six hotels from Foncière des Murs on behalf of a joint venture. The transaction is valued at EUR 140 million.  PSP / GROSVENOR / QUID (2011) Advising PSP on the creation of a joint venture with Grosvenor and the subsequent acquisition by the joint venture of a portfolio comprising three retail complexes and a hypermarket. The portfolio, previously owned by Unibail-Rodamco, represents a total surface area of 98,000 sq. m. and is located in Sweden (EUR 268 million).  HENDERSON / CHAUSSEE D'ANTIN (2011) Advising Henderson Global Investors on the sale of a building located 62 rue de la Chaussée d'Antin (central Paris) to the British company iii-investments. The building has a total surface area of 2,260 sq. m. for office use with retail space on the ground floor. The transaction is valued at EUR 19.5 million.  UNIBAIL / LAZARE (2010) Advising Unibail-Rodamco on the acquisition from Bazar de l'Hôtel de Ville (BHV) of a retail space of 5,800 sq. m. in the Rosny 2 shopping centre in Rosny-sous-Bois (Paris area).

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 CAPTIVA / FDR / AUTEUIL (2010) Advising Captiva on the purchase from Foncière des Régions of an office building located in Paris (75016) and rented to France Télécom.  STAM / TROIS FONTANOTS (2010) Advising STAM Europe on the acquisition of 12,500 sq. m. of office space in Nanterre (Paris region) in the Avenue II building located Rue des Trois Fontanots. The office complex underwent major renovation work before being put back on the market at the end of 2011 and represents an investment of EUR 43.4 million after completion of the works.  CAPTIVA / CLICHY EQUINOXE (2010) Advising Captiva on the acquisition of the Equinox office building (25,000 sq. m.) in the Paris region from the MSREF fund. The building is leased to insurance group MMA. Value EUR 96 million.  GLL REAL ESTATE PARTNERS / SCRIBE (2010) Advising GLL Real Estate Partners GmbH on the sale of 11 rue Scribe (central Paris) to Cordea Savills. The building comprises 3,784 sq. m. of office space and the transaction is valued at EUR 48 million.  HAMMERSON / PARINOR (2010) Advising Hammerson on the sale of a majority interest in the O'Parinor shopping centre located in Aulnay-sous-Bois (Paris region) to South Korean pension fund National Pension Services (NPS). The shopping centre will be held as a joint venture with Hammerson, which will continue to manage the asset. The transaction is valued at EUR 217 million.  UNION INVESTMENT / LIMOGES (2010) Advising German investment fund Union Investment Real Estate on the acquisition of the Saint-Martial shopping centre in Limoges (western France) from Unibail-Rodamco. This development covers a surface area of 15,000 sq. m. and includes some 70 stores. The transaction is valued at EUR 99 million.  BOUYGUES IMMOBILIER / SEQUANA TOWER (2010) Advising Bouygues Immobilier on the off-plan instalment sale and delivery of a building located in Issy-les-Moulineaux (Paris area). The tower covers a surface area of 30,000 sq. m. The transaction is valued at EUR 440 million.  HAMMERSON / SAINT-QUENTIN (2010) Advising Hammerson on the sale of a 75% interest in the Saint Quentin shopping centre located in the Paris region to Allianz, the insurer. GLN's role included the setting up of a joint venture between the parties. The centre is a 48,500 sq. m. site with over 120 stores and 10 restaurants within a perimeter of over 28,000 sq. m. with 3,200 parking spaces. The transaction is valued at EUR 176 million.

 KANAM / LA CROISETTE (2010) Advising Kanam Grund Spezialfondsgesellschaft mbH on the acquisition from SAS Codinvest Croisette of eight stores in the "65 Croisette" shopping complex in Cannes. This complex covers 1,800 sq. m. The transaction is valued at EUR 75 million.  SILIC / NANTERRE (2010) Advising Société Immobilière de Location pour l'Industrie et le Commerce (SILIC) on the acquisition from CB Richard Ellis Investors of an office building. The building covers a surface area of 14,500 sq. m. and is located at 21-29 rue des Trois Fontanot in Nanterre-Préfecture (Paris area). The transaction is valued at EUR 73 million.  MORGAN STANLEY / ICADE (2010) Advising Morgan Stanley Real Estate Fund (MSREF) on the sale of its 94.5% interest in the share capital of Compagnie La Lucette to the Icade real estate group, and on the acquisition of a 4.5% stake in Icade. The transaction is valued at EUR 1.5 billion.  UNIBAIL / PIERRE (2010) Advising Unibail-Rodamco on the acquisition of the real estate company Simon Ivanhoé. The portfolio includes seven shopping centres in France and Poland. The transaction is valued at EUR 715 million.  CASINO MAYLAND (2010) Advising the Casino Group on the disposal of two shopping centres in Central Europe to MPGA, plus a call option on a third shopping centre. This deal was considered as one of the biggest in Poland in 2009-2010.  VIVERIS REIM / CASINO (2010) Advising Viveris Reim on the acquisition of a portfolio of real estate assets from the Casino Group. The portfolio included 12 average-sized local shops and two supermarkets. The transaction is valued at EUR 80 million.

Real Estate Financing  ICADE / MESSIDOR (April 2012) Advising Icade on opening up the share capital of its subsidiary Icade Santé, owning a healthcare property portfolio, to various investors. Icade's stake in the capital of said subsidiary was reduced from 100% to approx. 70%.  BNP PI / TOURS DU PONT DE SEVRES (2011) Advising BNP Paribas Real Estate on setting up a joint venture between BNP Paribas Real Estate and GE for the refurbishment and re-letting of the 80,000 sq. m. "Pont de Sèvres" towers and the financing of the operation.

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 UNION INVESTMENT / FINANCING (2010) Advising German investment fund Union Investment Real Estate (UIR) in its capacity as borrower on bank lending for the acquisition of two real estate assets worth respectively EUR 180 million and EUR 100 million.  EPL / REFINANCING 2009 (2010) Advising the EPL fund on the refinancing of a portfolio of six buildings valued at EUR 170 million.

Real Estate Tax / OPCI  BNP PI - GENERAL ELECTRIC / JOINT VENTURE (Ongoing) Advising a real estate investment company on its partnership with General Electric, the current owner of a real estate complex, for a project for the construction of offices in Boulogne-Billancourt (Tours du Pont de Sèvres).  REAL ESTATE FUND / OPCI (Ongoing) Advising a French banking institution on the sale and contribution to a 30%-held OPCI (in the form of a SPPICAV) of shares in an SCI that owns an office building in Marseille (France).  REAL ESTATE FUND / ACQUISITION (Ongoing) Advising a real estate fund held by institutional investors on the tax aspects of the structuring and acquisition of real estate investments located in France.  SOVEREIGN STATE / HOLDING STRUCTURE (Ongoing) Advising a Sovereign State on the reorganisation of its real estate holding structure in France.  COFINIMMO / MAAF (2011) Advising the Cofinimmo S.A. - Foncière Atland partnership on the purchase of 285 sites in France (sales outlets and offices) from the MAAF group, for a total of EUR 107.6 million. This asset portfolio is made up of 267 sales outlets and 18 buildings for mixed use as offices or sales outlets.  REAL ESTATE COMPANY / DUTY ON CREATION OF OFFICE PREMISES (2011) Advising a real estate company before the French Administrative Supreme Court (Conseil d'Etat), charged with illegally turning computer rooms into premises used as office space and therefore liable for the duty on the creation of office premises in the Paris area. The judgment would be the first to be handed down by the Conseil d'Etat by which the two-year statute of limitations applicable to the recovery of the duty paid since the 1982 reform is confirmed.  INDUSTRIAL GROUP / REAL ESTATE OWNERSHIP (2011) Advising a large French industrial group on the incorporation of a real estate investment company to own the buildings in all of the group's international locations. The analysis involved

comparing various structures for buildings located in the US and held by a French company.  PRIVATE UNIVERSITY / REORGANISATION (2011) Advising a private university, structured as a federation of notfor-profit organisations, on the reorganisation of its real estate assets in order to simplify and optimise their ownership and management.  VIVERIS-SWISSLIFE / OPCI (2010) Advising SwissLife and Viveris Reim on turning an SCI ACAVI (SCI bearing life insurance policies in units) into a nonrestricted OPCI. As a first-of-its-kind transaction, this required the approval of the French market authorities and of the "Autorité de contrôle prudentiel", as well as a ruling from the French tax authorities.  SNCF / INVESTMENT COMPANY (2010) Advising SNCF, the French national railway operator, on creating a real estate investment company within its group, defining the tax status of the company, analysing the tax regime applicable to the sale and purchase of real estate assets, and drafting the real estate lease agreement granted to the company.  INTERNATIONAL BANK / 3% TAX (2010) Advising an international bank located in Switzerland on taking into account the French 3% tax when structuring its clients' investments in a foreign fund holding French assets.  ICADE / RESTRUCTURING REAL ESTATE ASSETS (2010) Advising Icade, a real estate company, on the restructuring of the assets it acquired at the time of the SIICInvest merger.  DOUGHTY HANSON / ACQUISITION TOULOUSE (2010) Advising Doughty Hanson & Co Real Estate, a UK private equity fund, on the acquisition of a 120,000 sq. m. site on the outskirts of Toulouse (Haute-Garonne). Doughty Hanson will renovate the existing 18,700 sq. m. of office space and develop 25,000 sq. m. of additional offices, the purpose of which is to create a Business Park.

Leases  ICADE / WESTERN CORPORATION (Ongoing) Advising Icade on litigation involving indexation under a commercial lease, in which we obtained a successful ruling upholding the clauses providing for indexation against a fixed base index.  UNIBAIL / OFFICES (Ongoing) Advising Unibail-Rodamco on the monitoring of the leases for its office hub comprised of more than 25,000 sq. m., over around 15 sites situated in Paris and La Défense (Paris area).

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 E.P / LEASES (Ongoing) Advising Eurocommercial Properties on the negotiation, execution and monitoring of its lease agreements in France.  UNIBAIL / POLE COMMERCE (Ongoing) Advising Unibail-Rodamco on the management of the leases of its Retail Division. The scale of this division's business allows Unibail-Rodamco to occupy the leading position in terms of major shopping centres in France.  SILIC / LEASES (Ongoing) Advising Société Immobilière de Location pour l’Industrie et le Commerce (SILIC) on the negotiation and drafting of the commercial lease agreements covering property of over 120,000 sq. m. located on three different sites (Fresnes, Nanterre and Rungis - Paris region).  AMUNDI / PASTEUR (Ongoing) Advising Amundi on the execution of a new off-plan lease for 39,000 sq. m. of offices located in the Pasteur Buildings near the Montparnasse Tower.  BANK OF TOKYO / OFFICES (Ongoing) Advising Bank of Tokyo on the execution of a new lease with Deka Immobilien Investment GmbH regarding 1,690 sq. m. of offices located in the "Le Centorial" building in Paris.  MAG / TROYES (Ongoing) Advising McArthurGlen on the negotiation, drafting, monitoring and renewal of lease agreements for the 100 stores located in its factory outlet centre in Troyes (Aube).  HERON / VILLENEUVE D'ASCQ (Ongoing) Advising Heron Corporation on the negotiation and monitoring of its leases in the Villeneuve d'Ascq commercial and leisure centre (Paris region). The centre is developing a surface area of 41,705 sq. m.  POSTE IMMO / CASINO (2011) Advising Poste Immo on setting up a partnership with the Casino Group for the leasing and operation of a portfolio of post office branches located throughout France. This five-year partnership agreement involves the setting up of local grocery stores within available properties alongside post offices, in small towns of fewer than 12,000 inhabitants.  PPP / FIVES STEIN (2011) Advising Huit Douze on the leasing to Fives Stein of 6,031 sq. m. of office premises in the 8-12 building in Maisons Alfort (Paris region).  SOCIETE DU GRAND PARIS / GREEN LEASE (2011) Advising Société du Grand Paris on the "green" lease for its future headquarters at "Le Cézanne", an office complex built by the Silic real estate company in Saint-Denis (suburbs of Paris). The lease, for 2,224 sq. m. of office space in a building aiming to obtain the "NF Commercial Buildings - HQE Standard", comprises a "green" annexe within the meaning of the "Grenelle II" environmental law, thereby preparing for the provisions of the

as-yet unpublished government decree on this matter.  CBREI / PENTAGONE PLAZA (2011) Advising CBRE Investors on the marketing of the Pentagone Plaza building located in Clamart (Paris region). The building offers 20,300 sq. m. of office space.  CAPTIVA / AVISO (2010) Advising Captiva Capital Partners III and Nexity on the leasing to Sony France of 8,245 sq. m. of office space in the Aviso building located at 49-51 quai de Dion Bouton, Puteaux (Paris region). The building has undergone major restoration work and special environmental quality procedures have been initiated.  65-67 CHAMPS ELYSEES / LEASE (2010) Advising the owner of a building located 65-67 avenue des Champs-Elysées on the leasing of an 830 sq. m. retail area to Tommy Hilfiger; this is the American ready-to-wear retailer’s largest store in Europe.  HENDERSON / LEON JOST (2010) Advising Warburg Henderson on the leasing by Webedia of 850 sq. m. of office space located 4 rue Léon Jost, Paris.  CBREI / QUADRIUM (2010) Advising CB Richard Ellis Investors on the signature of the first ever "green" lease agreement with a regional administrative body in France. The lease signed with the "Communauté d’Agglomération Est Ensemble" covers the "Quadrium Ouest" building in Romainville, with a surface area of 9,200 sq. m. The Communauté acts in the joint name of nine towns located in the Seine-Saint-Denis department (Paris region).  CBREI / COPERNIC (2010) Advising CB Richard Ellis Investors on the leasing to Lavazza of 2,000 sq. m. of office space within the “Neptune” building forming part of the “Copernic II” complex located in Noisy-leGrand (Paris region).  L'OREAL / OMEGA PROJECT (2010) Advising L'Oréal on the negotiation and signature of a commercial lease agreement covering an office building of 15,500 sq. m. located in Saint-Ouen (Paris region).  MGPA / MONTELEGER (2010) Advising MGPA on the leasing to Reynolds of 12,200 sq. m. within the Logiffine logistics platform located in Montéléger, near Valence (southern France). This platform, which has a total surface area of 18,600 sq. m., is located in the “Beauvert” business park.  RALPH LAUREN / SAINT GERMAIN (2010) Advising Ralph Lauren on the negotiation and signature of a commercial lease agreement covering 2,150 sq. m. of retail space located 173 Boulevard Saint-Germain (Paris 6th district). The store also features the very first Ralph Lauren restaurant in Europe.

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Construction  POLYGONE RIVIERA (January 2013) Advising the Socri Group on its partnership with Unibail Rodamco in order to develop Polygone Riviera, the first openair shopping centre in the south of France that brings together art and shopping.  PERNOD RICARD / HEADQUARTERS & RESEARCH CENTRE (Ongoing) Advising Pernod on the optimisation of its headquarters site. Pernod has commissioned Bouygues Immobilier to build a new complex, including housing, businesses and leisure facilities. Advising Pernod on the construction of its new research centre.  DOUGHTY HANSON / VELODROME (Ongoing) Advising Doughty Hanson, as the investor, on negotiations with regard to the building lease agreement for a shopping centre which forms part of the real estate aspects of the partnership agreement for the Stade Vélodrome development project in Marseille (Bouches-du-Rhône department).  HAMMERSON / TERRASSES DU PORT (Ongoing) Advising Hammerson on the acquisition, from ForumInvest, of the equity capital of the company that owns the "Les Terrasses du Port" project at the Grand Port Maritime development in Marseille (GPMM) and on negotiations with regard to the construction agreements for the 52,000 sq. m. shopping centre. The development budget is approx. EUR 450 million.  ADIA / PARLY 2 / RESTRUCTURING (Ongoing) Advising Imfra (ADIA) on the project for the expansion and management of the Parly 2 shopping centre (Paris area).  CNRS / MEUDON (Ongoing) Advising the CNRS (French National Centre for Scientific Research) on the redevelopment of its Meudon-Bellevue site.  RIVP / BROUSSAIS (Ongoing) Advising RIVP on the redevelopment of Broussais hospital. The transaction is valued at EUR 60 million.  CONSTRUCTA / DOCKS DE MARSEILLE (Ongoing) Advising Constructa on a real estate development project on the Marseille docks.  BEAUGRENELLE (Ongoing) Advising Beaugrenelle, a French real estate investment company (SCI), on a shopping centre construction project in the 15th district of Paris.  SILIC / MOZART (Ongoing) Advising leading real estate promoter Silic on the “Mozart” project currently under development in the La Défense business district (Paris region). The complex will feature 80,000 sq. m. of office space, support services premises, a hotel complex, stores and housing, with a total surface area of

120,000 sq. m., and is to replace the Défense 1 building. The value of the investment totals EUR 450 million.  GCI & BENSON ELLIOT / AVA (Ongoing) Advising Générale Continentale Investissements and Benson Elliot on the development of the 142-metre AVA Tower in La Défense.  MAG / DOUAINS (Ongoing) Advising McArthurGlen on the development of a shopping mall in the Normandy area, zoning and construction issues, as well as corporate and tax issues for setting up a joint-venture SPV created to run the operation.  GE / ARCHIVES (2012) Advising General Electric Capital Real Estate on the signature of a property development contract with Altarea Cogedim Entreprise as part of the renovation of a property complex comprising two buildings in the 3rd district of Paris, between Rue des Archives and Rue Charlot, with a surface area of 22,000 sq. m.  CATALYST / CLICHY (2011) Advising SCI Clichy Leclerc on the drafting of construction contracts for the refurbishment of its property, the Front de Parc building, of contracts regarding the building's management, the company catering and AFUL (independent property management association), and of contracts for the marketing of the building.  EDF / LOSANGE PROJECT (2011) Advising the EDF Group with regard to an invitation to tender for a partnership between a French public operator and an investor/developer for the construction and off-plan leasing of approx. 3,000 new housing units in France.  SFR / HEADQUARTERS (2011) Advising SFR on the acquisition of land, the construction of the buildings and the leasing by SFR for its new head office on a 150,000 sq. m. campus, one of the largest real estate projects currently under way in the Paris area.  PARK TOWER / SEGUIN (2011) Advising an American joint venture between two real estate developers and the Tribeca Group (which organises the famous Tribeca movie festival in New York) on the negotiation of a memorandum of understanding with the local authorities of Boulogne-Billancourt and SAEM Val de Seine, a publicprivate company, with a view to developing a major real estate programme on Ile Seguin (suburbs of Paris).  BOUYGUES IMMOBILIER / EFB (2011) Advising Bouygues Immobilier on the negotiations for the development contract entered into with the Paris Bar School (EFB) for the construction of the new EFB premises.  COGEDIM / POMONA (2010) Advising Cogedim on the sale to Pomona of building land located in Antony (Paris region) and on the construction on 7.

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 BOUYGUES IMMOBILIER / LYON CONFLUENCE (2011) Advising Bouygues Immobilier on real estate development aspects within the context of its partnership with the consortium led by Toshiba for the implementation of a first "smart network for energy" demonstration site in Europe in the Lyon Confluence area.

this site of a real estate complex comprising 13,425 sq. m. of office space, as Pomona’s future headquarters.

Projects (Finance & Infrastructure)  GE ENERGY / EDF PARTNERSHIP (2011) Advising GE Energy on the signature of a strategic partnership with EDF for the joint development of the first power plant using GE Energy's innovative FlexEfficiency technology.

Real Estate Litigation  GE / MORY (Ongoing) Advising General Electric on the buying up of the MORY Group, which is currently in bankruptcy proceedings, and on negotiations regarding the future of the logistics platforms used by the Mory Group.

Town Planning  SILIC / COULEE VERTE (Ongoing) Advising real estate developer Silic on the reorganisation of the tertiary services business park in Orly-Rungis (Paris region). The 396,000 sq. m. complex needs to undergo environmental development in order to qualify for sustainable development status, notably via the construction of buildings with the "HQE" sustainability certification.  BOUYGUES IMMOBILIER / ISSY GRID (2012) Advising Alstom Grid, Bouygues Immobilier, Bouygues Telecom, ERDF, ETDE, Schneider Electric, Steria and Total Energie Développement on the setting up of the Issy-Grid consortium, bringing together all the strategic and technological skills required for the implementation of the smart grid project.  EDF / PLATEAU DE SACLAY (2011) Advising EDF on the project to set up an R&D centre at the Saclay Plateau development zone (Paris area). The Saclay Plateau agglomeration authority (to the south of Paris) represents France's leading scientific and technological hub. Construction on EDF's Research and Development Centre is due to begin in autumn 2012, for scheduled completion after around 30 months, plus the time required for interior outfitting: 50,000 sq. m. of usable surface area to be built on an eighthectare plot, with employees due to arrive in the first half of 2015.

 LOGISTICS PLATFORM (Ongoing) Advising a major industrial group on the pre-litigation and litigation proceedings following the collapse of part of the roof of a logistics centre operated by a subsidiary of the group. Assistance with handling the case (discussions with the landlord, building contractor and insurance companies) and with drafting the amendments necessary with regard to resuming operations at the centre in degraded mode.  REAL ESTATE COMPANY / DUTY FOR THE CREATION OF OFFICES IN THE PARIS AREA (Ongoing) Advising one of the largest European real estate companies on its claim against the payment of the duty for the creation of offices in the Paris area with regard to a landmark building.  REAL ESTATE GROUP / 3% TAX (Ongoing) Advising an international real estate group whose ultimate shareholders are located in Kuwait on the French 3% tax formalities and related tax disputes.  REAL ESTATE / 3% TAX, LITIGATION (Ongoing) Advising a company incorporated in Liechtenstein that had paid the French 3% tax (art. 990D et seq. of the French Tax Code) on a building owned in France but for which the reported tax basis has been challenged.

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Real Estate References 2010-2013 Gide Loyrette Nouel Paris

Gide Loyrette Nouel Association d'avocats à responsabilité professionnelle individuelle 22-26, cours Albert 1er 75008 Paris - France Tél. +33 (0)1 40 75 60 00 Fax +33 (0)1 43 59 37 79 www.gide.com Real Estate Transactions & Financing Contact Partners Frédéric Nouel [email protected] Stanislas Dwernicki [email protected] Eric Martin-Impératori [email protected] Renaud Baguenault [email protected] Bertrand Oldra [email protected] François d'Ornano [email protected] Christopher Szostak [email protected]

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