SCOTTO & ASSOCIÉS assists GTT and its management during its IPO

Paris, 28 February 2014

Scotto & Associés has advised Gaz Transport & Technigaz (GTT), a naval engineering company and the global leader in cryogenic containment systems design for sea transport and land-based or sea-based storage of liquefied natural gas, and its management team during the company's IPO.

Negotiations on GTT shares on Euronext's Eurolist market began on 27 February 2014. Market capitalisation was €1.7 billion, with the company having raised €621 million during the IPO.

The firm's team was formed of:

• our M&A-capital markets team for corporate and stock exchange law aspects;

• Sérafine Poyer and Justine Moreau for employment law aspects; and

• our tax team.

Other legal advisers on the transaction:

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer assisted GTT, Weil Gotshal & Manges assisted GDF Suez, Cleary Gottlieb Hellman & Friedman assisted Total, and Sullivan & Cromwell assisted the arranging banks.