Headed by Amanda Bevan-De Bernède, Gibson Dunn‘s team has in-depth knowledge of the private equity sector, working alongside investment funds and alternative lenders on mid-cap transactions. The banking and finance team is also a key component of the firm’s leading debt restructuring and insolvency practice where it often assists bondholders and debtors with large debt restructuring cases. Finally, the team’s broad range of expertise also spans real estate finance and assisting companies with corporate finance and refinancing transactions. Of counsel Julia-Barbara Michalon also contributes. Of note, the firm added project finance expertise in Autumn 2023 through the hiring of an experienced team from Linklaters led by Darko Adamovic, who also handles some complementary derivatives work.
Testimonials
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- ‘Highly technical, the banking and finance team stands out for its pragmatic and proactive approach. Mastery of the commercial and financial aspects of an operation.’
- ‘Amanda Bevan de-Bernède is a first-rate professional who combines rigor, emotional intelligence and speed.'
Key clients
- Ad Hoc Group of Secured Lenders to Technicolor
- Financiere SNOP Dunois (FSD)
Work highlights
- Advising major automotive supplier Financiere SNOP Dunois in connection with the refinancing of its existing indebtedness, the renegotiation of certain aspect of a participative loan guaranteed by the French State and the setting up of a second participative loan.
- Advised Tikehau Ace Capital and Bpifrance Investissement on the financing of their acquisition of the Crouzet Group, a specialised manufacturer of mechatronic components in the aerospace, automotive and transportation industries, by way of a unitranche bonds issue.