Banking and finance: transactional work

Latham & Watkins

Latham & Watkins excels at advising leading French and international banks as well as prominent sponsors on the setting up of complex and large financings, often mixing TL and RCF loans. Recently, the Parisian team has also been particularly busy advising on amend and extend deals and repricing negotiations of large facilities. Finally, the practice also stands out for its high-level LBO finance expertise that advises on mid to large transactions. Xavier Farde and Lionel Dechmann are two highly regarded figures. The practice is led by Carla-Sophie Imperadeiro . Of note, Michel Houdayer left the firm in September 2024.

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‘Always relevant, deal oriented, always available, very nice team.'

Key clients

Ardian
Ares
Astorg Partners
BNP Paribas
Bridgepoint Advisers Limited
Circet group
Club Med
Credit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank
Domus group
IK Partners
Intermediate Capital Group (ICG)
ING Bank N.V., French Branch
J.P. Morgan
KKR Corporate Lending
Natixis
Partners Group
Pemberton
SK Capital
Trigo
Société Générale
TA Associates

Work highlights

Advised Barclays Bank Ireland PLC, J.P. Morgan SE, Banque Nomura France, Crédit Agricole Corporate, Investment Bank and Natixis on a €2.3 billion equivalent dual-tranche TLB leverage financing for Ceva Santé Animale.
Advised AccorInvest in connection with the extension of the maturity of its EUR 4.5bn senior facilities.
Advised HomeVi in connection with the implementation of an amend and extend consent process relating to the maturity extension of its senior syndicated debt of an aggregate principal amount of EUR 2,160,000,000.

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