Patrick Geortay
LinklatersLeveraging 'excellent industry knowledge' across the banking and capital markets landscape, as well as being abreast of relevant market trends, Linklaters 'delivers top quality work' to a myriad stakeholders engaged in new money and refinancing work. Much of this is cross-border, with the firm collaborating 'extremely well with other offices' throughout the network to provide a compelling service on many high-profile transactions. The tone is set by 'exceptional' team head Melinda Perera, who 'has all the technical skills necessary to execute complex financings' throughout the capital structure, with recent work encompassing cross-border restructurings, real estate finance and supranational debt capital markets transactions. The 'excellent' Patrick Geortay is also a key member of the team and is particularly active advising on leveraged and asset finance transactions. On the regulatory front, Eliane Dejardin Botelho excels at providing 'tailor made and out of the box solutions' to clients both on standalone matters, as well as in the context of financial services M&A. Nicki Kayser also maintains a vibrant transactional practice, including on fund financings, DCM and structured financings, work which he combines with his duties as managing partner.
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Testimonials
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- 'Excellent industry knowledge, speed of service and client handling.'
- 'The banking team delivers top quality work and is very active in sharing latest know how, relevant market trends .. with clients.'
- 'They collaborate extremely well with other offices to provide us with the best cross-border service possible.'
- 'Patrick Geortay stands out for his availability and spot on rapid comprehension.'
- 'Patrick Geortay helps us in very difficult and complex matters in a very pragmatic manner.'
- 'Melinda Perera provides an exceptional level of service and has all the technical skills necessary to execute complex financings.'
- 'Eliane Dejardin Botelho is an exceptional lawyer - despite advising on very technical legal topics (e.g., financial regulation and derivatives structures), she's solutions-driven and always delivers her advice in a practical way, which is incredibly helpful to navigate an increasingly complex regulatory framework.'
- 'Eliane Dejardin Botelho knows and remembers details of our business and always proposes tailor made and out of the box solutions.'
Key clients
- Lecta Group
- CA Indosuez Wealth (Europe) S.A.
- CACEIS
- CBRE Europe Logistics Partners S.C.A. SICAV-SIF
- Macquarie Capital
- CACIB
- DWS Investments UK Limited
- Cerberus
Work highlights
- Advised Crédit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank, as arranger, in relation to the implementation of the European Union issuance service (“EIS”) as part of the European Commission's NextGenerationEU.
- Assisted Indosuez Wealth Management Group, a subsidiary of French international banking group Crédit Agricole Group, in the context of the acquisition of a majority stake in Degroof Petercam, a Belgian bank itself holding a Luxembourg bank and a number of other regulated entities in Luxembourg and abroad.
- Advised funds managed by one of the largest alternative asset managers in relation to the financial recapitalisation of its portfolio company, a multinational specialty pharmaceutical company.
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Next Generation Partners
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Practice head
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Melinda Perera