Mrs Linda Bessa > Racine > Paris, France > Lawyer Profile
Racine Offices

40 RUE DE COURCELLES
75008 PARIS
France
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Mrs Linda Bessa

Work Department
Optimization of financing structures / Drafting and negotiation of financing documentation / Transfer of receivables and debt restructuring Financial litigation
Position
Partner
Career
Linda Bessa’s practice focuses on acquisition finance, corporate and specialised finance, as well as turnaround and debt restructuring transactions.
Linda advises funds, acquirers, credit institutions and financial institutions.
She has been a member of the Paris Bar since 2009 and joined Racine as a partner in 2023.
Futhermore, she is listed in « Banking & Finance Law » in the 2025 edition of Best Lawyers.
Languages
French, English
Education
DESS (postgraduate diploma) in business law, Paris V Descartes University
Postgraduate degree (DEA) in General Private Law (Business Law option), Paris II Panthéon-Assas University
Lawyer Rankings
France > Private equity: Fund formation
The practice group at Racine assists sponsors and management companies with the structuring of private equity funds, as well as secondary transactions and regulatory mandates. Rima Maitrehenry, who is lauded for her ‘excellent technical mastery’ and ‘good knowledge of market practices’, steers the practice and specialises in fund formation, the sale and acquisition of fund portfolios and secondary transactions. Linda Bessa joined the firm from AYACHE in September 2023.
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Firm Rankings
- Employment
- EU, competition and distribution
- Industry focus: IT and internet
- Media and entertainment: Cinema
- Banking and finance: Bank regulatory
- Dispute resolution: Commercial litigation
- Insolvency
- Real estate
- Administrative and public law
- Banking and finance: transactional work
- Data privacy and data protection
- Intellectual property: Trade marks and designs
- Private equity: Fund formation
- Private equity: LBO
- Tax
- Mergers and acquisitions
- Compliance