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

Racine
40 RUE DE COURCELLES
75008 PARIS
France

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.