Kathryn Merryfield > Linklaters > Paris, France > Lawyer Profile
Linklaters Offices
25 RUE DE MARIGNAN
75008 PARIS
France
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Kathryn Merryfield
Work Department
Banking/R&I
Position
Based in Paris for more than 20 years, Kathryn has extensive experience of advising both lenders and borrowers on many different types of financing transactions, including public and private investment grade and leveraged acquisition financing. She also advises on corporate syndicated lending and restructurings.
Kathryn was seconded to HSBC in 2003, to the bank’s EMEA syndicated finance origination desk, and to BNP Paribas in 2005, in the bank’s French corporates syndicated finance team.
Career
2003 to date: Banking Department, Linklaters, Paris
1999 – 2003: Linklaters, London
Languages
French, English
Education
Kathryn studied law at Trinity Hall, Cambridge University, including a year studying at Poitiers University.
Lawyer Rankings
France > Banking and finance: transactional work
(Leading partners)Linklaters ‘s large team, which combined top French and UK law expertise, heavily assists leading French and international banks on the granting of complex and large financings including syndicated and bilateral loans, RCF and super RCF facilities, as well as bridge and ESG loans. The practice regularly advises on complex debt refinancing and large acquisition finance deals, including public tender offers. Finally, the team also assists corporations and investment funds, especially in the real estate finance sector where it has strong knowhow – it recently completed a high volume of refinancing and amend and extend work in that area. Cyril Abtan, Kathryn Merryfield and Rhéa Christophilopoulos are all excellent partners. They are supported by counsel Lauren Hanley and managing associate Fanny Allouche .
Lawyer Rankings
- Banking and finance: transactional work France
- Leading partners France > Banking and finance: transactional work
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Banking and finance: transactional work
- Capital markets: debt capital markets
- EU, competition and distribution
- Industry focus: Energy
- Intellectual property: Patents
- Project finance
Firm Rankings
- Administrative and public law
- Data privacy and data protection
- Derivatives and structured finance
- Dispute resolution: Commercial litigation
- Dispute resolution: Stock market litigation
- Employment
- Insolvency
- Intellectual property: Trade marks and designs
- Private equity: LBO
- Real estate
- Tax
- Banking and finance: Bank regulatory
- Dispute resolution: International arbitration
- Mergers and acquisitions
- Private equity: Fund formation