Cyril Abtan > Linklaters > Paris, France > Lawyer Profile
Linklaters Offices
25 RUE DE MARIGNAN
75008 PARIS
France
- Firm Profile
- Go to...
Cyril Abtan
Work Department
Banking/R&I
Position
Cyril is a partner in the banking practice of Linklaters in Paris notably involved in secured and unsecured syndicated loans, acquisition financings (private and leveraged) and real estate financings.
Career
2013 to date Partner, Linklaters Paris
2008 – 2013 Counsel, Linklaters Paris
2000 – 2008 Associate, Linklaters Paris
Languages
French, English
Education
2000 – Admission to French bar
1999 – DECSF
1997 – DEA in Business Law, Université Paris Nanterre
DESS in Corporate Tax Law, Université Paris Dauphine
1996 – Maîtrise in Business Law, Université Paris Nanterre
1994 – Maîtrise in Finance, Université Paris Dauphine
Lawyer Rankings
France > Banking and finance: transactional work
(Leading individuals)Linklaters houses top banking and finance capabilities in Paris with complementary expertise available in its London and other European offices. The team has a strong involvement working alongside leading French and international investment banks while also regularly acting for borrowers on large complex loan financing and refinancing. It also thrives in the acquisition finance arena, regularly working on large equity bridge loans and financing of public offer facilities. The team is also retained by lenders and borrowers undertaking large pan-European property portfolio acquisition, especially in the logistics sector. Key names in the team include Cyril Abtan, Kathryn Merryfield and recently promoted partner Rhéa Christophilopoulos. Counsel Lauren Hanley provides further support.
Lawyer Rankings
- Banking and finance: transactional work France
- Leading individuals 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
- Derivatives and structured finance
- Dispute resolution: Commercial litigation
- Dispute resolution: Stock market litigation
- Insolvency
- Intellectual property: Trade marks and designs
- Mergers and acquisitions
- Private equity: LBO
- Real estate
- Tax
- Administrative and public law
- Banking and finance: Bank regulatory
- Capital markets: equity capital markets
- Data privacy and data protection
- Dispute resolution: International arbitration
- Employment
- Private equity: Fund formation