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Michel Houdayer
Position
Michel Houdayer is a partner in the Finance Department in the Paris office. His practice covers a variety of finance transactions, with a particular emphasis on acquisition finance and private equity. Mr. Houdayer regularly advises leading French and foreign financial institutions, as well as investment funds and corporate borrowers. He primarily advises clients on leveraged finance (senior and mezzanine), banking, and private equity.
He is also member of the firm’s Opinion Committee.
Lawyer Rankings
France > Banking and finance: transactional work
(Leading individuals)Latham & Watkins ranks among the top firms for LBO acquisition finance work and sophisticated loans. The practice, which can seamlessly mix banking, high yield and unitranche expertise, assists leading financial institutions as well as private equity sponsors and several corporates. The Paris team, which regularly collaborates with its London counterparts, also advises on major refinancing deals. Carla-Sophie Imperadeiro supervises a team that includes key names Xavier Farde
, Michel Houdayer and Lionel Dechmann.
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
- EU, competition and distribution
- Insolvency
- Private equity: LBO
Firm Rankings
- Capital markets: debt capital markets
- Capital markets: equity capital markets
- Data privacy and data protection
- Derivatives and structured finance
- Mergers and acquisitions
- Tax
- Compliance
- Dispute resolution: Commercial litigation
- Dispute resolution: International arbitration
- Employment
- Industry focus: Healthcare and life sciences
- Industry focus: IT and internet
- Media and entertainment: Sports