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Xavier Farde

Work Department
Partner, Office Managing Partner
Position
Xavier Farde is a partner in the Finance Department and is Office Managing Partner of Latham and Watkins’ Paris office.
Mr. Farde’s practice focuses primarily on leveraged finance (senior and mezzanine), banking, and syndicated loans. He also advises on real estate finance.
Lawyer Rankings
France > Banking and finance: transactional work
(Hall of Fame)Latham & Watkins excels at advising leading French and international banks as well as prominent sponsors on the setting up of complex and large financings, often mixing TL and RCF loans. Recently, the Parisian team has also been particularly busy advising on amend and extend deals and repricing negotiations of large facilities. Finally, the practice also stands out for its high-level LBO finance expertise that advises on mid to large transactions. Xavier Farde
and Lionel Dechmann
are two highly regarded figures. The practice is led by Carla-Sophie Imperadeiro . Of note, Michel Houdayer left the firm in September 2024.
Lawyer Rankings
- Banking and finance: transactional work France
- Hall of Fame France > Banking and finance: transactional work
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Banking and finance: transactional work
- EU, competition and distribution
- Insolvency
- Private equity: LBO
- Tax
Firm Rankings
- Capital markets: debt capital markets
- Data privacy and data protection
- Media and entertainment: Sports
- Capital markets: equity capital markets
- Compliance
- Derivatives and structured finance
- Dispute resolution: International arbitration
- Employment
- Industry focus: Healthcare and life sciences
- Industry focus: IT and internet
- Mergers and acquisitions
- Dispute resolution: Commercial litigation
- Private equity: venture/growth capital