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Lionel Dechmann

Work Department
Partner
Position
Lionel Dechmann is a partner in the Finance Department in the Paris office of Latham & Watkins. His practice focuses primarily on counseling both equity sponsors and lead banks in private equity and LBO financings (senior and mezzanine).
Lawyer Rankings
France > Banking and finance: transactional work
(Leading individuals)Latham & Watkins has an outstanding track record in acquisition and leveraged finance transactions. It is typically sought out by major banks, private equity and debt funds on large-cap LBO transactions. As part of its offering, the team is also very active in all forms of senior and subordinated loans, bonds and hybrid capital structures. In addition, working with the firm’s restructuring and special situation team, the practice handles complex restructuring finance transactions. Michel Houdayer, who focuses on acquisition finance and private equity, leads the department. Xavier Farde is ‘deal oriented and has in-depth product knowledge’. Lionel Dechmann typically advises lenders, sponsors and corporates on LBO financing.
Paris > Banque et finance: Transactions
(Les grands avocats du marché)Latham & Watkins affiche une expérience remarquable en matière de financement LBO et d’acquisition. Le cabinet est mandaté par de grandes banques, des fonds de capital-investissement et des fonds de dettes pour assurer la structuration du financement de grandes opérations LBO. L’équipe est également très active sur le segment des prêts seniors et subordonnés, et des émissions obligataires et hybrides. Elle intervient aussi en collaboration avec le pôle de restructuration d’entreprises du cabinet dans des opérations de restructuration de dettes complexes. La pratique est dirigée par le spécialiste du financement d’acquisition et de capital-investissement Michel Houdayer . Xavier Farde est « deal-oriented et possède une grande connaissance des différents produits de financement ». Lionel Dechmann conseille des prêteurs, des sponsors et des entreprises dans des financements LBO.
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
- Derivatives and structured finance
- EU, competition and distribution
- Insolvency
- Private equity: LBO
Firm Rankings
- Capital markets: debt capital markets
- Capital markets: equity capital markets
- Compliance
- Data privacy and data protection
- Industry focus: IT and internet
- Mergers and acquisitions
- Tax
- Dispute resolution: Commercial litigation
- Dispute resolution: International arbitration
- Employment
- Industry focus: Healthcare and life sciences