Mayer Brown

Banking & Finance

Counsel

Bassem Caradec advises clients on French or international structured finance, securitisation or fund finance matters, as well as asset-based lending or leveraged finance transactions. He has an extensive experience across a broad range of securitisation and factoring programs (with a focus on cross-border structures) and asset-based structured transactions involving a wide range of asset classes, as well as the establishment of various French debt funds dedicated to infrastructure, SME loans, or the purchase of non-performing loans (NPL), including through fintech platforms. Bassem has also participated in setting up several French debt funds authorised to act as European Long Term Investment Funds (ELTIF) by the French market authorities for the purpose of granting loans directly.

Bassem also advises French or foreign investment funds or credit institutions on numerous fund finance matters, particularly equity bridge or NAV facilities in multi-jurisdictional transactions.

Bassem is a mentor within the Frateli association, which is dedicated to help talented young students in their studies in order to promote equal opportunities. He has previously worked in the Paris offices of two large international law firms.