Igor Kukhta > Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP > Paris, France > Lawyer Profile

Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP
21, boulevard Malesherbes
75008 PARIS
France

Work Department

Finance

Position

Igor Kukhta is a partner in the Corporate & Financial Services Department, practicing on the acquisition and corporate finance team in Paris.

Igor represents private debt funds, private equity sponsors, special situations funds, corporations and banks in connection with acquisition leverage financings, unitranche bond financings, debt restructurings, distressed financings and equity bridge financings. He also regularly handles corporate finance matters and high-growth companies debt financings.

A Native Ukrainian, Igor is fluent in French, English, Ukrainian and Russian.

Lawyer Rankings

France > Banking and finance: transactional work

Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP is a top name for LBO and private equity acquisition finance work and is regularly entrusted by leading private equity funds and debt funds for advice in this area. The firm regularly advises on mid- to large-cap deals, while also providing advice on loan facilities and refinancing matters. The firm also handles work for corporations and occasionally for banks. Practice head Paul Lombard and Thomas Binet are the names to note for acquisition finance, with Igor Kukhta  also a key practitioner.