Bredin Prat is instructed by borrowers, investment funds and lenders in corporate finance and acquisition finance deals, often involving hybrid financing and debt matters. It is also able to advise on the financing of public M&A deals, as well as debt refinancing and restructuring cases. Practice head Raphaële Courtier focuses on leverage finance and debt restructuring cases. Samuel Pariente and Karine Sultan are names to note.
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Testimonials
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- ‘Samuel Pariente: a skilled teacher, resilient, agile, pragmatic, quick, available, approachable.'
- ‘A top-quality team, strong follow-up and availability. A very high level of expertise.’
Key clients
- Permira, Everest UK HoldCo Limited and CD&R
- CD&R
- Fnac Darty
- Crédit Agricole CIB
- Morgan Stanley Europe SE
- Goldman Sachs Europe SE
- EUROAPI
- H.I.G. Capital and Giant
- THOM Group
- Rothschild & Co
- General Atlantic
- Ubisoft
Work highlights
Advised Permira and the consortium comprising Everest UK HoldCo Limited and CD&R on the French aspects of a multi-currency senior facilities agreement worth €1,820,000,000 for the acquisition of a majority stake in Exclusive Networks.
Advised EUROAPI on the completion and securing of the financing for its strategic plan FOCUS-27.
Advised North Atlantic in connection with the French aspects of the financing of the acquisition of Esso Société Anonyme Française (Esso S.A.F) and ExxonMobil Chemical France.
Lawyers
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Practice head
Raphaële Courtier
Other key lawyers
Samuel Pariente; Karine Sultan