Gentil, Etienne

Etienne Gentil

Counsel

etienne.gentil@lw.com
    Gentil, Etienne

    Etienne Gentil

    Counsel

    etienne.gentil@lw.com
    Mr. Gentil is recognized as Highly Regarded by IFLR 1000 France 2020.

    Profile

    Etienne Gentil is of counsel in the Paris office of Latham & Watkins, where he previously was a partner for 15 years. Etienne acts primarily on leveraged financing, asset financing, and syndicated loans. He is the President of the Commission on French Securities Interest Reform for think-tank Paris Europlace.

    Recognition

    Recognised as a Highly Regarded Lawyer in France by IFLR1000 2022

    Etienne has been repeatedly nominated in Who’s Who Legal - France in the Finance practice area, most recently in 2022.

    French and English-qualified Etienne Gentil is a seasoned lawyer who often advises on cross-border financing transactions. He is well versed in borrower-side acquisition financing mandates. Chambers Europe 2019

    Etienne has been nominated for many years in the transport, banking, and/or finance practice areas. Who’s Who Legal - France

    “Market commentators praise Etienne Gentil for being a ‘friendly and technically very good’ practitioner. He is dual-qualified in English and French law and covers a wide range of bond and corporate finance transactions.” Chambers UK 2018

    Experience

    Etienne's experience includes representing:

    • Mobivia, a European leader in automotive maintenance, repair, and equipment, on the signing of its first line of credit linked to sustainable development commitments (Sustainability-Linked Loan), for €380 million
    • Loxam, Europe’s market leader and the fourth-largest global player in equipment and tool leasing, in its €400 million refinancing
    • Loxam in connection with a €130 million loan from the European Investment Bank (EIB)
    • Imerys, the world leader in mineral-based specialty solutions for industry, in its exclusive negotiations to sell its High Temperature Solutions business (HTS) to Platinum Equity
    • Fortress Investment Group in the Restructuring of Football Club des Girondins de Bordeaux (Bordeaux FC)
    • Farallon Capital as subscriber of GreenYellow’s issue of €109 million convertible bonds with warrants attached. GreenYellow is a leading energy transition company and subsidiary of Casino Group
    • Marathon Asset Management in the refinancing and anticipated reimbursement of Foraco International SA's existing debt
    • Fortress Investment Group in the sale and refinancing of Bordeaux FC, a French professional football club
    • PAI in the financing of the recommended P2P all-cash offer for all shares of Koninklijke Wessanen N.V.
    • Eurazeo in the financing of its LBO acquisition of Dutch Ophthalmic Research Center from Montagu PE
    • The MLAs in their financing of the P2P acquisition of April, the French listed insurance brokering company
    • Apera Capital in its unitranche LBO financing of the acquisition of Vanadium by Inside Secure
    • Partners Group Credit in its unitranche LBO financing of the acquisition of Alltub by OEP Tubes
    • Fortress in its LBO financing of the acquisition by GACP of the Football Club Girondins de Bordeaux division from the M6 Group
    • Permira Advisers in the first and second lien LBO financing of its acquisition of Exclusive Networks
    • Bridgepoint in the unitranche LBO financing of its acquisition of HTL
    • Bain Capital in the LBO financing of its acquisition of Consolis
    • Carlyle International Energy Partners in the financing of its acquisition of assets of Shell Gabon

    Qualifications

    Bar Qualification

    • Avocat (Paris)
    • England and Wales (Solicitor)

    Education

    • Graduate Degree Business Law, University of Paris I (Pantheon-Sorbonne), 1984
    • LLB, King's College London, 1984

    Languages Spoken

    • English
    • French
    • German

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