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 was the President of the Commission on French Securities Interest Reform for think tank Paris Europlace from 2014 to 2021.

    Recognition

    Recognized 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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