Paul Lombard

Mr. Lombard was previously a senior associate at Allen & Overy LLP in Paris (2001 - 2010), having spent some time in the firm's London office.

Mr. Lombard's recent publications include “ Consideration and acquisition finance: private acquisitions (France)” in Practical Law for Thomson Reuters.

Mr. Lombard's significant matters in acquisition leverage finance include advising:

• Waterland Private Equity in the context of its proposed takeover of the Boncolac Group and Mag’M. (2022).
• Ardian Private Debt as lender in the context of a financing made available to Eurazéo for the acquisition of VetDev. (2022)
• Céréa in a financing for the acquisition of Novepan by Sagard. (2022)
• Five Arrows Principal Investments (FAPI) on the financing of the acquisition of EDH Group, one of the main players in private higher education in France. (2022)
• Blackrock and Bridgepoint Credit as lenders in a financing to be made available to Antin for the acquisition of Faraday. (2022)
• BlueGem in a financing for the acquisition of Nutrimuscle. (2022)
• Groupe Holder in the context of negotiations on new debt financings for parent company of Boulangeries Paul. (2022)
• Bridgepoint Credit on the financing of the acquisition of Valyantis, a leading global consulting and services firm by Keensight Capital. (2022)
• DiliTrust on the financing of the acquisition of Hyperlex, a start-up specialized on the analysis and management of contracts. (2022)
• Ardian for a financing to be made available to Group Résonance. (2022)
• Barings in the context of a financing for the acquisition of Finexvet. (2022)
• GSquare and Adental Group (Dentego) in the context of the implementation of a 50M additional commitment and a new financing of several acquisitions. (2022)
• Eurazeo on an ARR financing for the acquisition of DiliTrust. (2022)
• Eurazeo in the context of an additional financing to be made available to UTAC CERAM. (2022)
• Eurazeo and Vitaprotech in the context of a refinancing (2022) Eurazeo in the context of a new financing to be made for the acquisition of iTracing. (2021)
• Pemberton/Bridgepoint Credit as lenders in the context of a financing for the acquisition of Partners Finances by Bridgepoint. (2022)
• Latour Capital on a refinancing transaction for Atlas for men, the leading France-based clothing brand, and their shareholder. (2022)
• Barings in the context of a new financing to be made available to Eurazeo for the acquisition of Groupe Premium. (2022)
• Astorg and IGM Resins in a new financing. (2022)
• Labeyrie Fine Foods and its shareholders, including in particular PAI Partners and Lur Berri, in relation to a €520 million refinancing. (2021)
• Ardian on the sale of Solina, the leading European manufacturer of ingredient and seasoning blends for the food industry, to Astorg (2021)
• Air France KLM on its €4 billion French State measures to recapitalize Air France and its holding company (2021)
• Questel and its financial sponsors Eurazeo, IK Investment Partners and Raise Investissement on the contemplated acquisition of NovumIP from Paragon Partners (2021)
• Eurazeo on the financing of its capital reorganization in iM Global Partner, a global network dedicated to asset management (2021)
• IK Investment Partners, through its IK Small Cap II Fund, on its contemplated acquisition of a majority stake in LSA Courtage, a leading French online insurance brokerage platform (2021)
• G-Square and its participation in Argos in the context of a new financing. (2021)
• Idinvest Partners in the context of a financing to be made available to Valoria International. (2021)
• The lenders in the context of a financing to be made available to Eurazeo for the acquisition of Altaïr. (2021)
• LGT PD and Permira in the context of a financing of the acquisition of Skill & You by IK IP and consequently, on a build-up in Spain and a 128M add-on. (2021)
• Pemberton and Partners Group in the context of a new financing to be made available to Eurazeo for the acquisition of Aroma-Zone. (2021)
• Ardian as lender in the context of a refinancing of the existing unitranche debt and dividend recapitalization of the ECS group. (2021)
• Five Arrows PI in the context of a refinancing of the existing unitranche debt of A2Mac1. (2021)
• Ardian as lender to finance the acquisition by the Cyrus Group of Financière Conseil and its subsidiaries. (2021)
• ICG Europe VII, an affiliate of Intermediate Capital Group, in its investment in Biogroup, a leading French operator of medical diagnostic laboratories (2020)
• IK Investment Partners and RAISE Investissement on the sale of Questel, a major worldwide technology player in the area of intellectual property management, to Eurazeo Capital (2020)
• PAI Partners in connection with its contemplated acquisition of a majority stake in Euronext listed Amplitude Surgical, a French leader on the global surgical technology market for lower-limb orthopedics (2020)
• A private equity firm in the implementation of the first NAV Facility (Net Asset Value Facility) in France (2020)
• Bel on its first USPP bond issue under French law with Pricoa Private Capital, a leading US institutional investor. (2020)
• Barings on the acquisition of financing of Altaïr. (2020)
• BlueGem Capital Partners on the acquisition financing of the Béaba Group. (2020)
• Eurazeo and C2S on the acquisition financing of the Polyclinique de Franche Comté and the Polyclinique du Parc. (2020)
• Eurazeo PME on the acquisition financing of Utac Ceram. (2020)
• Five Arrows on the acquisition financing of the Dutscher Group by LBO France. (2020)
• Tikehau in a financing for the acquisition of SP Vie. (2020)
• Arian Private Debt on the unitranche financing for the acquisition of Cyrus by Bridgepoint Development Capital. (2020)
• Tikehau Capital on the unitranche financing for the acquisition of Destiny NV by Apax Partners. (2020)
• Blackrock on the unitranche financing for the acquisition of Graitec by Apax Partners. (2020)
• Telemos Capital on the finance acquisition through its portfolio company MedEuropa of Centre Catalan d’Oncologie in France. (2020)Tikehau Capital on an additional financing for QCNS Cruise (2019)
• IK Investment Partners on the refinancing and capital reorganization of I@D (2019)
• Latour Capital on the refinancing and capital reorganization of Syclef, a leading provider for the design, installation and maintenance services for commercial and industrial refrigeration systems in France (2019)