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Sabine Bironneau

Partner Corporate & Finance

Languages

English, French

Bironneau Sabine

Sabine Bironneau
Bironneau Sabine
  • Overview
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For almost twenty years, Sabine has focused on leveraged and acquisition finance, as well as corporate finance.

Recognized for her "excellent" and "efficient" service, her advice is mainly sought by lenders both on domestic and complex cross-border financial transactions.

Always willing to answer her clients' needs in an ever changing financing market, Sabine has more recently developed a strong expertise on direct lending with the rise of private debt funds, unitranche financing and other disintermediated financing.

Sabine is regularly ranked in leading legal guides where she is referred to as a "key partner" (IFLR 1000-2016) and receives praise from clients: "she is proactive" (Legal FMEA 2015); "she is professional, always under control and the documentation very clear" (IFIR 1000-2013).

Representative experience

Advising the mandated lead arrangers in connection with a €125m financing for the acquisition of Interflora group (BNP Paribas).
Advising the arrangers in relation to the financing of the acquisition by JMS of steel distribution activities in Germany, Belgium, the Netherlands and Austria.
Advising the lenders in connection with a €60m financing for the acquisition by Telecom Réunion Mayotte of Telco OI.
Advising the mandated lead arrangers in connection with a €110m financing in the context of the acquisition of Stella group.
Advising the mandated lead arrangers in connection with a €40m LBO financing for Kibo Ricard.
Advising the mandated lead arrangers in connection with a €45m in the context of the acquisition of Charlois group.
Advising the arrangers on the financing of the acquisition by JMS of steel distribution activities in Germany, Belgium, the Netherlands and Austria.

Credentials

Education
  • LL.M. in Commercial Law and Maritime, University of Wales, Cardiff, 1994
  • D.E.A. in Private Law, University of Poitiers, 1993

Recognition

Banking & Finance (France)

Chambers Global

2019-2021
Recommended as a Global Leader in Banking - Finance

Who's Who Legal

2020
Recommended as a National Leader for France in Banking

Who's Who Legal

2020
Sabine Bironneau-Loy: Recognised Practicioner in Banking & Finance

Chambers Europe

2018
The managing partner of a well-known financial services group in France, working with the banking department says the service received was “excellent” and “efficient,” and singles out key partner Sabine Bironneau for individual acclaim

IFLR 1000

2016
The practice can draw on a strong banking department that includes Sabine Bironneau-Loy

Legal EMEA

2014
Sabine Bironneau is ranked as Rising Star

IFLR 1000

2014
‘efficient and proactive’, Band 3

Legal EMEA

2015
She is professional for finance, always under control and the documentation very clear, we used them once on an export finance

IFLR 1000

2013
Banking and Finance: Transactional Work, France, Recommended

Legal 500 EMEA

2019-2020