Laurent Cavallier

Laurent advises lenders (banks, debt funds) and borrowers in the financing of LBO transactions, growth capital, and private equity (bank loans, bond issues, collateral). He has developed specific expertise in the venture debt sector, where he advises one of the leading European players in the market. Laurent also advises both professional and non-professional investors in the structuring of their investment vehicles. His practice is largely international.

Experience

After practicing for more than twelve years at the law firm Lefèvre Pelletier & Associés, Laurent joined the firm as a partner in 2015.

Laurent was a teaching assistant for the “Business Creation” course at SUPELEC from 1998 to 2008. He also served as a teaching assistant at the Law Faculty of Paris XI in 2002 and 2003.

Practice areas

FINANCING

  • Private Equity, Venture Debt
  • Corporate Law
  • Commercial Law
  • Capital Markets

CORPORATE

  • Mergers & Acquisitions

Education

  • Degree from the Institute of Comparative Law – Paris II Panthéon-Assas
  • DESS in Business Law – Paris XI HEC

Languages: French / English

Recent matters

  • Advising Kreos in the €20M bond financing for Nicox
  • Advising Kreos Capital in a €12M financing for Affluent Medical, specialized in innovative minimally invasive implants
  • Advising Kreos Capital in the financing of SuperSonic Imagine, a company specializing in medical ultrasound imaging
  • Advising Kreos Capital in the bond refinancing of Novacyt

Rankings

Legal 500 2023 - Mergers & Acquisitions “Reinhart Marville Torre handles mergers and acquisitions and private equity transactions. The firm assists companies, sports associations, entrepreneurs, and investment funds.”

Décideurs - 2024

  • Lower mid & small-cap LBO - High recognition
  • Acquisition financing - Renowned practice

Décideurs - 2023

  • Mergers & Acquisitions - Transactions up to €75M - High recognition
  • Lower mid & small-cap LBO - High recognition
  • Acquisition financing - Renowned practice