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Jemma Lohr McPherson

Partner, Finance

jemmamcpherson@paulhastings.com

Jemma Lohr McPherson is a partner in the Global Finance practice at Paul Hastings and shares her time between the firm’s London and Paris offices. Jemma is a member of the European leveraged finance group and the European high-yield team. She focuses on leveraged and acquisition finance transactions, advising on high yield offerings and syndicated and private credit financings across the capital structure. She is experienced in advising banks, credit funds, sponsors and companies on a wide variety of debt and equity capital markets offerings, corporate finance transactions, restructurings and U.S., French and European securities law matters, including Regulation S and Rule 144A offerings, liability management transactions and initial public offerings.

Jemma has previously been seconded to the London office of Goldman Sachs.

EDUCATION de

Georgetown University Law Center, J.D., 2012

Institut d'etudes politiques de Paris (Sciences Po), Diplome, 2011

Universite Paris I: Pantheon Sorbonne, Master 2, 2011

Wellesley College, B.A., 2006

REPRESENTATIONS de

  • A&K Travel Group in connection with an issuance of high yield notes.

  • BNP PARIBAS and J.P. Morgan in connection with Asmodee''s €320 million offering of senior secured notes.

PUBLICATIONS de

  • Co-Author, France chapter, The Initial Public Offerings Law Review Third Edition

    SEPTEMBER 14, 2026

ASSOCIATIONS de

  • Member

    Paris Bar (2018)

  • Member

    California Bar (2014)