Overview
Jennifer Passagne is a partner in the Global Finance practice at Paul Hastings in London.
Her practice focuses on fund-level financing transactions (NAV facilities, hybrid facilities, SMA deals, GP support lines and capital call facilities) across all sectors and asset classes, as well as private credit, leveraged and acquisition finance, and other corporate finance transactions. Jennifer advises banks, non-bank lenders, alternative investment funds and private equity sponsors at all levels of the capital structure, and she excels at assisting clients navigate innovative and complex transactions from start to finish. She works with clients throughout the life of a financing, and her broad experience equips her in devising bespoke fund finance solutions for her clients.
Education
- Kaplan Professional, Applied Finance Diploma
- University of Queensland, LL.B. (Hons)
- University of Queensland, Bachelor of Business Management (Hons)
Representations
- A global private credit fund on various NAV facilities to global real estate and infrastructure funds.
- A European private equity fund on a syndicated NAV facility.
- A European private equity fund on a syndicated multicurrency hybrid NAV facility.
- Various lenders and borrowers on syndicated and bilateral capital call facilities.
- A global private equity firm in the financing of its acquisition of a European independent over-the-counter drug manufacturer and distributor.
- A global private equity firm on a public to private takeover of a Norwegian information technology company.
- A global private equity firm in the financing of its acquisition of a casino operator group.
- A European private equity firm in the financing of its acquisition of a holiday parks operator.
- An ad hoc co-com of senior secured noteholders on the financial restructuring and recapitalization of a paper-based solutions provider.
- An international oil and gas company on its mezzanine financing and associated restructuring.
- A U.K. company on its mezzanine financing, bolt-on acquisition and subsequent sale of group.
Matters may have been handled prior to joining Paul Hastings.