Overview
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
- Georgetown University Law Center, J.D., 2012
- Institut d'Études Politiques de Paris (Sciences Po), Diplôme, 2011
- Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne, Master II Professionnel, 2011
- Wellesley College, B.A. (magna cum laude), 2006
Representations
- BNP PARIBAS and J.P. Morgan in connection with Asmodee's €320 million offering of senior secured notes.
- BNP PARIBAS, J.P. Morgan and the other initial purchasers on Asmodee’s €940 million debut offering of senior secured notes.
- Ad-hoc creditors committee in connection with VIC Properties’ bond restructuring.
- Infopro Digital in connection with multiple issuances of high yield notes.
- Kiloutou in connection with multiple issuances of high yield notes.
- Isabel Marant in connection with an issuance of high yield notes.
- The lenders in connection with the refinancing of Phenna Group.
- The underwriters in connection with Salt Mobile’s issuance of senior secured notes.
- The underwriters in connection with Verisure’s €500 million offering of senior secured notes.
- Italian gaming and payments specialist Sisal Group and its sponsor, CVC, in connection with the combination of the Sisal Pay and Banca 5 payments businesses.
- French auto parts distributor Autodis and its sponsor, Bain, in connection with the attempted IPO of Autodis on Euronext Paris.
- The bookrunners in connection with a series of high-yield offerings by French recycling and waste operator Paprec Group.
- French eyewear and hearing aid specialist Afflelou and its sponsors in connection with a series of high-yield offerings and its attempted IPO on Euronext Paris.
- U.K. gym operator Pure Gym and its sponsor, LGP, in connection with an offering of high-yield notes.
- EG Group in connection with various acquisition financings, including the landmark financing for the acquisition of U.K. grocery retailer ASDA.
- Italian generic pharmaceutical company DOC Generici in connection with its offering of senior secured floating rate notes.
- Burger King France in connection with a series of high-yield offerings.
- French furniture and décor retailer Maisons du Monde, as issuer, and Bain, as sponsor, in connection with the IPO of Maisons du Monde on Euronext Paris.
- The underwriters in connection with the IPO of Navya, a French manufacturer of autonomous vehicles, on Euronext Paris.
- The underwriters in connection with an offering of high-yield notes by U.K. frozen food retailer Nomad Foods.
- The underwriters in connection with the €2.4 billion high-yield bond / term loan B financing for French media producer Banijay’s acquisition of Endemol Shine.
*Matters may have been completed before joining Paul Hastings.
Engagement & Publications
- France chapter, The Initial Public Offerings Law Review Third Edition, Co-Author
Involvement
- Member – Paris Bar (2018)
- Member – California Bar (2014)
- Member – New York Bar (2012)