Overview
Sophie Rezki is a Senior Associate in the London Finance, Restructuring and Special Situations Group. She focuses her practice on cross-border leveraged finance transactions, advising corporate borrowers and issuers, corporates, private equity firms and other institutional investors. Sophie is experienced in advising clients on technical issues which may arise from English but also foreign law perspectives.
Results
Direct lenders’ side
- Representing a consortium of direct lenders on the new unitranche financing for a large France-based pharmaceutical group (>EUR500m)*
- Representing one of the world’s largest alternative asset management firms in connection with a public-to-private (p2p) transaction for the acquisition of a global online gaming group and advising on related cross-border and p2p implementation issues (> EUR200m)*
Syndicated lenders’ side:
- Represented three American and British multinational investment banks in a new syndicated financing for the acquisition of a Germany-based health and food retail group and its lengthy but eventually successful syndication (in difficult market conditions) (> EUR350m)*
- Representing an American multinational finance corporation as lead arranger in a new ‘best efforts’ funded TLB financing for a large France-based equipment renting company, and its successful syndication (> EUR200m)*
Sponsor / Corporate side:
- Representing a large Qatari sovereign fund in a new NAV-based portfolio financing and related syndication in the Middle Eastern market (> USD1bn)*
- Representing an international investment firm on their new unitranche financing for the acquisition of a fast-growing England-based contract and construction corporate group (> GBP300m)*
- Representing a Luxembourg-based private equity and investment advisory firm on a new recurring revenue-based (then switching to EBITDA after few years) unitranche financing for the acquisition of a leading England-based employee experience platform (> GBP120m)*
Financial restructurings:
- Representing a consortium of new investors in their acquisition of a large France-based distressed food retail stores group and leading on the restructuring of their entire debt structure (> EUR8bn)*
- Representing one of the world’s largest alternative asset management firms in connection with their equity and debt financing of a Nordics-based food retail business and the following successful financial restructuring and new equity investment (> USD150m)*
Other financings and projects:
- Representing various Nordics-based lenders in connection with a series of holdco PIK financings for a Nordic private equity firm’s transactions*
*Matter handled prior to joining McDermott
Community
- Berkeley Alumni Network
- Cal Bar Association
- Illinois State Bar Association
- California Young Lawyers Association
Credentials
Education
University of California, Berkeley School of Law, LLM
University of Luxembourg, Master of Law, European Banking and Financial Law
University of Lorraine, Master of Law, Public and Private Law
Admissions
England and Wales
California
Illinois
Luxembourg
Languages
English
French