Arnaud Fromion

Arnaud Fromion

Partner
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Arnaud Fromion
Paris
+33 (0)1 85 65 71 24

Arnaud Fromion is a partner in Goodwin’s Private Equity Group and leads the Debt Finance practice in Paris.

He focuses his expertise on leveraged acquisition finance and corporate finance.

He represents banks, debt funds, financial sponsors and corporate borrowers on different types of bank and bond financings.

Prior to joining Goodwin in 2016, Arnaud was a partner at Shearman & Sterling. Previously, he practiced at Linklaters and Ashurst.

Experience

Arnaud’s recent transactions include advising:

  • a pool of French Banks in the granting, with certain bondholders, of a new financing of a total maximum amount of 300 million euros to the listed group Pierre & Vacances, a European resort group that develops and manages tourist residences
  • Access Capital Partners:
    • in the mezzanine financing of the acquisition of the Numworks group, a manufacturer of an open graphing calculator intended to facilitate numerical and mathematical calculations
    • In the mezzanine refinancing of the Suntec group, a leading designer, manufacturer and distributer of pumps (and accessories) for domestic, collective heating and industrial applications
  • Artemid on the financing of the acquisition by Amexio Group with the support of his sponsor, Qualium of the group Acolad, the global leader in content and language solutions
  • Bank of Ireland and private debt funds managed by Alcentra in the financing of the acquisition of Troy Lee Designs, Inc. by the Shark group
  • Capza Transition in the financing of the management buyout of Stanwell Consulting Group, a French leader in transformation and development strategy consulting, specialized in Banking, Finance & Insurance
  • Hayfin in the financing of the acquisition of the Vivalto Santé group, the third leading group of private hospitals in France, by Vivalto Partners
  • Tikehau Investment Management and Tikehau Ace Capital in the unitranche financing of the acquisition of the Deveryware Group, a French expert in investigation technologies and services for global security by Flandrin Technologies, the cyber division of Chapsvision

Credentials

Education

LLM

University of Northumbria

Master

University of Orleans and University of New Orleans

(Business Law)

Master

University of Orléans

(Corporate Law)

Admissions

Bars

  • Paris, France

Recognition & Awards

Arnaud is recognized for his expertise by International and French preeminent, peer-reviewed publications.

  • Ranked in Band 2 in Banking & Finance in the last edition of the Chambers Europe and Global guides
  • Top ranked as Leading individual in Banking and Finance in the last edition of the Legal 500 EMEA guide
  • Recommended in Asset Finance Law, Banking and Finance Law, Corporate Law, Investment, Leveraged Buyouts, Private Equity Law, and Structured Finance Law in the last edition of Best Lawyers France
  • Highly Regarded in Banking, Investment funds, and Private Equity in the last edition of IFLR 1000