WBS EMBA Talent Profiles 2021

Benoit Lavigne linkedin.com/in/benoitlavigne

■ Career history: Partner - Projects & Finance Group, Morrison & Foerster (UK) LLP, UK Partner - Finance Group, Ropes & Gray LLP, UK Associate - Banking Group, Latham & Watkins LLP, UK Associate - Banking & Capital Markets Group, White & Case LLP, UK ■ Education highlights: Executive MBA, Warwick Business School, UK QLTT, BPP Law School, UK LL.B, Common Law, University of Victoria, Canada L.LL, Civil Law, University of Ottawa, Canada

■ Nationality: British Canadian

■ Languages:

French (native) English (fluent)

■ Career achievements: Successfully led a team of 15 English lawyers as counsel to Altice and Numericable in their US$21.9 billion cross-border bank and bond financing for the acquisition of French telecoms operator SFR. Advised Qatar Holding in connection with its £1.5 billion acquisition of Harrods. Advised Macquarie Capital with respect to the financing made available by it to a London-based private equity sponsor, in order to enable one of its portfolio companies to avoid insolvency proceedings.

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