Pierre Tardivo is counsel in the Finance practice.

He acts as an adviser in acquisition finance (leverage and corporate), representing financial institutions - senior banks, debt funds and mezzanine lenders, as well as sponsors and borrowers, as well as an adviser in restructurings of LBO (leverage buy out) debt.

• Marlin Equity on its investment in Tennaxia.
• Bridgepoint on its investment in Equativ.
• Bpifrance, alongside Tikehau Capital and Tikehau Ace Capital, on its investment in ChapsVision, a French data platform provider.
• MML Capital Partners on the acquisition of Global Pallets & Packaging Services, alongside the management and Metric Capital Partners (as co-investor).
• Prima Solutions on the sale of Prima XL and Prima Compliance to Duck Creek.
• Carlyle for the financing of the LBO acquisition of the Envea’s group (PtoP).*
• Eurazeo for the financing of the LBO acquisition of the 2R’s group (Shark group).*
• Capza as debt provider of the unitranche financing of the LBO acquisition of the Datawords’ group by Keensight Capital.*
• BlackRock and BOI as debt provider (unitranche and super senior) in relation to the financing of the LBO acquisition of Market Pay by Anacap *
• BlackRock as debt provider of the unitranche financing of the LBO acquisition of the Econocom Business Continuity group by Chequers.*
• Banque Palatine and others senior banks as debt providers of the senior financing of the LBO acquisition of EDL by Abenex.*
• Pemberton for the unitranche financing of the LBO acquisition of the Wifirst group by BPI France, Socadif and Amundi).*
• Pemberton for the unitranche financing of the LBO acquisition of the Sabena Technic group by Sagard, BPI and Towerbrook. *
• ICG for the senior financing of the LBO acquisition of the Gesthotel swiss group by Eurazeo.*
• ICG for the unitranche financing of the LBO acquisition of the Dessange goup by Eurazeo PME.*
• Magellan Consulting in connection with its debt refinancing provided by senior banks.*
• Babilou in connection with to its debt refinancing provided by ICG.*

*Denotes prior firm experience