Alvarez & Marsal has employed Virginie Gasnier to steer its debt advisory follow in France and Spain.
Gasnier, who might be primarily based in Paris, will work carefully with the skilled companies agency’s places of work in Geneva, Madrid and Barcelona.
Alvarez & Marsal’s debt advisory crew is constant to increase in these international locations, supporting each monetary sponsors and corporates with their debt financing necessities.
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Gasnier joins A&M from Natixis Companions, the place she was a managing director. Throughout her six years at Natixis, she originated and led the execution of debt advisory transactions, with a give attention to the mid-market.
Previous to that, she labored within the personal debt crew at BlackRock and as a managing director in structured finance at BNP Paribas for greater than 12 years.
“Virginie brings a wealth of expertise in advising a variety of shoppers on their financing wants,” stated Tim Metzgen, managing director and EMEA head of A&M Debt Advisory.
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“Her in depth community will assist additional increase our shopper base throughout Europe and enhances our current EMEA presence, at a time when firms and sponsors require help to navigate the broad vary and depth of financing choices. In opposition to this backdrop, we now have bold plans to proceed increasing debt advisory in EMEA, the place we’re uniquely positioned to help our shopper base with the complete vary of companies they want each in area and cross-border and contemplating the complete vary of companies that A&M can convey to our core relationships.”
Gasnier stated: “Because the financing markets have develop into more and more advanced, monetary sponsors and corporations are searching for the very best options for his or her tasks, given the number of financing sources accessible. Moreover, in an unsure atmosphere, elevating financing by way of conventional channels has develop into more difficult. A&M is properly positioned to make sure these firms can entry the financing they should proceed to develop, having important attain throughout EMEA and past. It’s an thrilling time to hitch A&M, which not too long ago marked its seventh consecutive 12 months of progress in EMEA. The entrepreneurial tradition is what attracted me to the agency, and I’m wanting ahead to taking part in an element within the continued progress in Europe.”
The brand new appointment comes after Alvarez & Marsal expanded their UK debt advisory crew with two new hires. It appointed Jane Hartley as senior director, and an unnamed “director with an asset-based finance background” who joined in early 2024.
