Kevin-Paul Deveau is a partner with Reed Smith in London. He advises clients on a broad range of domestic and cross-border debt finance transactions, including fund finance, acquisition finance, real estate finance, project finance, general corporate lending, and restructuring.
Kevin-Paul specialises in emerging markets finance, including advising on market-leading transactions in Central and Eastern Europe, Turkey, the Middle East, Africa, and Asia. His work in emerging markets includes leveraged acquisitions, margin loans, real estate finance, project finance, commodity finance, bespoke shareholder financing arrangements, and financial accommodation provided or supported by government agencies and DFIs (including OPIC, IFC, EBRD, EIB, and CDC).
Kevin-Paul has extensive experience in fund finance, and he regularly advises funds on financing matters, including bridge and gearing facilities, hybrid facilities, end-of-life facilities, intra-fund finance and structuring issues, and finance considerations related to fund formation. He also regularly provides finance advice to private equity and direct lending clients.
Kevin-Paul's practice also includes advising banks, financial institutions, alternative lenders, and borrowers on leveraged acquisitions, asset-backed finance, specialty finance, and special situations finance transactions across a range of jurisdictions and sectors.
Prior to joining Reed Smith, Kevin-Paul worked in the London and Bucharest offices of a Magic Circle law firm and in the Toronto office of a leading Canadian law firm.
‘Kevin-Paul Deveau has broad experience across a range of product categories, making him a key point in all of our work with Reed Smith.’ – Legal 500, Bank lending: Investment grade debt and syndicated loans, 2022
‘Kevin-Paul Deveau is relentlessly focused on delivering deals on time and on budget. And he is a technical lawyer who knows what matters, what does not and why.’ Legal 500, Bank lending: Investment grade debt and syndicated loans, 2022
‘My main point of contact at Reed Smith is Kevin-Paul Deveau. He is a partner in the banking team, and he has broad experience across a range of product categories, making him a key point in all of our work with Reed Smith. He is also an excellent negotiator, knowing when to step up the pressure on the other side and when to act as the voice of reason in the room.‘ – Legal 500, Fund finance, 2022
