Fernand has extensive experience in domestic and international lending transactions, representing banks and alternative investment funds (including private equity funds and sponsors, credit funds and mezzanine lenders) on innovative financing structures and debt restructuring operations, with a particular focus on leveraged and project finance transactions. Fernand has handled a wide range of acquisition finance transactions ranging from private leveraged buy-outs and public-to-private acquisitions to corporate acquisitions. He also has broad experience advising on international project finance transactions for many of the world's premier financial institutions, multilateral banks, and credit export agencies.