Fernand is a partner in Reed Smith’s Paris office advising on domestic and international financings, debt restructuring and project finance transactions. His clients include banks and alternative investment funds such as private equity funds and sponsors, credit funds and mezzanine lenders as well as development finance institutions.
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 has broad experience advising on international project finance transactions for many of the world's premier financial institutions, multilateral banks, and credit export agencies.
Fernand is a member of the Paris bar, the New York Bar and the Beirut Bar.