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His clients include private debt funds, private equity funds and financial institutions. He also represents international corporations with footprints in Europe and the MENA region.\nIn addition to his in-depth knowledge of unitranche, PIK, mezzanine, second-lien, senior and other leveraged debt structures, he regularly advises some of the world’s premier development banks on energy and infrastructure financings.\nFernand is a member of the Paris Bar, the New York Bar and the Beirut Bar. Partner Recognised as Excellent (individual \u0026amp; team) - Renewable energy law Décideurs Leaders League, Energy \u0026amp; environment 2024 Recognised as Highly Recommended (individual \u0026amp; team) - Acquisition Financing Décideurs Leaders League, Private Equity 2024 Recognised as Excellent (individual \u0026amp; team) -  Project finance: advising banks or sponsors Décideurs Leaders League, Projects \u0026amp; Infrastructure 2025 Recognised as a Leading Lawyer Best Lawyers in France, 2025 Team ranked Tier 3 Legal 500, France 2025, Banking and finance: transactional work Ranked Band 5 Chambers France 2025 Highly recommended in Private Equity Acquisition financing  Leaders league, 2022 Recognized as a Leading Lawyer Best Lawyers in France, 2023 Recommended Legal500 EMEA 2022 Université Paris Nanterre  Boston University Boston University School of Law Université Saint Joseph, Lebanon  New York Paris Beirut Represented Ardian in the sale of its 40% stake in Argon \u0026amp; Co. to Bridgepoint. Represented Banque Palatine, as agent and security agent, and a syndicate of leading lenders on the €168m financing of PullUp Entertainment. Represented Manutan Holding SAS in connection with a financing made available by BNP Paribas, Banque Populaire Rives de Paris, Crédit Industriel et Commercial, Crédit Lyonnais, and Société to support the acquisition by its subsidiary, Manutan International, of UK-based West Moorland 220 Limited from Findel Education Group. Represented Etix Everywhere Holding France SAS on its unitranche financing made available by Zencap Asset Management. Represented Banque Palatine, as agent and security agent, alongside Société Générale, BNP Paribas, Arkea Banque, Caisse d’Epargne Ile-de-France and Banque Populaire Rives de Paris, on a financing made available to Compagnie Française des Transports Régionaux. Represented White Peaks Capital in connection with a unitranche financing for Homeland to support multiple acquisitions and a refinancing. Represented Axway Software SA in the financing of its acquisition of core Sopra Banking Software activities from Sopra Steria Group. Represented Voltalia on several financings including its 2024 sustainability-linked €294m financing with BNP Paribas, CACIB, Natixis as MLAs. Represented PGIM on the LBO financing made available to Gallant for purposes of the acquisition of two targets. Represented Messika Group on its financing to support its global expansion strategy. Represented Banque Populaire Rives de Paris and a pool of lenders on a syndicated financing provided to the SVR Group to refinance existing debt and support general corporate purposes. Represented Centre Azuréen de Cancérologie in securing its LBO financing by way of a senior bank debt and a mezzanine debt from Andera Acto. Represented Andera Partners (Acto) on multiple LBO financings, including the acquisitions of CDS Group and ADF Group, with complex flex equity structuring alongside other co-investors such as Siparex and Société Générale Capital Partenaires. Represented IMDEV Imagerie Développement on a €100m+ unitranche financing arranged by ICG. Represented LBO France in connection with the financing of its minority investment in Mazarine. Represented NewGen Holding and Montefiore Investment on a unitranche financing from Pricoa Private Capital to refinance the take-private of Generix Group. Represented Spring Holding in a €225 million syndicated loan arranged by BNP Paribas and others to finance the take private acquisition of Manutan. Represented Almerys (via Heka Invest) in a €200m+ unitranche facility arranged by Barings. Represented Batibig in connection with a leveraged buyout financed through a syndicated loan arranged by BNP Paribas. Represented CREI Capital on the project financing of telecom tower deployment in the Philippines and subsequently and the sale of the towers portfolio. Represented EBRD on various intra-bank financings to support local environmental and sustainability projects. Represented UI Investissement and the founders on the LBO financing of Proxiad. Represented Delsey in its largest trade financing transaction. Represented creditors and sponsors over the course of the past 20 years on more than €40bn in financing transactions. Represented IFC on a Middle East financing for the construction of an environmentally sustainable plant. Represented EBRD in a series of financings across several jurisdictions in East Europe and East Asia, including:\n- the €100+ million Saran solar plant project (awarded “Solar Deal of the Year – Central Asia” by EMEA Finance).\n- the construction and operation of two solar farms and one wind park totaling over 150MW in capacity.\n- the development of a 100MW solar farm. Represented Permira Credit on the financing of Oakley Capital’s acquisition of two real estate digital platforms. Represented Sparring Capital on the LBO financing of Pure Trade. Represented Banque Palatine in the LBO financing of a transport company by Cube Infrastructure. Represented CACIB, Société Générale and Natixis on the tender offer financing for Club Med. Represented CACIB, ING, BNP Paribas and others on the €5.4 billion financing of Rexel SA’s acquisition of Hagemeyer.","searchable_name":"Fernand Arsanios","is_active":true,"featured":null,"publish_date":null,"expiration_date":null,"blog_featured":null,"published_by":202,"capability_group_featured":null,"home_page_featured":null},{"id":443158,"version":1,"owner_type":"Person","owner_id":3026,"payload":{"bio":"\u003cp\u003eC\u0026uuml;neyt Andac is a counsel in King \u0026amp; Spalding's Frankfurt office and a member of the firm's Corporate, Finance and Investments practice group. With 11 years of experience, C\u0026uuml;neyt's practice\u0026nbsp;focuses on providing tailored advice to the real estate fund industry. In particular, his practice focuses on the structuring of open-ended and closed-ended real estate investment funds in both the special and public fund sectors, international and German real estate transactions, and regulatory law. 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Mit 11 Jahren Erfahrung konzentriert sich die Praxis von C\u0026uuml;neyt Andac auf die fokussierte Beratung der Immobilienfondsindustrie. Er vertritt AIF-Kapitalverwaltungsgesellschaften, internationale Investmentfondsmanager, offene und geschlossene Investmentfonds, internationale und deutsche Verm\u0026ouml;gensverwalter, institutionelle Immobilieninvestoren, Verwahrstellen und Banken mit Schwerpunkt auf die Strukturierung von offenen und geschlossenen Immobilienfonds sowohl im Spezial- als auch im Publikumsfondsbereich, internationale und deutsche Immobilientransaktionen sowie das Aufsichtsrecht. Die Beratungspraxis umfasst dabei neben den aufsichtsrechtlichen und immobilienrechtlichen insbesondere auch alle gesellschaftsrechtlichen, finanzierungsrechtlichen und insolvenzrechtlichen Aspekte der Aktivit\u0026auml;ten seiner Mandanten.\u0026nbsp; Zu einem weiteren aktuellen Beratungsschwerpunkt z\u0026auml;hlen s\u0026auml;mtliche immobilienfondsrelevanten Themen rund um ESG. 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der Fonds soll als eines der ersten Finanzprodukte auf dem deutschen Markt als ESG-Strategieprodukt gem\u0026auml;\u0026szlig; Art. 8 Abs. 1 der Offenlegungsverordnung qualifizieren\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLaufende Beratung der voll lizenzierten AIF-Kapitalverwaltungsgesellschaft \u003cstrong\u003eHANNOVER LEASING Investment GmbH\u003c/strong\u003e, insbesondere bei der Auflegung von drei geschlossenen Investmentkommanditgesellschaften und zwei offenen Investmentsfonds jeweils im Spezialfondsbereich f\u0026uuml;r Immobilieninvestitionen in Deutschland; neben der umfassenden Beratung bei der Erstellung der gesamten Fondsdokumentation auch Beratung in allen Vertriebsfragen einschlie\u0026szlig;lich EU-Passporting\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBeratung einer \u003cstrong\u003eregistrierten AIF-Kapitalverwaltungsgesellschaft\u003c/strong\u003e bei der Auflegung von zwei Private-Equity-Fonds jeweils in der Rechtsform der geschlossenen Investmentkommanditgesellschaft und bei der Gr\u0026uuml;ndung eines Joint Ventures mit einem deutschen Family Office, jeweils als deutsche Investmentvehikel mit Zielvolumina von bis zu EUR 100 Mio. f\u0026uuml;r indirekte Immobilienanlagen in den USA\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBeratung der \u003cstrong\u003eAEW\u003c/strong\u003e beim Erwerb der externen Kapitalverwaltungsgesellschaft Hypoport Invest einschlie\u0026szlig;lich der Durchf\u0026uuml;hrung der regulatorischen Due Diligence und der Abstimmung der Transaktion mit der Bundesanstalt f\u0026uuml;r Finanzdienstleistungsaufsicht (BaFin)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBeratung von \u003cstrong\u003eTishman Speyer\u003c/strong\u003e bei der Auflegung eines geschlossenen alternativen Investmentfonds in der Rechtsform einer deutschen Spezial-Investmentkommanditgesellschaft im Zusammenhang mit dem Erwerb des B\u0026uuml;roturms \"B\u0026uuml;rohaus an der Alten Oper\" in Frankfurt einschlie\u0026szlig;lich der Abstimmung der Fondsauflage mit der Bundesanstalt f\u0026uuml;r Finanzdienstleistungsaufsicht (BaFin)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBeratung verschiedener \u003cstrong\u003edeutscher Kapitalverwaltungsgesellschaften\u003c/strong\u003e (Manager alternativer Investmentfonds) im Zusammenhang mit der Liquidation von offenen Immobilienfonds\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBeratung von \u003cstrong\u003eTishman Speyer\u003c/strong\u003e beim Erwerb des Geb\u0026auml;udes Pressehaus am Alexanderplatz in Berlin\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBeratung der \u003cstrong\u003eHannover Leasing\u003c/strong\u003e bei der Ver\u0026auml;u\u0026szlig;erung des Colosseo in Frankfurt a.M.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBeratung von \u003cstrong\u003eAEW Europe\u003c/strong\u003e und \u003cstrong\u003eThor Equities JV\u003c/strong\u003e bei der Auflegung eines geschlossenen alternativen Investmentfonds in der Rechtsform einer deutschen Spezial-Investmentkommanditgesellschaft im Zusammenhang mit dem Erwerb der Immobilie 100 New Oxford Street, London, einschlie\u0026szlig;lich der Abstimmung der Fondsauflegung mit der Bundesanstalt f\u0026uuml;r Finanzdienstleistungsaufsicht (BaFin)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBeratung der \u003cstrong\u003ePatrizia Frankfurt Kapitalverwaltungsgesellschaft mbH \u003c/strong\u003e(ehem.\u0026nbsp;\u003cstrong\u003eTRIUVA\u003c/strong\u003e) bei der Ver\u0026auml;u\u0026szlig;erung der Immobilie Frankfurt Central in Frankfurt a.M.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBeratung von \u003cstrong\u003eOrion Capital Managers\u003c/strong\u003e beim Erwerb eines Immobilienportfolios mit 19 Objekten in 12 St\u0026auml;dten in Deutschland (Odin Portfolio) im Wert von EUR 620 Mio.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBeratung der \u003cstrong\u003eDeka Immobilien\u003c/strong\u003e zu deutschen regulatorischen Fragen im Zusammenhang mit dem Erwerb des Marriott New York East Side durch ein Joint Venture von Deka Immobilien und Ashkenzay Acquisition Corporation\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eVertretung des \u003cstrong\u003eLead Lender\u003c/strong\u003e im Zusammenhang mit der Akquisitionsfinanzierung in H\u0026ouml;he von EUR 300 Mio. des als Palais Quartier bekannten gemischt genutzten Immobilienportfolios in Frankfurt a.M., bestehend aus dem Einkaufszentrum MyZeil, dem Jumeirah Hotel, dem Nextower, dem Thurn \u0026amp; 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in addition to providing comprehensive advice on the preparation of all fund documentation, Cueneyt also advised on all distribution issues, including EU passporting{{ FIELD }}Advised a registered AIF capital management company on the launch of two private equity funds in the legal form of closed-ended special investment limited partnerships (Investmentkommanditgesellschaft) and on the establishment of a joint venture with a German family office, each as German investment vehicles with target volumes of up to EUR 100 million for indirect real estate investments in the USA{{ FIELD }}Advised AEW on the acquisition of the external Capital Investment Company Hypoport Invest including regulatory due diligence and coordination of the transaction with the German Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin){{ FIELD }}Advised Tishman Speyer on the setup of a closed-ended alternative investment fund in the legal form of a German special investment limited partnership in connection with the acquisition of the office tower \"Bürohaus an der Alten Oper\" in Frankfurt including the coordination of the fund setup with the German Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin){{ FIELD }}Advised BEOS on the setup of its first closed-ended alternative investment fund in the legal form of a German special investment limited partnership for various institutional investors{{ FIELD }}Advised various German capital investment companies (alternative investment fund managers) in connection with the liquidation of open-ended real estate investment funds{{ FIELD }}Advised Tishman Speyer on the acquisition of the landmark building Pressehaus am Alexanderplatz in Berlin{{ FIELD }}Advised Hannover Leasing on the sale of the mixed-used property Colosseo in Frankfurt{{ FIELD }}Advised AEW Europe and Thor Equities JV on the setup of a closed-ended alternative investment fund in the legal form of a German special investment limited partnership in connection with the acquisition of the property 100 New Oxford Street, London, including the coordination of the fund set-up with the German Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin){{ FIELD }}Advised Patrizia Frankfurt Kapitalverwaltungsgesellschaft mbH (formerly TRIUVA) on the sale of the property Frankfurt Central in Frankfurt{{ FIELD }}Advised Orion Capital Managers on the acquisition of a commercial real estate portfolio including 19 properties across 12 cities in Germany (Odin Portfolio) valued at EUR 620 million{{ FIELD }}Advised Deka Immobilien on German regulatory issues in connection with the acquisition of the Marriott New York East Side by a joint venture of Deka Immobilien and Ashkenzay Acquisition Corporation{{ FIELD }}Represent the lead lender in connection with the EUR 300 million plus acquisition financing of the mixeduse property portfolio known as Palais Quartier in Frankfurt consisting of the MyZeil shopping center, the Jumeirah Hotel, the Nextower, the Thurn \u0026amp; 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