Practice Expertise
- Finance
Areas of Practice
- Finance
Profile
Jennifer Passagne is a counsel in the Finance Practice Group in Haynes Boone’s London office.
Her practice focuses on leveraged finance, funds finance, real estate finance, restructurings and other corporate finance transactions.
Jennifer has extensive experience in domestic and cross-border acquisition finance across a variety of sectors and credit products for private equity sponsors, alternative investment funds, banks and corporate clients. She advises borrowers and creditors at all levels of the capital structure. Jennifer excels at assisting clients navigate complex transactions from start to finish. She works with clients throughout the life of a financing and handles amendments and extensions, refinancings, add-on portfolio acquisitions, disposals, local facilities, reorganisations and debt-buy backs.
Prior to joining Haynes Boone, Jennifer was a member of the London Finance Practice at Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP and Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP.
Her practice focuses on leveraged finance, funds finance, real estate finance, restructurings and other corporate finance transactions.
Jennifer has extensive experience in domestic and cross-border acquisition finance across a variety of sectors and credit products for private equity sponsors, alternative investment funds, banks and corporate clients. She advises borrowers and creditors at all levels of the capital structure. Jennifer excels at assisting clients navigate complex transactions from start to finish. She works with clients throughout the life of a financing and handles amendments and extensions, refinancings, add-on portfolio acquisitions, disposals, local facilities, reorganisations and debt-buy backs.
Prior to joining Haynes Boone, Jennifer was a member of the London Finance Practice at Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP and Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP.
Bar Admissions
Supreme Court of Queensland
Education
Kaplan Law School, Law, 2010, Diploma, Applied Finance
University of Queensland, Law, 2006, Bachelor of Law, (Hons)
Areas of Practice
- Finance
Professional Career
Significant Accomplishments
Advising a global private equity firm in the financing of its acquisition of a European independent over-the-counter drug manufacturer and distributor
Advising a European private equity firm in the financing of its acquisition of a sun protection and closure solutions company
Advising an In Vitro Diagnostic worldwide company in connection with an add-on acquisition of a specialty diagnostics company
Advising a leading European gourmet food company on its refinancing
Advising a global private equity firm on a public to private takeover of a Norwegian information technology company
Advising a global private equity firm in the financing of its acquisition of an advanced insulation and engineered foams company
Advising a global private equity firm in the financing of its acquisition of a casino operator group
Advising a UK private equity firm in the financing of its acquisition of a leading security technologists company
Advising a UK private equity firm in the financing of its acquisition of a groundworks and civil engineering firm
Advising a UK private equity firm in the financing of its acquisition of a holiday parks operator
Advising an ad hoc co-com of senior secured noteholders on the financial restructuring and recapitalisation of a paper-based solutions provider
Advising a NY investment firm on its mezzanine financing to a business funding company
Advising a US private equity firm on various confidential investment opportunities in the European market and other portfolio matters
Advising an international oil and gas company on its mezzanine financing and associated restructuring
Advising a Telecoms and Media provider on its refinancing
Various private equity firms on fund level financings (including capital call facilities and NAV facilities)
Leading investment banks on a variety of financings
* Some of these representations were handled prior to joining Haynes Boone
Advising a global private equity firm in the financing of its acquisition of a European independent over-the-counter drug manufacturer and distributor
Advising a European private equity firm in the financing of its acquisition of a sun protection and closure solutions company
Advising an In Vitro Diagnostic worldwide company in connection with an add-on acquisition of a specialty diagnostics company
Advising a leading European gourmet food company on its refinancing
Advising a global private equity firm on a public to private takeover of a Norwegian information technology company
Advising a global private equity firm in the financing of its acquisition of an advanced insulation and engineered foams company
Advising a global private equity firm in the financing of its acquisition of a casino operator group
Advising a UK private equity firm in the financing of its acquisition of a leading security technologists company
Advising a UK private equity firm in the financing of its acquisition of a groundworks and civil engineering firm
Advising a UK private equity firm in the financing of its acquisition of a holiday parks operator
Advising an ad hoc co-com of senior secured noteholders on the financial restructuring and recapitalisation of a paper-based solutions provider
Advising a NY investment firm on its mezzanine financing to a business funding company
Advising a US private equity firm on various confidential investment opportunities in the European market and other portfolio matters
Advising an international oil and gas company on its mezzanine financing and associated restructuring
Advising a Telecoms and Media provider on its refinancing
Various private equity firms on fund level financings (including capital call facilities and NAV facilities)
Leading investment banks on a variety of financings
* Some of these representations were handled prior to joining Haynes Boone
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