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Debbie Reid
Associate, Abu Dhabi
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Debbie Reid
Associate
16th Floor, C1 Tower, Six Towers Complex
Bainuna Street
Abu Dhabi
United Arab Emirates
T: + 971 2 4950 100
F: + 971 2 4950 150
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Practice Experience
Debbie is an associate in the Bank Finance practice in the Abu Dhabi office. She has experience in advising banks and other finance providers on a range of issues including property finance, acquisition finance, senior debt facilities and general bank lending.
Representative transactions include:
Acting for Bank Austria, Goldman Sachs, ING London and Raiffeisen as Mandated Lead Arrangers in connection with the US$315 million senior leveraged financing for Lion Capital as sponsor. The target was Russian Alcohol Group, a producer and distributor of mid-market and sub-premium spirits and long drinks, notably Green Mark Vodka. This was the second-ever foreign sponsor-driven LBO in Russia. White & Case acted on the first, Nidan Soki, in 2007; and
Acting for Abu Dhabi Investment Company in connection with its acquisition of Orasinvest Holding from Orascom Telecom including its subsidiaries in Algeria, Bangladesh, Egypt, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, Tunisia and the UAE.
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Barrister and Solicitor, New Zealand, 2006
Education
B.Comm. (Hons), University of Auckland, 2005
LLB, University of Auckland, 2005
Languages
English
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New Zealand
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Bank Finance
Banking