Biography
Laïla Draz is an associate in White & Case's Project Development and Finance group in Paris.
She advises lenders, sponsors and borrowers on project finance transactions.
Experience
Recent representative transactions include:
Energy
- Innergex: Representation of Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ) in connection with the French aspects of the definitive agreement entered into with Innergex Renewable Energy Inc., a company listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange, for the acquisition by CDPQ of all of the shares of Innergex.
- Vesta: Representation of lenders and bond subscribers in relation to the €606m refinancing of the existing debt of Proxiserve (a leading energy services player) and financing of Proxiserve's capex and working capital requirements.
- Meridiam: Representation of Meridiam on a legal vendor due diligence matter on Allego.
Infrastructure
- Iliad: Representation of the lenders on a €650 million senior financing for OpCore, a joint venture between the iliad Group and InfraVia created to develop a major independent European hyperscale data center platform.
- Hauts de France: Representation of the lenders on the €1.5bn financing of Société Publique Locale Gestion des Actifs et Appui à la Mobilité Hauts de France (GAAM HDF).
England and Wales, Solicitor
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