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Mounir Letayf

Partner

Paris

+33 1 53 64 81 98

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Mounir focuses on cross-border and domestic financing matters including acquisition finance, real estate finance, project finance, debt restructuring and structured finance.

Mounir leads the Paris office banking and finance practice.

He has extensive experience in acquisition finance covering a large spectrum of financing products (senior, second lien, mezzanine, unirate/unitranche, PIK, TLB, high-yield, SSRCF).

Additional core areas of practice are real estate finance, project finance, debt restructuring and structured finance (factoring and securitization).

Mounir advises lenders (banks, private debt funds and alternative debt providers) as well as sponsors and borrowers (investment funds and listed and non-listed companies) on domestic and cross-border transactions.

Prior to joining the Firm, Mounir was a partner at the Paris office of a leading US international firm. He is fluent in English, French, Spanish and Arabic.

Recent Experience

Winston advises 21 Invest France on its acquisition of a stake in Donora, the new holding company for Leetchi and iRaiser
Winston assists Eurazeo in the financing of Vulcain Ingénierie's fourth LBO
Winston is representing Muzinich & Co in the context of Banook's LBO

Mounir was ranked in The Legal 500 EMEA in Private Equity (2019–2020, 2024) and featured in The Best Lawyers in France (2020–2025). Mounir was ranked in IFLR1000 as "Highly Regarded" in Banking, Project Finance, and Private Equity from 2020–2024. Mounir was also recognized as “Excellent” in the Private Equity - Acquisition Financing France 2019 Leaders League. 

Publications 

  • « L’opération sponsorless, une flexibilité intéressante pour le dirigeant » NextStep Magazine, November 2024

  • “Dette privée unitranche: une alternative au prêt bancaire propice au financement de la croissance externe” Les Echos, May 2018
  • “La dette unitranche, nouveau produit de financement d’acquisition” Décideurs Magazine, March 2012
Very sharp technically and perfectly up-to-date on financial rationales. Ultra-responsive.

The Legal 500 EMEA

Capabilities

Transactions
Debt Finance
Finance
Financial Innovation & Regulation
Private Investment Funds
Mergers & Acquisitions
Private Equity
Project Finance
Restructuring & Insolvency
Structured Finance
Financial Services
Energy

Recent Experience

Winston advises 21 Invest France on its acquisition of a stake in Donora, the new holding company for Leetchi and iRaiser
Winston assists Eurazeo in the financing of Vulcain Ingénierie's fourth LBO
Winston is representing Muzinich & Co in the context of Banook's LBO

Credentials

Education

Mounir received his law degree from the University of Aix Marseille.

    Admissions
    • Paris, France

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    Capabilities

    Transactions
    Debt Finance
    Finance
    Financial Innovation & Regulation
    Private Investment Funds
    Mergers & Acquisitions
    Private Equity
    Project Finance
    Restructuring & Insolvency
    Structured Finance
    Financial Services
    Energy
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