Frédéric Guilloux is a partner in Debt Finance at Clifford Chance Paris. His practice primarily focuses on leveraged acquisition finance and corporate finance, and has represented a wide array of financial institutions, banks, private debt funds and borrowers on different types of bank and bond financings.
He also specialises in real estate finance.
- The financing providers to international private equity firm Cinven in relation to the leveraged financing package to support its acquisition of Artefact, a global provider of data and artificial intelligence (‘AI’) consulting services to large, blue-chip enterprise.
- Arcmont Asset Management, SMBC, Park Square, and Permira on the €205.5 million (unitranche) bond financing, in the form of senior notes, to partially finance the acquisition of Ciril Group, a French software and cloud company by Carlyle.
- Tikehau, Natixis, Eurazeo and Five Arrows in connection with the financing of the acquisition of Groupe Adit by a consortium of investors including Sagard, Bpi, Amundi and Parquest and the refinancing of Groupe Adit's debt.
- CACIB on a Term Loan B bank loan for financing ahead of a public buyout offer and general corporate purposes for Tarkett.
News and client work
Contact details
- Clifford Chance, Paris
- +33144058271
- Email me
- Speaks English, French and German
Career & qualifications
- University of Paris Nanterre (Licence in German Law) 1999
- University of Paris Nanterre (Master in Business Law) 1999
- University of Paris Panthéon-Assas (Master 2 International Law) 2000
- Admitted as an avocat in Paris in 2003
- Joined Clifford Chance as a Partner 2025
Awards and citations
- Frédéric Guilloux is ranked as one of the "Leading Partners" for the practice.
Legal 500 EMEA 2026, Banking and finance: transactional work - Frédéric Guilloux (band 4) advises on acquisition finance, including leveraged financing. His client list includes established private equity houses and investment funds. He joined Clifford Chance in January 2025.
'Frédéric Guilloux does a very good job on complex deals. He is very available.'
Chambers France 2026, Banking & Finance
Chambers Global 2026, Banking & Finance (France) - Frédéric Guilloux is ranked as one of the "Leading partners" for the practice.
Legal 500 EMEA 2025, Banking and finance: transactional work - France - Frédéric Guilloux (Band 4) advises on acquisition finance, including leveraged financing. His client list includes established private equity houses and investment funds. He joined Clifford Chance in January 2025.
"Frédéric is a good technician."
Chambers Global 2025, Banking & Finance - France