Francisco Pimentel ist Anwalt für Corporate, M&A und Capital Markets mit umfangreicher Erfahrung in der Beratung von Private-Equity-Sponsoren, Unternehmen und öffentlichen Auftraggebern bei komplexen grenzüberschreitenden privaten und öffentlichen Transaktionen, mit besonderem Fokus auf Infrastruktur und erneuerbare Energien. Als Partner bei Leroy & Goldbach leitet er von London aus den UK Desk und den Latin America Desk.
Fund finance & private credit. Eric advises sponsors, GPs, debt funds, ManCos and lenders across the full range of fund financing — capital-call, NAV and hybrid facilities — and helps managers structure facilities that hold up under the 2026 AIFMD II and loan-originating-fund rules.
Securitisation & structured finance. Eric structures Luxembourg securitisation vehicles and structured-finance deals, including actively-managed and equity strategies and CLOs under the reformed regime, advising originators, arrangers and sponsors on compartments, security and debt issuance.
Financial regulation. Eric leads the firm's regulatory team, advising banks, investment firms, payment and e-money institutions (including crypto-asset service providers), insurers, fund sponsors and management companies. His work spans licensing and authorisation, AML/CFT, MiFID and payment-services documentation, outsourcing, GDPR policy drafting, general terms and conditions, and corporate governance — including board composition, oversight of authorised management and remuneration policy — as well as M&A involving banks and financial sector professionals.
Secured lending, restructuring & disputes. Eric also handles secured and general lending, debt restructuring and banking litigation, delivering solutions tailored to each client's commercial objectives.
In Portugal qualifiziert. Vor seinem Einstieg bei Leroy & Goldbach war Francisco für führende internationale Kanzleien in London und Lissabon tätig und beriet nationale und internationale Private-Equity- und Unternehmensmandanten bei komplexen M&A- und Corporate-Finance-Transaktionen.