Global law firm Reed Smith has announced the appointment of finance partner Fernand Arsanios to its financial industry group in Paris. Mr Arsanios, who joins from Gide Loyrette Nouel, has experience in domestic and international lending transactions and has handled a wide range of acquisition finance transactions ranging from private leveraged buy-outs and public-to-private acquisitions to corporate acquisitions. 'Fernand’s appointment is another important step for Reed Smith in building a market-leading, truly global, finance practice. Recent years have seen the growth of our London Financial Industry Group to more than 70 lawyers advising on an increasing number of high profile complex cross border transactions. The continued growth of our Continental European finance offering remains a priority for us,' said Tamara Box, global chair of the Financial Industry Group. 

Frankfurt office 

The expansion of Reed Smith’s Paris Finance practice follows the June launch of Reed Smith’s Frankfurt office with the hires of finance partners Dirk-Peter Flor, Dr Simon Grieser and Dr Volker Kammel. In the past three years, the firm has added 29 financial services partners to its London, Paris, Munich and Frankfurt offices. 'Our ambition for our global finance practice is to build on this success, uniting our lawyers across the United States, Europe and Asia to provide a seamless service to our clients,' Ms Box added.