Jeanine Arnold EMEA Leveraged Finance, Corporate Finance Moody’s Ratings

Jeanine Arnold oversees the Moody's EMEA Leveraged Finance franchise and co-ordinates Leveraged Finance globally. She is part of the Corporate Finance Group (CFG) and Moody's Global Private Credit team with responsibility for EMEA corporates based in London.

Jeanine's primary responsibility is for ratings consistency and accuracy of leveraged finance issuer ratings across EMEA and in collaboration with other regions. She also has responsibility for leveraged finance research and thought leadership as well as investor, banking and private equity outreach. She heads up the Global Leveraged Finance Data and Analytics strategy, which underpins Moody’s research and outreach initiatives.

Prior to Jeanine's current role, she led the Paris-based CFG team, which was responsible for a wide range of credits across the healthcare, retail, transportation, IT, gaming and business and consumer services industries.

During her time at Moody’s Jeanine has been a lead analyst for European Airlines and Aerospace and Defense companies as well as investment holding companies, manufacturing and semiconductor companies.

Prior to joining Moody’s Jeanine was a Director at Fitch Ratings based in London, specializing in the rating of transportation names across Europe, the CIS and Middle East, including Rail, Airlines, Shipping and Ports. Prior to this, she worked in the credit risk management and investment banking teams of Bank of America Merrill Lynch as well as RBS, where she managed credit finance transactions for European Industrials within the Automotive, Chemical and Manufacturing sectors.

Jeanine qualified as a Chartered Accountant in 2006 from Ernst and Young in London and has a Joint Honors degree in French and German from the University of Nottingham.

Pierre Roux Partner, Finance Department Ashurst

Pierre Roux is a partner in the finance department in Paris.

Pierre has extensive experience in a wide range of banking and finance transactions with a particular focus on leveraged finance, real estate finance and corporate finance advising private equity sponsors, corporate clients and debt arrangers (including debt funds and financial institutions). He also advises international clients on financing energy and infrastructure projects.

Pierre regularly gives lectures at Paris Universities each year.

Carole Gintz Associate Managing Director, Structured Finance Moody's Ratings

Carole Gintz is an Associate Managing Director in the EMEA Structured Finance Group. Carole’s responsibilities include the new ratings activity for European Corporate Securitisation transactions. Carole manages a team of senior analysts based across various European countries. Carole’s team is responsible for the rating assignment of a wide range of newly issued transactions backed by corporate assets including CLOs, SME securitisations and ABCP. Prior to take the responsibility for the EMEA Corporate Securitisation team in 2016, Carole managed the rating surveillance activity of ABS in EMEA.

Carole is a member of the Moody’s Standing Committee on Rating Symbols and Definitions which is in charge of defining Moody’s various ratings symbols, rating scales and other ratings-related definitions. This appointment recognizes her extensive experience in the credit and rating process gained through the 20 years Carole’s has been with Moody’s.

Before joining Moody’s, Carole completed her Master in engineering from Ecole Centrale Paris. She also holds a master degree in Applied Mathematics from Université Paris Dauphine.

Juvereya Shoab AVP-Analyst, Corporate Finance Moody's Ratings

Juvereya is a Lead Analyst in Moody’s Corporate Finance Group, based in Paris. She currently covers a portfolio of  European companies operating in business services, equipment rental, and retail sector. She joined Moody’s in 2017 and was initially based in Dubai covering emerging markets, before moving to Paris in 2021. Juvereya holds an MPhil. in Finance from the University of Cambridge and is a CFA Charterholder.

Tanguy Hespel Vice President - Senior Analyst, Structured Finance Moody's Ratings

Tanguy Hespel is a Senior Analyst in the Structured Finance Group at Moody’s Investors Service in Paris. He primarily covers European Collateralised Debt Obligations (CDOs) but also works on Asset Backed Commercial Paper as well as in ABS transactions backed by tariff deficit receivables.

Prior to joining Moody’s in January 2017, Tanguy spent 15 years with Crédit Agricole Corporate & Investment Bank in various positions, including as a CDO & CLO structurer before moving to a senior portfolio manager position in the distressed assets group in charge of the legacy structured credit assets.

Tanguy holds a BA in Economics from INSEEC – MBA Institute, Paris.

Jeanine Arnold EMEA Leveraged Finance, Corporate Finance Moody’s Ratings

Jeanine Arnold oversees the Moody's EMEA Leveraged Finance franchise and co-ordinates Leveraged Finance globally. She is part of the Corporate Finance Group (CFG) and Moody's Global Private Credit team with responsibility for EMEA corporates based in London.

Jeanine's primary responsibility is for ratings consistency and accuracy of leveraged finance issuer ratings across EMEA and in collaboration with other regions. She also has responsibility for leveraged finance research and thought leadership as well as investor, banking and private equity outreach. She heads up the Global Leveraged Finance Data and Analytics strategy, which underpins Moody’s research and outreach initiatives.

Prior to Jeanine's current role, she led the Paris-based CFG team, which was responsible for a wide range of credits across the healthcare, retail, transportation, IT, gaming and business and consumer services industries.

During her time at Moody’s Jeanine has been a lead analyst for European Airlines and Aerospace and Defense companies as well as investment holding companies, manufacturing and semiconductor companies.

Prior to joining Moody’s Jeanine was a Director at Fitch Ratings based in London, specializing in the rating of transportation names across Europe, the CIS and Middle East, including Rail, Airlines, Shipping and Ports. Prior to this, she worked in the credit risk management and investment banking teams of Bank of America Merrill Lynch as well as RBS, where she managed credit finance transactions for European Industrials within the Automotive, Chemical and Manufacturing sectors.

Jeanine qualified as a Chartered Accountant in 2006 from Ernst and Young in London and has a Joint Honors degree in French and German from the University of Nottingham.

Cecile Mayer Levi Head of Private Debt Tikehau Investment Management

Cécile Mayer Lévi joined Tikehau Capital in 2013 as Head of Private Debt activity. She has built a talented team to become one of the leading players in Europe in private debt, in particular in direct lending and is actively involved with a very hands-on role in closing transactions, chasing opportunities and monitoring investments. To date, she has arranged over 150 financing transactions and was one of the pioneers of the private debt strategy.

Cécile previously worked at Ardian (formerly AXA Private Equity) where she notably broadened the investment scope to include unitranche debt, with a strong focus on forming partnerships with portfolio companies and Private Equity shareholders. She began her career in 1988 at Merrill Lynch (Corporate Finance and M&A) in Paris and then in New York. In 1991, she joined Elig, one of the pioneering private equity funds in France. In 2001, Cécile's focus pivoted to mezzanine debt investments, and she was appointed Investment Director at Omnes (formerly CAPE - Mezzanis).

Cécile sits as observer on the board of over 20 companies, where she contributes her 360° view to their management teams across a diversified range of industries. She is also board member and chair of the audit committee of the listed company FL Entertaiment.
She is also chair of the Private Debt Commission of the trade association France Invest and is leading the initiative to implement ESG ratchets and an impact margin grid in deal documentation. In addition she has been appointed as a board member of France Invest since July 2023.

Cecile is a member of the investment committee of the endowment Alma Mater HEC, a leading European business school, and also Board member of the ACC- Alternative Credit Council in connection with AIMA to cover Private Debt related regulatory and legal evolutions in Europe and worldwide.

Fabrizio Marchesi Vice President-Senior Analyst, Corporate Finance Moody's Ratings

Fabrizio Marchesi joined Moody’s in January 2019 where he is the Lead Analyst for a portfolio of companies operating in the technology industry. Prior to joining Moody’s, Fabrizio was a Senior Analyst at PGIM where he covered a diverse portfolio of high yield credits across the cable, telecom and technology industries as well as in the chemicals, oil & gas and transport sectors. He started his career in leveraged finance in the Leveraged Debt Origination team at Deutsche Bank in London in 2001. Prior to this he worked in derivatives risk management at CIBC World Markets and corporate finance at Scotiabank in Toronto, Canada. Fabrizio holds an M.Sc. in Finance from the London Business School as well as M.A. and B.A. degrees in Economics from the University of Toronto.

Laurent Morel Managing Director - Global Head of Financial Sponsor Coverage Société Générale

After starting a career with Air France in London as consultant in organization in 1992, Laurent joined Société Générale as Relationship Manager for Corporate Clients, first in Lyon, France in 1994, then in New York from 1997.

In 2001, Laurent joined Société Générale’s Capital Markets division in Paris, first Debt Capital Markets of which he became Head for France in 2005, and Global Head for DCM Corporate Origination in 2007. He was then named Global Head of Equity Capital Markets in 2008 when Société Générale organized its primary origination under a Global Capital Market division.

Laurent became Senior Banker in charge of global relationship with International Financial Institutions (Multilateral Development Banks and Agencies) in 2012. He moved back to Capital Markets in 2015 in Hong Kong as Head of DCM & Debt Advisory for Asia-Pacific. Laurent was named Global Head of Financial Sponsor Coverage in April 2018, managing teams based in NYC, London, and Continental Europe.

Laurent is a graduate of ECAM Lyon and EM Lyon.

Ludovic Brulé Head of CLO Portfolio Management MV Credit

Head of CLO Portfolio Management, MV Credit, based in Paris. Ludovic has over 27 years of industry experience, of which 14 years in investment banking and loan syndication. He has extensive experience in debt restructuring and as a secondary loan trader. 

Ludovic holds a Master's degree in Management from the Ecole Superieure des Sciences Economiques et Commerciales (ESSEC business school) and is a CFA charterholder.

Noam Ankri Partner, Corporate Practice Ashurst

Noam Ankri is a partner in our corporate practice. Noam heads the distressed companies and special situations practice of the Paris office.

He has experience on complex cross-border matters, with a dual expertise in M&A (LBO, corporate M&A) and restructuring (distress M&A, debt restructurings, insolvency proceedings).

Having worked in New York, London and Paris, his clients, which include large corporations, private equity funds and numerous hedge funds, appreciate his unique eye for the multi-cultural approach required in a cross-border deal.

Particularly active in all types of special situations for almost 20 years, Noam has advised most of the major transactions in France.

Noam has been a senior lecturer in PE and restructuring at Paris Universities for over 20 years.

Myriam Durand Managing Director - Global Head, Corporate Finance Moody’s Ratings

Myriam Durand is Global Head of the Corporate Finance Group (CFG) for Moody’s Ratings, overseeing the development of rating opinions and research on corporates worldwide.

Before this, Myriam served as Global Head of MIS Assessments (MISA). She supported its creation and built the assets, capabilities and talent for thought leadership and strategic vision for the group, including overseeing the majority investments in Vigeo Eiris and 427. MISA’s mission was to develop risk assessment offerings beyond credit ratings with primary focus on environmental, social and governance (ESG).

Previously, she led CFG in EMEA and also spearheaded MIS’s ESG efforts in the EMEA region, helping to incorporate ESG risks into credit analysis, and representing MIS at COP21 and COP23. Myriam has also been MIS Country Manager for France since 2015, overseeing MIS’s activities in the country. 

Cecile Mayer Levi Head of Private Debt Tikehau Investment Management

Cécile Mayer Lévi joined Tikehau Capital in 2013 as Head of Private Debt activity. She has built a talented team to become one of the leading players in Europe in private debt, in particular in direct lending and is actively involved with a very hands-on role in closing transactions, chasing opportunities and monitoring investments. To date, she has arranged over 150 financing transactions and was one of the pioneers of the private debt strategy.

Cécile previously worked at Ardian (formerly AXA Private Equity) where she notably broadened the investment scope to include unitranche debt, with a strong focus on forming partnerships with portfolio companies and Private Equity shareholders. She began her career in 1988 at Merrill Lynch (Corporate Finance and M&A) in Paris and then in New York. In 1991, she joined Elig, one of the pioneering private equity funds in France. In 2001, Cécile's focus pivoted to mezzanine debt investments, and she was appointed Investment Director at Omnes (formerly CAPE - Mezzanis).

Cécile sits as observer on the board of over 20 companies, where she contributes her 360° view to their management teams across a diversified range of industries. She is also board member and chair of the audit committee of the listed company FL Entertaiment.
She is also chair of the Private Debt Commission of the trade association France Invest and is leading the initiative to implement ESG ratchets and an impact margin grid in deal documentation. In addition she has been appointed as a board member of France Invest since July 2023.

Cecile is a member of the investment committee of the endowment Alma Mater HEC, a leading European business school, and also Board member of the ACC- Alternative Credit Council in connection with AIMA to cover Private Debt related regulatory and legal evolutions in Europe and worldwide.

Pierre Roux Partner, Finance Department Ashurst

Pierre Roux is a partner in the finance department in Paris.

Pierre has extensive experience in a wide range of banking and finance transactions with a particular focus on leveraged finance, real estate finance and corporate finance advising private equity sponsors, corporate clients and debt arrangers (including debt funds and financial institutions). He also advises international clients on financing energy and infrastructure projects.

Pierre regularly gives lectures at Paris Universities each year.

Noam Ankri Partner, Corporate Practice Ashurst

Noam Ankri is a partner in our corporate practice. Noam heads the distressed companies and special situations practice of the Paris office.

He has experience on complex cross-border matters, with a dual expertise in M&A (LBO, corporate M&A) and restructuring (distress M&A, debt restructurings, insolvency proceedings).

Having worked in New York, London and Paris, his clients, which include large corporations, private equity funds and numerous hedge funds, appreciate his unique eye for the multi-cultural approach required in a cross-border deal.

Particularly active in all types of special situations for almost 20 years, Noam has advised most of the major transactions in France.

Noam has been a senior lecturer in PE and restructuring at Paris Universities for over 20 years.

Ludovic Brulé Head of CLO Portfolio Management MV Credit

Head of CLO Portfolio Management, MV Credit, based in Paris. Ludovic has over 27 years of industry experience, of which 14 years in investment banking and loan syndication. He has extensive experience in debt restructuring and as a secondary loan trader. 

Ludovic holds a Master's degree in Management from the Ecole Superieure des Sciences Economiques et Commerciales (ESSEC business school) and is a CFA charterholder.

Laurent Morel Managing Director - Global Head of Financial Sponsor Coverage Société Générale

After starting a career with Air France in London as consultant in organization in 1992, Laurent joined Société Générale as Relationship Manager for Corporate Clients, first in Lyon, France in 1994, then in New York from 1997.

In 2001, Laurent joined Société Générale’s Capital Markets division in Paris, first Debt Capital Markets of which he became Head for France in 2005, and Global Head for DCM Corporate Origination in 2007. He was then named Global Head of Equity Capital Markets in 2008 when Société Générale organized its primary origination under a Global Capital Market division.

Laurent became Senior Banker in charge of global relationship with International Financial Institutions (Multilateral Development Banks and Agencies) in 2012. He moved back to Capital Markets in 2015 in Hong Kong as Head of DCM & Debt Advisory for Asia-Pacific. Laurent was named Global Head of Financial Sponsor Coverage in April 2018, managing teams based in NYC, London, and Continental Europe.

Laurent is a graduate of ECAM Lyon and EM Lyon.

Carole Gintz Associate Managing Director, Structured Finance Moody's Ratings

Carole Gintz is an Associate Managing Director in the EMEA Structured Finance Group. Carole’s responsibilities include the new ratings activity for European Corporate Securitisation transactions. Carole manages a team of senior analysts based across various European countries. Carole’s team is responsible for the rating assignment of a wide range of newly issued transactions backed by corporate assets including CLOs, SME securitisations and ABCP. Prior to take the responsibility for the EMEA Corporate Securitisation team in 2016, Carole managed the rating surveillance activity of ABS in EMEA.

Carole is a member of the Moody’s Standing Committee on Rating Symbols and Definitions which is in charge of defining Moody’s various ratings symbols, rating scales and other ratings-related definitions. This appointment recognizes her extensive experience in the credit and rating process gained through the 20 years Carole’s has been with Moody’s.

Before joining Moody’s, Carole completed her Master in engineering from Ecole Centrale Paris. She also holds a master degree in Applied Mathematics from Université Paris Dauphine.

Fabrizio Marchesi Vice President-Senior Analyst, Corporate Finance Moody's Ratings

Fabrizio Marchesi joined Moody’s in January 2019 where he is the Lead Analyst for a portfolio of companies operating in the technology industry. Prior to joining Moody’s, Fabrizio was a Senior Analyst at PGIM where he covered a diverse portfolio of high yield credits across the cable, telecom and technology industries as well as in the chemicals, oil & gas and transport sectors. He started his career in leveraged finance in the Leveraged Debt Origination team at Deutsche Bank in London in 2001. Prior to this he worked in derivatives risk management at CIBC World Markets and corporate finance at Scotiabank in Toronto, Canada. Fabrizio holds an M.Sc. in Finance from the London Business School as well as M.A. and B.A. degrees in Economics from the University of Toronto.

Jeanine Arnold EMEA Leveraged Finance, Corporate Finance Moody’s Ratings

Jeanine Arnold oversees the Moody's EMEA Leveraged Finance franchise and co-ordinates Leveraged Finance globally. She is part of the Corporate Finance Group (CFG) and Moody's Global Private Credit team with responsibility for EMEA corporates based in London.

Jeanine's primary responsibility is for ratings consistency and accuracy of leveraged finance issuer ratings across EMEA and in collaboration with other regions. She also has responsibility for leveraged finance research and thought leadership as well as investor, banking and private equity outreach. She heads up the Global Leveraged Finance Data and Analytics strategy, which underpins Moody’s research and outreach initiatives.

Prior to Jeanine's current role, she led the Paris-based CFG team, which was responsible for a wide range of credits across the healthcare, retail, transportation, IT, gaming and business and consumer services industries.

During her time at Moody’s Jeanine has been a lead analyst for European Airlines and Aerospace and Defense companies as well as investment holding companies, manufacturing and semiconductor companies.

Prior to joining Moody’s Jeanine was a Director at Fitch Ratings based in London, specializing in the rating of transportation names across Europe, the CIS and Middle East, including Rail, Airlines, Shipping and Ports. Prior to this, she worked in the credit risk management and investment banking teams of Bank of America Merrill Lynch as well as RBS, where she managed credit finance transactions for European Industrials within the Automotive, Chemical and Manufacturing sectors.

Jeanine qualified as a Chartered Accountant in 2006 from Ernst and Young in London and has a Joint Honors degree in French and German from the University of Nottingham.

Juvereya Shoab AVP-Analyst, Corporate Finance Moody's Ratings

Juvereya is a Lead Analyst in Moody’s Corporate Finance Group, based in Paris. She currently covers a portfolio of  European companies operating in business services, equipment rental, and retail sector. She joined Moody’s in 2017 and was initially based in Dubai covering emerging markets, before moving to Paris in 2021. Juvereya holds an MPhil. in Finance from the University of Cambridge and is a CFA Charterholder.

Myriam Durand Managing Director - Global Head, Corporate Finance Moody’s Ratings

Myriam Durand is Global Head of the Corporate Finance Group (CFG) for Moody’s Ratings, overseeing the development of rating opinions and research on corporates worldwide.

Before this, Myriam served as Global Head of MIS Assessments (MISA). She supported its creation and built the assets, capabilities and talent for thought leadership and strategic vision for the group, including overseeing the majority investments in Vigeo Eiris and 427. MISA’s mission was to develop risk assessment offerings beyond credit ratings with primary focus on environmental, social and governance (ESG).

Previously, she led CFG in EMEA and also spearheaded MIS’s ESG efforts in the EMEA region, helping to incorporate ESG risks into credit analysis, and representing MIS at COP21 and COP23. Myriam has also been MIS Country Manager for France since 2015, overseeing MIS’s activities in the country. 

Tanguy Hespel Vice President - Senior Analyst, Structured Finance Moody's Ratings

Tanguy Hespel is a Senior Analyst in the Structured Finance Group at Moody’s Investors Service in Paris. He primarily covers European Collateralised Debt Obligations (CDOs) but also works on Asset Backed Commercial Paper as well as in ABS transactions backed by tariff deficit receivables.

Prior to joining Moody’s in January 2017, Tanguy spent 15 years with Crédit Agricole Corporate & Investment Bank in various positions, including as a CDO & CLO structurer before moving to a senior portfolio manager position in the distressed assets group in charge of the legacy structured credit assets.

Tanguy holds a BA in Economics from INSEEC – MBA Institute, Paris.