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Deirdre Jones

Partner, Paul Weiss

44-20-7367-1605djones@paulweiss.com

20 Air Street
London W1B 5AN
United Kingdom

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A partner in the Capital Markets Group, Deirdre Jones represents private equity sponsors, issuers and investment banks in complex finance and capital markets transactions across multiple jurisdictions, including high-yield debt offerings, initial public offerings, liability management transactions, distressed financings, restructurings and acquisition financings.

Lawdragon Honors

Honor Year Practice
The 2026 Lawdragon 500 X – The Next Generation 2026 Capital Markets
The 2025 Lawdragon 500 X – The Next Generation 2025 Capital Markets
The 2024 Lawdragon 500 X – The Next Generation 2024 Capital Markets, Private Equity

Jones’s representative matters have included:

  • KPS Capital Partners in its €3.5 billion acquisition of Innomotics from Siemens
  • BC Partners and CPP Investments on the financing for the acquisition of global MedTech platform, CeramTec
  • L Catterton in the offering of €430 million in aggregate principal amount of 5.25% Senior Notes due 2029 as part of the financing for the acquisition of the BIRKENSTOCK Group
  • Technicolor in the spinoff and listing of its creative visual arts services division
  • Option Care Health in connection with its debut offering of $500 million of high-yield bonds
  • Thomas H. Lee Partners and its portfolio company AutoStore on its $12.4 billion IPO on the Oslo Stock Exchange
  • PAI Partners and BCI in their €3 billion public-to-private buy-out and related financing of Refresco, a Dutch soft drinks manufacturer that was listed on Euronext Amsterdam, and refinancing of existing indebtedness
  • The underwriters in connection with initial public offering of Play Communications S.A. on the Warsaw Stock Exchange, the largest non-securitization IPO of a Polish company