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We act for private credit funds and other alternative investors of all sizes and geographies in their provision of, and investment in, innovative financing solutions up and down, and throughout the life cycle of, a capital structure, covering acquisitions, event-driven ‘rescue’ financings and restructurings.

Whether it’s guiding a bespoke debt origination for a difficult-to-underwrite borrower, supporting a traditional acquisition financing through a combination of loans and preferred equity or investing in a hybrid debt and equity instrument, our first-in-class team of private credit and capital solutions lawyers provide fully integrated multidisciplinary advice for our private capital clients.

In addition to assisting in direct or primary financings, we are trusted advisors to many of our more opportunistic clients in identifying and evaluating opportunities in existing capital structures to put capital to work in creative and yield enhancing ways, including backstopping and financing liability management transactions. These same clients also frequently rely on us to shadow designated “arrangers” counsel or assist them in complex intercreditor negotiations to ensure proper minority rights in club deals with other private credit providers.

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ContactsMeet the team
New York
Damian RidealghGlobal Co-Head of Private Credit and Capital Solutions
London
Paul StewartPartner
Frankfurt am Main
Michael JosenhansPartner
Hong Kong
Daniel AndersonPartner
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Blog
Dec 18 2023
Key Takeaways for Private Credit from the Debtwire Restructuring Forum
The Debtwire Restructuring Forum brought together a wide array of private credit lenders, opportunistic investors, restructuring...
Blog
Sep 11 2023
Federal Banking Agencies Release Proposals on Long-Term Debt and Resolution Planning Requirements in the Latest Response to Recent Bank Distress
On August 29, 2023, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (FRB) and the...
Blog
Aug 29 2023
The Second Circuit Affirms District Court Decision in Kirschner That Syndicated Loans Are Not Securities
Update: On February 20, 2024, the United States Supreme Court denied the Trustee’s petition for a writ of certiorari, which was filed on...
Blog
Jul 27 2023
SEC Declines to Take Position on Whether Syndicated Loans are “Securities”—Second Circuit Now Poised to Decide the Issue
In a closely watched case that has the potential to upend the estimated $2.5 trillion syndicated loan market, the Securities and Exchange...
Blog
Jun 7 2023
Return of the CVR
The recent surge in bolt-on M&A in the life sciences sector is being fueled by the use of contingent value rights.   Notwithstanding...
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