Allen & Overy

Allen & Overy is a global law firm that helps the world’s leading businesses to grow, innovate and thrive. For almost a century, we have built a reputation for our commitment to thinking ahead and bringing original solutions to our clients’ most complex legal and commercial challenges.

We are one of a few top-tier international law firms with dedicated private credit capability across all the major US, European and Asia-Pacific markets. We are unmatched in being able to offer our clients expert support on all stages of the lending lifecycle and across the full spectrum of private credit products – including both middle-market and large-cap senior secured financings, revenue and pre-profit deals, first loss / second loss and other super senior structures, second lien / mezzanine, holdco financings, hybrid equity solutions, NAV and other fund financings, real estate, asset finance, special situations, distressed and quasi-distressed matters.

Our clients include performing and distressed credit funds, sovereign wealth funds, bank-affiliated direct lending teams, and a wide range of other alternative capital providers.

We have a strong track record in both the middle-market and large-cap spaces. The strength of our local practices gives us a comprehensive view of the activity and latest deal terms in the markets in which we operate, as well as the challenges our clients may encounter, that few firms can match. In addition, our private credit practice benefits from being able to call on the expertise of product and sector specialists from across our network, including our market-leading syndicated leveraged finance / high yield and restructuring practices and our private equity, fund formation, real estate, infrastructure, regulatory, healthcare and tech sector teams.

Hogan Lovells

Hogan Lovells is one of the world's leading global legal practices providing solutions to complex legal issues in major industries and commercial centres around the world. We pride ourselves on combining fresh thinking and proven experience to deliver legal solutions that help our clients stay ahead in a dynamic world. 

We are at the forefront of the private credit market advising on all stages of the lending lifecycle – from the structuring and establishment of direct lending funds, through to advising lenders and borrowers on financing transactions, including regulatory and tax aspects, and providing restructuring advice in the event that this is required. The breadth of our practice allows clients to call on specialist teams across our international network to assist with any issues that arise.

Paul Hastings

Paul Hastings is a leading global law firm, pre-eminent in cross-border transactions and solving complex legal problems. We focus on the business issues our clients care about most – those that have the greatest impact on their success. Clients trust us to provide creative, business-savvy solutions, underpinned by exceptional client service – delivered globally.

Our winning approach is anchored in our culture of collaboration and collegiality, and in always harnessing the insights of our diverse team to get to the best solutions. We attract and promote extraordinary talent – preeminent partners in their fields who are energetic, dynamic, and who share our commitment to our clients.

We pride ourselves on the strong relationships we develop with our clients. We invest time in understanding their businesses and what it takes to make them even more successful. In working so closely with our clients and their advisors, we become an integral part of their team, entrusted with their biggest opportunities and challenges.

Proskauer

Proskauer is a firm of 800+ lawyers serving clients from offices located in the leading financial and business centers in Europe, the Americas and Asia. Our Private Credit Group is made up of over 90 cross-disciplinary finance and restructuring lawyers exclusively dedicated to private credit investors and focused on representing credit funds, business development companies and other direct lending funds in the restructuring of “clubbed” and syndicated credits, preferred equity, special situations and alternative investments. Over the past five years, Proskauer has advised on 1,000+ deals for over 75 private credit clients across the United States and Europe with an aggregate transaction value exceeding $260 billion.