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.

Kramer Levin

Kramer Levin provides our clients proactive, creative and pragmatic solutions that address today’s most challenging legal issues. 

Our Special Situations team structures, negotiates and executes complex capital solutions for our clients, and crafts novel out-of-court capital structure solutions and in-court restructurings. Working in cross-disciplinary teams, our lawyers offer strategies that limit risk, maximize returns and lead to long-term success.

Kramer Levin is headquartered in New York, with offices in Silicon Valley, Washington, DC, and Paris, and fosters a strong culture of involvement in public and community service. For more information, visit www.kramerlevin.com.

Ropes & Gray

In 2022, Ropes & Gray, a preeminent global law firm, was named The American Lawyer’s “Law Firm of the Year,” ranked No. 1 on The American Lawyer’s A-List and No. 1 on Law.com International’s UK A-List—an unprecedented achievement for a law firm in a single year. The firm has approximately 1,500 lawyers and legal professionals serving clients in major centers of business, finance, technology, and government. It has offices in New York, Boston, Chicago, Dublin, Hong Kong, London, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Seoul, Shanghai, Silicon Valley, Tokyo and Washington, D.C. The firm has consistently been recognized for its leading practices in many areas, including private equity, M&A, finance, asset management, ESG, real estate, tax, antitrust, life sciences, health care, intellectual property, litigation & enforcement, privacy & cybersecurity, and business restructuring. 

White & Case

White and Case is a leading global law firm, uniquely positioned to assist our clients achieve their projects around the world, with lawyers in 43 offices across 30 countries.

As a pioneering international law firm, our cross-border expertise and diverse team of local, US and English-qualified lawyers consistently deliver results for our clients. In both established and emerging markets, our lawyers are integral, long-standing members of the community, giving our clients insights into the local business environment alongside our expertise in multiple jurisdictions.

We work with some of the world's most respected and well-established companies, as well as start-up visionaries, banks, governments and state-owned entities.