Dechert's 'commercial and solutions-focused' team acts for lenders, borrowers, private equity sponsors, and corporates, offering expertise across an extensive spectrum of debt finance products, encompassing leveraged and structured finance products. Leading the team is Daniel Margulies, who frequently advises Asian and credit funds on a diverse array of private credit transactions spanning China, Hong Kong, and other Asian markets. Counsel Yang Zhao provides valuable support to Margulies across a variety of financing structures.

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Testimonials

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  • ‘Strong execution and extensive client knowledge given prior experiences.’

  • 'Expert knowledge, deep experience, commercial and solutions-focused.'

Key clients

  • Alvotech SA
  • Arkkan Capital
  • Bain Capital Credit
  • Barings LLC
  • Broad Peak Investment Advisors
  • Morgan Stanley
  • Nomura
  • Pacific Century Premium Developments Limited
  • Pure International (HK) Limited
  • Tor Investment Management Limited

Work highlights

  • Advised Alvotech SA in connection with its negotiations with its first lien private credit investors and equity holders in connection with its first-of-a-kind dual New York and Iceland initial public offering.
  • Advising a consortium of private credit investors on its US$300m loan to Nixon Investments Pte Ltd., a subsidiary of PT Astrindo Nusantara Infrastruktur Tbk., an energy infrastructure company listed in Indonesia.
  • Advised Broad Peak Investment Advisors on a new money US Dollar super senior facility to Jain International Trading B.V., a subsidiary of Indian listed multinational micro-irrigation, food processing and plastic products conglomerate Jain Irrigation Systems Limited in connection with Jain’s balance sheet restructuring pursuant to a scheme of arrangement in the English courts.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Daniel Margulies

Other key lawyers

Yang Zhao