The New York-based finance team at Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP maintains a strong market presence on both the lender and borrower sides of commercial lending. It is well-equipped to handle large leveraged, investment-grade, bridge, LBO, private debt and recapitalization transactions. Practice heads James Florack, Jason Kyrwood and J.W Perry jointly lead the team. Florack is well regarded in the space for his expertise on credit-related transactions, as well as his assistance on large LBO financings. Kyrwood is well versed at representing lenders on significant investment-grade acquisition financings. Perry is a key name for transactions on the borrower/sponsor side and regularly handles leveraged acquisition and asset-based financings. Featured in the team is Nicholas Palumbo who has significant experience in structuring and negotiating direct lending and private credit transactions. Meyer Dworkin and Vanessa Jackson works with financial institutions and borrowers on a range of transactions. May 2023 saw the arrival of David Penna from Latham & Watkins LLP .
Key clients
- Advent International
- Atairos