The global finance team at Paul Hastings LLP has a highly regarded lender-side practice, housing leading investment banks and private credit funds in its client roster. Its expertise encompasses syndicated institutional term loans, direct lending and asset-based transactions to debt capital markets, including high-yield and investment grade offerings. John Cobb and Jennifer Yount jointly lead the practice from the New York office. Cobb focuses his practice on leveraged loan and capital market transactions, while Yount is a key name for multi-tranche and multi-lien transactions, as well as the structuring of cross-border transactions. Morgan Bale is a key support to the team, specializing in investment-grade finance transactions. Paris Theofanidis focuses on finance, derivatives and structured products from the Houston office. May 2023 saw the addition of Joshua Zelig, Marc Lashbrook and David Barash to the firm from Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLP. All lawyers are in New York unless otherwise mentioned.
Testimonials
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‘Morgan Bale has a best in class investment grade practice.’
‘Morgan Bale depth of knowledge and experience in investment grade acquisition financing is exceptional. ’
‘Team is very responsive and has a problem solving approach to legal advice. ’
‘I have been working with Randal Palach for over 7 years and he is my go-to lawyer for structured deals. He has a very constructive approach to finding solutions without causing friction with client counsel, to the point where our clients praise him for his contributions to the overall deal. He doesn't look to weigh in on business points and doesn't over-lawyer. Very responsive and easy demeanor helps keep process on track. ’
Key clients
- Angelo Gordon
- Jefferies
- Antares Capital
- JPMorgan
- Apollo
- Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors
- Arcmont
- KKR
- Ares
- MidCap Financial
- Audax
- Mizuho Bank
- Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria
- Monroe Capital
- Bank of Montreal / BMO Capital Markets
- Morgan Stanley
- Barclays
- MUFG Bank
- Barings
- Oak Hill Advisors
- BlackRock
- Oaktree
- Blackstone
- PIMCO
- Blue Owl
- PSP
- Charlesbank
- Royal Bank of Canada / RBC Capital Markets
- Citibank
- Saratoga Capital Partners
- Credit Suisse
- Sixth Street
- Fortress
- Stellus Capital Management
- Goldman Sachs
- TD Securities
- Golub Capital
- The Carlyle Group
- Guggenheim
- UBS
- HPS
- Wells Fargo
- ICG
- White Oak Global Advisors
Lawyers
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
John Cobb, Jennifer Yount