Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP is a first port of call for a number of global banks and private equity houses, advising the former on the structuring of high value syndicated loans and the latter on both private credit arrangements and syndicated acquisition finance deals. The firm augmented its alternative capital and private credit practice with the arrivals in June 2023 of Latham & Watkins LLP‘s David Teh, assisting with leveraged finance acquisitions and capital raisings. For borrowers, the team provides support with the securing of a variety of financing structures, predominantly syndicated acquisition facilities and leveraged buyouts. Patrick Ryan specializes in putting together acquisition and bridge credit facilities on behalf of individual banks and syndicates. William Sheehan is noted for his advice to banks on deals ranging from acquisition to bridge financing, and added further firepower in this regard with the July 2023 arrival of Jennifer Albrecht from an in-house role at a bank, who also advises on recapitalization and restructuring matters. All lawyers named are based in New York.