The global finance practice at Dechert LLP is commended for its ‘especially deep knowledge of fund finance and asset management firm financing’. The team advise on both the lender and borrower side, advising lenders, borrowers, issuers, equity investors, sponsors, financial advisors and agents. Areas of strength include alternative financing, acquisition finance and direct lending. At practice head level, the team is jointly led by Jay Alicandri, Scott Zimmerman and Laura Swihart from the New York office, alongside John Timpero from the Charlotte office. Angelina Liang also features as a strong member of the team.
Testimonials
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‘Great leadership at partner level. Commercial approach. Especially deep knowledge of fund finance and asset management firm financing.’
‘Jay Alicandri - very knowledgeable, yet commercial and approachable; great leadership - Angelina Liang - very knowledgeable and precise; up-and-coming leader - Ed Newlands - very knowledgeable and commercial; up-and-coming leader’
‘Dechert is the goliath of law firms in US middle market leveraged finance facilities to funds, separate accounts and BDCs. With their overwhelmingly dominant share of the market, they see the vast majority of deals. Not only are they excellent, intimately knowledgeable and responsive, but they also know the latest terms that borrowers and lenders are agreeing to, which is highly valuable in a negotiation. ’
‘Jay Alicandri is the godfather of the group; incredibly talented junior partner Ed Newlands, are to watch out for. They know their terms inside out; Jay knows all the individuals at the lending banks.’
Key clients
- Axos Bank
- Barings
- BC Partners
- Blackstone
- Blue Owl Capital, Inc.
- Cerberus
- Centre Partners
- Court Square Capital Partners
- Deutsche Bank
- FS Investments
- GIC
- GCM Grosvenor
- Graham Partners
- ING Capital
- Liberty Lending
- MiddleGround Capital
- Moore Capital
- Morgan Stanley Bank
- One Equity Partners
- Pretium Partners
- Raymond James
- Santander
- Sterling Investment Partners
- Thoma Bravo
- Axos Bank
- Barings
- BC Partners
- Blackstone
- Blue Owl Capital, Inc.
- Cerberus
- Centre Partners
- Court Square Capital Partners
- Deutsche Bank
- FS Investments
- GIC
- GCM Grosvenor
- Graham Partners
- ING Capital
- Liberty Lending
- MiddleGround Capital
- Moore Capital
- Morgan Stanley Bank
- One Equity Partners
- Pretium Partners
- Raymond James
- Santander
- Sterling Investment Partners
- Thoma Bravo
Work highlights
- Advised Blackstone Alternative Credit Advisors and its subsidiaries and joint ventures in more than 22 individual financings transactions totaling over $25bn, including asset-based financings, rated and unrated structured financings, unsecured issuances and other bespoke financing transactions notable for innovative structuring at various levels of the capital structure.
- Represented KKR in connection with more than 22 individual financing transactions in the past year totaling over $11bn, including asset-based facilities, rated notes issuances, repurchase transactions and other innovative structures.
- Represented Energy Harbor Corp., a Delaware corporation, in connection with Vistra Corp.’s $6.33bn acquisition and related financing of the Company.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Jay Alicandri, Scott Zimmerman, John Timperio, Laura Swihart