Private Credit and Direct Lending

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We offer a seasoned team of sophisticated lawyers with a proven track record in middle and upper-middle market transactions. We advise lenders, private equity sponsors and borrowers across the full spectrum of private credit and direct lending deals, offering strategic, commercial counsel grounded in deep market insight and disciplined execution.

Our private credit and direct lending team covers the entire range of loan structures – from performing credit (including senior, stretched-senior, unitranche, second lien, mezzanine and PIK notes) to special situations, restructurings and rescue financings. We are dedicated to delivering efficient and cost-effective services across every phase of the credit life cycle.

Our global platform allows us to support clients seamlessly across jurisdictions while maintaining consistent and efficient support at the highest level. We pride ourselves on offering practical, thoughtful advice shaped by years of supporting the business objectives of private equity managers, private credit lenders and other financial institutions.

Our Expertise

Our private credit and direct lending team is actively involved in every stage of the financing life cycle, including:

  • Originating the credit

  • The day-to-day administration of the credit

  • Restructuring existing debt

  • Dealing with enforcement issues and financings in bankruptcy

Our Clients

Our private credit clients include:

  • BDCs

  • Companies

  • Credit funds

  • Family offices

  • Hedge funds

  • Insurance companies

  • Investment funds

  • Private equity sponsors

  • SMEs

  • SPACs

  • Venture debt funds

  • Other nonbank lenders