Our Finance Group helps clients navigate the business and legal complexities of novel and multidimensional debt financing transactions. We fully understand the challenges faced by borrowers, investors and lenders throughout a company’s lifecycle, from evolving techniques in acquisition finance to the tensions inherent in distressed situations. We are the firm of choice for the most innovative and complex financing matters, including bespoke structured financings and whole-business securitizations of novel assets and restructurings of multibillion-dollar companies.
Awards & Recognition
Paul, Weiss Recognized With “Structured Finance and Securitization Deal of the Year” Award at IFLR’s Americas Awards
International Financial Law Review named Paul, Weiss’s work advising Apollo Global Management in its acquisition of a significant portion of the assets of Credit Suisse’s Securitized Products Group the “Structured Finance and Securitization Deal of the Year” as part of its 2024 Americas Awards.
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Warburg Pincus Leads Investment in CData
Paul, Weiss is advising Warburg Pincus on the financing for its approximately $350 million investment, with participation from Accel, in CData Software, the leading provider of data connectivity solutions.
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Symphony Wireless and Palistar Capital Complete Inaugural Securitization of U.S. Wireless Easements Assets
Paul, Weiss advised Symphony Wireless, LLC, the dedicated cell site acquisition affiliate of alternative asset manager Palistar Capital LP and the exclusive manager of Palistar's portfolio of wireless easements assets throughout the U.S., in a $200 million securitization of Palistar’s easements portfolio.
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Manuel Frey and Andrew MacLachlan Publish U.S. Chapter in ICLG’s Derivatives 2024 Guide
Corporate partner Manuel Frey and associate Andrew MacLachlan co-wrote the “USA” chapter of the International Comparative Legal Guide (ICLG) – Derivatives 2024, published by Global Legal Group Ltd., London.
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Danielle Penhall Discusses Leveraged Finance at PLI Conference
Corporate partner Danielle Penhall participated in a panel as part of the Practising Law Institute’s “Leveraged Financing 2024” conference on May 22.
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Charles Pesant to Discuss Whole Business Securitization at Structured Credit Investor Seminar
Corporate partner Charles Pesant will participate in a panel on whole business securitization as part of Structured Credit Investor’s 2024 Esoteric Asset-Backed Securities Seminar.
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General Atlantic Credit Finances Transcendia Recapitalization
Paul, Weiss is advising General Atlantic Credit, General Atlantic’s dedicated credit investment platform, in its financing support for Transcendia Holdings, Inc.’s recapitalization transaction.
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Apollo Purchases $8 Billion in Credit Suisse Assets From UBS
Paul, Weiss is advising Apollo Global Management and ATLAS SP Partners, L.P. in Apollo’s acquisition of $8 billion of senior secured financing facilities from UBS Group AG.
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Stone Point Capital Leads Acquisition of Remaining Stake in Truist Insurance in $15.5 Billion Deal
Paul, Weiss is serving as debt financing counsel to Stone Point Capital as a lead investor in the all-cash acquisition of the remaining stake in Truist Insurance Holdings, Inc., a subsidiary of Truist and the nation’s fifth-largest insurance brokerage, in a deal valuing the company at $15.5 billion.
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Tom de la Bastide, David Tarr and Margot Wagner Publish 2024 Update on Covenant-Lite Loans in Practical Law
Corporate partners Tom de la Bastide and David Tarr and practice management counsel Margot Wagner co-authored an article in Practical Law examining the typical features of covenant-lite loans, a borrower-friendly type of loan facility found in certain leveraged financings.
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Crestview to Sell Majority Stake in TenCate Grass to Leonard Green
Paul, Weiss is advising TenCate Grass Holding B.V. and Crestview Partners in the sale of a majority stake in TenCate to Leonard Green & Partners, LP.
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Bob Zochowski Named a 2023 Law360 MVP in Structured Finance
Corporate partner Bob Zochowski was honored as a Law360 2023 MVP in the Structured Finance category.
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Apollo Leads $1.25 Billion Notes Investment in Wolfspeed
Paul, Weiss advised an investment group led by Apollo in connection with a $1.25 billion secured note financing for Wolfspeed, Inc., a leader in the worldwide adoption of silicon carbide and gallium nitride technologies for efficient energy consumption and a sustainable future.
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Brookfield to Acquire Stake in Primary Wave in $2 Billion Deal
- Edward T. Ackerman
- Cullen L. Sinclair
- T. Robert Zochowski Jr.
- Marco V. Masotti
- Aaron J. Schlaphoff
- David S. Huntington
- Matthew W. Abbott
- Caitlin T. Kelly
- Marc Palumbo
- Mikhel Schecter
- Elizabeth Scherer
- Scott M. Sontag
- Patrick N. Karsnitz
- Charles H. Googe Jr.
- Lawrence I. Witdorchic
- Jake Glazeski
- Brian S. Hermann
- Kyle J. Kimpler
- Geoffrey R. Chepiga
- Salvatore Gogliormella
- Yuni Yan Sobel
- Mergers & Acquisitions
- Private Equity
- Corporate
- Tax
- Executive Compensation
- Restructuring
- Real Estate
- Antitrust
- Litigation
- Investment Funds
- Media, Sports & Entertainment
Paul, Weiss is advising Brookfield Asset Management Inc. in its acquisition of a significant minority stake in Primary Wave Music as part of a new strategic partnership valued at over $2 billion.
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Kaseya Completes $6.2 Billion Acquisition of Datto
Paul, Weiss advised Insight Partners and its portfolio company Kaseya, a premier provider of unified IT management and security software for managed service providers (MSPs) and small to medium-sized businesses (SMBs), on the financing aspects of Kaseya's $6.2 billion acquisition of Datto, a leading global provider of security and cloud-based software solutions purpose-built for MSPs.
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