Our Practice

Paul, Weiss stands at the leading edge of the growing private credit market. We specialize in providing comprehensive legal solutions to a range of institutions, including asset managers, sponsors and investors. Our multidisciplinary practice combines decades of experience in complex finance and restructuring transactions, with deep expertise across credit fundraising strategies and investment objectives. We cover all types of private credit transactions and structures.

We have been alongside our asset manager clients for decades as the industry has grown to over $1.5 trillion worldwide in the last year. We represent 70% of the top 10 largest private credit managers in the world, according to Private Debt Investor. Paul, Weiss has led precedent-setting transactions, innovative fundraises and pioneering structures, relying on our unparalleled market insight. We bring a creative approach to developing private credit solutions across a range of structures and transactions to meet our client’s objectives, including financings, acquisitions, new platforms and other strategic transactions utilizing private credit.

With dedicated private credit experts across all specializations and practice areas, we have a 360-degree perspective on our client’s businesses and market opportunities, as well as the ability to see around corners to manage any potential risks or roadblocks. We have award-winning, specialized expertise in:

• Credit fund formation across the liquidity spectrum
• Proprietary loan origination and bank partnership platforms
• Bespoke securitizations
• Asset-backed warehouse facilities
• Specialty financing arrangements
• Direct lending across the capital structure
• Hybrid capital solutions
• Distressed debt, rescue financings, DIP and exit financings, and special situations transactions
• Liability management transactions
• Establishing bespoke structures
• Rated feeder and other insurance-related structures
• Regulatory issues affecting credit managers, banks and borrowers