Deploying a team with vast expertise in high-profile offerings of senior unsecured notes and complex debt issuances, Paul Hastings LLP represents a diverse array of private equity firms, portfolio companies, and premier investment banks. The practice’s cross-border knowledge is extensive, handling transactions across Latin America, Europe, and Asia, with a primary focus on the telecoms and healthcare spheres. In the New York-based outfit, Frank Lopez specializes in high-yield bonds, John Cobb predominantly concentrates on mezzanine financings and reorganizations, and Joshua Zelig is an expert in leveraged buyouts. Marc Lashbrook stands out for his work in the healthcare, industrials, and real estate sectors, and David Barash is also highlighted for his unitranche financing knowledge.
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Key clients
- Barclays
- BofA Securities, Inc.
- BMO Capital Markets
- Churchill Asset Management
- Citigroup
- Goldman Sachs & Co, LLC
- Jefferies
- J.P. Morgan
- Morgan Stanley
- Wells Fargo
Work highlights
- Advised a Goldman Sachs-led syndicate of underwriters in connection with the issuance of US$2.05 billion Senior Guaranteed Notes due 2029 by CSC Holdings, LLC, a subsidiary of Altice USA.
- Advised Jefferies Finance LLC as agent and lead arranger on a financing for Surgery Partners.
- Advised Dominican airport concessionaire Aeropuertos Dominicanos Siglo XXI, S.A. and sponsor VINCI Airports S.A.S. in the issuance of a US$500 million secured bond and a US$440 million senior secured term loan and letter of credit facility to refinance Aerodom’s outstanding bonds and fund certain expenses associated with the extension of Aerodom’s concession to expand, renovate, and operate six airports in the Dominican Republic.
Lawyers
Next generation partners
Junior partners with significant recognition from clients and peers in the market and key roles on multiple matters.
Practice head
Frank Lopez; John Cobb; Josh Zelig; Marc Lashbrook; David Barash