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Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP

Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP

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United States • Finance

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Capital markets: high-yield debt offerings

Described as ‘a very strong team for advising private equity sponsors’, Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP’s broad client base extends to investment and asset management clients across both private and public offerings. Indeed, private equity is the predominant domain of Gregory Ezring, who counts private equity funds as key clients. Additionally, bond offering expertise is at the forefront of the group’s focus. Advice to portfolio companies and advice on equity, debt and convertible offerings is coupled with advice on IPOs and follow-on offerings, and team members showcase a strength in senior unsecured lending involving clients in a range of sectors. Eric Wedel, who splits his time between Los Angeles and New York, leads the team alongside Ezring, Brian Janson, a key leveraged finance practitioner in the team, and John Kennedy. The quartet is located in New York.
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Client satisfaction: Lawyer & team quality
Client satisfaction: Sector knowledge

Testimonials

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  • ‘A very strong team for advising private equity sponsors.'

  • ‘A premier capital markets practice that is able to complete complex transactions at high speed while still paying attention to the nuances of covenants and disclosure issues.'

  • ‘John Kennedy brings deep experience and practical problem-solving skills to high-pressure situations. He is joined by a younger generation of highly capable partners.'

  • ‘The team provided thoughtful advice in a timely manner throughout the project. They considered not only legal aspects of the issues, but also commercial aspects in providing their advice. All project team members could really depend on the team's thoughtful advice.’

  • ‘Brian Janson is a very seasoned lawyer and always made time to listen to the issues raised and provided information and advice for the project team in a timely manner. Completely dependable and thoughtful.'

Key clients

  • Carnival Corporation & plc
  • QXO, Inc.
  • Lifepoint Health
  • Apollo Global Management
  • CHC Group LLC
  • Barnes Group, Inc.
  • Novolex
  • Amynta Group
  • Allied Universal
  • Hunt Companies
  • Great Canadian Gaming Corporation
  • MidCap Financial

Lawyers

Leading partners

The strongest partners in their field, leading on market-leading deals and endorsed by peers and clients alike.

Brian Janson
Brian Janson
Practice head

Gregory Ezring; Eric Wedel; Brian Janson; John Kennedy