Noted for its strength in secured and unsecured direct lending, as well as single-bank transactions, Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP is a key contact for hedge funds and private credit funds. Christopher McDermott is proficient in syndicated bank financings, leveraged buy-outs, and exit financings, while Jeffrey Nagle is noted for his strength in distressed debt trading, asset-based lending, and energy project financing. Nagle recently advised MUFG Bank Ltd as the administrative agent in a $1.9bn secured borrowing base facility. Joey Polonsky and Patrick Yingling have departed the team along with Ronald Lovelace.
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Key clients
- JPMorgan
- BNP Paribas
- Citizens Bank
- MUFG Bank
- Sound Point Capital Management
Work highlights
Advised BNP Paribas on its $5 billion strategic financing and capital markets collaboration with ATLAS SP Partners (ATLAS), the warehouse finance and securitized products business majority owned by Apollo funds.
Advised a major U.S. bank as the lead arranger, structuring agent, and administrative agent on a broadly syndicated and cross-border multicurrency $1.3 billion subscription-secured credit facility for a top global private equity fund as borrower, which was one of the largest subscription line transactions closed in 2024.
Advised various lenders in closing of two credit facilities totaling $2.1 billion by Castleton Commodities International LLC (CCI), a global energy commodity merchant.
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Practice head
Jeffrey Nagle; Wes Mission; Brian Foster; Tim Hicks
Other key lawyers
Ryan Leverone; Michael Lynch; Christopher McDermott