With a global footprint, Latham & Watkins LLP is highly experienced in acting for non-banking financial institutions and debt funds. In New York, Daniel Seale often advises private credit funds and financial institutions on leveraged finance transactions and is knowledgeable of unitranche loans. Notably, Seale counts Bank of America, Blackstone Credit, JPMorgan, Morgan Stanley, and Sixth Street on his client roster. With strength in cross-border transactions, Alfred Xue has over two decades of lending experience and is a key port of call for investment banks, direct lenders, and various other financial institutions. Michele Penzer handles project financings and restructurings, Corey Wright is informed in debt tender offerings, and Nicole Fanjul is focused on syndicated leverage finance. Peter Sluka is highlighted for his strength in alternative capital financing and traditional capital markets transactions, while Los Angeles-based Jason Bosworth is proficient in corporate REIT financing and fund finance.
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Key clients
- JP Morgan
- Wells Fargo
- Citigroup
- Morgan Stanley
- Bank of America
- BNP Paribas
Work highlights
Represented various syndicated lenders on the financing for Stone Point Capital and Clayton, Dubilier & Rice’s acquisition of Truist Insurance Holdings from Truist, valuing Truist Insurance Holdings at $15.5 billion.
Represented Citigroup in connection with a US$875,000,000 term loan facility for NRG Energy, Inc, an American energy company, headquartered in Houston, Texas.
Represented various debt financing sources, including JPMorgan, Goldman, and Citi, on the financing for GTCR’s acquisition of a majority stake in Worldpay from FIS that valued Worldpay at $18.5 billion, the largest US leveraged buyout of 2023
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Practice head
Daniel Seale; Jason Bosworth; Alfred Xue
Other key lawyers
Michele Penzer; Corey Wright; Nicole Fanjul; Peter Sluka