Advising private equity sponsors as well as corporate borrowers, the debt financing team at Latham & Watkins covers the full gamut of distressed and non-distressed transactions, handling major sponsored acquisition financing to repricing and refinancing transactions, first lien notes offerings, liability management exercises and more. Practice head Jason Licht splits his time between Washington DC and New York, Mark Morris has notable experience with distressed debtor situations, and Jason Bosworth is brought on to advise on corporate finance and finance products at the fund level in Los Angeles. In New York, Daniel Seale is a key name for private credit loans and large-cap syndicated deals, and Alfred Xue focuses on cross-border leveraged finance transactions. Manu Gayatrinath is well-acquainted with huge acquisitions, carve-out financings, ABLs, bridge loan facilities and debt restructurings, and Joshua Tinkelman assists with LMEs, LBOs and other debt financing deals. Washington DC’s Jeffrey Chenard works on syndicated loans, cross-border financings, private credit deals and mezzanine financing transactions. In New York, Kendra Kocovsky specializes in advising private equity firms sponsoring large-cap acquisition financings, and Washington DC-based Katherine Putnam is familiar with syndicated and alternative capital deals.
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Accolades

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Testimonials

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  • 'Cutting-edge distressed debt/debt restructuring practice.'

Key clients

  • AeroVironment, Inc.
  • Allison Transmission
  • Astrana Health, Inc.
  • Authentic Brands Group
  • BeachBody
  • Behrman Capital
  • Bridgepoint
  • The Carlyle Group
  • CVC
  • Flexsys Holdings, Inc.
  • IMAX
  • Iron Oak Energy Solutions

Work highlights

Advised Tropicana Brands Group in connection with the financing aspects of a liability management transaction and financial restructuring.
Represented AeroVironment, Inc. in its US$4.1 billion acquisition of BlueHalo.
Represented Lumen Technologies on a US$2.4 billion term loan repricing and US$425 million first lien notes offering.

Lawyers

Leading partners

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

Next Generation Partners

Junior partners with significant recognition from clients and peers in the market and key roles on multiple matters.

Practice head

Jason Licht; Mark Morris; Daniel Seale; Jason Bosworth; Alfred Xue

Other key lawyers

Manu Gayatrinath; Joshua Tinkelman; Jeffrey Chenard; Kendra Kocovsky; Katherine Putnam