The private credit offering at Ropes & Gray LLP is jointly led by New York-based Stefanie Birkmann and Leonard Klingbaum. Klingbaum is turned to by credit funds requiring expertise in bank-replacement financing transactions, including strategic lending, high-yield, debt financing, credit facilities, and other transactions, while Birkmann is a key operator for syndicated financing, mezzanine financing and other investments. Sam Badawi and newly-arrived Nitin Konchady are well-versed in leveraged financing and distressed finance, while Maxwell Silverstein is experienced in acquisition financing and asset-based loans. Los Angeles-based Jennifer Harris is well-regarded for her background in secured lending, while Boston-based Milap Patel advises private equity sponsors and other direct lenders in subordinated financing, as well as syndicated and bilateral facilities.
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Key clients
- Oak Hill Advisors
- Marathon Asset Management
- BlackRock
- Polar Asset Management
- HG Vora Capital Management
- Blue Torch Capital
- Hilco Global
- Pacific Investment Management Company (PIMCO)
- First Eagle Alternative Credit
- Siguler Guff & Company
- Kayne Anderson
- KKR Credit
- Ad Hoc Group of Wolfspeed Noteholders
- Ad Hoc Group of Biora Therapeutics
- Ad Hoc Group of Golden West Packaging Lenders
Practice head
Stefanie Birkmann; Leonard Klingbaum; Michael Kazakevich
Other key lawyers
Sam Badawi; Nitin Konchady; Maxwell Silverstein; Jennifer Harris; Milap Patel