Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP’s syndicated lending practitioners often work in conjunction with the firm’s capital markets team on bank and bond financing. The firm’s notable client roster includes private equity investors, sovereign wealth funds, and financial investment firms. Operating out New York, Alexandra Kaplan is highly knowledgeable of acquisition finance, asset-based lending, bridge facilities, and restructuring transactions. She is also a key port of call for financial institutions, private credit funds, and commercial banks, while Brian Steinhardt handles bank and bridge loan financing, infrastructure financing, and acquisition financing. Steinhardt is also highly proficient in leveraged and investment-grade syndicated bank financing and Patrick Ryan is informed in the arrangement and syndicated of senior credit facilities. William Sheehan handles bridge financing, private credit transactions, and restructuring, while Brian Gluck is versed in refinancing transactions, REIT financing, and fund-level financing.
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Practice head

Alexandra Kaplan; Brian Steinhardt

Other key lawyers

Patrick Ryan; William Sheehan; Brian Gluck