Our Finance Group helps clients navigate the business and legal complexities of novel and multidimensional debt financing transactions. We fully understand the challenges faced by borrowers, investors and lenders throughout a company’s lifecycle, from evolving techniques in acquisition finance to the tensions inherent in distressed situations. We are the firm of choice for the most innovative and complex financing matters, including bespoke structured financings and whole-business securitizations of novel assets and restructurings of multibillion-dollar companies.
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Events & Publications
Jeff Marell and Neel Sachdev Featured in Vault Q&A on Paul, Weiss’s Private Equity Practice
- Apr 25, 2024
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Jeff Marell and Neel Sachdev Featured in Vault Q&A on Paul, Weiss’s Private Equity Practice
Corporate partners Jeff Marell and Neel Sachdev were featured in a Q&A on Paul, Weiss’s Private Equity practice in the 2024 edition of “Practice Perspectives: Vault’s Guide to Legal Practice Areas.”
Jarryd Anderson Discusses Regulators’ Plans to Revamp Discount Window With Wall Street Journal
- Apr 19, 2024
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Jarryd Anderson Discusses Regulators’ Plans to Revamp Discount Window With Wall Street Journal
Financial Services Group Co-Chair Jarryd Anderson spoke with The Wall Street Journal about regulators’ plans to require banks to be better prepared to tap into an emergency central bank facility known as the “discount window”—a…
Paul, Weiss Adds M&A Partner in London
- Apr 10, 2024
- Firm News
Paul, Weiss Adds M&A Partner in London
Matthew Hearn will be joining the firm as a partner in the Mergers & Acquisitions practice in the Corporate Department, resident in London.
Danielle Penhall, Maury Slevin and Sam Welt Discuss Private Equity Career Paths With Vault
- Apr 02, 2024
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Danielle Penhall, Maury Slevin and Sam Welt Discuss Private Equity Career Paths With Vault
Corporate partners Danielle Penhall, Maury Slevin and Sam Welt were featured in an article in Vault on the various career paths law students can pursue in private equity, including M&A, private funds and finance.
Paul, Weiss Adds Senior Legal Counsel and Chief Operating Officer for Sponsor Finance Team in London
- Mar 21, 2024
- Firm News
Paul, Weiss Adds Senior Legal Counsel and Chief Operating Officer for Sponsor Finance Team in London
Miko Bradford has joined the firm as chief operating officer, senior legal counsel to the Debt Finance and High Yield Group in London.
Four Paul, Weiss Partners Attend Women’s Private Equity Summit
- Mar 03, 2024
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Four Paul, Weiss Partners Attend Women’s Private Equity Summit
Corporate partners Caroline Epstein, Vicky Forrester, Megan Spelman and Lindsey Wiersma are participating in the 2024 Women’s Private Equity Summit.
Paul, Weiss Adds Chief of European Operations in London
- Feb 28, 2024
- Firm News
Paul, Weiss Adds Chief of European Operations in London
Gareth Hughes will join the firm in London as chief of European operations.
OCC Issues Proposed Rule on Bank Merger Review
- Feb 26, 2024
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OCC Issues Proposed Rule on Bank Merger Review
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) recently issued a notice of proposed rulemaking to update its current rules for business combinations involving national banks and federal savings associations. If approved, the new…
Prominent M&A Lawyer Joins Paul, Weiss in London
- Jan 31, 2024
- Firm News
Prominent M&A Lawyer Joins Paul, Weiss in London
Dan Schuster-Woldan, a leading public M&A partner with deep experience in financial services and private equity, will be joining the firm as head of European Public M&A.
Tom de la Bastide, David Tarr and Margot Wagner Publish 2024 Update on Covenant-Lite Loans in Practical Law
- Jan 23, 2024
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Tom de la Bastide, David Tarr and Margot Wagner Publish 2024 Update on Covenant-Lite Loans in Practical Law
Corporate partners Tom de la Bastide and David Tarr and practice management counsel Margot Wagner co-authored an article in Practical Law examining the typical features of covenant-lite loans, a borrower-friendly type of loan facility …
Awards & Recognition
Paul, Weiss an “International Firm of the Year” Finalist in The Lawyer Awards
- Apr 15, 2024
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Paul, Weiss an “International Firm of the Year” Finalist in The Lawyer Awards
The Lawyer shortlisted Paul, Weiss as a 2024 “International Firm of the Year” as part of its awards program celebrating the best of the UK legal industry over the past year.
Six Paul, Weiss Partners Named to Forbes Top 200 Lawyers List
- Mar 26, 2024
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Six Paul, Weiss Partners Named to Forbes Top 200 Lawyers List
Forbes named six Paul, Weiss partners to its inaugural “America’s Top 200 Lawyers” list: Scott Barshay, Kimberly Branscome, Robert Kindler, Loretta Lynch, Audra Soloway and Eric Wedel.
Paul, Weiss Shortlisted for Five 2024 Chambers USA Awards
- Mar 21, 2024
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Paul, Weiss Shortlisted for Five 2024 Chambers USA Awards
Chambers and Partners named Paul, Weiss a “Law Firm of the Year” finalist in the 2024 Chambers USA Awards across five practice areas: Antitrust, Banking, Commercial Litigation, Corporate/M&A and Criminal Litigation.
Paul, Weiss Shortlisted in the 2024 IFLR Americas Awards
- Mar 07, 2024
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Paul, Weiss Shortlisted in the 2024 IFLR Americas Awards
International Financial Law Review (IFLR) shortlisted Paul, Weiss across various categories in its 2024 IFLR Americas Awards.
Seven Paul, Weiss Partners Named as Top Dealmakers by MergerLinks
- Feb 21, 2024
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Seven Paul, Weiss Partners Named as Top Dealmakers by MergerLinks
MergerLinks ranked seven Paul, Weiss partners in the top handful of dealmakers in various categories based on the value of announced deals they advised on in 2023.
Six Paul, Weiss Partners Named Among Am Law’s Big Law’s Top Lateral Hires of 2023
- Feb 21, 2024
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Six Paul, Weiss Partners Named Among Am Law’s Big Law’s Top Lateral Hires of 2023
The American Lawyer recognized six Paul, Weiss partners on its “Big Law’s Top Lateral Hires of 2023,” list: corporate partners Jarryd Anderson, Roger Johnson, Ravi Purohit, Neel Sachdev and Eric Wedel, and litigation partner Katherine …
Paul, Weiss Shortlisted for Debt Securities Deal of the Year at Law.com International’s Asia Legal Awards
- Jan 31, 2024
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Paul, Weiss Shortlisted for Debt Securities Deal of the Year at Law.com International’s Asia Legal Awards
Law.com International recognized Paul Weiss’s work representing Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. in its $750 million subordinated notes issuance as a finalist for 2024 “Securities Deal of the Year: Debt.”
Bob Zochowski Named a 2023 Law360 MVP in Structured Finance
- Oct 25, 2023
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Bob Zochowski Named a 2023 Law360 MVP in Structured Finance
Corporate partner Bob Zochowski was honored as a Law360 2023 MVP in the Structured Finance category.
Seven Paul, Weiss Partners Named 2023 Law360 MVPs
- Oct 01, 2023
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Seven Paul, Weiss Partners Named 2023 Law360 MVPs
Seven Paul, Weiss partners were recognized by Law360 as 2023 MVPs.
Paul, Weiss Shortlisted for Two Financial Times Innovative Lawyers Europe Awards
- Jul 11, 2023
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Paul, Weiss Shortlisted for Two Financial Times Innovative Lawyers Europe Awards
Paul, Weiss is shortlisted in the “Innovative Lawyers in Deals and Financing” and “Innovative Lawyers in Private Capital” categories for the Financial Times’ Innovative Lawyers Europe 2023 Awards.