ProfessionalsEric J. Wedel
Tel: +1-212-373-3004
Fax: +1-212-492-0004
ewedel@paulweiss.com
ewedel@paulweiss.com
1285 Avenue of the Americas
New York,
NY
10019-6064
Fax: +1-212-492-0004
Global Co-Chair of Finance and Capital Markets, Eric represents top-tier private equity sponsors and their portfolio companies in acquisition financings. Over the course of his career, Eric has advised on more than 200 completed financings with a value exceeding $100 billion.
EXPERIENCE
Eric has been widely recognized for his prominence in the banking and finance areas, including in Chambers USA, where clients note that Eric is “known to be one of the best sponsors’ counsels on the street,” and describe him as “an absolute all-star” who has “done an outstanding job.” Eric has also been consistently recognized by The Legal 500 for Commercial Lending and was selected as a “Notable Practitioner” by IFLR1000. In addition, he is a frequent speaker at industry events, including Refinitiv's leveraged finance conferences, and Columbia and Wharton's private equity conferences. He has represented many of the industry’s leading private equity firms, including Bain Capital, BC Partners, BDT & MSD Partners, Hg Capital, Investindustrial, KKR, Siris Capital, Stone Point Capital, Stonepeak, Strategic Value Partners, Thomas H. Lee Partners and Warburg Pincus, among others.
Eric is also committed to civic engagement and is actively involved in numerous charitable organizations, including serving as a member of the Board of Trustees of the University of Arizona Foundation.