Comparative Guide
Aviation Finance & Leasing
United States
Freyda Mechlowicz, Steve Goff & Zack Cronin
Recently handling dividend recapitalizations and LBO financings, Milbank is highlighted for its expertise in private credit unitranches. The firm is also geared to handle high-yield, mezzanine, and bridge financing transactions, as well as exit financings. In New York, Marcus Dougherty oversees the practice and has deep experience in cross-border and acquisition financings. Dougherty is also a key contact for Goldman Sachs, Deutsche Bank, Barclays, Morgan Stanley, and HSBC as lead arrangers of syndicated senior secured credit facilities. Lauren Hanrahan often advises lenders in acquisition financings, recapitalizations, exit facilities, as well as special situation financings. Her recent work highlights include a $1.88bn cross-border financing for the $6.5bn merger of BPEA EQT’s firms Vistra and Tricor. Charles Stern is well-versed in acquisition financing, leveraged recapitalizations, mezzanine financings, and debt restructuring. Stern is notably experienced in private credit transactions for both direct lenders and investment banks.
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Clients clés
- Goldman Sachs & Co
- Jefferies
- Oak Hill
- Oaktree
- HSBC
- Atlantic Park
- Bank of Montreal
- Charlesbank
- Royal Bank of Canada
- KeyBank
- Nomura
- UBS Asset Management
Points forts
Advised Bank of Montreal as the administrative agent and left lead arranger on the $3+ billion financing of Advent International’s acquisition of Canada-based global payments processor Nuvei Corporation.
Advised private credit financing sources on PAI Partners’ acquisition of Audiotonix.
Advised various financing sources, including Oak Hill Advisors and BMO Capital Markets, in connection with Carlyle’s (NASDAQ: CG) $1.5 billion acquisition of Worldpac, Inc.
Responsable de la pratique
Marcus Dougherty
Autres avocats clés
Lauren Hanrahan; Charles Stern