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2027 Edition
Bank lending : Lender side
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19 results19 results
Will Aitken-Davies
Firm:
Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison
Rating:
Highly regarded
Practice Area:
Private equity
M&A : Large-cap
Jurisdiction:
United Kingdom
Bar Admission:
England & Wales
Mark Bergman
Firm:
Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison
Rating:
Highly regarded
Practice Area:
Capital markets : Debt
Capital markets : Equity
Jurisdiction:
United Kingdom
Bar Admission:
New York
District of Columbia
David Carmona
Firm:
Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison
Rating:
Notable practitioner
Practice Area:
Banking
Capital markets : High yield
Jurisdiction:
United Kingdom
Industry Sector:
Banking
Bar Admission:
Spain
New York
Rohan Dey
Firm:
Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison
Rating:
Rising star partner
Practice Area:
Private equity
Jurisdiction:
United Kingdom
Bar Admission:
England & Wales
Matt Friedman
Firm:
Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison
Rating:
Highly regarded
Practice Area:
Capital markets : High yield
Jurisdiction:
United Kingdom
Bar Admission:
England & Wales
Matthew Hearn
Firm:
Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison
Rating:
Rising star partner
Practice Area:
M&A : Large-cap
Private equity
Jurisdiction:
United Kingdom
Bar Admission:
England & Wales
David Holdsworth
Firm:
Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison
Rating:
Highly regarded
Practice Area:
Private equity
M&A
Jurisdiction:
United Kingdom
Bar Admission:
England & Wales
Roger Johnson
Firm:
Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison
Rating:
Highly regarded
Practice Area:
Private equity
M&A
Project development : Infrastructure
Jurisdiction:
United Kingdom
Bar Admission:
England & Wales
Deirdre Jones
Firm:
Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison
Rating:
Rising star partner
Practice Area:
Capital markets : High yield
Jurisdiction:
United Kingdom
Bar Admission:
England & Wales
David Lakhdhir
Firm:
Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison
Rating:
Highly regarded
Practice Area:
Private equity
M&A
Jurisdiction:
United Kingdom
Bar Admission:
New York
District of Columbia
Jeremy Leggate
Firm:
Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison
Rating:
Notable practitioner
Practice Area:
Investment funds
Jurisdiction:
United Kingdom
Industry Sector:
Investment management
Bar Admission:
England & Wales
Tom Levine
Firm:
Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison
Rating:
Highly regarded
Practice Area:
Capital markets : Debt
Capital markets : Equity
M&A
Jurisdiction:
United Kingdom
Bar Admission:
England & Wales
New South Wales
Oliver Marcuse
Firm:
Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison
Rating:
Notable practitioner
Practice Area:
Private equity
Jurisdiction:
United Kingdom
Bar Admission:
England & Wales
Matthew Merkle
Firm:
Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison
Rating:
Market leader
Practice Area:
Capital markets : High yield
Jurisdiction:
United Kingdom
Bar Admission:
New York
Liz Osborne
Firm:
Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison
Rating:
Market leader
Women Leaders
Practice Area:
Financial restructuring
Restructuring and insolvency
Jurisdiction:
United Kingdom
Industry Sector:
Financial services
Bar Admission:
England & Wales
Neel Sachdev
Firm:
Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison
Rating:
Market leader
Practice Area:
Bank lending : Sponsor side
Capital markets : Structured finance and securitisation
Jurisdiction:
United Kingdom
Industry Sector:
Investment management
Bar Admission:
England & Wales
Dan Schuster-Woldan
Firm:
Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison
Rating:
Highly regarded
Practice Area:
Capital markets : Equity
M&A
Jurisdiction:
United Kingdom
Industry Sector:
Financial services
Insurance
Bar Admission:
England & Wales
Christopher Sullivan
Firm:
Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison
Rating:
Highly regarded
Practice Area:
Capital markets : Equity
Private equity
M&A
Jurisdiction:
United Kingdom
Industry Sector:
Pharmaceuticals and life sciences
Bar Admission:
England & Wales
Kai Zeng
Firm:
Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison
Rating:
Notable practitioner
Practice Area:
Restructuring and insolvency
Jurisdiction:
United Kingdom
Bar Admission:
England & Wales
Deal Highlights
7 results7 results
Deal Name Deal Date Firm Name Jurisdiction Deal Type Lawyer Names Client Names Client Role
Arrow Global Finance - Bond Issue
2021-02-01
Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison
United Kingdom
Bond issue
Arrow Global Finance
Issuer
Carrier Global Corp. - M&A
2021-07-27
Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison
United Kingdom
M&A
Carrier Global Corp.
Seller
Clydesdale Acquisition Holdings Inc - Bond Issue
2022-03-01
Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison
United Kingdom
Bond issue
Clydesdale Acquisition Holdings Inc
Issuer
Howden Group Ltd. - M&A
2022-11-09
Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison
United Kingdom
M&A
Angelo Bonvino, Michael Vogel
Howden Group Ltd.
Target
Knight Health Holdings LLC - M&A
2023-01-23
Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison
United Kingdom
M&A
Knight Health Holdings LLC
Buyer
KPS Capital Partners LP - M&A
2023-02-13
Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison
United Kingdom
M&A
KPS Capital Partners LP
Buyer
Apollo Global Management Inc. - M&A
2023-05-30
Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison
United Kingdom
M&A
Apollo Global Management Inc.
Buyer
Corporate
A low angle view of modern skyscrapers in Dubai, with a bright blue sky above
This week’s top moves: Akin expands in the Middle East as Linklaters lands Wachtell lifer
Firms opened new fronts in Abu Dhabi and Madrid this week, while New York remained a battleground for senior transactional talent
September 10 2026
Corporate
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This week’s top moves: Paul Hastings and Simpson Thacher build, while Freshfields partners move on
Targeted partner hires in antitrust, funds and finance show how firms are strengthening priority benches while elite rivals supply senior talent
September 04 2026
Corporate
Modern skyscrapers reaching towards bright sun and blue sky in urban cityscape
This week’s top moves: US firms chase capital markets and finance firepower
Among top hires, Orrick added a Kirkland & Ellis capital markets duo, Paul Weiss brought in NY capital markets partners, while King & Spalding, Hogan Lovells Cadwalader and Lowenstein Sandler expanded their structured finance and securities benches
Noemi Distefano, August 13 2026
Corporate
aerial view of skyscrapers in financial district of new york city blue tint urban landscape photography
This week’s top moves: M&A and corporate hires span US, UK and Hong Kong
Among top moves, Freshfields and Baker McKenzie strengthened their corporate benches, while Sidley added a former Ashurst partner in Hong Kong
July 30 2026
Corporate
Modern skyscrapers reaching towards bright sun and blue sky in urban cityscape
This week’s top moves: Simpson Thacher dominates transatlantic hiring
Additions from Clifford Chance, Mayer Brown, Akin and Freshfields headlined a week that also included an M&A hire for Paul Weiss and Cleary’s hire of a PE-focused debt finance partner
Noemi Distefano, July 16 2026
Banking
Hamburg, elbphilharmonie and modern buildings with boat to the h
This week’s people moves: Eversheds, Cadwalader, Simpson Thacher and more
We round up this week’s lateral hires at leading firms across Germany, the US, UK and Brazil
Noemi Distefano, June 18 2026
M&A
Houston, Texas, USA Skyline
Paul Weiss lands twin M&A hires from Akin and Dechert
M&A lawyers Trent Bridges and Michael Darby join the firm’s M&A groups in Houston and New York respectively
Noemi Distefano, June 02 2026
M&A
Milan, Italy - September 15, 2024: architectural skyline of Piazza Gae Aulenti during sunset.
This week’s people moves: McDermott, King & Spalding, Dentons and more
We round up top lateral hires across the finance, PE, M&A, competition and corporate practices at leading law firms in the UK, the US and the EU
Noemi Distefano, May 07 2026
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