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Banking & Finance - New York

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Band 3

What the Team is Known For

Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton is very adept at handling a wide range of finance mandates. The team has in-depth experience in debt financings including acquisition financing, strategic acquisitions and credit facilities. The firm is equally at home providing advice on secured and unsecured financing, refinancings and private credit matters. The firm is able to bring to bear a strong international network.

Work Highlights

  • Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton represented Baker Hughes in $14.9 billion credit facilities, in connection with its agreement to acquire Chart Industries.

Strengths

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Commercial awareness is Cleary's special sauce. They understand our business and industry well.

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I appreciate that they are business-minded. They understand that business has to get done and find solutions to address everything.

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Their answer is never "this cannot be done"; rather they approach everything with a "let's figure this out" attitude.

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They are good at simplifying complex and nuanced topics and making it simple for our team.

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I have found them to be incredibly responsive and helpful. They are willing to quickly jump on a call to talk through any questions or issues.

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Notable Practitioners

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Margaret S Peponis
2
Margaret S Peponis
2
Band 2
Margaret Peponis handles a range of debt financings, acting for a number of borrower clients in establishing both term loans and revolvers.

She is incredibly responsible and is able to provide timely, practical feedback.

She has a deep understanding of the market and is responsive to our needs.

She is responsive and technical.

Margaret provides excellent service and understands our business and industry very well.

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Amy Shapiro
4
Amy Shapiro
4
Band 4
Amy Shapiro's client base includes both lender and borrower-side clients. She is notably adept at providing counsel on significant acquisition financings.

She is very experienced, smart and understands the area very well.

Amy's responsiveness, knowledge and ability to close deals are her strengths.

She is a strong voice of reason and advocate for delivering the best outcome for the client.

Amy knows what the market standard is and gets you there very quickly.

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Duane McLaughlin
4
Duane McLaughlin
4
Band 4
Duane McLaughlin boasts considerable experience in the space. He routinely advises borrowers on acquisition financing transactions and credit agreements.

He anticipates our needs and provides fast, commercial legal advice.

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Ranked Lawyers at
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP

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Margaret S Peponis
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Margaret S Peponis
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Amy Shapiro
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Amy Shapiro
4
Band 4
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Duane McLaughlin
4
Duane McLaughlin
4
Band 4
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