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Latham & Watkins LLP

Private Credit

Global Guide 2026 : USA

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Latham & Watkins LLP

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Private Credit - USA

Band 1

What the Team is Known For
Latham & Watkins has attained a reputation for excellence for its private debt and direct lending practice, with clients often turning to its lawyers for their most complex and sophisticated lending transactions. The firm offers expertise across the full range of financing matters, including midmarket and large-cap transactions.
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Work Highlights

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  • Latham & Watkins LLP advised Golub Capital in connection with a USD3.4 billion unitranche facility for Hyland Software.

Strengths

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  • One of the strengths of the Latham team is their responsiveness and level of personalized service.

    Private Credit respondentGlobal

  • Latham & Watkins is exceptional. They are thoughtful, creative and commercial.

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  • Latham & Watkins offers excellent service and responsiveness.

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Notable Practitioners

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  • Alfred Xue
    Alfred Xue

    Alfred Xue

    Alfred Xue is held in high esteem for his lending practice and has an excellent track record in advising private equity firms and other alternative lenders on direct lending transactions.

    • Alfred has excellent experience within direct lending, and a broad range of knowledge.

      Private Credit respondentGlobal

    • Alfred does a really great job not only identifying key legal issues but also coming up with commercial solutions.

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    • Alfred has the pulse of the market. He is super commercial and always available.

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  • Daniel Seale
    Daniel Seale

    Daniel Seale

    Daniel Seale is considered one of the industry's foremost experts in direct lending, with clients benefiting from his tremendous depth of experience in acting for private capital providers across the full gamut of financing transactions.

    • We don't hesitate to turn to Daniel for our most complicated matters.

      Private Credit respondentGlobal

    • Daniel is excellent to work with.

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  • Stelios Saffos
    Stelios Saffos

    Stelios Saffos

    Stelios Saffos is frequently called upon by private equity firms and other investors on a broad range of lending and wider capital markets transactions.

    • Stelios is truly the best in the business. He's built an amazing franchise at Latham, and it's because he is extremely commercial, offers tremendous client service and has seen everything.

      Private Credit respondentGlobal

    • Stelios has a broad network; he is very experienced across a range of transactions and knows who to bring into a deal team.

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    • Stelios has an unusually high level of touch and service, which combines with a perfectly current and relevant base of knowledge.

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  • Peter Sluka
    Peter Sluka

    Peter Sluka

    Peter Sluka serves as global cochair of the firm's hybrid capital practice. He represents a client base of leading direct lenders, among other financial institutions.

    • The level of his client service is consistently superb. Peter is an outstanding deal partner who is always forward-thinking, technically adept and highly likable.

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