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Latham & Watkins LLP

Private Credit

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Latham & Watkins LLP

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Private Credit - USA - Nationwide

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 advised HPS Investment Partners on Consumer Cellular's refinancing of a $3.4 billion credit facility.

Strengths

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  • Latham excels on our most sophisticated and challenging transactions.

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  • I have worked on numerous highly complex financing transactions where Latham's expertise was critical.

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  • When we have a deal with added complexity, Latham & Watkins is our first choice to help us.

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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 is a phenomenal lawyer who has a great combination of technical expertise and commercial judgment that makes his advice highly informed and exceptionally valuable.

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    • Alfred understands our business better than anyone.

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    • He is our most trusted adviser. He understands our firm the best.

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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.

    • He is super experienced and knowledgeable, and has a nice style.

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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.

    • He's a well-rounded lawyer who understands deal dynamics with the best of them.

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    • He's a top legal mind who is great to bounce ideas off of and who has the pulse of the market.

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    • Peter is a highly experienced lawyer who is capable of handling the greatest levels of complexity on a transaction. When I work with Peter, I sleep well at night knowing that every stone has been turned over and I have been thoroughly advised on how to make the best legal and commercial decisions.

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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. He serves as global chair of the firm's capital markets and public company representation practices, and global chair of its hybrid capital practice.

    • Everyone knows he is a phenomenal lawyer with raw intellectual horsepower.

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    • Stelios is a uniquely talented lawyer. The combination of his unparalleled client service, tremendous transaction expertise and commercial mindset set him apart from others in the legal field.

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    • His ability to connect people and platforms on top of transaction advice is second to none, and it is why he is our first call on any complex transaction.

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  • Brandon Anderson
    Brandon Anderson

    Brandon Anderson

    Brandon Anderson serves as global vice chair of Latham & Watkin's finance department. He is active on a broad range of transactions, including substantial private credit deals.

    • In particular, he is very thoughtful and commercial, and is great at driving the process.

      Private Credit respondentUSA

    • He is solutions-oriented, balanced and an extremely helpful resource to deal teams. He is laser-focused on the relationship he has with our firm, and his approach and demeanor are unmatched.

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    • He is as good a technical attorney as I have ever worked with. He's very practical and commercial, and you can rely on him to lower the temperature.

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