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Kenneth Wallach

Kenneth Wallach

Global 2026

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Capital Markets: Debt & Equity: Eastern United States

USA

7 years ranked

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Co-Head of the Firm’s Global Capital Markets Practice, Ken Wallach represents clients including Weight Watchers, CAVA, Spindrift, Dell Technologies, Mars/Wrigley, Cooper-Standard, Thrive Market, Drummond, BMC Software, Wella, Cole Haan, First Advantage, Zero Motorcycles, Frontdoor, Garda World Security, CSG Systems, Candela Medical and Global Blue. He regularly advises private equity sponsors, including Silver Lake, KKR, Stone Point, Apax and Invus, in connection with high yield and bridge financings and restructurings. His equity experience includes Issuer’s Counsel for the IPOs of CAVA, First Advantage, Blue Buffalo and K2M. Ken also represents investment banks in IPOs, follow-on equity offerings and high yield and investment grade debt offerings, including as designated underwriters’ counsel for Cinemark and MEG Energy. Ken is also widely recognized as a leading expert on corporate governance issues, including ESG matters. Ken currently serves as a member of the Firm’s Executive Committee.

Career

Joined Firm in 1993: Partner, 2004.

Personal

B.A., magna cum laude, Duke University, Phi Beta Kappa (1990); J.D., University of Virginia School of Law (1993).

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Capital Markets: Debt & Equity: Eastern United States - USA

Band 3
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Kenneth Wallach has a wealth of experience handling major capital markets transactions on behalf of underwriters, issuers and private equity sponsors.

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