Kiel A. Bowen

Kiel Bowen is Global Co-Head of Lending at Mayer Brown and a market-recognized authority in fund finance. He leads banks and alternative lenders through the most intricate subscription, NAV and hybrid facilities, as well as back-leverage, GP and management-company lines, employee co-invest programs, and equity commitment arrangements. Clients rely on Kiel to solve difficult investor-documentation issues, unlock syndication liquidity, and steer first-of-kind structures.

Beyond deal work, Kiel drives practice innovation. He coordinates cross-border lending solutions, guides clients through evolving regulatory capital regimes, and spearheads many of Mayer Brown’s legal-tech and process-improvement initiatives. As sponsor of the firm’s Transactional Fellowship, he cultivates the next generation of transactional lawyers while advancing pro bono and tech-forward service models.

Trusted for his clarity and decisiveness, Kiel is the first call for institutions seeking to strengthen their fund finance strategy, documentation and execution capabilities.