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Michael K Chernick

Michael K Chernick

USA 2026

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Michael has over 30 years of experience in the U.S. leveraged finance market, representing leading investment and commercial banks, alternative capital providers and other financial institutions in secured and unsecured lending transactions and debt capital markets transactions.

He has extensive experience in public and private leveraged and investment grade acquisition finance (including bridge financings), refinancings and recapitalizations, second-lien and asset-based lending. Michael also advises on securities, capital markets, bank finance and corporate transactions representing corporations and financial institutions in bank financings, public and private offerings and high-yield debt offerings.

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Banking & Finance - New York

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Michael Chernick acts as counsel to both borrower and lender-side clients in high value corporate finance transactions. He is also able to bring the added perspective lent by his substantial capital markets expertise.

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California

California: San Francisco, Silicon Valley & Surrou

District of Columbia

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