Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP's active fund finance practice caters to many of the highest-profile and valuable asset managers, being entrusted to act on some of their most challenging transactions. The team has successfully undertaken a number of innovative deals such as those relating to securitisation and ESG-linked facilities. Kathryn Cecil is noted for her prowess with matters concerning subscription, asset-backed, NAV, and preferred equity across the full range of asset classes. Jons Lehmann is a broadly talented finance lawyer, capable with a plethora of products including leveraged finance, NAV facilities, and preferred equity financings. Graham Greenwood supports his clients with cross-border subscriptions and GP liquidity lines. Both Ryan Jenkinson and Kris Paltoglou are active in acquisition, high-yield, and syndicated bank financings.
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‘Deep knowledge of the subject matter. Always available and truly committed to delivering first-class service. A pragmatic approach is driven by a sound understanding of the issues and current market practices. The team works seamlessly and is extremely client-oriented, which makes for a very gratifying experience.'
‘The highly experienced partners are accessible and responsive and set a standard of excellence which the whole team delivers. Strong and high quality across the board.’
‘Kathryn Cecil is a standout - easy to work with (and against). Incisive in her analysis and technical work, commercial and valuable in her application.’
‘This firm is unique in terms of how it anticipates the needs of its clients and goes above and beyond to find innovative ways to address its clients' needs. The firm's lawyers work closely with local counsel to ensure that the client's needs are addressed in all relevant jurisdictions.'
‘The Fried Frank team offers an extremely integrated function with its clients, essentially operating as an extension of their in-house legal function. Fried Frank works for the largest sponsors in the fund finance legal market, including BlackRock and Goldman Sachs. Accordingly, they are regularly working on the largest and most innovative transactions in the fund finance market. ’
‘Kathryn Cecil is an extremely impressive market-leading partner within the Fried Frank fund finance practice. Kathryn has excellent technical knowledge of fund financing transactions - however, she also displays impressive commercial acumen and has a proven track record of getting complex transactions completed with minimum fuss. Kathryn has also shown herself to be extremely responsive.'
Anwält*innen
Führende Partner*innen
Die stärksten Partner*innen ihres Praxisbereichs, die eine führende Rolle in signifikanten Mandaten einnehmen und weitreichende Anerkennung unter Wettbewerbern und Mandanten genießen.
Führende Associates
Führende Associates sind regelmäßig an zentralen Mandaten des Teams beteiligt und erhalten positives Feedback von Wettbewerbern oder Mandanten.
Praxisleitung
J. Christian Nahr
Weitere Kernanwält*innen
Kathryn Cecil; Jons Lehmann; Graham Greenwood; Ryan Jenkinson; Kris Paltoglou