Paul Hastings LLP

Increasingly well-positioned to advise across a tremendous range and volume of sponsor-backed deals, in part due to some strategic hires – the most recent of which was the arrival of Reena Gogna from Weil, Gotshal & Manges (London) LLP – Paul Hastings LLP is a very popular choice among both investment banks and credit funds. Closely aligned to the firm’s capital markets offering, not only is the team well-placed to advise on large-cap bank and bond financings but also on mid to upper-mid market fund-led deals, particularly where there is significant complexity involved. Recognised for their ‘deep expertise and commercial insight’, co-heads Mo Nurmohamed and Ross Anderson are both particularly skilled at advising on big-ticket cross-border syndicated bank lending, including placing debt in the US markets – where it is able to work closely with colleagues in New York, in particular. As well as regularly being involved in big-ticket sponsor-backed syndicated bank work, Rob Davidson and Karan Chopra are also steeped in the nuances of the alternative lending market, with Chopra, in particular, playing a key role in developing more traction among private credit funds in the mid to upper-mid market.