Akin has appointed Bill Brady as Partner in the firm’s special situations & private credit practice in New York. Brady joins from rival firm Paul Hastings, where he led the alternative lender and private credit group.
In a press statement, Akin said that “Brady adds elite depth to the performing side of the private credit spectrum, reinforcing the firm’s position as a global ‘one-stop shop’ advising leading alternative asset managers across, finance, M&A, restructuring and funds matters.”
Brady’s practice focuses advising a broad array of direct lenders and private credit firms on complex finance transactions and credit arrangements, including financings that include multiple tranches of debt. He regularly structures and negotiates a wide range of financing facilities, such as mezzanine debt, second-lien loans, unitranche facilities, first-out/last-out and term “B” facilities, and holdco note purchases.
Brady is the latest high-profile addition to Akin’s special situations & private credit practice, following the arrivals of Ranesh Ramanathan in New York/Boston (October 2022), Catherine Goodall in New York (February 2023), Josh Peary in Boston (March 2023), Corinne Musa in New York (May 2023) and Tarun Warriar in Hong Kong (May 2023).
