KKR director joins law firm Cahill to co-lead private credit practice
KKR Credit’s Peter Williams has joined Cahill Gordon & Reindel as a partner in New York, where he will serve as co-head of the law firm’s private credit practice.
Williams was previously managing director on KKR Credit’s credit strategies team.
Prior to that, he held the role of US head of structuring at KKR Credit, where he focused on structuring private credit transactions and managing documentation and negotiation for KKR Credit’s private credit and strategic investment group teams in the US.
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Before joining KKR, he was an attorney at a US law firm where he focused on private credit transactions.
“For years, Peter has had a front row seat at one of the world’s largest private credit institutions,” said John Papachristos, co-head of Cahill’s private credit practice. “That unique commercial perspective is just one of the many reasons Cahill and our clients are incredibly fortunate to have him join our team and accept a leadership role as co-head of the practice. Welcome, Peter, we could not be more excited to have you.”
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Herb Washer, chair of Cahill’s executive committee, said: “Cahill has long been the leveraged loan market leader and the first port of call for clients requiring the most sophisticated transactions in that space.
“Private credit relies on many of the same deal structures, covenants, and terms. As these two markets continue to converge, our unique position as a market leader in leveraged finance has proven deeply valuable to our private credit clients – and vice versa. Peter’s arrival will immediately add to our ability to address our clients’ needs, no matter their transaction.”
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