Dechert adds fund finance partner in London
Law firm Dechert has added fund finance partner Anthony Lombardi in London to expand its fund leverage capacity across asset classes and bolster its presence in Europe.
Lombardi specialises in banking, corporate and contract law. The former DLA Piper partner represents private equity funds, private credit funds, family offices, hedge funds and ultra-high-net-worth individuals in a variety of fund finance, structured finance and debt capital markets transactions.
Lombardi also has experience with the purchase and sale of European and emerging markets distressed assets, including bank debt and claims, plus swaps, derivatives and repurchase agreements.
“Anthony Lombardi’s extensive and broad-reaching expertise in fund finance, particularly his experience working on net asset value (NAV) deals, will be of tremendous value to our clients,” said Dechert co-chair Mark Thierfelder. “His addition underscores a strategic investment in growing Dechert’s global finance team, particularly in London, and enhancing our market-leading funds platform”.
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Dechert corporate and securities practice group co-chair Jay Alicandri added: “Dechert’s fund finance practice adopts a multi-disciplinary approach that leverages our knowledge from across practice areas and jurisdictions.
“Anthony’s vast experience, and his work on deals in the UK and Europe, make him an excellent fit for the firm”.
Commenting on his appointment, Lombardi said: “Having worked on deals in the UK and Europe, I was attracted to Dechert because of its superb reputation for advising on funds with international and cross-border components.”
Dechert has made several new appointments in recent months. In May it hired private credit funds expert Gerry Brown to boost its asset management offering. Prior to that it hired Eliot L. Relles as a partner in its corporate and securities practice group, and financial services lawyer Cynthia Beyea in the firm’s Washington D.C. office.
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