Katten adds private credit partner in New York
Law firm Katten has added Maximilien Pucci-Sisti Maisonrouge as a partner in its private credit practice in New York.
He joins from Weil, Gotshal & Manges where he was counsel in the New York banking and finance team for five years and nine months.
Maisonrouge’s experience includes work on unitranche, first- and second-lien credit facilities, investment-grade, middle-market and large-cap financings as well as cross-border and domestic acquisition financings and debt restructuring transactions.
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“I am proud to say that our firm has been actively involved in the private credit space since the onset of the industry,” said chair of Katten’s private credit department Michael Jacobson. “No matter the market environment, we consistently complete transactions such that there is not a deal type we haven’t seen.”
“Max’s attention to detail and big-picture thinking combined with his experience on both the borrower and lender sides fit nicely with our approach representing clients on the full spectrum of transactions in this trillion-plus-dollar industry that continues to grow.”
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Katten has approximately 700 lawyers in locations across the US, as well as London and Shanghai.
The firm’s core areas of practice in addition to private credit include corporate, financial markets and funds, insolvency and restructuring, intellectual property, litigation, real estate, structured finance and securitisation, transactional tax planning and private wealth.
Katten represents public and private companies in numerous industries, as well as several government and nonprofit organisations and individuals.
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