Alternative Credit Investor Names Dechert Law Firm of the Year for Private Credit Transactions

Dechert LLP has been recognized globally as "Law Firm of the Year" for private credit transactions by Alternative Credit Investor in its Alternative Credit Awards 2024. The awards were established to honor the most influential lenders and service providers in the global private debt industry.

Dechert advises blue-chip private debt clients on a wide range of structured finance, real estate finance, restructuring and M&A transactions, in addition to advising on numerous fund formation mandates in the private credit industry. The firm counsels over 80 percent of the PDI's top 100 private debt fundraisers, over 50 percent of publicly traded and private BDCs, and 22 of PDI's top 30 BDC managers.

The firm's exceptional market insight and innovative structuring regularly attracts professional honors. This year, Dechert was named "CLO Law Firm of the Year" by GlobalCapital in its U.S. Securitization Awards-for the ninth time. The firm was also honored by Creditflux as "best advocate for the CLO industry in the U.S." and recognized by DealCatalyst as "Private Credit CLO Manager Counsel of the Year" and "CLO Manager Counsel of the Year".

Dechert is one of the two top-ranked law firms globally in Private Debt Investor's Hall of Fame, having won seven "Law Firm of the Year" titles over the 11-year history of PDI's Global Awards. The seventh win came in March, when Dechert was recognized by PDI as Law Firm of the Year for Fund Formation in Asia-Pacific.

Dechert was also the only law firm recognized as a finalist globally for fund formation and transactions in PDI's 2023 awards.

This year, Dechert launched THE CRED, a thought leadership platform established to deliver legal and business insights tailored to the needs and interests of our clients and professionals in the private credit sector.

About Dechert's Private Credit Practice

Dechert has advised private credit clients for over 30 years, helping them to innovate and thrive as the industry has grown into a complex and diverse US$1.7 trillion market. We create value on the full spectrum of strategies and sub-strategies, including asset-based, distressed debt, permanent capital, direct lending, subordinated debt, specialty financing, special situations and venture debt. With more than 80% of Private Debt Investor's top 100 private credit firms as clients, we offer market-leading fund formation, financing, regulatory, M&A and tax expertise across the U.S., Europe, the Middle East and Asia.

About Dechert

Dechert is a global law firm that advises asset managers, financial institutions and corporations on issues critical to managing their business and their capital - from high-stakes litigation to complex transactions and regulatory matters. We answer questions that seem unsolvable, develop deal structures that are new to the market and protect clients' rights in extreme situations. Our nearly 1,000 lawyers across 20 offices globally focus on the financial services, private equity, private credit, real estate, life sciences and technology sectors.