Bio

Peter Schwartz is a partner in our New York office and the chair of our finance practice. He represents lenders and borrowers in leveraged finance transactions, and also has extensive experience in private equity and M&A. Peter is the principal counsel for a number of private debt funds, private investment funds, private equity firms and their portfolio companies, and public and private companies. He represents them in direct, club and syndicated financing transactions, many of which involve cross-border components. Peter's experience covers a wide range of financial products, including senior secured and unitranche loans, second lien financings, mezzanine debt, subordinated notes, preferred stock, warrants, and structured financings. He also represents purchasers and sellers in the monetization of pharmaceutical royalty streams (structured both as sales and financings).