Dennis Lamont advises private equity sponsors and their portfolio companies on debt financing for leveraged buyouts, tuck-in acquisitions, and recapitalizations.

Drawing on over 30 years of experience, Dennis helps clients structure and manage a variety of capital structures in large cap, middle-market, and lower-middle-market investments, with a focus on:

  • Direct lender and clubbed credit facilities
  • Syndicated first- and second-lien credit facilities
  • Asset-based revolving facilities
  • Mezzanine financings
  • Holdco debt

He also advises clients in connection with exit financings, liability management transactions, and a range of workout matters. Dennis has advised some of his clients for decades.

He helps sponsors make informed decisions under tight timelines by thoroughly understanding their commercial objectives and clearly distilling complex information.

Dennis’ experience includes advising:

  • Leonard Green & Partners on its investments over the years in Advantage Solutions, Animal Health, DuraServ, Epiphany Dermatology, FineLine Technologies, Life Time Fitness, Mariner Wealth Advisors, Pace Analytical, Press Ganey, ProMach, Pure Gym, Pye Barker Fire & Safety, Service Logic, Stella Environmental, Sun Auto Tire & Service, Tank Holdings, Troon, Veritext, Visual Comfort & Co., The Wrench Group, USIC and other companies
  • Odyssey Investment Partners on its investments over the years in 4Wall Entertainment, AllClear, Applied Technical Services, Aramsco, BarrierSafe Solutions International, CPI International, Cross Country, Evergreen Tank Solutions, L-Com, Magna Legal Services, NSi, One Call Medical, Painters Supply & Equipment Co., Pexco, Ranpak, Safway and other companies
  • BC Partners on its investments in Allflex, Intelsat, and Suddenlink/Cablevision
  • The Carlyle Group, Apollo, Kock Industries, Lindsay Goldberg, Charlesbank, One Equity Partners, CCMP Capital, Chimney Rock, Vestar, and Kelso & Company in a variety of private equity investments
  • Corporate clients have included Tutor Perini, TNT Crane & Rigging, Village Medical, Entertainment Studios, Kaman Corporation, Fresh Direct, Global Crossing, RHI Entertainment, Bioventus, InfoBionic, Breitburn and Harrah’s

Bar Qualification

  • California
  • New York

Education

  • JD, UCLA School of Law, 1995
  • BA, Princeton University, 1990

Languages Spoken

  • Portuguese