Counsel
Joshua Chao is a counsel at Latham & Watkins and is a member of the Finance Department, the Banking & Private Credit Practice, and the firm’s Training and Career Enhancement Committee.
He represents borrowers, investment banks, direct lenders, and other financial institutions in corporate finance transactions across a broad range of industries, including GPU & AI infrastructure, technology, energy & infrastructure, healthcare, hospitality, and gaming.
His focus includes private credit lending, broadly-syndicated lending, asset-based lending, back-leveraged financing, and other leveraged financings, generally and in the context of leveraged buyouts and recapitalizations.
Joshua’s experience also extends to advising on cross-border transactions, growth and venture debt financings, gaming and tribal gaming financings, as well as high-yield debt securities.
Having advised on hundreds of large-cap syndicated loans, middle market loans, unitranche loans, and direct lending transactions, he possesses broad exposure to the global financial markets and their key participants.
He regularly advises on major financing transactions for his banking and private capital clients, which include many bulge bracket banks and other well-known firms.
Joshua’s experience includes advising:
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