Private Capital

"Widely recognised for the strength of its partner bench and deep institutional knowledge … strong lending offering that includes a raft of investment banks which continue to instruct the firm on many of their highest-profile bank and bond transactions."
Legal 500 UK 2026

"Very capable and knowledgeable partners and associates across the board (in all the key jurisdictions) which is unmatched by other firms."
Legal 500 UK 2026

"Latham & Watkins has attained a reputation for excellence for its private debt and direct lending practice, with clients often turning to its lawyers for their most complex and sophisticated lending transactions."
Band 1 – Private Credit
Chambers USA 2025

"Latham are excellent in both private credit and more general banking deals, they have a lot of experience and are a fantastic firm."
Chambers USA 2024

#1 for Direct Lending Deals by Lender Counsel
KBRA Direct Lending Deals, 1H24

Global Law Firm of the Year – Transactions
Private Debt Investor 2023

"[Latham] is a go-to firm for fund managers focused on investing across traditional and alternative asset classes, including private equity, infrastructure, debt and venture capital investment."
Chambers Global 2022

"Outstanding track record in acquisition and leveraged finance transactions."
Legal 500 EMEA 2022

"Expert at structuring all manner of private equity funds."
Chambers USA 2021

Overview

Latham leverages the firm's top-tier strength in the US, Europe, the Middle East, and Asia to seamlessly advise market participants on complex domestic and cross-border private capital transactions, including buyouts, carve-outs, asset M&A, activist transactions, venture capital investments, capital raising, front-end direct lending and leveraged finance, corporate reorganizations, restructurings and insolvencies, distressed investing and special situations, PIPE transactions, preferred equity and convertible debt, asset-backed securitisations and financings, infrastructure financings, and project finance.

With a comprehensive view across different investment strategies, Latham’s lawyers advise clients on all aspects of their business in deploying private capital, from fund formation, fundraising, and regulatory matters to analyzing, structuring, and executing transactions and portfolio management. The video below explains more.

Our global multidisciplinary team works with private capital investors across all liquid and illiquid asset classes, including: