Davis Polk secured top rankings in Kroll Bond Rating Agency (KBRA)’s FY 2025 direct lending league tables. According to KBRA, Davis Polk ranked #2 in U.S. direct lending for lender counsel …
Davis Polk partner Sanders Witkow was quoted in 9fin discussing a trend of some direct lenders offering acquiring sponsors an opportunity to upsize portable debt with an extra delayed-draw…
Davis Polk partner David Kennedy has been named to Private Funds CFO’s 2026 “New Faces of Finance” list. The list highlights financial professionals from across the private markets…
Davis Polk partner Vanessa Jackson was quoted in 9fin discussing Clearlake Capital’s $5.5 billion Dun & Bradstreet acquisition financing, a deal named by the publication as one of…
Davis Polk partner Zack Frimet was quoted in LSEG’s LPC discussing the 2026 outlook for the private credit market.The article noted that private credit is broadening its toolkit,…
Davis Polk partner and Investment Management practice head Leor Landa was quoted in LSEG’s LPC discussing the growth of private credit secondaries. The article noted that the…
Davis Polk was named “Law Firm of the Year: Lending & Securities” at Private Equity Wire’s 2025 U.S. Awards. The awards recognize excellence among private equity fund managers and…
Davis Polk partner and Finance practice head Jason Kyrwood and partners Zachary Frimet and Ruben Henriquez were featured in Private Debt Investor speaking about the future of private credit…
Davis Polk partner and Investment Management practice head Leor Landa and partners Andrew Ahern, Oran Ebel and Chris Healey were featured in Private Equity International’s Private…