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Michael Daniel Arena

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Advises financial institutions, investment firms, sponsors and borrowers on a broad spectrum of financing arrangements and structures.

Michael advises lenders, arrangers, investors, sponsors and borrowers on a wide array of financing transactions. He represents the full range of debtors – from investment grade corporates, to private equity sponsors and their portfolio companies, to startups and small businesses – as well as the financial institutions, asset managers and investment firms extending credit to such borrowers. Michael is versed in a wide variety of financing structures, including leveraged acquisition financings, preferred equity investments, capital call and NAV facilities, first- and second- lien facilities, bridge debt, revolving and asset-backed loans, project-based and infrastructure financings, and back-leverage and tax equity arrangements.

Education

J.D., Columbia Law School
M.Sc., Political Economy and Political Science, London School of Economics and Political Science
B.A., Economics, UC Berkeley

Prior experience

  • Counsel, Willkie Farr & Gallagher, 2025-2026
  • Associate, Willkie Farr & Gallagher, 2019-2024
  • Associate, Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe, 2017-2019

Qualifications and admissions

  • State of California
  • State of New York
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