Mayer Brown Adds Former Winston & Strawn Partner to Banking and Finance Practice

Mayer Brown added Blaise Latella as a partner in its banking and finance practice in New York, where he will focus on leveraged finance, private credit and restructuring transactions, including complex syndicated asset-based lending transactions. Latella joins from Winston & Strawn, where he was a partner in its finance group._x000D_
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“I am very excited to welcome Blaise to Mayer Brown,” Scott Zemser, global leader of Mayer Brown’s leveraged finance practice, said. “Investing in our global leveraged finance and private credit platform, including complex ABL transactions, and, in particular, continuing to grow our leveraged finance and private credit capabilities in New York, is a strategic priority for Mayer Brown. Blaise will add to our market-leading global finance practice bench and enhances our cross-border syndicated leveraged finance, private credit, ABL and restructuring transactions.”_x000D_
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Blaise has substantial experience representing banks and other financial institutions as agents in connection with U.S. and international cash-flow, ABL, leveraged and other secured lending facilities. He represents various companies, funds and special purpose entities with their respective financing arrangements, including representing debt funds in their leverage facilities. Additionally, Blaise represents private equity funds and portfolio companies in various acquisitions, divestitures, leveraged buyouts and recapitalizations._x000D_
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“Private credit is expanding rapidly as clients seek flexible capital solutions, and Mayer Brown provides the ideal platform to deliver the excellence they expect, particularly in leveraged finance and restructuring transactions,” Blaise said. “I am excited to join the team that is at the forefront of these developments.”_x000D_
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“Blaise is an excellent addition to our growing office, further strengthening New York’s nexus with lending and leveraged finance colleagues across the firm’s international platform, particularly in Chicago and London,” Matthew Ingber, managing partner of Mayer Brown’s New York office, said.