Akin Launches Global Capital Solutions Team Specializing in Creative Investment Structures For Private Capital Investors

Akin announced today that it has launched a Capital Solutions team to serve private capital investors seeking opportunities across the capital structure in all market cycles. Led by Ranesh Ramanathan, the team leverages the firm’s market-leading position as a one-stop shop for credit funds, private equity funds, sovereign investors and other global investors to formalize a team of transactional lawyers able to advise clients on complex global situations across debt and equity, hybrid and structured solutions, joint ventures, rollups and spinouts.

“As alternative investment structures gain prominence, private capital investors increasingly need firms that can deliver a fully-integrated team across the capital structure, and Akin has excelled in this space,” said Akin chairperson Kim Koopersmith. “Our capital solutions team is perfectly positioned to help clients nimbly adapt and find the right mix of debt, equity, or hybrid solutions to deliver cutting-edge investment solutions.”

"In response to private capital investors increasingly blurring the lines between investment strategies, we are bringing together our lawyers in all these various areas of investment focus into a single integrated team to swiftly respond to these changing client needs," said Ranesh Ramanathan, leader of Akin’s Capital Solutions team. "With our global reach and depth of experience across the investment spectrum, we're positioned to be a leader and long-term player in this space."

Over the past year, Akin has added numerous partners serving private capital in their investment strategies, including private credit partners Bill Brady and Scott Colton, real estate partner Avi Feinberg, private equity partners Elina Alperovich and Andrew Lehman, and capital solutions partner Payson Lyman.

About Akin’s Capital Solutions Team

Akin’s Capital Solutions team comprises multi-disciplinary lawyers skilled in navigating the complexities of debt, equity, and hybrid capital structures. We deliver creative, tax efficient investment strategies tailored to private capital investors globally, as well as public and private companies.

With expertise in creative liquidity solutions and investment structures in a variety of industries, including secured and unsecured facilities, convertible debt, high-yield bonds, private credit, preferred and common equity, warrants, hybrid capital and hard assets, we offer clients creative solutions on their entire range of investments.

Akin is a leading international law firm with more than 900 lawyers in offices throughout the United States, Europe, Asia and the Middle East.

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