Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP today announced that Young Bin (“Peter”) Bang has joined the Firm’s Los Angeles office as a Partner in the Banking and Credit Practice.
Peter advises prominent private equity sponsors, portfolio companies and public and private borrowers across a broad spectrum of complex financing transactions, including acquisition financings, recapitalizations and refinancings. His practice spans industries from technology and telecommunications to manufacturing and industrials and media and entertainment.
“Simpson Thacher’s Banking and Credit team is renowned for its leveraged and acquisition finance solutions for clients on their most significant matters. Peter’s experience advising on complex financing transactions will be an asset to our clients,” said Alexandra Kaplan, Co-Head of Simpson Thacher’s Global Banking and Credit Practice. “Peter is incredibly talented and is known for his creativity in developing comprehensive financings for clients’ M&A deals and other borrowing needs. We are pleased to welcome him to Simpson Thacher,” continued Brian Steinhardt, Co-Head of Simpson Thacher’s Global Banking and Credit Practice.
“With over 70 attorneys in Los Angeles, Peter’s joining marks the latest step in the growth of our L.A. office as we continue to deepen our bench on the West Coast. Peter will be a great addition to the office and our clients are going to immediately benefit from his expertise,” said Tom Wuchenich, who leads Simpson Thacher’s Los Angeles office.
“Simpson Thacher is known for advising on many of the most important deals in the market and I am excited to collaborate with the Firm’s fantastic team,” said Peter.
Clients rely on Simpson Thacher’s market-leading Banking and Credit Practice for advice on an array of complex credit transactions and financial instruments at all levels of the corporate capital structure. This includes alternative lending (including direct lending), acquisition finance (including bridge financing), leveraged finance, investment grade finance, fund finance and infrastructure finance. Ranked #1 by Loan Pricing Corporation based on volume and value of deals in 2024, the integrated team of lawyers practicing around the globe provides comprehensive advice and serves the global debt platforms and needs of Simpson Thacher’s clients. Built over nearly three decades, the Los Angeles office has been entrusted by clients to handle their most significant private equity fundraisings, mergers and acquisitions, and financing transactions, as well as their most critical consumer class actions, securities litigation and other complex legal disputes.
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