NEW
YORK, June 17, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- King
& Spalding announces the return of structured finance partners
Katie Weiss and Martin Eid to the firm. Eid has rejoined the
firm effective immediately, and Weiss will return in the coming
weeks. They join the Finance and Restructuring practice group in
the New York office.
"Katie and Martin are stars in the structured finance world, and
we are thrilled they are returning to King & Spalding," said
Carolyn Alford, head of the firm's
Finance and Restructuring practice group. "Asset-backed credit,
including the form of complex securitization Katie and Martin are
so skilled in, is experiencing strong growth as banks and asset
managers look for innovative ways to meet the demand of private
credit funds in search of assets. Martin and Katie bring innovation
and energy to our Finance and Restructuring team and will play
important roles in growing the lending and underwriting sides of
our top-tier finance practice."
Eid and Weiss' structured finance practice concentrates on
matching business-focused structures with capital in connection
with esoteric and first-of-their-kind transactions. Their
experience includes esoteric capital markets securitization (both
capital markets issued and privately placed), with a particular
focus on whole business, digital infrastructure and media royalties
securitizations and structured private credit facilities.
Both Weiss and Eid join from Milbank. Prior to that, they were
partners at King & Spalding.
"We are excited to be rejoining our friends and former
colleagues at King & Spalding and to bring our practice back to
this strong and growing platform, with leading finance and private
credit teams and the firm's significant commitment to continuing to
grow them," said Weiss.
"This was the right move for our practice and our clients," Eid
added. "We are looking forward to once again collaborating with
this great bench of colleagues to create innovative new structures
in existing and emerging asset classes."
King & Spalding's Finance and Restructuring practice group
includes more than 100 lawyers across 11 of the firm's offices
worldwide. The practice serves all the top 10 US banks, most of the
largest global banks, private credit funds managed by some of the
largest global asset managers, many top private equity sponsors and
corporate borrowers.
A number of members of their existing team are expected to join
the practice in the next quarter.
Katie Weiss
Weiss has been advising financial institutions and corporate
issuers for more than a decade, and her practice covers the full
range of complex securitizations, with a particular focus on
digital infrastructure assets and whole business securitizations.
She is ranked Band 2 Chambers USA for Securitization: Whole Business.
She has also been ranked by Legal 500 as a "Next Generation
Partner" in Structured finance: Securitization. In 2023 she was
shortlisted as "TMT Lawyer of the Year" at the TMT M&A
USA Awards. Weiss received her
undergraduate degree from University of
Virginia and her J.D. from Harvard
Law School.
Martin Eid
Eid has been advising financial institutions and corporate
issuers for over 15 years, and his practice covers the full range
of complex securitizations, with a particular focus on whole
business, media royalty and digital infrastructure securitizations.
He is ranked Band 2 in Chambers USA in the Securitization: Whole Business
category. Eid graduated from University
of Cambridge, Trinity College.
He is admitted to practice in New
York as well as England and
Wales.
About King & Spalding
King & Spalding is an international law firm that represents
a broad array of clients, including half of the Fortune Global 100,
with 1,300 lawyers in 24 offices in the
United States, Europe, the
Middle East and Asia. The firm has handled matters in over 160
countries on six continents and consistently earns recognition for
the results it obtains, uncompromising commitment to quality, and
dedication to understanding the business and culture of its
clients. More information is available at www.kslaw.com.
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