Brett Pallin
Brett Pallin
Brett Pallin
Brett Pallin

Biography

Brett Pallin is a partner in White & Case's Debt Finance practice, based in New York. Brett's practice focuses primarily on representing private equity sponsors and corporate borrowers in relation to a wide range of leveraged, corporate finance and M&A transactions, including domestic and cross-border acquisition finance, asset-based financings, investment grade facilities and dividend recapitalizations. Brett also has extensive experience with liability management transactions and financial restructurings, including debtor-in-possession and exit financings.

Brett is recognized by the Legal 500 as a Key Lawyer in Commercial Lending: Advice to Borrowers.

Experience

Recent matters include the representation of:

Fertitta Entertainment with respect to its committed acquisition financing in connection with its entry into an agreement to acquire Caesars Entertainment, Inc. (NASDAQ: CZR) valued at approximately $17.6 billion

Arlington Capital Partners and its portfolio companies on numerous financing matters, including:

  • the acquisition financing of ENERCON
  • the acquisition financing of Pond & Company
  • the acquisition financing of Stellant Systems, Inc.
  • the acquisition financing of Millstone Medical Outsourcing

CVC Capital Partners and its portfolio companies on numerous financing matters, including:

  • the acquisition financing of Unitex Textile Services
  • various financings for ConvergeOne Holdings, Inc., including in connection with its exit financing to finance its pre-packaged Chapter 11 case; and
  • various financings for Anchor Glass Container Corporation, including in connection with its comprehensive recapitalization including a new term loan facility and an amendment to the Company's existing ABL facility, whereas as part of the recapitalization, the company's first and second-lien holders became the majority owners of the business.
  • Financing matters in connection with the acquisition of Veritext Legal Solutions

Macquarie Infrastructure Partners, Inc. and its portfolio companies in numerous financing matters, including the acquisition financing of DTG Recycle, Washington State's leading independent vertically integrated non-municipal solid waste recycling business and subsequent add-on acquisition financings, incremental financings and recapitalization.

QHP Capital in connection with the acquisition of Azurity Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Certares and its portfolio companies on numerous financing matters, including the acquisition financing of Magna Hospitality.

Zachry Holdings, Inc., a leading engineering and construction business, in connection with its successful financial restructuring and exit from Chapter 11 bankruptcy, including its US$1 billion senior secured exit financing.

Cathexis Holdings, LP, the family office / private investment holding company of William Bruce Harrison, as Borrower, in connection with the refinancing of its existing indebtedness with Goldman Sachs by way of a US$575 million secured financing.

Elevance Health, Inc. (f/k/a Anthem, Inc.), one of the nation's largest health benefits companies, in connection with financing activities related to its strategic partnership with Clayton, Dubilier & Rice.

Oatly, Sweden's leading dairy free lifestyle brand, on its cross-border US$430 million financing arrangement, consisting of a private placement of US$300 million convertible PIK notes, $130 million term loan B credit facility and SEK2.1 billion amended sustainability-linked revolving credit facility

Iyuno, the world's leading media localization company, in connection with it's cross-bord senior secured credit facilities and various financing matters in connection therewith

New York
JD
Fordham University School of Law
BSM
Finance
Tulane University
English

Key Lawyer, Commercial Lending: Advice to Borrowers, The Legal 500 US, 2026

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