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William Sheehan

Corporate Partner William Sheehan regularly represents financial institutions and companies in connection with syndicated leveraged finance, direct lending, and other credit transactions. His practice covers a wide range of bank finance—including acquisition-related credit facilities, bridge financings, private credit transactions, general corporate and investment grade transactions, asset-based loans, restructurings, debtor-in-possession financings, and liability management. He has handled transactions for JPMorgan, Antares, Bank of America, Barclays, Citibank, Goldman Sachs, Royal Bank of Canada and UBS/Credit Suisse; he has also represented Cigna, Community Health Systems, Hovnanian, Scripps and Teleflex, as well as other lenders and companies. · Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP

United StatesSyndicated Leveraged Finance, Direct Lending
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William Sheehan is a corporate partner at Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP. He regularly represents financial institutions and companies in syndicated leveraged finance, direct lending, and a wide range of bank finance matters, including acquisition facilities, private credit, and restructurings.

Practice areas

Syndicated Leveraged FinanceDirect LendingCredit TransactionsBank FinanceAsset-Based LendingRestructuring

Office

United States

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP · Corporate Partner William Sheehan regularly represents financial institutions and companies in connection with syndicated leveraged finance, direct lending, and other credit transactions. His practice covers a wide range of bank finance—including acquisition-related credit facilities, bridge financings, private credit transactions, general corporate and investment grade transactions, asset-based loans, restructurings, debtor-in-possession financings, and liability management. He has handled transactions for JPMorgan, Antares, Bank of America, Barclays, Citibank, Goldman Sachs, Royal Bank of Canada and UBS/Credit Suisse; he has also represented Cigna, Community Health Systems, Hovnanian, Scripps and Teleflex, as well as other lenders and companies.

United States

Expertise

Financial InstitutionsHealthcareHomebuildingMediaMedical Devices

Education

  • Columbia Law School (J.D., 1996)
  • Brown University (A.B., 1993)