Justin Breen
Global Guide 2024
Band 3 : Banking & Finance
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About
Provided by Justin Breen
Practice Areas
Justin Breen is head of Proskauer’s Global Finance practice. His principal focus is the representation of leading private credit providers in complex corporate finance transactions, including leveraged sponsor buyouts, acquisition financings and recapitalization transactions. Justin’s clients include leading institutional investors, direct lenders, private debt funds, investment banks and business development companies, and he advises these clients on a broad range of financing transactions, including syndicated and non-syndicated senior and senior "stretch" loans, unitranche facilities, second lien financings, mezzanine financings, high yield bonds and structured preferred equity.
Justin has also advised clients in connection with various debt and equity investments involving sports teams and leagues, including investments in U.S. soccer teams, multiple European soccer teams, Formula 1 teams and Rugby leagues.
Justin has closed finance transactions with an aggregate value well in excess of $100 billion. His clients include market-leading investors, including Ares Capital, Antares Capital, Bain Capital, Churchill Asset Management, Golub Capital, Jefferies Finance, Thoma Bravo Credit and Varagon Capital.
Chambers Review
Global
Justin Breen's financing practice is focused on serving clients in the private equity sector. He is noted for his acumen and fearsome reputation in the direct lending market.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Justin is a smart, thorough and commercial lawyer."
"He's a strong lawyer - he's both responsive and commercial."
"Justin is a smart, thorough and commercial lawyer."
"He's a strong lawyer - he's both responsive and commercial."