Simpson Thacher Expanding European Private Credit Team With New Hire

By Amit Chowdhry • Jul 16, 2024

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP announced that Hadrien Servais will join the Firm’s Alternative Capital and Private Credit group, where he will lead the European Private Credit team.

Hadrien has extensive experience advising direct lenders, major investment banks, private capital providers, private equity sponsors, etc. His work focuses on cross-border acquisition and leveraged finance, opportunistic credit financings and other debt financing solutions spanning all market cycles. Hadrien joins Simpson Thacher from another international law firm.

Simpson Thacher’s Alternative Capital and Private Credit group features an integrated team of lawyers across the Firm’s renowned Banking and Credit, Capital Markets and Restructuring Practices focusing on capital solutions across the entire lifecycle of financing deals.

The Alternative Capital and Private Credit group’s multidisciplinary approach also taps into the skill of our market-leading practices for mergers and acquisitions, private and registered funds, fund finance, derivatives, bank regulatory, and tax matters.

The Alternative Capital and Private Credit group also brings together a unique blend of experience and ingenuity to help clients achieve their commercial goals through best-in-class execution.

KEY QUOTES:

“The private credit market continues to grow significantly, and Hadrien’s extensive experience in European and cross-border leveraged finance will be a tremendous benefit to clients seeking marketleading expertise for private credit and alternative capital solutions. We are very excited to take this significant step in the continued growth of our global Alternative Capital and Private Credit platform, and we are very pleased to welcome Hadrien to Simpson Thacher.”

– Alden Millard, Chair of Simpson Thacher’s Executive Committee

“As one of the leading leveraged finance practitioners in Europe, Hadrien is well known for his commitment to clients, technical expertise and deep understanding of the market. His diversity of experience and collaborative, solutions-oriented approach to transactions makes him a perfect fit for Simpson Thacher’s integrated, multidisciplinary team.”

– David Teh, who leads Simpson Thacher’s Alternative Capital and Private Credit team

“Hiring Hadrien marks the latest step in the ongoing growth of our broader financing team in Europe, following the recent hires of Katie McMenamin, Paul Hibbert and Emma Serginson. Hadrien’s extensive experience and ability to develop deep relationships in the private credit space enhances the offering to our clients.”

– Jason Glover, Head of Simpson Thacher’s London office