Key Takeaways
- • Dechert global finance partner Angelina Liang has been named a 2026 Rising Star by PEI Private Credit, a publication covering global private debt markets.
- • Liang advises asset managers, alternative capital providers and financial institutions on leveraged finance transactions, including a record number of manager-level, fund-level and SPV-level secured and unsecured lending deals.
- • Honorees are selected on leadership and innovation, the caliber of client and deal work, and potential as future industry leaders.
- • Liang is recognized by Chambers USA for Banking & Finance in New York and by The Legal 500 US as a Next Generation Partner for Commercial Lending.
Summary
Dechert global finance partner Angelina Liang has been honored as a 2026 Rising Star by PEI Private Credit, a publication focused on the global private debt markets. According to the recognition, honorees are selected based on factors including leadership and innovation, the caliber of their client and deal work, and their potential as future industry leaders.
Liang advises asset managers, alternative capital providers and financial institutions on a broad range of leveraged finance transactions. She has advised borrowers and lenders in the private credit space on a record number of manager-level, fund-level and SPV-level secured and unsecured lending deals, and regularly advises on finance transactions involving permanent capital vehicles.
Liang is recognized for Banking & Finance in New York by Chambers USA and as a Next Generation Partner for Commercial Lending: Advice to Direct Lenders/Private Credit by The Legal 500 US. She was also named a Woman Worth Watching in STEM by Profiles in Diversity Journal in 2022 and recognized in Expert Guides: Rising Stars 2022 for Banking and Finance.
The announcement was published on Dechert's website as part of its firm profile, which describes the firm as advising clients across financial services, private capital, real estate, life sciences and technology.
Liang advises asset managers, alternative capital providers and financial institutions on a broad range of leveraged finance transactions. She has advised borrowers and lenders in the private credit space on a record number of manager-level, fund-level and SPV-level secured and unsecured lending deals, and regularly advises on finance transactions involving permanent capital vehicles.
Liang is recognized for Banking & Finance in New York by Chambers USA and as a Next Generation Partner for Commercial Lending: Advice to Direct Lenders/Private Credit by The Legal 500 US. She was also named a Woman Worth Watching in STEM by Profiles in Diversity Journal in 2022 and recognized in Expert Guides: Rising Stars 2022 for Banking and Finance.
The announcement was published on Dechert's website as part of its firm profile, which describes the firm as advising clients across financial services, private capital, real estate, life sciences and technology.
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