Key Takeaways
- • DLA Piper establishes new Global Capital Solutions Practice with three lateral partner hires—Ranesh Ramanathan and Alex Cushman (New York) and Daniel Wayte (London)—to deliver cross-border, multi-disciplinary financing advice across the full capital structure.
- • End-to-end capital solutions capability spans debt, equity, and hybrid instruments including unitranche direct lending, mezzanine capital, preferred equity, convertibles, rescue financing, fund financing, and liability management transactions.
- • Geographic footprint expanded across US, London, Hong Kong, Dubai, and offices throughout Europe, Asia-Pacific, Middle East, South America, and Africa to support seamless cross-border investment execution and emerging-market capital partnerships.
- • Team positioned to serve institutional investors across complete business lifecycle—from growth-stage financing through IPO, PIPE transactions, and public offerings—across all industry verticals.
- • Creative capital structures address sophisticated sponsor and investor demand for alignment of risk, return, and strategic objectives in complex, bespoke funding scenarios.
Summary
DLA Piper has launched a new Global Capital Solutions Practice through the addition of three finance partners to its global Finance Practice. Ranesh Ramanathan and Alex Cushman, both based in New York, joined alongside Daniel Wayte, who is based in London. The practice is designed as a cross-border, multi-disciplinary team to enhance the firm's capacity to deliver tailored financing strategies and advise on complex, bespoke funding solutions across the full capital structure.
The Capital Solutions team provides end-to-end counsel spanning the complete spectrum of debt, equity, and hybrid investment strategies. The practice supports a broad range of capital instruments and transaction types, including unitranche and senior direct lending, opportunistic and hybrid capital structures (junior capital, mezzanine, preferred equity, convertibles, and warrants), spinouts, rollups, rescue financing, fund financing and liquidity facilities, asset-backed financings, and liability management transactions. This comprehensive offering positions the team to address increasingly sophisticated demands from investment managers exploring creative capital strategies.
With an established geographic presence spanning the US, London, Hong Kong, Dubai, and additional offices across Europe, Asia-Pacific, the Middle East, South America, and Africa, the practice enables seamless support for cross-border investments and capital partnerships across both developed and emerging markets. The team's architecture supports clients throughout the complete business lifecycle, from growth-stage financing through IPO execution and beyond, including PIPE transactions and public offerings. The practice serves clients across all industry sectors.
The team is built to help investors, sponsors, and public, sponsor-owned, and closely held companies navigate capital flows across funds, sponsors, balance sheets, and market cycles. The focus is on structuring solutions that align risk, return, and strategic objectives in complex financing scenarios.
The Capital Solutions team provides end-to-end counsel spanning the complete spectrum of debt, equity, and hybrid investment strategies. The practice supports a broad range of capital instruments and transaction types, including unitranche and senior direct lending, opportunistic and hybrid capital structures (junior capital, mezzanine, preferred equity, convertibles, and warrants), spinouts, rollups, rescue financing, fund financing and liquidity facilities, asset-backed financings, and liability management transactions. This comprehensive offering positions the team to address increasingly sophisticated demands from investment managers exploring creative capital strategies.
With an established geographic presence spanning the US, London, Hong Kong, Dubai, and additional offices across Europe, Asia-Pacific, the Middle East, South America, and Africa, the practice enables seamless support for cross-border investments and capital partnerships across both developed and emerging markets. The team's architecture supports clients throughout the complete business lifecycle, from growth-stage financing through IPO execution and beyond, including PIPE transactions and public offerings. The practice serves clients across all industry sectors.
The team is built to help investors, sponsors, and public, sponsor-owned, and closely held companies navigate capital flows across funds, sponsors, balance sheets, and market cycles. The focus is on structuring solutions that align risk, return, and strategic objectives in complex financing scenarios.
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