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Member, Business Law Section, American Bar Association
Member, Private Equity Committee and Healthcare Committee, Association for Corporate Growth
Member, Leadership Council, Communities In Schools

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EVAN PALENSCHAT focuses his practice in the commercial finance sector. He advises private credit funds, banks, financial institutions, and hedge funds, as well as public and private borrowers, in complex financing transactions. Evan has participated in transactions with a cumulative value of over US$50 billion.

Evan’s experience encompasses all aspects of complex commercial finance, including leveraged buyouts, special situation financing, opportunistic investing, carve-outs, and recapitalizations. Additionally, he advises clients on workouts, restructurings, and other distressed scenarios. Evan is recommended in Legal 500 USA 2023–2024.

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Co-author, “Holdco Financing: A Potential Solution in a Leveraged Environment,” Private Debt Investor, December 6, 2023.
Co-author, “How to Prevent Cyber Attacks,” Private Debt Investor, February 2, 2023.
Co-author, “Data Breaches and the Private Credit Market,” Cybersecurity Law Report, February 1, 2023.
Co-author, “The Rise in Ghost Kitchens,” JD Supra, August 28, 2020.

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Speaker, “Private Credit,” Markets Group Private Equity Fall Forum, San Francisco, CA, October 26, 2023.
Speaker, “Latest Trends in Deal Execution and Financing,” Association for Corporate Growth, Chicago, IL, October 5, 2023.
Speaker, “Private Credit,” Markets Group Private Equity Forum, Chicago, IL, August 23, 2022.

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