NICHOLAS SCHWARTZ is a co-leader of the firm’s Leveraged Finance practice. He has experience across a wide range of leveraged finance transactions, representing both corporate and private equity borrowers in acquisition and non-acquisition contexts. Nick has advised on financing transactions ranging in size from US$20 million to over US$15 billion, including syndicated and privately placed financings, recurring revenue-based facilities, financings marketed in the United States for the acquisition of European and Asian targets, concurrent acquisitions and combination of multiple unaffiliated companies, spin-offs and carve-outs, as well as the implementation and subsequent sale of multiple portfolio companies using “portable” capital structures. He also has significant experience in the financing and strategic elements of in-court and out-of-court restructurings, including complex liability management and other capital structure transactions.
“[Nick] is fantastic. He’s super sharp, very client focused, and deal-oriented.”
Chambers USA 2024
Nick has been recognized by several industry publications, including by Chambers Global for USA Banking & Finance (2023–2025) and by Chambers USA for New York Banking & Finance (2022–2024). He has also been recognized by IFLR1000 as a “Rising Star Partner” (2022) and “Notable Practitioner” (2019–2021), and was recommended by Legal 500 U.S. as a “Next Generation Lawyer” in commercial lending (2018–2018).