Joe Slotnick, member of Cahill’s Executive Committee, represents leading investment banking firms and commercial banks, with a focus on leveraged finance transactions involving both syndicated institutional loans and new issuance of secured and unsecured high-yield debt securities. Joe also represents direct lenders, private credit funds, and other institutional investors in a broad range of financing transactions.
He currently serves as the co-chair of Cahill’s Business Development Committee.
Joe is recognized as a leading lawyer for Banking & Finance and Capital Markets by Chambers USA and IFLR1000 with clients describing Joe as “a trusted adviser” that “is able to offer holistic advice across both the loan and bond components of transactions.” He has represented the financing sources in numerous groundbreaking acquisitions and several landmark leveraged buyouts of the LBO boom. Joe also represents investment banks and financial advisors in connection with debt refinancings and comprehensive out-of-court debt restructurings.
“Joe is a great finance lawyer who can handle the biggest and most complicated deals in the market.” – Chambers USA
"Joe is strong across the board. He is always responsive to our requests and quick to line up the team for fast-paced processes. He also has a strong commercial sense for resolving issues." – Chambers USA
Joe has practiced in a variety of industries such as healthcare, life sciences, pharmaceuticals, financial services, technology, chemicals, telecom, and gaming.
- The placement agents in a private placement by Talen Energy of $1.5 billion aggregate principal amount of 6.125% senior notes due 2031 and a $2.5 billion aggregate principal amount of 6.375% senior notes due 2033
- The lead arrangers and agent in $10 billion of new senior secured credit facilities for Paramount Skydance Corporation to finance its acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc.
- The lead arrangers and debt financing sources in the financing commitments for $111 billion merger of Paramount Skydance and Warner Bros. Discovery
- Apollo Capital in a first lien credit facility for Titan BW Borrower, to fund the acquisition of Triumph Group
- The administrative agent and lead arrangers in Lightning Power’s $1.7 billion term B credit facility and $600 million revolving credit facility
- The lead arrangers in A-AP Buyer, Inc’s $650 million term B credit facility and $150 million revolving credit facility in connection with the leveraged buyout of Austin Powder by American Industrial Partners and to refinance Austin Powder’s existing indebtedness.
- The initial purchasers in Nielsen’s $1.2 billion notes offering
- The initial purchasers in Lightning Power’s Rule 144A offering of $1.5 billion aggregate principal amount of 7.25% senior secured notes due 2032
- The underwriters in Quanta Services’ public offering of $600 million aggregate principal amount of 4.75% senior notes due 2027 and a $650 million aggregate principal amount of 5.25% senior notes due 2034
- The agents, lead arrangers, and lenders in a private credit $700 million term B facility and a $150 million super priority revolving facility for a financial services firm
- The lead arrangers in an amendment to Tenneco’s $100 million revolving credit facility
- The initial purchasers in Jefferson Capital’s Rule 144A offering of $400 million aggregate principal amount of 9.5% senior notes due 2029
- The initial purchasers in Hub International Limited’s Rule 144A offering of $1.1 billion aggregate principal amount of 7.25% add-on senior secured notes due 2030 and $1.9 billion aggregate principal amount of 7.375% senior notes due 2032
- The administrative agent and lead arrangers in Talen Energy’s exit credit facilities consisting of a $580 million term B credit facility, a $470 million term C credit facility, and a $700 million revolving credit facility in connection with Talen’s emergence from Chapter 11 bankruptcy
- The lead arrangers in Brock Group’s $525 million term B credit facility
- The financing sources in over $13 billion of debt financing for Blackstone’s acquisition of a 55% stake in Thomson Reuter’s Financial and Risk Business (now Refinitiv)
- The financing sources in Basell AF and Lyondell Chemical Company’s merger, which created LyondelBasell Industries, the world’s third-largest independent chemical company
- The financing sources in HCA’s $21 billion leveraged buyout
