Key Takeaways
- • White & Case LLP added three New York partners, Ted Lacey, Tony Wolfe and Tristan Manley, to expand its Global Debt Finance Practice, according to the firm's announcement dated 2 November 2026.
- • The team's collective capabilities span leveraged and acquisition finance, syndicated lending, high-yield debt, debt capital markets, private credit and project financing.
- • The new partners have advised on financings for landmark transactions including Dell's US$67 billion acquisition of EMC, Paramount Skydance's US$111 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery and T-Mobile's US$26.5 billion acquisition of Sprint.
- • The hires follow recent arrivals in New York, London, Brussels and Milan, and the firm cites its Band 1 Chambers ranking for Banking & Finance.
Summary
Global law firm White & Case LLP has expanded its Global Debt Finance Practice with the addition of three partners based in New York: Ted Lacey, Tony Wolfe and Tristan Manley, according to the firm's announcement dated 2 November 2026. White & Case Chair Heather McDevitt said the firm's financial institution clients have long relied on it for their most complex needs, and that the hires "build strength on strength" by strengthening the firm's ability to advise on leveraged finance, high-yield debt and other capital-raising transactions globally.
The group advises financial institutions, private capital providers and other institutional lenders on large and consequential matters. Its collective capabilities cover leveraged and acquisition finance, syndicated lending, high-yield debt and other debt capital markets transactions, private credit and project financing. The partners have worked on financings supporting Dell's US$67 billion acquisition of EMC, Paramount Skydance's US$111 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery and T-Mobile's US$26.5 billion acquisition of Sprint.
Lacey brings experience advising investment banks, commercial banks and private lenders across debt capital markets and leveraged finance, and has advised on four of the ten largest leveraged buyouts in history. Wolfe has advised leading investment banks, commercial banks and private lenders on capital-raising and liability management transactions, with a focus on syndicated loans, high-yield debt, acquisition financing, project and infrastructure finance and out-of-court restructurings across sectors including real estate, gaming and leisure, technology and communications, and healthcare. Manley has advised financial institutions on leveraged finance, digital infrastructure finance and liability management, including representing financing sources in significant strategic and private equity-backed acquisitions and data center projects.
Global Head of Debt Finance Eliza McDougall said the arrivals advance the firm's goal of building "an even more integrated, market-leading global finance offering." White & Case is ranked Band 1 in Chambers for Banking & Finance, which the firm links to 125 years of representing global financial institutions. The hires follow recent partner arrivals Dylan Glazier and Adam Johnson in New York, Anthony Tama, Shao-Ling Angoh and Marcus Chaplin-Roberts in London, Christophe Wauters in Brussels and Luca Maffia in Milan.
The group advises financial institutions, private capital providers and other institutional lenders on large and consequential matters. Its collective capabilities cover leveraged and acquisition finance, syndicated lending, high-yield debt and other debt capital markets transactions, private credit and project financing. The partners have worked on financings supporting Dell's US$67 billion acquisition of EMC, Paramount Skydance's US$111 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery and T-Mobile's US$26.5 billion acquisition of Sprint.
Lacey brings experience advising investment banks, commercial banks and private lenders across debt capital markets and leveraged finance, and has advised on four of the ten largest leveraged buyouts in history. Wolfe has advised leading investment banks, commercial banks and private lenders on capital-raising and liability management transactions, with a focus on syndicated loans, high-yield debt, acquisition financing, project and infrastructure finance and out-of-court restructurings across sectors including real estate, gaming and leisure, technology and communications, and healthcare. Manley has advised financial institutions on leveraged finance, digital infrastructure finance and liability management, including representing financing sources in significant strategic and private equity-backed acquisitions and data center projects.
Global Head of Debt Finance Eliza McDougall said the arrivals advance the firm's goal of building "an even more integrated, market-leading global finance offering." White & Case is ranked Band 1 in Chambers for Banking & Finance, which the firm links to 125 years of representing global financial institutions. The hires follow recent partner arrivals Dylan Glazier and Adam Johnson in New York, Anthony Tama, Shao-Ling Angoh and Marcus Chaplin-Roberts in London, Christophe Wauters in Brussels and Luca Maffia in Milan.
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