Sponsors | The U.S. Private Credit Industry Conference on Direct Lending

Dechert is the law firm that helps business leaders lead. For more than 150 years, we have advised clients on critical issues – from high-stakes litigation to first-in-market transaction structures and complex regulatory matters. Our lawyers in commercial centers worldwide are immersed in the key sectors we serve – financial services, private capital, real estate, life sciences and technology. Dechert delivers unwavering partnership so our clients can achieve unprecedented results.

KBRA is a full-service credit rating agency founded in 2010 to elevate standards of excellence, integrity, and transparency. We provide independent ratings and research across multiple asset classes in the U.S., U.K., and Europe, offering market participants an innovative alternative grounded in rigorous risk analysis and collaboration.

In a world shaped by increasingly interconnected risks, Moody's data, insights, and innovative technologies help customers develop a holistic view of their world and unlock opportunities. With a rich history of experience in global markets and a diverse workforce in more than 40 countries, Moody's gives customers the comprehensive perspective needed to act with confidence and thrive.

S&P Global (NYSE: SPGI) provides Essential Intelligence. We enable governments, businesses and individuals with the right data, expertise and connected technology so that they can make decisions with conviction. From helping our customers assess new investments to guiding them through sustainability and energy transition across supply chains, we unlock new opportunities, solve challenges and Accelerate Progress for the world.

Alston & Bird is a leading global law firm with over 1000 attorneys. The Private Credit team represents a range of direct lenders, including asset managers, private debt, hedge, and mezzanine funds, and insurers, in debt origination and investment transactions, including acquisition financings, refinancings, recapitalizations and special situations.

Barings is a $481+ billion global asset management firm that partners with institutional, insurance, and intermediary clients, and supports leading businesses with flexible financing solutions. The firm, a subsidiary of MassMutual, seeks to deliver excess returns by leveraging its global scale and capabilities across public and private markets in fixed income, real assets and capital solutions.

Ares is a leading global alternative investment manager offering complementary primary and secondary investment solutions across the credit, real estate, private equity and infrastructure asset classes. As of September 30, 2025, Ares’ global platform had $595+ billion of AUM, with operations across the Americas, Europe, APAC and the Middle East.

Deerpath Capital is an established private credit manager providing customized, cash-flow-based senior debt financing to sponsor-backed U.S. lower middle market companies. With a singular focus on this segment for nearly two decades, the firm has invested over $14 billion across more than 1,200 transactions and manages approximately $9 billion in AUM as of September 30, 2025.

Holland & Knight's Private Credit Team brings a practical and commercial approach to private credit transactions. Our team has the legal acumen and experience to document and negotiate private credit transactions all while framing issues in the context of the transaction and market convention. We also understand the competitive landscape our clients face and the need to balance a positive customer experience with appropriate documentation safeguards. Accordingly, helping our clients build long-standing relationships to win and close deals is one of our key objectives.

Proskauer is a leading global law firm recognized for its sophisticated transactional, litigation, and advisory capabilities. Our market-leading fund finance team supports top asset managers and financial institutions, delivering innovative subscription, NAV, and hybrid credit solutions across the fund lifecycle with market-driven insight, efficient execution, and commercial judgment.

Santander US Capital Markets LLC (SanCap) is the institutional broker-dealer of Santander in the United States, operating under Santander Corporate & Investment Banking (CIB), the global division serving corporate and institutional clients. The firm offers deep expertise across Fixed Income, Structured Products, and Equities, supported by the strength and global reach of a leading international bank.

Winston & Strawn advises direct lenders, alternative asset managers, private credit funds, and investors in structuring and closing syndicated credits, club transactions, and bilateral facilities. We advise providers of senior debt, subordinated debt, unitranche, second lien, mezzanine, and minority equity in M&A, buyouts, refinancings, recapitalizations, growth capital, and distressed opportunities.

Gibson Dunn is a leading global law firm with an integrated, cross‑disciplinary platform, uniquely situated to serve the private credit investors. We advise leading credit funds, asset managers, financial institutions, and borrowers across the full spectrum of private credit transactions. Our team structures multi‑tiered capital solutions, navigates complex intercreditor issues, and brings deep experience in the private credit market.

Ultimus is one of the largest independent providers of full-service fund administration, middle office services, and investor servicing solutions. Supporting over 475 investment management firms with $750+ billion in AUA, we are committed to delivering tailored, tech-driven solutions to optimize asset management operations. Visit our website to connect with us.

Arcesium delivers pre- and post-investment and enterprise data management solutions to leading financial institutions, including hedge funds, private market firms, and institutional asset managers. Our cloud-native technology is built to establish a synchronized golden source of data and systematize complex workflows, helping clients improve efficiency, accuracy, and scale.

Broadridge Financial Solutions (NYSE: BR) is a global technology leader with trusted expertise and transformative technology, helping clients and the financial services industry operate, innovate, and grow. We power investing, governance, and communications for our clients – driving operational resiliency, elevating business performance, and transforming investor experiences.

Farsight is an AI platform for financial institutions that captures and compounds institutional intelligence — prior work, judgment, and standards — to generate proactive insights and client-ready deliverables across the deal lifecycle. Embedded where finance teams work, Farsight transforms experience into sharper decisions, scalable narratives, and sustained advantage.

Lamina, a West Monroe company, modernizes syndicated and participation lending through a unified, API-driven, AI-enabled platform. By standardizing data models and streamlining multi-lender workflows, Lamina simplifies complex transactions from origination through servicing. The result: greater transparency, operational efficiency, reduced risk, and faster time to revenue.

Oneiro’s DLX is ‘the’ next generation, corporate & syndicated loan servicing platform. The core system for front & back office during lifecycle events – from drawdowns & rollovers to covenant monitoring, waivers & voting – DLX offers game-changing self-service portals for borrowers & lenders, and ensures AI models operate on complete, reliable data, safely and at scale.

SOLVE is the leading market data platform provider for fixed income securities. Industry-leading buy-side and sell-side firms trust the AI-driven SOLVE Market Data Platform to issue, value, and trade complex and illiquid securities. Through SOLVE data, insights, and tools, they gain unparalleled market transparency, reduce risk, and save hundreds of hours across front-office workflows

Termgrid is the market-leading software platform purpose-built for private capital markets. It was created by industry professionals to streamline the workflow for all deal participants to drive efficiency and insight at every stage of a transaction. Currently over 1,600 institutions and 30k finance professionals representing sponsors, lenders and advisors.

Thompson Coburn is a full-service, values-driven law firm with offices strategically located in Chicago, Dallas, Los Angeles, New York, Southern Illinois, St. Louis, Washington, D.C., and Birmingham. The firm represents a sophisticated client base — including Fortune 500, middle-market and emerging companies — across a range of practice areas and industry sectors.

Torys LLP is known for its quality legal work, innovation and teamwork. Our experience and collaborative practice style makes us our clients’ choice for their largest and most complex transactions, alongside general matters where judgment and strategic advice are essential. We serve clients across Canada, the United States and globally.

Gen II is a leading independent tech-enabled fund administration provider for private capital asset managers and investors. Distinguished by its bespoke service offerings and robust technological infrastructure, the company has grown to become one of the largest independent private capital fund administrators since its inception in 2009, now overseeing $1 trillion+ of private fund capital.

Oxane Partners is a leading provider of technology solutions to the Private Credit+ industry. With purpose-built technology and deep credit expertise, the firm delivers solutions spanning portfolio monitoring, credit facility management, valuations, loan and agency services, reporting, and AI/ML analytics. The platform manages over $1 trillion in notional for 100+ clients globally, supported by 800+ professionals.

As private credit has expanded its role and scope in the marketplace in recent years, Parker Hudson has utilized our market knowledge and familiarity with the full spectrum of debt products to assist private credit companies. We represent non-bank institutions throughout the financing lifecycle, including initial extensions of credit, day-to-day administration of the credit, restructuring existing debt, intercreditor matters, and bankruptcy and workout issues.