About Derek F. Ladgenski
For more than two decades, private debt providers and banks have turned to Derek Ladgenski to advise on their most complicated and challenging debt financing deals. Derek helps his clients close complex financings quickly and efficiently, without surprises or delays, and builds their relationships and market presence along the way.
Helping clients focus on what matters
Derek counsels lead arrangers, administrative agents and lenders on cash-flow acquisition and recapitalization financings, "take private" transactions and debt financings. Thanks to his vast experience and deep roots in the financing community, Derek helps his clients understand current market conditions, avoid getting bogged down in legal minutiae and get their deals done. His high volume of transactional work — from multibillion-dollar syndicated loans to smaller bilateral deals — allows him to advise clients on current market conditions, the effects of decisions through different credit cycles and positioning for future success.
"'He puts people at ease, and in negotiations he is able to smooth everything over when people get frustrated,' says a source."
Chambers USA 2019
(Illinois, Banking & Finance) survey response
Practice Focus
- Leveraged finance
- Acquisition financings
- "Take private" transactions
- Recapitalization financings
- Debt financings
Representative Experience
News
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August 19, 2021
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June 10, 2021
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May 13, 2021
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April 21, 2021
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April 19, 2021
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April 8, 2021
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August 20, 2020
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Publications
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July 21, 2020
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July 21, 2020
Presentations and Events
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March 8-9, 2022
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September 14–15, 2021Moderator | Coming of Age: Navigating Distressed Credits and Setting the Road Ahead During a Pandemic
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April 19, 2021Panelist
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January 14, 2021Speaker
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November 9–13, 2020Panelist | What the Restaurant Finance World Will Look Like in 2021
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June 23, 2020
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November 10–12, 2014Presenter | Tips for Negotiating an Effective Credit Agreement