Key facts
- The fund finance market is valued at $1 trillion.
- Law firms are hiring specialists and retraining staff to meet demand.
Law firms are actively expanding their fund finance practices to capitalize on the booming $1 trillion market. This expansion is characterized by a race to recruit specialized legal talent, either by poaching experienced lawyers from rival firms or by retraining existing staff. Historically, firms like Cadwalader Wickersham & Taft LLP, Haynes Boone, and Mayer Brown LLP have been key players on the lender side of this debt financing work.