Allen & Overy’s (A&O) has boosted its New York finance team with the hire of a senior duo from Mayer Brown Rowe & Maw.
Leveraged finance specialists Mark Wojciechowski and Andrew Mattei join A&O’s Manhattan outpost as partners. Wojciechowski, who had been a partner at the Mayer Brown since 1988, becomes North American head of leveraged finance at the magic circle firm.
Both have experience in domestic and international leveraged finance and acquisition finance, M&A and private equity. They will work alongside finance partner Elizabeth Leckie, who joined A&O’s US banking practice from Los Angeles law firm O’Melveny & Myers last year.
The hires follow a period of strong growth for A&O’s New York office, which has hired almost 50 attorneys over the past 18 months.
Commenting on the appointments, A&O US co-managing partner Ian Shrank said: “The expertise Mark and Andrew bring mean we are now well positioned to meet our clients’ needs on a truly global basis. They have a fantastic track-record at the forefront of the US leveraged finance market, having built a highly successful practice here in New York.”
A&O’s leveraged acquisition debt team now comprises over 40 partners globally.
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