Haynes Boone earned recognition across multiple categories in the H1 2025 U.S. Direct Lending Legal Advisor League Tables, published by Octus, reflecting the firm’s growing influence as trusted counsel in the private credit and direct-lending markets.
Haynes Boone ranked among the top seven overall legal advisors in the U.S. direct-lending market. The firm also secured a top-five position for lender-side mandates.
“These rankings reflect the strength of our team and the confidence our clients place in us to navigate complex credit transactions,” said Co-Chair of the New York Capital Markets and Securities Practice Group Greg Kramer. “We’re honored to be recognized among the leading firms in this dynamic and evolving market.”
The Octus league tables are a helpful benchmark in the private credit industry, tracking legal advisor activity across borrower, sponsor and lender mandates in both middle-market and large-cap transactions.
Haynes Boone’s Private Credit Finance Group is a leader in the representation of a broad range of lenders and borrowers involved in direct commercial loans, including private debt funds, independent commercial finance companies, specialty finance companies and other investors in connection with lending transactions involving commercial, energy, healthcare, franchise, various service industries and other lending transactions. The foundation of the finance practice is the lawyers’ extensive experience advising clients across numerous jurisdictions in the U.S. and abroad in a range of private credit transactions.
