White & Case launches debt finance practice in Australia

The firm is looking to address APAC’s growing private credit market.
Mark Wesseldine (left) and David Kirkland (right)
Mark Wesseldine (left) and David Kirkland (right)

US law firm, White Case, has announced the launch of its debt finance practice in Australia alongside its appointment of David Kirkland and Mark Wesseldine, in Sydney.

Both new partners joined the firm on October 31 Kirkland from Gilbert Tobin, and Wesseldine from King Spalding.

The decision to launch a debt finance practice in Australia at this point in time is motivated by the growing private credit market in Asia Pacific, and the increasingly active pool of global investors that can be found in the region, explained Eugene Man, White Case partner and head of the Debt Finance and Restructuring practice for Asia Pacific, to FinanceAsia...

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