Anthony Lombardi is a partner in Dechert’s corporate practice, focusing on a diverse range of fund finance and structured finance transactions. Mr. Lombardi has extensive experience acting on NAV-based facilities, collateralized fund obligations, hybrid asset-backed facilities for funds, GP facilities, Co-invest/partner financing facilities, LP NAV facilities, capital call/subscription lines and other secured lending facilities backed by a variety of asset classes and financial products in both European jurisdictions and the U.S.
Mr. Lombardi regularly acts for private equity funds, hedge funds, real estate funds, infrastructure funds, private debt, secondary funds, private banks, family offices and ultra-high-net-worth individuals. He also has extensive experience advising on the purchase and sale of European, U.S. and emerging markets distressed assets, including bank debt and claims, plus swaps, derivatives and repurchase agreements. In addition, he advises on secured-lending facilities utilizing total return swaps and repurchase agreements.
Mr. Lombardi is a member of the Fund Finance Association, EMEA Advisory Council. In this role, he contributes to driving the FFA's longstanding mission of advocating for the fund finance industry in Europe. His efforts include building consensus on legal and regulatory issues and continuing to educate stakeholders in the region through their conferences and events.
Recommended by The Legal 500 UK, 2024, for fund finance, clients describe Mr. Lombardi as “a diligent financing lawyer” noted for his strong “technical knowledge” and remarking that “he has the incredible ability to structure transactions in the best interests of his clients, and he really knows the deal inside out. He is involved in every detail and is a real champion. He is someone you want on your side of the table.” He is also recognized as someone who “goes above and beyond for his clients…is exceptionally commercial...with deep-seated knowledge, understanding and innovation,” while providing “pragmatic and commercial advice.”
Key Matters
- An asset manager with over US$700 billion assets under management private credit funds in respect of various capital call facilities ranging from €100-150 million.
- A multi-strategy asset manager with over US$34 billion in assets under management in multiple NAV facilities of US$750 million.
- An asset manager with over US$20 billion assets under management in the structuring of an up to €1.5 billion NAV facility secured over its underlying portfolio of loans.
- A private credit fund with over US$30 billion assets under management in relation to a £50 million GP Facility.
- A leading U.S. insurer as initial noteholder of a US$100 million collateralized fund obligation issued by a tier one sponsor secured against the underlying performance of the sponsor’s PE and private debt portfolios.
- A private credit fund with over US$300 billion assets under management in respect of its rights as a lender under a circa US$500 million NAV facility.
- An asset manager’s private debt fund with over US$20 billion assets under management in respect of a US$600 million capital call facility.
- An investment vehicle of the two principals of a quant fund with over US$6 billion in assets under management in a NAV facility of circa US$400 million.
- An insurance-linked securities asset manager with over US$4.5 billion in assets under management in multiple NAV facilities of over US$200 million secured over a portfolio of underlying insurance-linked securities and cashflows.
- A Singaporean asset manager with over US$9 billion assets under management and its Cayman Segregated Portfolio Company in a US$20 million leverage facility secured by its interest in, and cashflows from, an underlying CDS.
- An asset manager with over US$450 billion in the acquisition of a multinational distressed and non-performing asset portfolio, including loans, claims, bonds and private equity positions.
Includes matters handled at Dechert or prior to joining the firm.
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- University of Sussex, LL.B. (Hons)
- Inns of Court School of Law, LPC
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- England and Wales
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- The Law Society
- Fund Finance Association