Private Debt Investor Recognizes Dechert’s Matthew Hays as Rising Star

Dechert LLP’s Chicago-based partner Matthew Hays has been honored as a 2020 Rising Star by Private Debt Investor (PDI), the publication of record for the world’s private debt markets. Mr. Hays was one of just ten lawyers named to the list.

Mr. Hays joined Dechert in 2018 and took the helm of the firm’s asset-backed securities team a short time later. With a background in securitization, structured finance and receivables sale and forward flow transactions, he has made a name as a pioneer of new asset classes, helping asset managers, borrowers and lenders alike develop creative new structures and platforms.

Mr. Hays has been at the forefront of effort to prepare clients for opportunities stemming from the Federal Reserve’s TALF 2.0 loan program. He has also played an important role in Dechert’s efforts to prepare market participants for the transition from LIBOR. 

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