Private Debt Investor Names Dechert Law Firm of the Year for Fund Formation in Europe
Dechert LLP has been recognized as Private Debt Investor’s “Fund Formation Law Firm of the Year” for Europe in the PDI Annual Awards 2025, the highest profile awards program in the private credit industry.
Thanks to the success of its global private credit team, Dechert has retained its place among the two top-ranked law firms globally in PDI’s Hall of Fame, having won nine “Law Firm of the Year” titles in the contest’s 13-year history.
Dechert advises the world’s most sophisticated fund sponsors on every aspect of fund structuring and formation, across private credit, equity, real estate, secondaries and other strategies.
The world’s ten largest asset managers are among the firm’s clients, alongside two-thirds of PDI’s top 100 private debt firms or their affiliates.
Dechert’s investment funds team wins frequent recognition for innovation and excellence in advisory services. In the past year, the firm was honored as “Best Law Firm for Private Equity/Credit” at With Intelligence’s HFM European Services Awards 2025 and also recognized by The Drawdown and Alternative Credit Investor.
About Dechert’s Private Credit Practice
Dechert has advised private credit clients for over 30 years, helping them to innovate and thrive as the industry has grown into a complex and diverse US$3 trillion market. We create value on the full spectrum of strategies and sub-strategies, including asset-based, distressed debt, permanent capital, direct lending, subordinated debt, specialty financing, special situations and venture debt. With more than 80% of Private Debt Investor’s top 100 private credit firms as clients, we offer market-leading fund formation, financing, regulatory, M&A and tax expertise across the U.S., Europe, the Middle East and Asia.
About Dechert
Dechert is the law firm that helps business leaders lead.
For more than 150 years, we have advised clients on critical issues – from high-stakes litigation to first-in-market transaction structures and complex regulatory matters. Our lawyers in commercial centers worldwide are immersed in the key sectors we serve – financial services, private capital, real estate, life sciences and technology.
Dechert delivers unwavering partnership so our clients can achieve unprecedented results.
