Risa Das

• A leading PE firm in its acquisition of a large LA-based media company that develops and distributes video and music content, and an incremental amendment and upsize to the existing loan for financing its fees and expenses, funding its working capital, and funding new licenses.
• The portfolio company of a leading PE firm on one of the largest syndicated loans refinancings of 2023. 
•  The portfolio company of a leading PE firm in an incremental term loan to support an acquisition and pay down the company’s RCF balance.
• The portfolio company of a leading PE firm on a refinancing and related corporate reorganization.
• A Texas-based real assets investment management firm with approximately US$4 billion of assets under management in a strategic minority investment in its business by a leading investment bank.

Includes matters handled at Dechert or prior to joining the firm.

• Institute for War and Peace Reporting – Assisted IWPR by providing legal assistance, specifically reviewing the existing contract template and drafting a new, fit-for-purpose contract template relating to work retainers with journalists.
• Immigration Legal Aid – Assisted a person with low income with a pro se asylum application and helped a person of limited means apply to United States Citizenship and Immigration Services to become a naturalized United States citizen.
• University House Legal Advice Centre, London – In collaboration with University House Legal Advice Clinic in Bethnal Green, London, advised several low-income individuals on issues involving housing law.