Andrew E. Sagor
Partner
Areas of Focus
- Private Equity Transactions
- Corporate & Finance
- Investment Management & Private Equity
- Leveraged Finance
- Mergers & Acquisitions
- Special Situations & Private Credit
- Financial Restructuring
- Preferred Equity & Hybrid Capital
- Health Care & Life Sciences
- Energy & Infrastructure
- Telecom, Media & Technology
- AgTech & FoodTech
- Environmental, Social & Governance (ESG)
- Media, Entertainment & Sports
- Sovereign and Government Investors
- Represents private equity funds, their portfolio companies and other corporate borrowers in U.S. and international leveraged acquisition financings and other complex debt financing transactions.
- Represents both borrowers and lenders in connection with workouts, restructurings and liability management transactions.
- Leads large-cap and middle-market financing transactions for companies in an array of industries, including health care, industrials and manufacturing, financial services, energy, transportation, technology, media and telecommunications, and hospitality industries.
Andrew's work covers a wide range of leveraged finance transactions with a focus on representing private equity sponsors and other borrowers in leveraged acquisition and asset-based financings, senior secured debt, high yield, bridge and mezzanine financings, distressed financings, recapitalization transactions and general corporate finance matters.
Andrew has successfully led significant debt financing transactions throughout the United States and in international markets. Andrew also has significant experience in financing in-court and out-of-court restructurings, including complex liability management transactions.
Andrew has advised on more than $50 billion of financing arrangements over the course of his career, with transactions ranging in size from tens of millions to in excess of $20 billion.
Clients benefit from Andrew’s ability to understand their business goals, to advocate effectively for them in high-stakes negotiations and to craft pragmatic solutions on transactions.
Prior to joining Akin, Andrew was a partner in the New York office of another international law firm, where he was Chair of that firm’s North America Banking & Finance Practice.
Private Equity Transactions
- Represented Mubadala Capital, a sovereign investor, and its portfolio companies in various financing matters.
- Represented KKR and its portfolio company Empower AI in various financing matters.
- Represented Kinderhook Industries and its portfolio companies in various financing matters, including the acquisitions of CARDS Recycling, LLC, Compactor Rentals of America and Live Oak Environmental’s acquisition of Piney Woods Sanitation Inc.
- Represented Mill Rock Capital and its portfolio companies in various financing matters, including Tandym Group’s acquisitions of Kolter Solutions and AETEA Information Technology.
- Represented Bessemer Investors and its portfolio companies in various financing matters, including Legacy Restoration’s acquisition of Southern Roofing and Renovations.
- Represented Paine Schwartz Partners and its portfolio companies in various financing matters.
EducationJ.D., New York University School of Law, 2010
Bachelor of Arts in History, Amherst College, with distinction, 2003
J.D., New York University School of Law, 2010
Bachelor of Arts in History, Amherst College, with distinction, 2003
Bar AdmissionsNew York
New York
- The Legal 500 US, Leading Lawyer in Commercial Lending, 2023.
- Mergers & Acquisitions, Middle-Market Deals of the Year, 2023, for leading the financing of AZZ Inc.’s acquisition of the Precoat Metals division of Sequa Corporation.
- Mergers & Acquisitions, Middle-Market Deals of the Year, Honorable Mentions, 2023, for leading the financings of MiddleGround Capital’s acquisition of PVI Holdings and Xperi’s acquisition of Vewd Software.
- New York Super Lawyers, Rising Star, 2018-2022.
- Meritorious Honor Award, U.S. Department of State.
- Board of Directors, Summer Search New York City
- Served as the Special Assistant to the U.S. Ambassador-at-Large for War Crimes Issues, Office of the Secretary of State, under General Colin Powell and Condoleezza Rice
- “The Road Ahead for Private Equity: Reflections and Predictions,” Akin, March 2024.
- Panelist, “Acquisition Finance,” Akin Dealmaker‘s Boot Camp, November 2022 and November 2023.
- “Private Credit Insights: Exploring the Challenges of Side Letters in Financing Transactions,” Akin, May 2023.
- Co-author, “2022 US Private Equity Guide,” The Legal 500, January 2022.
- Co-author, “2021 US Private Equity Guide,” The Legal 500, January 2021.
- Keynote Interviewee, “A Shift in Thinking for Debt Finance,” Private Equity International’s U.S. Mid-Market Special Edition, September 2020.
- Guest Speaker, “Absolute Priority: Liquidity Enhancement Alternatives in the COVID-19 Era,” Debtwire Radio, July 2020.
- Guest Speaker, “How to Maximize Debt Capacity and Best Practices in Strategically Handling COVID-19,” The Optical Society (OIDA), May 2020.
- Co-author, “COVID-19 – Distressed M&A – A Road Map for Potential Buyers of Distressed Businesses in Section 363 Bankruptcy Sales,” Pratt’s Journal of Bankruptcy Law, April 2020.
- Co-author, “2020 US Private Equity Guide,” The Legal 500, January 2020.
- Co-author, “US Bank Regulatory Agencies Issue Final Guidance on Leveraged Lending Practices: High-Level. Considerations for Financial Institutions,” Butterworths Journal of International Banking and Financial Law, June 2013.