Foley & Lardner LLP represented Avante Capital Partners, a woman- and minority-owned private credit firm focusing on investments in the lower middle market, in entering a strategic partnership with Pacific Current Group Limited (ASX: PAC), a boutique investment firm specializing in partnering with best-in-class asset managers through strategic minority stake investments.

The partnership will provide Avante with the resources to expand its product suite, offering comprehensive debt and structured equity solutions for sponsored and non-sponsored companies in resilient industries. Products will include senior stretch, unitranche, mezzanine, and second lien debt alongside minority equity for high quality, lower middle market companies.

The Foley deal team was led by partner Matthew McBride and senior counsel Alexander Miska and included partners Michelle Nunez and Raj Tanden, of counsel Marina Choundas, and associates Paige Moscow, Paige Randall, and Ryan McNulty.

Foley’s transactions attorneys provide sophisticated legal advice on the issues most important to public and private companies, including all aspects of mergers and acquisitions, capital markets and securities matters, fund formation, private equity, venture capital, corporate counseling, and other transactional matters. Our Fund Formation & Investment Management group understands the business objectives, dynamics and trends of GPs, LPs and the entire private funds industry, and is complimented by integrated attorneys with significant backgrounds in tax, ERISA, regulatory, CFIUS/KYC, SEC investigation/examination, litigation, employment, finance, estate planning, and more.