Sidley’s London Recruits From Latham See Private Credit Opening

The latest Sidley Austin recruits in London from rival Latham & Watkins said their new firm is responding to private equity clients that increasingly demand broader financing options and want a one-stop shop from their law firms.

Sidley on Monday announced the hires of capital markets partners Scott Colwell and Patrick Kwak, who joined from Latham. The moves followed the hire of five former Latham London finance partners by Sidley last month, including the new co-heads of Sidley’s leveraged finance practice, Jay Sadanandan and Sam Hamilton.

Colwell and Kwak are building Sidley’s sponsor finance practice alongside their colleagues in a ...