A longtime Chicago attorney, Zac Barnett provides coordinated services that meet the diverse transactional needs of borrowers and lenders in areas such as commercial lending and fund financing. With in-depth private equity knowledge that takes into account the latest regulatory developments, attorney Zac Barnett serves as a trusted partner in arranging deals that closely adhere to clients’ time frames and objectives.

Mr. Barnett capably navigates complex tax and ERISA issues, and works with opportunistic real estate, private equity and credit funds in exploring unsecured and secured financing options. As a lawyer, he has flexibly engineered entire fund financing platforms in ways that accommodate a diverse set of scenarios and generate superior results. Over the years, he has successfully closed in excess of 500 distinct transactions, resulting in approximately $250 billion in lending commitments.

A respected lawyer and authority in his field, Mr. Barnett has authored numerous papers in his areas of expertise. In 2011, he cofounded the Annual Global Subscription Credit Facility and Fund Finance Symposium now sponsored by the Fund Finance Association and recognized as the leading industry event in the space.