Davis Polk today announced that Oran Ebel has joined the firm as a partner in the Investment Management practice in New York. He joins the firm after more than 12 years with Blackstone Credit & Insurance.

“Oran is a sophisticated credit funds lawyer with significant experience working on the most complicated legal issues across both the regulated and private fund spaces. He is an excellent addition to our preeminent investment management practice, particularly as we continue to build out our credit fund capabilities and strengthen our firm’s position as a market leader in private credit,” said Neil Barr, Davis Polk’s Chair & Managing Partner. “We are pleased to welcome him to Davis Polk.”

Prior to joining Davis Polk, Mr. Ebel was a Managing Director in the Legal & Compliance group of Blackstone and Deputy General Counsel of Blackstone Credit. He also served as Chief Legal Officer & Secretary of Blackstone Private Credit Fund (BCRED) and Blackstone Secured Lending Fund (BXSL), Blackstone’s credit BDCs. In these roles, his responsibilities related to new business initiatives, fund structuring and related issues, investment transactions, regulatory matters, and other legal and compliance matters. Mr. Ebel joined Blackstone Credit & Insurance (formerly GSO Capital Partners) in 2013. Prior to joining Blackstone, Mr. Ebel was a finance associate at a global law firm.

“We are thrilled to welcome Oran to the team,” said Leor Landa, head of Davis Polk’s Investment Management practice. “Oran not only has a rare practice that combines deep experience in private credit, regulated funds and private funds, he has a sophisticated understanding of the various complexities involved in operating a retail business alongside private funds, and he brings years of underlying credit transactional experience as well. We have experienced exciting growth in our funds practice, and Oran will further bolster our elite platform.”

Mr. Ebel said, “I am excited to join Davis Polk’s exceptional funds team. I am energized by the firm’s growth and investment in the private credit market, and I look forward to collaborating with my new colleagues to provide innovative solutions to our growing roster of investment management clients.”

Mr. Ebel received his J.D. from New York University School of Law in 2008 and his A.B. from Princeton University in 2002.

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About Davis Polk’s Investment Management practice.

Investment management clients rely on Davis Polk for creative, custom solutions. Our market-leading private fund practice represents all manner of fund managers, including private equity funds, secondary funds, credit funds, hedge funds and funds of funds, and our highly regarded registered fund practice represents managers and boards across the spectrum of ’40 Act products. Clients benefit from our deep knowledge on the full range of fund formation issues and market practice, including investor relations, tax, structuring, seeding, deal execution, credit arrangements and compensation. Our premier and longstanding secondaries practice handles the most high-profile transactions. Our creative solutions to regulatory and compliance issues are informed by our extensive experience with the SEC.

About Davis Polk’s Private Credit practice.

Davis Polk is a leader in private credit, providing bespoke credit solutions and financing strategies for the most active private capital providers and borrowers. Investors, lenders and borrowers all rely on our sophisticated legal counsel, regulatory insights and relationships with key industry players to navigate the evolving complexities of private credit markets. Our lawyers have been at the forefront of private credit since its inception in the early 1980s, pioneering and leading unique and hybrid, first-in-kind transactions, market terms, fund structures and credit products. Institutional clients including private equity funds, hedge funds, investment managers, BDCs and CLOs look to us for strategic, innovative legal counsel across the full financing spectrum and investment life cycle. Our extensive capabilities offer clients a comprehensive market perspective and seamless, full-service, support across the private credit landscape. Our large multidisciplinary team of lawyers integrate their vast experience and areas of focus in finance, direct lending, hybrid and structured capital, structured finance and securitization, capital markets, investment management, financial institutions, tax, mergers and acquisitions, restructuring and liability management and special opportunities. We are proud to be one of only four firms in the United States ranked in Band 1 by Chambers USA for private credit.

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