Thomas J. Friedmann
Advisory Board Member
Mr. Friedmann serves on the advisory board for Peritus providing expertise in credit agreements, covenant analysis and bond indentures as well as amendments to all of the aforementioned.
He is the managing partner of Dechert’s Boston office and co-chair of Dechert’s Global Capital Markets Practice, represents domestic and non-U.S. issuers and investment banks in public and private securities transactions.
Mr. Friedmann also advises corporate clients on securities law, corporate governance and general corporate matters, including financial restructuring and securitization transactions.
Mr. Friedmann is also the co-head of Dechert’s Permanent Capital Practice and regularly advises alternative asset managers in accessing permanent capital through business development companies (BDCs), closed-end funds and other vehicles.
Having represented both issuers and underwriters on the organization and listings of numerous BDCs, Mr. Friedmann assists companies in navigating securities laws and sensitive disclosure matters under the Securities Act of 1933, the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940.
He is a frequent speaker and has been quoted in various media outlets regarding developments and trends affecting BDCs and other alternative investment vehicles, an area in which Dechert has been identified as a leader by The Legal 500, a leading legal directory.
Mr. Friedmann graduated from Harvard in 1985 with a BA in Geology and earned MBA and Law Degrees from the University of Virginia in 1991.
Kevin X. Reynolds
Advisory Board Member
Mr. Reynolds serves on the advisory board for Peritus providing expertise in a number of areas including refinancings, exchange offers and debt amendments.
He is a co-founder of Reynolds Gormly and has over 35 years of experience in origination of corporate debt securities and corporate recapitalizations in both domestic and emerging markets.
From 2015 – 2018, he served as the head of debt capital markets origination for Cantor Fitzgerald. Before Cantor Fitzgerald, Mr. Reynolds was the global head of debt and equity capital markets for Cowen & Company. Mr. Reynolds also spent 12 years at UBS where he was the head of corporate, transportation, esoteric and distressed asset backed securities.
He also acted as the global co-head of corporate recapitalizations liability management, exchange offers, tenders, consent solicitations, waivers and reorganizations for US domestic, European, and emerging market corporate bonds.
Mr. Reynolds received his undergraduate degree from Boston College and an MBA from the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School in 1984.
Thomas J. Friedmann
Advisory Board Member
Mr. Friedmann serves on the advisory board for Peritus providing expertise in credit agreements, covenant analysis and bond indentures as well as amendments to all of the aforementioned.
He is the managing partner of Dechert’s Boston office and co-chair of Dechert’s Global Capital Markets Practice, represents domestic and non-U.S. issuers and investment banks in public and private securities transactions.
Mr. Friedmann also advises corporate clients on securities law, corporate governance and general corporate matters, including financial restructuring and securitization transactions.
Mr. Friedmann is also the co-head of Dechert’s Permanent Capital Practice and regularly advises alternative asset managers in accessing permanent capital through business development companies (BDCs), closed-end funds and other vehicles.
Having represented both issuers and underwriters on the organization and listings of numerous BDCs, Mr. Friedmann assists companies in navigating securities laws and sensitive disclosure matters under the Securities Act of 1933, the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940.
He is a frequent speaker and has been quoted in various media outlets regarding developments and trends affecting BDCs and other alternative investment vehicles, an area in which Dechert has been identified as a leader by The Legal 500, a leading legal directory.
Mr. Friedmann graduated from Harvard in 1985 with a BA in Geology and earned MBA and Law Degrees from the University of Virginia in 1991.
Kevin X. Reynolds
Advisory Board Member
Mr. Reynolds serves on the advisory board for Peritus providing expertise in a number of areas including refinancings, exchange offers and debt amendments.
He is a co-founder of Reynolds Gormly and has over 35 years of experience in origination of corporate debt securities and corporate recapitalizations in both domestic and emerging markets.
From 2015 – 2018, he served as the head of debt capital markets origination for Cantor Fitzgerald. Before Cantor Fitzgerald, Mr. Reynolds was the global head of debt and equity capital markets for Cowen & Company. Mr. Reynolds also spent 12 years at UBS where he was the head of corporate, transportation, esoteric and distressed asset backed securities.
He also acted as the global co-head of corporate recapitalizations liability management, exchange offers, tenders, consent solicitations, waivers and reorganizations for US domestic, European, and emerging market corporate bonds.
Mr. Reynolds received his undergraduate degree from Boston College and an MBA from the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School in 1984.