Cadwalader’s Mathan Navaratnam Selected Among Law.com International’s 2022 ‘Private Equity Rising Stars’ in the UK and Europe

October 25, 2022

Cadwalader Fund Finance special counsel Mathan Navaratnam has been selected as a “Private Equity Rising Star” by Law.com International, as part of its list of 25 attorneys under the age of 40 who represent “the best of the up-and-coming talent within the U.K. and European legal industry.”

Law.com determined the honorees based on a winning combination of factors, including the quality of their client base; the scale, significance and complexity of their deals; their client feedback and general market reputation; the standing of their mentor; and other examples of career success and innovation.

Navaratnam’s profile references his work in the past year leading “some of the largest and complex fund finance transactions, including advising a syndicate of banks on a €4bn three-year capital call revolving loan facility involving pricing dependent on a variety of ESG and sustainability metrics and advising a syndicate of six banks in their provision of a €1 billion umbrella capital call facility.” It also mentions his influence as a mentor for Cadwalader’s earlier-career lawyers.

Navaratnam was also recently featured as a recommended attorney in The Legal 500 UK 2023 edition.