Sheppard Mullin Representing Janus Henderson in Acquisition of Victory Park Capital Advisors
Sheppard Mullin is advising global active asset manager Janus Henderson Group (NYSE: JHG) in its agreement to acquire a majority stake in Victory Park Capital Advisors, LLC (VPC), a global private credit manager with a nearly two decade-long track record of providing customized private credit solutions to both established and emerging businesses. VPC complements Janus Henderson’s highly successful securitized credit franchise and expertise in public asset-backed securitized markets, and further expands the Company’s capabilities into the private markets for its clients. Financial terms were not disclosed.
Based in Chicago, VPC invests across industries, geographies and asset classes on behalf of its long-standing institutional client base. Since inception, VPC has invested approximately $10.3 billion across over 220 investments and has assets under management of approximately $6.0 billion.
The Sheppard Mullin deal team that is advising Janus Henderson is led by partners Adam Shipley and Andrew Felner and special counsel Dan Clausen, and includes partners Jordan Hamburger and associates Patrick Quine, Stephanie Nguyen and Ines Briand. Valuable assistance is provided by Joel Bannister, Dmitriy Chelnitsky, John Crisp, AJ Dhaliwal, Shawn Fabian, Jeff Kern, Josh McLane and Moorari Shah, among others.
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