Overview
Lisa Collier, a partner in Paul Hastings’ Global Finance practice, is based in New York.
Lisa represents leading commercial and investment banks on a broad range of U.S. and cross-border financing transactions. Drawing on extensive transactional experience spanning a variety of industries, she advises clients on leveraged finance and asset-based lending transactions, acquisition and leveraged buyout financings, recapitalizations, bridge lending and loan commitments, as well as other secured and unsecured lending transactions.
Lisa is a recognized thought leader in the finance industry, as highlighted by The Secured Lender in its Women in Secured Finance publication, which profiles “inspiring women who exemplify excellence and have distinguished themselves within the secured finance industry.”
Accolades
- ABF Journal, A Top Woman in Specialty Finance (2024)
- Secured Finance Network, “40 Under 40” (2022)
- IFLR1000, Rising Star – Debt Capital Markets (2022)
- Law360, Structured Finance MVP (2022)
Education
- University of Virginia School of Law, J.D.
- University of Chicago, M.A.
- New College of Florida, B.A.
Representations
- Lead arranger and administrative agent in connection with a $17 billion noninvestment grade leverage bridge loan agreement for Warner Bros. Discovery Inc.
- Lead arrangers and administrative agent in connection with Databricks’ $5.25 billion credit facilities
- Financing sources for a $1.2 billion asset-based facility in connection with a take private transaction for Nordstrom, Inc.
- Lead arrangers and administrative agent in connection with OpenAI’s $4 billion revolving credit facility
- Lead arrangers and administrative agent in connection with the financing for the $15.5 billion sale of Truist Financial Corporation’s remaining stake in Truist Insurance Holdings to Stone Point Capital
- Financing sources on GTCR’s acquisition of a majority stake in Worldpay, valued at $18.5 billion
- Lead arrangers and administrative agent in connection with Anthropic’s $2.5 billion revolving credit facility
- Initial purchasers in connection with a $475 million notes issuance by Planet Financial Group, LLC
- Initial purchasers, administrative agent and lenders in connection with a notes issuance and credit facility for Acadia Healthcare
- Lead arrangers and administrative agent in connection with Amneal Pharmaceuticals’ $2.35 billion term loan facility
- Financing sources in connection with Clearwater Analytic Holdings, Inc.’s acquisition of Enfusion, Inc. for approximately $1.5 billion
- Financing sources in the multi-currency credit facilities used to finance Viagogo's acquisition of StubHub from eBay
- Administrative agent and arrangers in a $2.2 billion asset-based credit facility for The Gap
- Administrative agent and arrangers in a $1 billion asset-based credit facility for Lucid Group
- Administrative agent and arrangers in the cross-border credit facilities for Adient Global Holdings
Matters may have been handled prior to joining Paul Hastings.
Engagement & Publications
- “USA – New York: An Introduction to Banking & Finance,” Chambers & Partners, 2025