Andrea M. Hwang
Partner
Andrea Hwang is a partner in Ropes & Gray’s finance group, based in New York. She represents private equity sponsors and their portfolio companies, as well as public and private companies in connection with acquisition financings, recapitalizations and asset-based credit facilities. Andrea also represents direct lenders and other institutional investors in connection with a wide range of financing transactions, including unitranche, senior and junior secured, and mezzanine transactions.
Experience
- Represented Partners Group in connection with financing for its acquisition of Forefront Dermatology.
- Represented Aquiline Capital Partners in connection with financing for its acquisition of PrimePay LLC.
- Represented H.I.G. Capital in connection with financing for its acquisition of Time Manufacturing.
- Represented Aquiline Capital Partners in connection with financing for its acquisition of Quicken Inc.
- Represented Aquiline Capital Partners in connection with financing for its acquisition for Avera Health.
- Represented Cove Hill Partners in connection with financing for its acquisition of Ungerboeck Systems International.
- Represented The Vistria Group and Nautic Partners in connection with financing for their acquisition of Home Care Holdings.
- Represented USIC Holdings, a portfolio company of Partners Group, in connection with its dividend recapitalization.
- Represented H.I.G. Capital in connection with financing for its acquisition of Continental Batteries.
- Represented Partners Group in connection with financing for its acquisition of Wedgewood Pharmacy.
- Represented Partners Group in connection with financing for its acquisition of Careismatic Brands.
- Represented H.I.G. Capital in connection with financing for its acquisition of Capstone Logistics.
- Represented The Vistria Group and Excellere Partners in connection with financing for their acquisition of SCA Pharmaceuticals.
- Represented TSG Consumer Partners in connection with financing for its acquisition of Pathway Vet Alliance.
- Represented Advent International in connection with financing for its acquisition of Forescout Technologies.
- Represented Ansira Partners, Inc., a portfolio company of Advent International, in connection with financing for its acquisition of the CDK Global digital marketing business.
- Represented Insight Venture Partners in connection with financing for its $1.1 billion acquisition of Episerver.*
- Represented Brookfield Business Partners in connection with financing for its $4.6 billion acquisition of Westinghouse Electric Company.*
- Represented Platinum Equity in connection with financing for its acquisition of Verra Mobility, and the subsequent $1.1 billion refinancing of such facilities in connection with various add-on acquisitions.*
- Represented Platinum Equity in connection with financing for its $4 billion acquisition of Vertiv Group Corporation.*
* Experience prior to joining Ropes & Gray
Publications
- Profiled, “They’ve Got Next: Banking & Finance Fresh Face Andrea Hwang,” Bloomberg Law (September 2, 2021)
- Profiled, “Ropes & Gray Adds Willkie Finance Duo In New York,” Law360 (October 9, 2019)
- Profiled, “Willkie's finance chair jumps to Ropes & Gray,” Reuters (October 7, 2019)
- Profiled, “Ropes & Gray Snags 2 Willkie Finance Partners in New York,” Law.com and New York Law Journal (October 7, 2019)
- Profiled, “Willkie Finance Chair Joins Ropes & Gray in New York,” Bloomberg Law (October 7, 2019)
- Profiled, “Litigators Join Orrick, and More,” The Deal (October 7, 2019)
- Profiled, “Ropes & Gray adds two global finance partners in New York,” Creditflux (October 9, 2019)
Education
- JD, UCLA School of Law, 2007
- BA, Johns Hopkins University, 2004
Admissions / Qualifications
Qualifications
- New York, 2015
- California, 2007
Awards
- Financial Times Innovative Lawyers, “Innovation in Sustainability for Clients” (2022)
- Kayo Conference Series Top 22 in ‘22 Women in Leveraged Finance
- Bloomberg Law “They’ve Got Next: Finance” (2021)
- Legal 500 (2020)
- New York Super Lawyers Rising Star (2017)