07 May 2026
Broadfield Strengthens US Platform with Partners Michiel Visser and Patrick Flanagan
"Broadfield hires Michiel Visser as Head of Private Equity for Broadfield Americas and Patrick Flanagan as a partner in leveraged and acquisition finance."
Michiel Visser joins Broadfield to serve as Head of Private Equity for Broadfield Americas and will sit on the firm’s executive committee. His practice includes advising private equity sponsors, sovereign wealth funds, family offices and corporations on mergers, divestures, acquisitions, joint ventures, minority investments, restructurings, business combinations and corporate governance. He joins Broadfield from Sidley Austin.
Patrick Flanagan focuses his practice on leveraged finance and acquisition financings. He advises private equity sponsors and financial institutions on domestic and cross-border financings, including first-lien and second-lien facilities, mezzanine financings, growth capital loans, recapitalizations and workouts. He joins Broadfield from Cooley.
The additions bring to 11 the number of lateral Partners Broadfield has added in the last six months. In an article for The American Lawyer and Law.com, Visser and Flanagan discussed what drew them to Broadfield’s platform, citing its flexibility in serving clients and building practices. Christopher Hagenbuch commented on the firm’s continued growth strategy and commitment to strategic lateral hiring.