13 Jul 2026
Cleary Gottlieb Strengthens Private Equity Capabilities in Debt Finance Practice with Ben Persina
"Ben Persina has joined Cleary Gottlieb as a partner in its Global Debt Finance practice, focusing on private equity transactions."
Based in Washington, D.C., Persina joins the firm as a partner. Before joining Cleary, he was a partner at a large international law firm. He has extensive experience representing private equity sponsors and their portfolio companies, as well as public and private companies, in a variety of secured lending, direct lending, syndicated lending, liability management, restructuring and other financing transactions.