ProfessionalsGregory A. Ezring
Tel: +1-212-373-3458
Fax: +1-212-492-0458
gezring@paulweiss.com
1285 Avenue of the Americas
New York,
NY
10019-6064
Fax: +1-212-492-0458
A partner in the Finance Group and Global Co-Chair of Finance and Capital Markets, Greg Ezring focuses his practice on the representation of private equity funds and other alternative asset managers, including Apollo Global Management, and their portfolio companies in leveraged finance transactions (including both high yield bonds and leveraged loans), debt restructurings and public equity offerings.
Greg is recognized as a top-tier lawyer by Chambers USA and Chambers Global in both Banking & Finance and Capital Markets: Debt & Equity, where market sources describe him as “one of the deans of the bar” with an “enviable reputation in the market.” He is also listed as a leading lawyer by The Legal 500 in numerous categories, recognized as a market leader by IFLR1000, and was named “Dealmaker of the Year” by The American Lawyer in 2025.
EXPERIENCE
Greg has substantial experience representing alternative asset managers in investments in leveraged debt instruments (or portfolios of leveraged debt investments) in both un-levered and leveraged transactions in a variety of structures, including total return swaps. He has been involved in various matters with Apollo Global Management as well as their current and former portfolio companies, including ADT Security Services, Brightspeed, ClubCorp, Coinstar, Covis Pharma, Cox Media Group, EmployBridge, Graanul Invest, Great Canadian Gaming, Intrado, LifePoint Health, Lottomatica, Maxim Crane Works, The New Home Company, Novolex, Rackspace, Shutterfly, The Venetian and Verizon Media (n/k/a Yahoo!), among others.