Overview
Salvatore Perrotto is a partner in the Financial Restructuring group at Paul Hastings and is based in the firm’s New York office. Sal Perrotto focuses his practice on a variety of complex finance transactions. He represents agents, lenders, public and private borrowers, business development companies and other providers (bank and nonbank) of senior and subordinated debt financing. Sal also advises clients on a broad range of financing transactions, including first and second lien revolving and term loan credit facilities, asset-based and cash-flow based lending, acquisition financing, unitranche credit facilities, refinancings, recapitalizations and both in-court and out-of-court restructurings. His experience extends across a variety of industries and business structures.
Sal has significant capital markets and public company experience and knowledge developed at another international law firm prior to joining Paul Hastings.
Recognitions
- Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America for Banking and Finance Law, 2025
- The M&A Advisor, Emerging Leaders, 2024
- Best Lawyers, "Ones to Watch"
Education
- J.D., New York University School of Law, 2013; Articles Editor, Journal of Law & Business
- B.S., summa cum laude, Manhattan College, 2010
Representations
Restructuring Transactions:
- Represented an ad hoc group of term lenders in connection with the out-of-court restructuring of Array Marketing
- Represented multiple ad hoc groups of noteholders in connection with in-court and out-of-court restructurings of Carlson Wagonlit Travel / CWT
- Represented an ad hoc group of term lenders in connection with the out-of-court restructuring of Checkers Restaurants Inc.
- Represented an ad hoc group of term lenders in connection with the in-court restructuring of Deluxe Entertainment
- Monitronics (ad hoc group of senior unsecured noteholders)
- Represented an ad hoc group of term lenders in connection with the in-court and out-of-court restructurings of Output Services Group, Inc.
- Represented an ad hoc group of term lenders in connection with the in-court restructuring of PREIT
- Represented the DIP provider to PG&E Corporation and Pacific Gas and Electric Company
- Represented an ad hoc group of term lenders in connection with the in-court restructuring of Pyxus
- Represented an ad hoc group of term lenders in connection with the out-of-court sale of Renfro Corp.
- Revlon (ad hoc group of bondholders)
- Represented an ad hoc group of term lenders in connection with the out-of-court restructuring of SIRVA
- Represented an ad hoc group of noteholders in connection bridge financing to, and the in- court restructuring of, TPC Group Inc. (ad hoc noteholder group)
Lending Transactions:
- Represented TPC in connection with its senior secured term loan credit facility
- Represented Array Marketing in connection with the Company obtaining an ABL Facility
- Represented Deluxe Entertainment in connection with the Company obtaining an ABL Facility
- Represented a convertible note financing provider to BuzzFeed Inc. in connection with the Company’s de-SPAC transaction
- Represented a convertible note financing provider to ZeroFox Inc. in connection with the Company’s de-SPAC transaction
- Represented term lenders to Brown Jordan in connection with a capital structure refinancing
- Represented term lenders to Corsicana Bedding in connection with the Company’s acquisition of a bedding company
- Represented private placement noteholders to Salem Media
- Represented investors in multiple convertible and non-convertible private debt investments in Companies in the Cannabis space
- Represented bridge financing providers to Diebold Nixdorf
Liability Management and Special Situation Transactions:
- Represented an ad hoc group of term loan lenders of Alvaria (AKA Aspect Software) in connection with a superpriority financing and exchange transaction
- Represented an ad hoc group of term loan lenders of Empire Flooring in connection with a superpriority financing and exchange transaction
- Represented second lien term lenders of Loparex in connection with a first-out / second lien financing
- Represented an ad hoc group of term lenders to Congruex in connection with a PIK amendment and sponsor capital contribution
- Represented an ad hoc group of term lenders to Illumifin in connection with a PIK amendment and sponsor capital contribution
- Represented a lender to Dish SubscriberCo in connection with superpriority financing
- Represented Barnes & Noble Education in connection with multiple ABL and term loan amendments and recapitalization transaction
- Represented an ad hoc group of term loan lenders of J. Jill Holdings in connection with a superpriority financing and exchange transaction
- Represented Outerstuff LLC in connection with amendment transactions extending maturity
- Represented an ad hog group of term lenders to API Technologies in connection with a PIK amendment and sponsor capital contribution