A partner in the Finance Group, Julie Ann Lamm focuses on representing private equity sponsors, their portfolio companies and corporate borrowers on complex debt finance transactions, including leveraged buyouts, acquisition financings, recapitalizations and distressed-driven financings. She has significant experience advising clients on secured and unsecured credit facilities, syndicated and privately placed financings, recurring revenue facilities and cross-border financings, as well as on complex in-court and out-of-court restructurings, including liability management and other capital structure transactions.
Julie Ann has advised a number of private equity sponsors including Affinity Partners, Clearlake Capital, Siris Capital and Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe, as well as their portfolio companies. She also regularly advises public and private companies in complex financing transactions.
Julie Ann’s work has been recognized by leading publications, including Legal 500, which named her a “Recommended Lawyer” in Commercial Lending.
Some of Julie Ann’s notable representations include*:
Private Equity
- ABRY Partners and its portfolio companies in the financing aspects of several transactions, including the acquisition of, and ongoing finance matters for, Compusearch Software Systems, Direct Travel and Nuspire
- Apax Partners and its portfolio companies in the financing aspects of several transactions, including the acquisition of, and ongoing finance matters for, Acelity, Boats Group, Candela, ECI Software Solutions, FULLBEAUTY, Paycor and Thoughtworks
- Aquiline Capital Partners and its portfolio companies in the financing aspects of several transactions, including the acquisition of, and ongoing finance matters for, Consilio, SurePoint & Xact Data Discovery
- The Blackstone Group and its portfolio companies in the financing aspects of several transactions, including the acquisition of, and ongoing finance matters for, Center for Autism and Related Disorders, Service King Collision Repair Centers &Trilliant Food & Nutrition
- The Carlyle Group in the financing aspects of its acquisition of Sedgwick, a global claims and benefits administration company
- Clearlake Capital and its portfolio companies in the financing aspects of several transactions, including the acquisition of, and ongoing finance matters for, Alteryx, Black Duck Software (f/k/a Software Integrity Group), Constant Contact, Cornerstone OnDemand, Discovery Education, Dodge Construction Network, the take-private transaction of Dun & Bradstreet Holdings, FinThrive and its combination with TransUnion, Modernizing Medicine, Quest Software, Symplr and Victory Live, among others
- The Jordan Company in the financing aspects of transactions, including acquisitions and ongoing finance matters for Simpleview and Parts Authority
- L Catterton in the financing aspects of transactions, including acquisitions and ongoing finance matters for Ainsworth Pet Nutrition, Edible Arrangements and Primanti Bros
- Olympus Partners in the financing aspects of transactions, including acquisitions and ongoing finance matters for Pregis, Tank Holding Corp., Rise Baking Company and Petmate
- Platinum Equity in the financing aspects of transactions, including acquisitions and ongoing finance matters for The Cabinetworks Group, McGraw Hill and Solenis
- Siris Capital in the financing aspects of its acquisition of BearCom, a North American solutions provider of wireless communications and security technologies
- Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe in the financing aspects of several transactions, including various financing matters for Argos Health Holdings, its acquisition of LIBERTY Dental Plan, its formation of United Musculoskeletal Partners in partnership with Resurgens Orthopaedics, its partnerships and subsequent financings with Panorama Orthopedics, Novum Orthopedic Partners, Orthopedic Associates, All-Star Orthopaedics, and OrthoTexas Physicians and Surgeons, and various financing matters for Emerus Holdings
Public Companies
- Affinity Partners as part of an investor consortium, along with PIF and Silver Lake, in the finance aspects of its acquisition of Electronic Arts, a global leader in digital interactive entertainment, with an enterprise value of approximately $55 billion
- Bristol-Myers Squibb Company in the financing aspects of its $74 billion cash and stock acquisition of Celgene Corporation
- Dentsply Sirona in connection with revolving credit facility and ongoing financing matters
- Fidelity National Information Services in general financing matters
- Spire in the financing aspects of its $2.48 billion acquisition of the Piedmont Natural Gas’ local distribution company business in Tennessee
- Utz Brands, a leading snack food company, in multiple financings
Liability Management / Restructuring
- American Entertainment Properties (“AEP”), an Icahn Enterprises subsidiary in its recapitalization and DIP financing in connection with the Chapter 11 cases of AEP’s affiliate, Auto Plus
- Cenveo in connection with its Chapter 11 cases, including its debtor-in-possession and its exit financing
- Ebix, operator of an insurance exchange platform and provider of other financial services focused on the insurance industry, in its Chapter 11 cases, including its debtor-in-possession financing, exit financing and various prepetition financing transactions
- iHeartMedia in its Chapter 11 cases, including its debtor-in-possession credit agreement and exit financing facilities, as well as both iHeartMedia and its subsidiary Clear Channel Outdoor, in their pre-petition financing activities, including multiple amend and extend, debt exchange, and refinancing transactions
- Jervois Global, an Australia-headquartered global supplier of advanced manufactured cobalt products with mining and refining operations, and certain affiliates in their prepackaged Chapter 11 cases
Julie Ann was a speaker in the “Educational Session: Financial Fitness: Demystifying LME Workouts” at the 2025 TMA NextGen Leadership Conference.
*Includes matters handled prior to joining Paul, Weiss
