Sean Darling is a partner in the Global Finance practice and a member of the Firm’s Private Capital and Infrastructure Debt teams.
Sean focuses on infrastructure and real assets financings for private capital sponsors, debt funds and lenders, with particular experience in digital infrastructure, energy transition, transport and other asset-intensive sectors. He advises across the capital structure on leveraged, infrastructure and acquisition financings, hybrid and holdco structures, restructurings and bespoke portfolio solutions.
Sean is regularly instructed on complex, first-of-a-kind transactions involving fibre and data center platforms, specialist transport and maritime assets, energy transition projects and social infrastructure, and is known for designing flexible financing solutions.
Sean spent one year on secondment at Partners Group, where he negotiated, structured and executed private credit, special situations, infrastructure, co-investment, impact, fund financing, minority and growth equity transactions, giving him a strong understanding of how sponsors assess and execute infrastructure and real assets opportunities.
Winner of “Banking & Finance Team of the Year” at the 2024 British Legal Awards for the syndicated infrastructure financing of American Industrial Partners’ double acquisition of AquaShip and Intership
Winner of “High Yield Deal of the Year” at the IFLR Americas Awards 2025 for representing the initial purchasers on the offering of $1.6 billion aggregate principal amount of senior secured second lien notes by First Quantum Minerals
Shortlisted for “Finance Team of the Year” at The Lawyer 2024 Awards in recognition of AtlasEdge's hybrid infrastructure and leverage financing
Shortlisted for "Loan Deal of the Year" at IFLR Europe 2024 for AtlasEdge's hybrid infrastructure and leverage financing
Prior to joining Proskauer, Sean’s representative matters include advising:
Digital Infrastructure
Transport
Industrials and Energy
Social Infrastructure and Healthcare
Other Selected Deals