Eric Ahlzadeh

• Counsel to the lead arranger and agent in a $1.28 billion acquisition financing for a publicly traded air transport company. 
• Counsel to the lead arranger and administrative agent in a $600 million syndicated credit facility to a publicly traded REIT.
• Counsel to private debt fund in connection with a $206 million credit facility to finance the acquisition of a management services organization contracting with ophthalmology practices.
• Counsel to private debt fund in connection with a $50 million acquisition financing for a software as a service (SaaS) business.
• Counsel to the lead arranger and agent in a $75 million asset-based credit facility to a publicly traded car manufacturer.
• Counsel to a private equity sponsor and its subscription spend monitoring software portfolio company in connection with its $75 million senior secured credit facility.
• Represented a private debt fund in funding a top-tier sponsor’s acquisition of a management services organization contracting with dental services providers.

Eric Ahlzadeh is an associate in Alston & Bird’s Finance Group. He represents clients in a variety of domestic and international finance transactions.

Eric earned his J.D. from Vanderbilt University Law School and his master’s and B.A. from the University of Georgia in accounting. A certified public accountant, Eric was an associate at PwC in the Banking and Capital Markets Group before attending law school.

Bar Admissions

• Georgia

Education

• Vanderbilt University (J.D., 2018)
• University of Georgia (M.Acc., 2013)
• University of Georgia (B.A., 2012)