Our talented Commercial Lending & Finance laywers have extensive experience in all stages and aspects of the financing process. On the borrower side, we represent financial sponsors, strategic buyers, operating companies, top-tier leveraged buy-out firms and private equity firms in a variety of financing transactions. On the lender side, we represent banks, mezzanine lenders, hedge funds and other financial institutions in single and multiple lender financings. We assist in all types of acquisition transactions in which financing is involved and also serve as a destination practice for senior, mezzanine, and other lenders. Our lawyers also represent the agents in senior secured financings. The Commercial Lending & Finance practice group works closely with our Bankruptcy & Reorganization practice and others to advise our clients on the workout and restructuring of existing financings.
Our deep experience, multi-disciplined approach, responsiveness, senior level attention and commercial and market sense give us the versatility and practical insights necessary to solve the many complex issues that arise in financing transactions, from small working capital or bridge financings to large cross-border syndicated financings.
We are regularly engaged to assist in financings for leveraged buy-outs and other acquisition transactions, recapitalizations and general corporate and working capital needs, including:
- Senior Secured Financings
- First and Second Lien Credit Facilities
- Mezzanine Debt Financings
- Asset-Based Facilities
- ESOP Financings
- Cross-Border and Multi-Currency Facilities
- Convertible Debt Financings
- Bridge Financings
- DIP Financings
- Fund Finance Credit Facilities
Our experience encompasses all major industries and often involves cross-border financing transactions, in which we use our network of excellent foreign law firms when there is a need for local foreign counsel. Recent engagements have included financings involving Canada, China, Ireland, Israel, Mexico, The Netherlands and the United Kingdom.
