Our sponsor finance team is recognized as a leader in the middle market. Acting as a one-stop financing shop with a global market-leading team, we leverage our sophisticated market insight to advise dozens of the most active private equity funds and their portfolio companies in a wide range of financing transactions including:
- Leveraged buyouts and acquisition financings
- Working capital financings/refinancings
- Growth equity financings
- Subordinated and mezzanine facilities
- Asset-based loans
- Syndicated credit facilities
- Bridge loans
- Loan workouts and restructurings
Our team advises on the entire transaction life cycle, from the debt commitment papers, to coordinating the finance-related provisions of the purchase agreement, all the way to post-closing and through the exit. We always provide a 360-degree view of the current market conditions, competitors, and similar structures so that we can provide strategic advice and pragmatic, comprehensive solutions for sponsors and their portfolio companies.
By partnering closely with our corporate, M&A, tax, employee benefits, and other applicable practices, we provide an integrated solution to our private equity and other borrower clients with deep legal and real-time industry knowledge across the capital structure, ensuring the smooth completion of transactions.