Practice Areas: Syndicated Finance

McGuireWoods is one of the nation’s select law firms in general corporate lending and syndicated finance. We have served as counsel in closing many hundreds of bilateral and syndicated loan transactions, on a national basis, with total commitments of more than $150 billion over the past decade.

Our engagements have included all facets of structuring, documenting, closing and administering syndicated credit facilities and managing syndicates in the pro rata and institutional markets through the entire range of amendment, restructuring, recapitalization, default, workout and bankruptcy scenarios affecting finance markets.

We have consistently ranked in the top 20 firms nationally in syndicated loans by volume of credit exposure and number of deals by Loan Pricing Corporation’s Law Firm League Table. As of the third quarter of 2011, the firm ranked 6th overall by dollar volume and 2nd overall by deal volume representing lead arrangers/administrative agents in major syndicated finance transactions. 

Debt Capital Experience and Depth

Our syndicated finance group of more than 60 lawyers has over 700 years of combined experience in complex debt finance transactions, including:

  • bilateral loans
  • senior syndicated credit facilities
  • multicurrency and multinational transactions
  • leveraged and acquisition financings
  • bridge facilities
  • letter of credit support facilities
  • real estate capital markets and real estate syndicated finance transactions

In addition, we draw on the expertise of lawyers throughout the firm to support our work for debt capital clients in areas such as creditors’ rights, securities, tax, real estate, litigation, insurance, environmental law and employee benefits.

Industry Experience

In the past ten years, we have structured senior syndicated loans to companies in the following industries, among others:

 

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Bob Cramer
704.343.2015
bcramer@mcguirewoods.com