James Gelman Partner

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James focuses his practice on the representation of commercial banks, investment banks and other financial institutions in their capacity as agents and lenders, as well as corporate borrowers, in a variety of financing transactions.

His experience includes secured and unsecured lending transactions, acquisition financings, bridge financings, cross-border transactions, corporate restructurings, workouts and other leveraged financings.

Experience

  • Representation of administrative agent in a $7 billion senior credit facility
    to a Japanese auto loan finance company.
  • Representation of administrative agent and joint lead arranger in a $750
    million senior secured cross-border credit facility to manufacturer of clothing
    rolls used in the paper industry secured with collateral in Latin America,
    Europe and Asia.
  • Representation of Japanese bank in $30 million credit facility to a financial
    institution in Panama.
  • Representation of administrative agent and joint lead arranger in a $100
    million senior credit facility to a multinational electric power company in
    Latin America.
  • Representation of lender in a $100 million credit facility to a financing
    institution in Colombia.
  • Representation of administrative agent and joint lead arranger in a $150
    million senior term loan facility to a financial institution in Peru.
  • Representation of administrative agent and joint lead arranger in a $500
    million senior term loan facility to an energy and forestry company in Chile
    with a chain of gasoline stations.
  • Representation of administrative agent and joint lead arranger in a $200
    million senior term loan facility to a steel manufacturing and mining company in
    Chile.
  • Representation of administrative agent and joint lead arranger in a $350
    million senior credit facility to a mining company in Chile.
  • Representation of administrative agent and joint lead arranger in a $150
    million senior credit facility to a gas pipeline company.
  • Representation of administrative agent and joint lead arranger in a $280
    million 364-day senior credit facility and a $280 million senior credit facility
    to a chemical company.
  • Representation of administrative agent and co-lead arranger in a $1 billion
    senior credit facility to an international sporting goods manufacturer and
    retailer.
  • Representation of administrative agent and joint lead arranger in a $1
    billion senior credit facility to a national retailer.
  • Representation of administrative agent and joint lead arranger in a $500
    million senior credit facility to a consumer products manufacturer.
  • Representation of administrative agent and joint lead arranger in a $100
    million secured credit facility to a broker-dealer.
  • Representation of administrative agent and joint lead arranger in a $455
    million senior term loan facility to a gas pipeline company.
  • Representation of a national retailer in a $220 million senior asset-based
    credit facility.
  • Representation of an international luggage manufacturer in a $500 million and
    Euro 22.7 million senior secured cross-border credit facility.