Business & Transactions

Sponsor Finance

Overview

Our sponsor finance team specializes in guiding middle-market private equity clients through credit transactions across the country. Well-versed in transactions of this nature, we excel in providing practical advice that focuses on understanding market terms, adding true value, and ensuring our clients can meet their objectives. With typical transaction sizes ranging from $20,000,000 to over $200,000,000, our team is adept at delivering customized advice that aligns with the scope of each transaction.

How Our Sponsor Finance Attorneys Can Help

Working closely with our award-winning Mergers and Acquisitions practice group, we represent private equity firms and their portfolio companies in debt transactions used to fund acquisitions, working capital, and other corporate needs. Our team's deep understanding of the private equity landscape ensures that we are well-equipped to manage the unique challenges and opportunities that come with these types of deals.

Common Sponsor Finance Transactions

Our transactions commonly include mezzanine debt or other subordinated debt, and our team has substantial experience navigating subordination and intercreditor arrangements to align with our clients' needs to ensure a strategic and seamless process for all parties involved.

Our team also includes specialists from various practice groups – benefits, tax, real estate, securities, environmental, bankruptcy – who collaborate to provide comprehensive solutions.

Our experience includes:

  • syndicated, direct, senior, mezzanine, unitranche, and asset-based loans;
  • loans used to fund equity buyouts and dividend recapitalizations;
  • capital call and other fund-level facilities;
  • cross-border transactions.

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