Sidley’s Syndicated and Leveraged Finance practice is a recognized U.S. market leader with a global practice. Our Chicago, Dallas, Houston, New York and California-based global finance lawyers are crucial to our global footprint and have extensive experience beyond syndicated lending.
Our lawyers represent lead arrangers, lead agents, lenders, participants and borrowers in syndicated and bilateral credits. These credits often have significant structural diversity, including multiple pricing and currency options. We have substantial experience with both secured and unsecured financings, especially financings involving (i) cross-border issues, (ii) unusual types of collateral, (iii) sponsor-led portfolio company acquisition financings, (iv) direct lending, (v) intercreditor, participation, collateral agency, collateral trust, second lien and debt subordination issues and (vi) equity enhancements of debt financings. We also have extensive experience representing creditors and debtors in restructurings of troubled credits, debtor-in-possession financings, debt-for-equity exchange transactions, bankruptcy buyouts and post-confirmation financings.
Our work extends across a variety of areas and financing structures including:
- Investment-grade corporate and acquisition financings
- Cross-border and multicurrency financings
- Sponsor finance
- Direct lending
- Secured finance, including asset-based lending
- Second-lien, mezzanine and other junior financings
- Debtor-in-possession and exit financings
- Financings with respect to the following industries and sectors:
- Agribusiness
- Energy (upstream, midstream, downstream)
- Esoterics
- Fund-of-funds
- Healthcare
- Insurance
- Media and entertainment
- Peer lending
- Regulated industries (such as gaming and power and utilities)
- REITs and other real estate investors and managers
- Technology and information services
- Telecommunications