Sidley’s Syndicated and Leveraged Finance lawyers have market-leading experience handling margin agreements and loan facilities secured by margin stock and other equity assets. We regularly advise private equity funds, corporations, hedge funds, high net worth individuals, banks, investment banks and broker-dealers in the structuring, drafting and negotiation of a wide range of financing transactions secured by a variety of equity assets, including margin stock and other liquid assets, as well as financing transactions secured by various illiquid assets such as single stock positions, restricted and controlled securities, MLP interests and holding company equity interests. Sidley’s clients benefit from the significant commercial knowledge and regulatory experience possessed by each lawyer working in this area. Our margin loan and equity lending lawyers have extensive knowledge and experience with all aspects of finance and securities laws applicable to margin agreements and other financing transactions secured by equity assets, including Regulations U, T and X, Rule 144, the Uniform Commercial Code and other securities custody and collateral matters.
