Sidley’s Syndicated and Leveraged Finance practice is a global powerhouse and recognized market leader. Our team handles some of the most high value, complex, and sensitive transactions occurring today, ranging from large cap deals to middle market across a variety of areas and structures. We are a key player in the private equity market, advising private equity sponsors and their portfolio companies, as well as public and non-sponsor backed privately held borrowers in multiple market segments including syndicated, private equity, and private credit. With offices strategically situated in key commercial and financial hubs across the world, our perspective and our reach are truly global.
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) private equity and 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
- Private equity financing
- 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