Banking & Finance
USA Guide 2024 : Massachusetts
Band 3
Contact number
+1 617 239 0100About
Provided by Locke Lord LLP
Public Finance
Locke Lord’s premier, nationally-recognized Public Finance Practice has over 130 years of involvement in the law of public borrowing and the federal tax and securities aspects of public debt obligations, earning us recognition as one of the foremost public finance law firms in the country.
- Ranked No. 2 on The Bond Buyer’s 2022 list of Top Bond Counsel for Competitive Sales, with 146 issues totaling more than $3.6 billion — the most issues of any firm in the Top 10
- Ranked No. 8 on The Bond Buyer's Top Underwriters’ Counsel list, with 60 issues totaling $7.3 billion and No. 10 for Top Special Tax Counsel for the full year 2022
- Multiple Top Bond Counsel rankings in The Bond Buyer's 2022 Northeast Yearend Review, including: No. 2 in Mass and N.H., No. 3 in Maine and R.I., No. 7 in the region
Debt Finance
Locke Lord's Debt Finance Practice serves clients in all parts of the commercial lending & finance industry, including banks, specialty finance firms, investment funds, SBIC funds, insurance companies, private equity investors and portfolio companies. Our lawyers are actively engaged in a variety of financings:
- National and international syndicated credit facilities
- Mezzanine, second lien and “unitranche” financings
- High-yield and convertible debt issuances
- Asset-based financings
- DIP and exit financings
- Tax-exempt financings
- Master limited partnership financings
- Energy financings
- Structured financings
- Multicurrency financings
- Highly leveraged transactions
Chambers Review
Locke Lord has expertise in public finance, with a particularly high profile in bond counsel work. Its lawyers are noted for long-standing experience in matters concerning healthcare, education, and state and municipal government agencies. The team demonstrates skill in debt finance work on behalf of clients such as investment funds and banks. Locke Lord has notable expertise in term loan and revolving credit facilities, and is increasingly active in acting for entities such as asset managers and unregulated finance companies on leveraged deals.
Work Highlights
- Locke Lord represented Tampa Electric Company in a 364-day syndicated senior unsecured sidecar revolving credit facility with a total commitment of $200 million.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"The group provides excellent counsel."
"The Locke Lord team work efficiently through complex financings."
"The group provides excellent counsel."
"The Locke Lord team work efficiently through complex financings."
Notable Practitioners
David Ruediger has considerable experience in the banking and finance space, regularly representing financial institutions, funds and equity sponsors in a broad range of transactions and financings.