Banking & Finance
USA Guide 2024 : North Carolina
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With more than 80 lawyers practicing in offices across the U.S. and in London, McGuireWoods is recognized as one of the nation’s preeminent law firms in syndicated finance and general corporate lending. Year over year, we are ranked among the top ten U.S. firms in syndicated loans by volume of credit exposure and number of deals by Loan Pricing Corporation’s Law Firm League Tables.
Our team includes debt finance lawyers in key financial markets and commercial centers, including Charlotte, Chicago, New York, Dallas, Houston, Atlanta, Los Angeles, Pittsburgh, San Francisco and London. Members of our team have successfully represented clients in negotiations with nearly all of the top private equity firms in the United States. We regularly serve as lead counsel to major global financial institutions, lead arrangers, administrative agents, and other borrowers and issuers across the spectrum of credit profiles, including investment grade, leveraged, middle market and troubled credit profiles, and in a full range of structures.
Chambers Review
McGuireWoods has a highly impressive debt finance team with an outstanding reputation in the North Carolina market. The group enjoys close ties with the cream of the local, national and international financial services community and a highly impressive track record in the mid-market syndicated lending space. It offers particular strength in the healthcare finance and asset-based lending spaces, as well as acting across industries including the construction, energy and manufacturing sectors. The team is also active in the representation of SBIC funds.
Work Highlights
- McGuireWoods represented Bank of America in connection with a number of transactions including unsecured credit facilities and loans worth $11.1 billion.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"The firm are thoughtful and willing to be creative as situations require."
"McGuire Woods has a strong ability to work through highly complex situations in a thoughtful and efficient manner to provide a positive outcome for all clients and constituents."
"The firm are thoughtful and willing to be creative as situations require."
"McGuire Woods has a strong ability to work through highly complex situations in a thoughtful and efficient manner to provide a positive outcome for all clients and constituents."
Notable Practitioners
Eric Burk has strong work in the syndicated finance space and his ability to marry technical prowess with practical advice is praised. He acts for an array of financial institutions in issues ranging across cross-border financings, M&A finance and wider syndicated loans.
"He provides good guidance and thoughtful suggestions."
Kent Walker offers clients robust strengths in corporate lending matters, acting for lenders and borrowers on a variety of financing transactions. He counsels clients on issues including acquisition finance, working capital finance and recapitalizations.
"He represented his client extremely well and performed very fairly."
Christian Brose acts for a diverse array of financial institutions, investors and alternative lenders on a broad spectrum of syndicated loan matters. He offers particular expertise advising on facilities provided to companies in the environmental and food and beverage sectors.
"Christian displays a deep commercial and legal knowledge in middle market financing and private equity."
Raj Natarajan is particularly expert in lending transactions in the healthcare industry. His wide-ranging practice sees him advise on matters including acquisition financing, recapitalizations and real estate financings.
Anne Croteau represents lenders in on a range of financings. She has notable strength in providing counsel on first lien and mezzanine credit facilities, as well as sophisticated restructurings.
Kevin A. McGinnis is an experienced finance partner who regularly advises on secured and unsecured single bank and syndicated credit agreements. He is chair of the firms debt financing department.
"Kevin is a go-to partner for finance transactions."
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