Ryan M Smith
USA Guide 2024
Band 4 : Banking & Finance
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About
Provided by Ryan M Smith
Practice Areas
Direct Lending & Private Capital
Independent Sponsor
Junior Debt & Equity Investments
Private Equity
Small Business Investment Companies
Career
Ryan Smith is co-head of the Investment Team and a member of the Management Committee. For over 20 years, he has built a practice that represents clients on a variety of complex leveraged financings, senior and junior capital lending transactions, private equity and other equity investments, and corporate transactions.
Ryan’s primary focus is in finance and equity investment transactions. As counselor to lenders and passive and controlling stakeholders, he represents a variety of finance companies, business development companies (BDC’s), small business investment companies (SBIC’s), hedge funds, private equity funds, and other private capital investors in connection with leveraged transactions, acquisition financings, going-private transactions, management buyouts, growth investments, and other finance and equity related transactions.
For over 20 years, Ryan has represented his clients in transactions that have ranged from $1 million to $1 billion. He also has extensive experience in the focus areas that impact these transactions from intercreditor relationships to each class of equity securities issued in the capitalization of an enterprise.
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Ryan Smith assists a broad array of clients, including lenders and financial institutions in a range of issues. He has further experience of advising asset managers on non-bank lending.