Steve Ryan

Practice Areas

Lending and Finance

Securities - Corporate

Experience

Steve primarily focuses his practice in the areas of banking and finance, capital markets, and real estate.

Steve regularly represents mezzanine funds and other junior capital providers in connection with their debt and equity investments, including unitranche and second-lien financings. During the past two decades, he has represented fund clients on dozens of subordinated debt and equity investments, ranging from $2 million to in excess of $100 million. These transactions have involved manufacturers and service providers in a wide variety of industries, including engineering, agricultural, technology, and service.

Steve counsels professional sports teams, including the Minnesota Vikings, Minnesota Twins, and Minnesota Wild, on real estate, financing, and other related projects.

Steve regularly represents real estate industry clients, including public and private real estate investment trusts (REITs), in connection with financings and other capital markets transactions.

Steve represents lenders and corporate borrowers in complex commercial finance transactions, including working capital and asset-based financing, franchise finance, agricultural finance, and construction, bridge, and permanent real estate loan financings.

Steve has represented a number of financial institutions and corporate lenders in loan restructuring and workouts and creditors’ rights and remedies issues.

Steve advises state and federally chartered financial institutions on the regulatory requirements of the Federal Reserve Board, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, and the FDIC and state regulatory agencies. He has represented bank holding companies with change in control and nonbanking activity notifications under Regulation Y and has served as lead counsel to financial institutions in several mergers and acquisitions, including a $1 billion asset financial institution in its merger with an out-of-state acquirer.

Education