Covington has a highly sophisticated finance practice active in credit and capital markets and specialty financial products. We advise corporate borrowers, private equity funds, financial advisers, commercial banks, investment banks and other financial institutions with regard to acquisition financings, debt capital markets offerings, lease, structured and project financings, derivative products, and commercial bank lending transactions, among other matters. Our specific experience includes first lien, second lien, crossing lien, and unsecured bond and loan transactions in the US and abroad, asset based financings, leveraged buy-outs, stapled financings, bridge financings, non-recourse and limited recourse project financings, mezzanine financings, recapitalizations, restructurings, debtor-in-possession and exit financings, and tax-structured products.
Our finance lawyers frequently complement their expertise in creditors’ rights, securities and bankruptcy law by drawing on the firm’s strong industry and regulatory expertise in areas such as communications, energy, financial institutions, life sciences, sports, technology and transportation, as well as the firm’s capabilities in antitrust, environmental regulation, ERISA, real estate and tax. The breadth of the firm’s expertise enables our finance lawyers to provide unique assistance to our clients as they structure their transactions and perform their credit analyses and due diligence. Our firm is well known in all of our practice areas for handling multidisciplinary problems and needs efficiently and comprehensively.
A more detailed presentation of our finance practice, including lists of representative engagements, is set forth in the description of our activity relating to the Financing in the Credit and Capital Markets, Royalty Monetizations, and Structured Finance. Covington’s Sports practice is organized around the firm’s expertise in this industry and also has a significant finance component.
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