The Banking Group at Skadden represents a wide variety of clients around the globe in cutting-edge financing transactions. Our international platform, with offices in the major financial centers on four continents, allows us to advise on matters across a broad spectrum of legal systems on behalf of the world’s largest corporations, as well as the leading investment banks, commercial banks, private equity sponsors, hedge funds and other financing sources. We provide our clients sophisticated advice through a combination of experience, an in-depth understanding of the global financial markets and a market-leading ability to navigate differences in local law that can have significant impacts on financing transactions.
We are frequently recognized for our work, including being named among the top firms for Banking and Finance by Chambers USA and Best Lawyers Best Law Firms.
Our banking attorneys work seamlessly with our mergers and acquisitions, private equity, corporate restructuring, capital markets and structured finance practices to provide the highest quality advice to our clients in all types of financing transactions. Our clients include a wide range of investment-grade issuers, highly leveraged issuers, cross-over issuers, distressed issuers, public companies, private companies and private equity clients and their portfolio companies across a broad spectrum of industries.
In addition to representing borrowers and issuers in sophisticated financing transactions, we regularly advise financing sources, including some of the world’s largest commercial banks, investment banks, private equity funds, hedge funds, insurance companies, finance companies, private investment funds and other institutional lenders, investors and financing sources.
We advise on all types of financing transactions on a global basis, including:
- Acquisition financings (leveraged and investment-grade).
- Bridge financings (leveraged and investment-grade).
- First- and second-lien loan facilities.
- Leveraged recapitalizations.
- Asset-based financings.
- Mezzanine financings.
- Workouts, restructurings, debtor-in-possession and exit financings.
- Project financings and “alternative” financings.
- Investment-grade financings.
- REIT financings.
- Real estate financings.
Additionally, we have advised on all aspects of personal property law, with special emphasis on issues that arise under Article 9 (secured transactions) and Article 8 (investment securities) of the Uniform Commercial Code.
