Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP: Bank and Financial law group

The Bank and Institutional Finance Group represents the world’s leading banks and other financial institutions and their customers in a broad array of debt financing transactions throughout our global network, including:

• Acquisition financings; • Leveraged finance; • Trade finance; • Term B facilities; • Secured and unsecured facilities; • Working capital facilities; • Accounts receivable financings; • Asset finance; • Emerging market financings; • Derivatives; • Subordinated debt; • Loan participations and credit derivatives; • Letters of credit and bankers’ acceptances; • Distressed debt; • Employee stock ownership plan (ESOP) facilities; • Letter of credit facilities; • Debtor-in-possession and workout financings; and • Workouts and restructurings. We have extensive experience representing arrangers, agents, lenders and participants. We also represent a great number of borrowers, which gives us greater understanding of the needs and concerns of all parties involved in transactions. Our clients include international commercial banks, investment banks, finance companies, pension funds, and private equity and hedge funds, as well as local and international corporations.

Dewey & LeBoeuf brings to any engagement substantial experience in structuring, negotiating and documenting debt financing transactions, including experience in market standards for operating and financial covenants, intercreditor and subordination arrangements and documentation generally. The firm’s industry experience in areas such as emerging markets, energy, oil and gas, health care, utilities, insurance and pharmaceuticals complements our debt financing engagements. The Bank and Institutional Finance Group also benefits from the firm’s experience in other practice areas, including mergers and acquisitions, project finance, leasing, securitization, capital markets, corporate reorganization and bankruptcy, derivatives, intellectual property, environmental, litigation (including banking litigation), real estate, Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) and tax. Our lawyers work together to bring breadth of knowledge and experience to the increasingly complex