Winstead's Syndicated Finance Practice Group actively services the national syndicated finance market, representing lead arrangers and bookrunners, administrative agents, syndicate lenders and borrowers in a wide range of debt capital market and commercial lending transactions.
With more than 25 attorneys in five cities practicing in this area of credit finance, Winstead's Syndicated Finance Practice Group has over 430 years of combined experience representing hundreds of lenders and borrowers in secured and unsecured transactions ranging from investment grade facilities to highly leveraged facilities. Winstead's attorneys use a proactive solution and service-based strategy to effectively structure, negotiate, document and close sophisticated loan transactions, including multi-tiered multi-currency facilities, first lien/second lien structures, asset-based lending facilities, acquisition financings and credit transactions with extremely complex intercreditor issues.
The Syndicated Finance Practice Group's breadth of experience ranges from small club syndications to multi-currency cross border facilities syndicated to financial institutions, funds and other term b lenders, and includes transactions with hundreds of syndicate members. Winstead's attorneys handle the small club deals cost-efficiently while having the depth and breadth of experience to represent the lead arranger and the administrative agent in complex syndicated loan transactions.
Winstead's solution and service-based representation has established a national reputation in the syndicated finance arena with respect to many specialty industries, including sports, healthcare, insurance, media, technology, telecommunications, agriculture, energy, oil and gas, and real estate. The Syndicated Finance Practice Group represents large money center banks, regional lending institutions, and public and private companies, including large corporate borrowers and regional companies with smaller syndicated finance needs.
Teaming with Winstead's well-known Turnaround & Workout, and Restructuring & Insolvency Practice Groups, the Syndicated Finance Practice Group is among the best known and most successful workout and restructuring groups for syndicated credits in the U.S., successfully restructuring hundreds of large syndicated loan transactions.
Winstead's Syndicated Finance Practice Group is committed to delivering the highest level of service and knowledge regardless of the size, type and complexity of the credit transaction. The Syndicated Finance Practice Group brings its years of experience and practical advice to each lender or borrower to efficiently and cost-effectively get the deal done.