FINANCE

Dionne & Gass LLP’s finance attorneys bring a broad spectrum of experience working with Main street banks, large institutional lenders and other types of entities in connection with a wide variety of commercial finance transactions.  As with every area of our practice, our finance attorneys bring a value-oriented, responsive and creative approach to every transaction in which they are involved.  The experience level of our personnel ensures that our clients are not paying for on-the-job training.  As a result, we are able to render high-quality legal services in a very cost-effective and efficient manner.

Because many of Dionne & Gass LLP’s finance attorneys previously held senior positions at large law firms – in some cases heading up teams of attorneys charged with closing a high volume of financing transactions – our attorneys bring the know-how and expertise necessary to handle the needs of virtually any commercial bank, financial institution, private investment fund or loan servicer.  Our finance experience includes the following types of transactions:

• Construction, bridge and permanent loans, related to the acquisition and development of multifamily, condominium, office, hospitality, industrial, retail and other classes of commercial real estate;
  
  
• Loan restructurings, workouts, foreclosures and issues related to bankruptcy and insolvency;
  
  
• The origination and securitization of CMBS loans;
  
  
• Financings involving educational, institutional and other nonprofits;
  
  
• Participation agreements, syndications and note purchase arrangements;
  
  
• Mezzanine loans and other types of structured finance;
  
  
• Secured and unsecured commercial lines of credit;
  
  
• Warehouse lines of credit and repurchase agreements;
  
  
• Intercreditor agreements;
  
  
• Bond financings;
  
  
• Transactions involving historic, low-income and other types of tax credits;
  
  
• Financing involving HUD, Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac or other federal or state agencies;
  
  
• Financings related to complex corporate merger and acquisition transactions, including leveraged buyouts;
  
  
• Private convertible debt, convertible equity, direct equity and mezzanine equity financings;
  
  
• Financings secured by investment and intellectual property.