Practice Areas: Asset-Based Lending

The McGuireWoods Asset-Based Lending Group (ABL Group) is comprised of 16 specialized partners and associates representing numerous national and regional financial institutions in the arrangement, negotiation and documentation of syndicated and single lender asset-based credit facilities. McGuireWoods' has developed an integrated team of experienced ABL practitioners dedicated to providing the best legal representation in the most cost-effective manner to our clients throughout the life of lending relationships; from initial proposal letters to workouts and bankruptcy. The ABL Group has closed transactions across the United States in industries ranging from industrial and consumer manufacturing to specialty and department store retailing to service sector and technology companies. 

In addition to traditional asset based credit facilities, the McGuireWoods ABL Group focuses on integrating large syndicated asset based facilities with complex borrower capital structures, including subordinated and pari passu high-yield debt, first lien/second lien transactions, traditional and specialized collateral sources and national and cross-border currency and credit support structures. Through these transactions, our clients have been able to draw on the expertise of attorneys in various practice areas within McGuireWoods including Capital Markets, Corporate Services, Tax, Real Estate, Securities, Healthcare, Energy, ERISA/Labor and Employment, Environmental and International Law.