James concentrates his practice on structuring, negotiating and documenting syndicated credit facilities.
He has experience in representing financial institutions in complex syndicated and bilateral credit financings, including acquisition financings, cross-border financings, first lien and second lien loan transactions and asset based transactions. He has served as counsel to the administrative agent, lead arranger and lenders in syndicated and bilateral credit facilities for companies in the healthcare, retail, defense, manufacturing, telecommunications, security alarm, restaurant and other sectors.
James is chair of the Charlotte Office’s Recruiting Committee and a member of the McGuireWoods National Recruiting Committee.
Experience
- Representation of the administrative agent and lead arranger in a senior secured credit facility to a provider of residential and small business security alarm systems.
- Representation of a private equity firm in the acquisition of assets from a leading global information management, storage and service provider.
- Representation of the administrative agent and lead arranger in a senior secured term loan B credit facility to a building supply company.
- Representation of the administrative agent and lead arranger in a senior secured credit facility to a multinational engineering firm.
- Representation of the administrative agent and lead arranger in a senior secured revolving credit facility to a life sciences company.
- Representation of the administrative agent and lead arranger in a senior secured credit facility to a clinical trial research organization.
- Representation of the administrative agent and lead arranger in a cross-border, multicurrency senior secured credit facility to a provider of removable data storage products.
- Representation of the administrative agent and lead arranger in a senior secured credit facility to a national restaurant chain.
- Representation of the administrative agent and lead arranger in a senior secured asset-based credit facility to a provider of tactical and operational military products.
- Representation of the administrative agent and lead arranger in a senior secured credit facility to a leading provider of nurse and allied staffing services.
- Representation of the administrative agent and lead arranger in a senior secured first lien and second lien credit facility to a leading print and packaging company.
- Wake Forest University School of LawJD2005
- Colby CollegeBA2002
Member, North Carolina Bar Association
Coach, YMCA Youth Basketball and Soccer
- North Carolina