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Debt Finance

Consistently ranked as a top law firm for advising issuers on convertible notes by number of transactions
(Prospect News Convertibles Daily, 2019 – 2024)

Why Cooley

  • Assist issuers, underwriters/initial purchasers, institutional investors, private equity sponsors and their portfolio companies, and placement agents in navigating the full spectrum of debt financing and debt securities transactions

  • Full range of debt and lease financing services 

  • Guide clients in structuring loans and developing the appropriate documentation

  • Necessary experience to tackle the complexities of appropriately structuring debt financing transactions in both US and international cross-border transactions

  • Closely involved in advising clients on the intricacies of debt instruments in a variety of industries, and experienced in structuring a diverse range of registered public offerings, 144A debt placements (convertible and high-yield bonds) and traditional private placements

  • Knowledgeable when it comes to alternative deal terms that we counsel our clients to implement in appropriate circumstances

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Recognition

  • Among the top 3 firms advising issuers on convertible notes (Prospect News Convertibles Daily, 2019 – 2024)
  • Recognized by Chambers and Partners in its USA Guide in the following categories: 
    • Capital Markets: Debt & Equity (California)
    • Capital Markets: Convertible Debt (Nationwide)
    • Banking & Finance (California)
    • Banking & Finance (New York)
    • Banking & Finance (Nationwide)
  • Recognized by The Legal 500 US in the following categories:
    • Capital markets: debt offerings (advice to issuers and underwriters)
    • Commercial lending: advice to borrowers

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