Expanding major international law firm seeks a finance and transactions associate.

QUALIFICATIONS

---JD, LLB
---3-6 years of experience in asset based lending, senior secured lending, drafting loan agreements, and general corporate finance transactions (including debt offerings, mezzanine financing and mortgage loans). Experience in real estate lending is strongly preferred

---Top academics and large law firm experience is desirable
---Applicant must be licensed to practice in Illinois.

RESPONSIBILITIES

 

---Representing lenders, other capital providers and borrowers in connection with construction loans, bridge loans, term loans, permanent loans, revolving lines of credit and other credit arrangements secured by real estate
---Advising multinational companies on securitization of oil and tax receivables; the securitization of emerging country debt receivables; the creation of multi-issuance platforms for securitizing emerging market bonds, loans, letters of credit and similar instruments; the repackaging of Brady Bonds and other securities issued by emerging market sovereigns and semi-sovereigns

---Assisting financial institutions on leveraged loans, high yield bond offerings, mezzanine, project finance, equipment financings, restructurings and securitizations
---Representing issuers in offerings of debt and equity securities, including initial public offerings, collateralized mortgage obligations, unit investment trust offerings, syndicated limited partnership interests, medium term note programs, and hybrid instruments such as foreign denominated debt securities, as well as traditional common stock and convertible debt offerings.