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What the Team is Known For

Sidley Austin LLP has a strong group of experienced banking and finance practitioners. The team handles both borrower-side and lender-side transactions. It offers expertise in an array of areas, including asset-based debt finance, syndicated and leveraged finance and a range of structured finance transactions. The firm has a strong roster of clients includes leading banks, private equity funds and government bodies.

Work Highlights

  • Sidley represented Generac Power Systems, Inc., as lead finance counsel, in

    connection with their new $700 million term loan A credit facility and their new $1 billion revolving credit facility.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Angela L Fontana
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Angela L Fontana
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Angela Fontana continues to be recognized as a leading light in the market, highlighted for her experience in handling complex domestic and cross-border financings.

Angela is a very strong advocate for her clients.

Paris Theofanidis
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Paris Theofanidis
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Paris Theofanidis regularly advises his roster of household-name lender clients on financings in the oil and gas space.

Paris provides excellent counsel in all circumstances.

Herschel Hamner
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Herschel Hamner
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Herschel Hamner enjoys a favorable reputation in the finance market, regularly handling energy-focused matters.

Herschel is an absolute workhorse. He is very bright and smart, and has got a really good feel because of the array of clients he works with. He is very good and rock-solid at executing and delivering.

Kelly M Dybala
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Kelly M Dybala
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Kelly Dybala offers a wealth of commercial finance expertise, with recent experience in investment-grade and secured lending. She is best known for her representation of borrowers.

Kelly has a tremendous range of experience in different sizes of transaction.

Alison C Boren
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Alison C Boren
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Alison Boren handles a variety of debt financings, while boasting a specialty in margin lending.
Brian Minyard
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Brian Minyard
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Brian Minyard is recognized for his wide-reaching commercial finance practice that sees him acting for both lender and borrower clients.

Brian is an excellent partner.

Banks Bruce
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Banks Bruce
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Banks Bruce is experienced in refinancings and acquisition financings. He has notable strength in handling cross-border transactions.

Banks is a go-to attorney for complex financing transactions.

Daniel F. Allison
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Daniel F. Allison
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Daniel F. Allison is commended for his debt finance practice. He frequently acts for clients undertaking energy and infrastructure projects, and is known for handling a range of complex acquisition and securitization structures.

Daniel is an exceptional lawyer and relentlessly pursues the best interests of his clients.

Ryan Hunsaker
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Ryan Hunsaker
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Ryan Hunsaker is able to handle a wide breadth of finance transactions. He has particular expertise in reserve-based, asset based and direct lending.

Ranked Lawyers at
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Angela L Fontana
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Angela L Fontana
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Paris Theofanidis
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Paris Theofanidis
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Herschel Hamner
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Herschel Hamner
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Kelly M Dybala
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Kelly M Dybala
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Alison C Boren
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Alison C Boren
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Brian Minyard
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Brian Minyard
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Banks Bruce
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Banks Bruce
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Daniel F. Allison
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Daniel F. Allison
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Ryan Hunsaker
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Ryan Hunsaker
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