Daniel Entsminger

Daniel Entsminger primarily focuses his practice on assisting lending institutions close middle-market credit facilities. With an emphasis on leveraged buyout acquisition finance transactions, Daniel works with his clients to create a smooth process from deal initiation to closing and funding. Daniel understands what it takes to close transactions in a timely and efficient manner, and he recognizes the need to proactively assist clients in managing relationships with their borrower-side customers.

Smoothing the way for complex transactions

With a breadth of knowledge and experience on various types and sizes of lending transactions, Daniel can quickly identify issues and suggest potential resolutions. He focuses on helping clients analyze, respond and negotiate terms and lending structures requested by their borrower clients, identifying issues from a legal or practical business perspective and counselling clients as to whether or not they can ultimately agree or if there is a need to push back on fundamental issues. Daniel also has extensive experience in health care industry transactions, including structuring transactions with professional medical practices subject to corporate practice of medicine regulations, which structures present particular concerns for lenders.

Daniel's experience includes several distinct lending products, including secured first and second lien senior and unsecured mezzanine asset-based and cash flow loans, loans to distressed companies and loan transactions in the health care sector. Daniel also advises clients on health care industry transactions and represents borrowers in acquiring financing for their ventures.

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