John E. Estes

Credit & Leveraged Finance; Capital Markets; Project Development & Finance; Corporate Governance; Energy & Natural Resources; Energy Transition; Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG); Financial Services; Bank Regulatory; Foreign Investments and Trade Regulations; Mergers & Acquisitions; Private Equity; Infrastructure; Mining & Metals; Oil & Gas; Australia/New Zealand; Latin America; Healthcare & Life Sciences; Consumer & Retail

Co-head of the Firm's Credit and Leveraged Finance practice. Particular expertise in debt and equity capital markets transactions (SEC-registered and Rule 144A), acquisition finance, both for private equity and strategic, leveraged financings, secured and unsecured credit agreements, including revolvers, ABL and bridges, and high yield financings. Capital markets experience includes a variety of structured debt instruments, hybrid capital, convertibles and preferred stock, initial public offerings, secondary offerings and government privatizations. Represented issuer and borrower clients in a variety of industries, including mining and oil & gas, telecommunications, financial institutions and industrial, as well as a number of underwriter and lender clients. Experienced in private mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures and natural resource-based project finance.

New York Law School (JD, 1995); University of Buffalo (BS, 1986)