Kevin J Simard

Practice Areas

Kevin Simard works with clients to help them think out of the box and utilize creative structures in order to provide greater value to their borrowers. He has extensive experience advising national banks and private lenders on all aspects of providing asset-based credit facilities to borrowers in various industries, with a particular emphasis on retail and consumer products. With the perspective on both the upfront structuring and the back-end wind-down of facilities that comes from extensive experience, Kevin and his team represent clients for the full life cycle of their deals, from complicated front-end structuring, negotiation and documentation of transactions, to work outs and restructurings, to bankruptcy and exit financings.

Kevin’s clients have included Bank of America, Bank of Montreal, Callodine Commercial Finance, Carlyle Private Credit, Citizens Bank, Encina Business Credit, First Eagle Alternative Credit, Gordon Brothers Funding LLC, Pathlight Capital, SLR Credit Solutions, and Wells Fargo. He has been at the center of some recent notable and high-profile retail bankruptcies in the country, including Sears Holdings, J. Crew, Brooks Brothers, The McClatchy Companies, and Payless Shoes.

Kevin plays an active role in the management of various aspects of the firm.