King & Spalding LLP‘s finance and restructuring practice advises clients from across the transportation sectors, including General Motors, Jack Cooper and UPS, along with various financial actors in acquisitions and dispositions of assets, credit facilities, capital, operating and leveraged financing, along with synthetic lease structures. The team oversees some of the largest transactions involving transportation assets, including stock, locomotives, chassis, containers, automobiles, tractors, along with the purchase and sale of rolling stock and other rail assets and portfolios. Restructuring expert Jeff Dutson is sought after by clients for his experience in financial, bankruptcy, and transactional matters . Newly arrived Brett Seifarth is a key component of the team in matters involving leasebacks and financing structures, while Atlanta-based John Hyman is previously experienced in acquisition and leasing of transportation assets along with share sales of rail companies. Additionally, Keith M. Townsend works closely with the team in transportation share sales, and has previously advised clients on acquisitions within the automotive sectors.Christopher Buchanan has left the firm.
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Clients clés

  • Truist Bank (formerly SunTrust Bank)
  • Wells Fargo Rail Corporation
  • KKR Credit Advisors
  • Canadian-Based Investment Manager
  • General Motors
  • Genuine Parts Company
  • UPS
  • JPMorgan Chase Bank
  • Jack Cooper

Points forts

  • Advised New Century in its bid to rescue trucking giant Yellow Corp from bankruptcy liquidation and bring back some 30,000 union jobs.
  • Advised Genuine Parts Company (NYSE: GPC) in completing its registered offering of $425 million aggregate principal amount of 6.500% senior notes due 2028 and $375 million aggregate principal amount of 6.875% senior notes due 2033.

Avocats

Responsable de la pratique

Todd Holleman; Carolyn Z. Alford

Autres avocats clés

John Hyman; Brett Seifarth; Keith M. Townsend