Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP announced today that it is growing its Commercial Finance practice with the addition of Mark P. Ramsey to the firm’s New York office.
Ramsey joins Katten as a partner, representing lenders, developers, administrative agents and arrangers, as well as corporate, private equity fund and portfolio company borrowers in highly complex finance transactions in a variety of industries.
“Mark brings a sophisticated, pragmatic approach to developing innovative strategies that help our clients navigate business challenges in the lending industry,” said KattenChairman Roger P. Furey.
Ramsey concentrates his practice on the structuring, negotiation and documentation of syndicated acquisition, working capital and recapitalization credit facilities, ranging from middle-market to large-cap transactions, including US, cross-border, multicurrency, senior, second-lien and debtor-in-possession financings and in-court and out-of-court restructurings. His practice spans a number of sectors, including health care, media, manufacturing, energy, chemicals and technology.
His experience includes consulting an American chemical company in a $2.5 billion senior secured recapitalization financing related to the spinoff of its titanium dioxide business andadvising a US drugstore chain in the amendment and restatement of its $3.7 billion senior secured revolving credit facility and in the documentation of commitment for a $1.8 billion senior unsecured bridge facility for the proposed acquisition of a health care and pharmacy benefit management company.
Ramsey previously worked at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher&Flom LLP.
“Mark’s impressive skill set and wide range of experience in banking and finance transactionshelps strengthen our team’s positionat the forefront of the most trusted legal advisors in our highly competitive field,” said Michael Jacobson, national head of Katten’s Commercial Finance practice.
Katten is a full-service law firm with more than 600 attorneys in locations across the United States and in London and Shanghai. Clients seeking sophisticated, high-value legal services turn to Katten for counsel locally, nationally and internationally. The firm’s core areas of practice include corporate, financial services, insolvency and restructuring, litigation, real estate, environmental and workplace safety, commercial finance, intellectual property, structured finance and securitization, and trusts and estates. Katten represents public and private companies in numerous industries, including a third of the Fortune 100, as well as a number of government and nonprofit organizations and individuals. For more information, visit www.kattenlaw.com.
