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SCOTUS Holds that Job Transferees Need Only Show ‘Some Harm’ Under Title VII

BakerHostetler Shortlisted for Privacy & Data Security Law Firm of the Year by Chambers USA

Government Contractors and the Government’s FCA Enforcement Environment

BakerHostetler’s Sports Industry Honors Hank Aaron’s Home Run Record

Lending clients provide first lien, second lien or mezzanine financing, and are comprised of global financial institutions, regional banks, funds, venture capital investors, private individuals or family offices. Borrower clients include publicly traded entities, REITs, funds, closely held companies and private equity owned portfolio companies of all sizes.

Chris has extensive experience with syndicated credit facilities, letters of credit, receivables purchase transactions, mortgage repurchase transactions and mortgage warehouse lines of credit. He often handles transactions that raise international or cross-border collateral and guaranty issues and complex intercreditor arrangements. He works closely with borrower clients to understand their strategies and businesses, and to help position them for future growth. Additionally, offering “360-degree” service to clients, Chris has handled workouts and restructurings of problem loans and distressed borrowers, working seamlessly with bankruptcy counsel when needed.

Chris also represents venture capital and private equity investors in connection with their creation, fund formation, capital raising, investments, acquisitions and divestitures. In this capacity, he serves as outside general counsel to a leading venture capital management firm that invests in, manages and provides growth support to the highest quality companies in the information security, management and analytics sectors.&nbsp;

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J.D., New York University School of Law, 2000, 

M.A., Fordham University, 1997

B.A., Fordham University, 1995, 

New York

Deal Team Advises Private Equity Group on Acquisition of Specialty Logistics and Transportation Business

BakerHostetler Earns Turnaround Atlas Award for ‘Energy Restructuring of the Year’

After Two Years, BakerHostetler Returns to the HRC NY Gala

Webinar: Financing Investment in Carbon Storage Projects

Doing Well by Doing Good: The ESG Intersection

The Biden Administration: Policy and Regulatory Insights

Webinar: Doing Well by Doing Good: The ESG Intersection

Steven Goldberg, Jorian Rose Lead BakerHostetler Team Representing Investment Firm in $75 Million Stalking Horse Purchase Agreement for Balducci’s, Kings Food Markets

Fed Formalizes Main Street Lending Program

Summary of SBA’s COVID-19 EIDL Loan Program

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<li>Represented Crossroads Impact Corp. (OTCQX: CRSS), a holding company focused on investing in businesses that promote economic vitality and community development, in an up to $150 million secured revolving credit facility from Texas Capital Bank, as agent and lender, and other lenders.</li>
<li>Represented an SPV of Rise Line Business Credit, a subsidiary of Crossroads Impact, in an up to $30 million secured revolving credit facility from Texas Capital Bank, as agent and lender, and other lenders.</li>
<li>Represented Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation Limited as exclusive arranger, administrative agent, and lender in an up to $300 million senior, secured credit facility to a real estate investment fund managed and a leading investment group focused on travel and leisure businesses.</li>
<li>Represented a leading global, U.S.-based bank as the arranger, administrative and collateral agent, lead lender and letter of credit issuer in several senior, secured, syndicated credit facilities, ranging in size from $35 million to $4 billion. Included related workouts, restructurings or liquidations, particularly involving retailers.</li>
<li>Represented national waste equipment and service provider and its subsidiaries in a variety of debt financing matters, including advising on financial considerations relevant to industry trends and best practices.</li>
<li>Represented a global, French-based bank as lender in leveraged commodity finance (including oil, gas, chemicals, metals and grain), international trade finance and general corporate finance transactions.</li>
<li>Represented a large U.S. bank as arranger, agent and lead lender in unsecured, syndicated loans to public REITs, in mortgage warehouse lines of credit, and in mortgage repurchase transactions.</li>
<li>Represented a consortium of senior secured lenders to a manufacturer of solar energy equipment, as well as its successor. Wide-ranging engagement included representing group of lenders in a DIP loan (including non-DIP financing for the borrower&#8217;s European subsidiaries), supplementary DIP financing, a successful credit bid by the lender to acquire the assets of the company, the provision of exit financing to the successor entity, and the financing of the subsequent merger and acquisition of the successor entity.</li>
<li>Represented several borrowers under senior, syndicated credit facilities from various financial institutions as agents and lenders, and in matters relating to their issuance of public notes.</li>
<li>Represented a private equity sponsor and its portfolio companies in the provision of various loans, including revolving loans, term loans and mezzanine debt, used to finance bolt-on acquisitions, business expansion and working capital needs.</li>
<li>Represented a family-owned communications and media company with assets in newspapers, broadcast television and cable television in connection with their $500 million senior, syndicated secured revolving credit facility, term loans and its issuance of publicly traded notes.</li>
<li>Represented various funds as borrowers under mortgage warehouse lines of credit and repurchase facilities, receivables purchase facilities and in lines of credit secured by the capital commitments of the funds’ limited partners.</li>
<li>Represented various borrowers engaged in the ownership and/or operation of senior skilled nursing home facilities in connection with their leveraged debt financing, including revolvers, term loans and mortgage financing.</li>
<li>Represented a borrower in a $230 million multi-currency, syndicated, acquisition finance term loan and revolver facility to support a European-based multinational business software firm&#8217;s acquisition of a UK-based multinational firm.</li>
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<li>Represented leading venture capital/private equity management firms in connection with their founding, capital raising, fund formation, corporate governance and investments in and/or acquisitions of late venture stage technology companies focused in the cybersecurity, data protection and information management sectors.</li>
<li>Represented the portfolio company of a venture capital management firm, as well as the venture capital management firm, in the sale of the company to one of the largest global cybersecurity businesses based in Silicon Valley.</li>
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Christopher J. Carolan

Christopher J. Carolan

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