R. Jay Gavigan

Partner
Jay Gavigan

Jay Gavigan is an internationally recognized attorney who represents both borrowers and lenders in financing engagements. Jay’s experience includes representing builders, asset managers, real estate investment trusts (REITs), funds, manufacturers, and commercial and residential mortgage bankers. He also represents commercial banks and direct lenders. Jay has advised on transactions involving acquisitions, syndicated credits, private placements, debt capital markets, leveraged finance, asset finance, project finance, real estate finance, and lease financing. Jay also has significant experience with distressed credits and workouts. His practice includes cross-border financings and other transactions involving Europe, Asia, and Latin America.

Experience

Representative Matters

  • Represented a listed U.S. homebuilder as borrower under syndicated revolving credit facilities, delayed draw term loans, capital markets bonds, fund financings, commercial and residential mortgage banking facilities (including repos), letter of credit facilities, ALOC facilities, multi-family financings, land bank facilities, guarantees, municipal financings, and other, similar transactions
  • Represented a listed U.S. homebuilder as lender under land development financings advanced to regional and local builders and developers
  • Represented a private toolmaker as borrower under syndicated revolving credit facilities and as lender under financings to vendors
  • Represented a non-traded REIT in a series of commercial mortgage financings, including repos, asset-based financings and syndicated financings
  • Represented a regional bank in a series of credit facilities in the fund finance (capital call), NAV, and asset-based spaces
  • Represented an international construction company in a series of financing leases relating to construction equipment, including related credit enhancement transactions
  • Represented a private equity sponsor in a solar energy construction / project financing
  • Represented a life sciences company in the acquisition of a portfolio of patents in the pet care industry
  • Represented a private podcasting platform in a series of virtual factoring transactions

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Credentials
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Education

  • J.D. cum laude Northwestern University 1994
  • B.S. Michigan State University 1991

Bar Admissions

  • New York