McDermott Will & Emery is an international firm founded and headquartered in Chicago. It has offices in 13 locations in the United States, and seven offices across five European countries.
Focusses / specialisms
The firm does notable work across many financial and corporate practice areas including banking, M&A, private equity, project finance and restructuring and insolvency.
In banking work the firm represents borrowers and lenders in term loans, secured and unsecured credit facilities, subordinated debt facility and refinancings.
The M&A team represents private equity and strategic buyers and sellers in acquisition, mergers and corporate reorganization related matters.
In real estate, the team represents lenders in mortgage loans, mezzanine loans, acquisition financing, joint ventures and acquisitions.
In restructuring and insolvency work the firm represents creditors, debtors and trustees in insolvency, financial restructuring, Chapter 11 and Chapter 9 bankruptcy cases.
Key clients
Key clients for the firm include Natixis Real Estate Capital, Apollo Global Management, Fireman Capital Partners, Rhône Group, Goldman Sachs Asset Management, US Bank, HIG Capital, Peak Rock Capital, Dogfish Head Brewery, Sierra Nevada Brewing, Premier and Wells Fargo Capital Finance.
Research period review: 30th edition (2019/2020)
Over the research period the banking team worked on numerous loans and credit facilities.
In M&A, the team worked on mostly acquisition related matters, representing both buyers and sellers across a wide variety of industries. The team represented a large amount of private equity acquirers.
The restructuring and insolvency team represented largely indenture trustee and debtors in financial restructuring and Chapter 11 cases.
The New York real estate team hired partners Pejman Razavilar, Stacie Trott and Todd Eisner in 2019.
Deal highlights: 30th edition (2019/2020)
Boston Beer Company / Dogfish Head Brewery merger
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico restructuring
Fireman Capital Partners initial investment in Garden Remedies Holdings
HIG Capital acquisition of Lipari Foods
Maefield Development $1.9 billion acquisition of 20 Times Square
PG&E Chapter 11 restructuring
Premier $1.35 billion credit facility
