Michigan

Barnes & Thornburg was born from the merger in 1982. It has 19 offices, plus a satellite branch, in 14 states. Barnes & Thornburg’s presence is felt most in Indiana and Michigan, where it does notable work in banking and finance.

The firm does good work in the banking and finance practice area. The team represents lenders in loan and credit facility agreements, as well as refinancing transactions. They represent many clients in the banking and financial services industry.

Founded in 1929, Bodman is one of the leading firms in Michigan for financial and corporate law. The firm has five offices throughout Michigan. Though the firm has experience in a plethora of industries, it has special expertise in the automotive, technology, manufacturing and industrial industries. The banking and finance team represents lenders in credit facility agreements, loan agreements, acquisition financing and mortgage loans.

Honigman is one of the market leaders in Michigan for business law. In addition to its Michigan offices in Ann Arbor, Bloomfield Hills, Detroit, Grand Rapids, Kalamazoo and Lansing, the firm has out of state offices in Chicago and Washington D.C. The firm was founded in 1948 in Detroit, which serves as the largest office and its headquarters. 

Focusses / specialisms

The firm has experience in almost every industry and has a top tier corporate department. In M&A, the team finds itself both on the buyer and seller side in strategic and private equity acquisitions and divestments. It works on both public and private M&A transactions. 

The firm also has capital markets experience in securitizations and derivatives.

Key clients

Key clients for the firm include Agree Realty, O2 Investment Partners, Syntron Material Handling, Rockbridge Growth Equity, Taubman Centers, Limback Holdings, VW Credit, Ashford University, Kenwal Steel and Mahindra North American Technical Center.

Research period review: 30th edition (2019/2020)

Over the research period the corporate team worked regularly on acquisitions, representing mostly strategic buyers and sellers. It did also assist with private equity acquisitions and a Series D financing. The team also worked on capital markets transactions, specifically ABS and forwards. 

The Chicago office’s corporate practice had a great year in terms of recruitment. It brought over Erin Broderick from Borderless Law, Eric Buske from Koley Jessen and Garrett Lorentz and Brian Tweedie from Kirkland & Ellis. In Michigan, corporate partner Jordan Schwartz and senior counsel Jeremy Scherlinck left for Miller Johnson.

Deal highlights: 30th edition (2019/2020)

Agree Realty $208 million forward offering

ORIX Capital Partners acquisition of NTI Connect

Taft Stettinius & Hollister has over 100 years of experience, dating all the way back to 1885.  In banking the team advises lenders and borrowers in real estate financing, acquisition financing, refinancing and general working capital financing. In the corporate and M&A practice the firm acts on the buy and sell side in strategic and private equity acquisitions, joint ventures and mergers. Many of the acquisitions are related to wider real estate transactions.