Nathan Spanheimer

Nathan (“Nate”) Spanheimer is a partner in the Charlotte office. He represents commercial banks, investment banks, other institutional lenders, and underwriters in secured commercial lending transactions, including both syndicated and bilateral deals, as well as capital markets securitizations, with an emphasis on collateralized loan obligations (CLOs). He has also represented both borrowers and lenders in leveraged finance credit facilities, bankruptcy exit facilities, and hedge fund financings.

• Mandate

  • Represented a leading investment bank as underwriter’s and issuer’s counsel in a CLO where the entire senior tranche was structured as a convertible loan.
  • Represented a leading investment bank as underwriter’s and issuer’s counsel in a CLO using an offshore issuer taxable as a U.S. partnership and a secondary offshore issuer as a tax blocker for the remainder of the equity tranche.
  • Represented a leading investment bank in a multi-currency loan facility secured by multinational debt.
  • Represented a leading investment bank as lender’s counsel in a multi-tranche loan facility secured by middle-market corporate debt.
  • Represented a leading investment bank as lender’s counsel to provide financing for a start-up student loan lending platform.