Ryan Smith > Moore & Van Allen, PLLC > Charlotte, United States > Lawyer Profile
Moore & Van Allen, PLLC Offices
100 NORTH TRYON STREET
SUITE 4700
CHARLOTTE NC 28202-4003
NORTH CAROLINA
United States
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Ryan Smith
Work Department
Co-head of Investment
Career
Ryan Smith is co-head of the Investment Team and a member of the Management Committee. For over 20 years, he has built a practice that represents clients on a variety of complex leveraged financings, senior and junior capital lending transactions, private equity and other equity investments, and corporate transactions.
Ryan’s primary focus is in finance and equity investment transactions. As counselor to lenders and passive and controlling stakeholders, he represents a variety of finance companies, business development companies (BDC’s), small business investment companies (SBIC’s), hedge funds, private equity funds, and other private capital investors in connection with leveraged transactions, acquisition financings, going-private transactions, management buyouts, growth investments, and other finance and equity related transactions.
For over 20 years, Ryan has represented his clients in transactions that have ranged from $1 million to $1 billion. He also has extensive experience in the focus areas that impact these transactions from intercreditor relationships to each class of equity securities issued in the capitalization of an enterprise.
Lawyer Rankings
United States > Finance > Commercial lending
With strengths in the lending space, the financial services practice at Moore & Van Allen, PLLC is well regarded for its assistance to clients with syndicated lending transactions, as well as leveraged syndicated lending transactions. The team has experience handling a vast range of transactional structures for several large financial institutions, as well as club and bilateral loan facilities for private credit funds and other non-bank lenders. The Charlotte-based practice is jointly led by Wayne McKinzie and Tripp Monroe who are both highly regarded in the lending space. Meredith Reedy is also a key member of the team with strengths in acquisition financing and real estate financing, alongside Andrew Price who is a key name for his work representing banks and other financial institutions. An additional notable mention is Ryan Smith, who is active in non-bank lending.