Positioned on the lender and borrower side, the Atlanta-based practice at Eversheds Sutherland is well-equipped to handle matters related to acquisition finance, bank lending, asset finance, insurance finance, project finance and structured finance. Specific sectors of expertise include, financial services, transportation, telecomms, energy, infrastructure, agribusiness and real estate. Peter Fozzard has significant experience representing electric generation and transmission cooperatives, renewable energy developers and corporate borrowers. Fozzard jointly leads the practice alongside Christina Rissler whose sought after expertise includes matters related to interest rates that are transitioning, such as CDOR and BSBY. The team is ably supported by Shawn Rafferty who is highlighted for his expertise in equipment financing, as well as aviation finance.
Key clients
- Georgia Transmission Corporation
- Oglethorpe Power Corporation
Work highlights
- Advised Georgia Transmission Corporation on various commercial lending matters, including the amendment, extension and upsizing of a bilateral $425m revolving credit facility with CoBank, ACB.
- Represented Oglethorpe in (i) the registration of $500m of the series 2022 A Bonds, (ii) a secured term loan with the Federal Financing Bank guaranteed by the Rural Utilities Service in the aggregate amount of circa $234m, and (iii) the amendment of a syndicated $1.21bn revolving credit facility led by National Rural Utilities Cooperative Finance Corporation.