| Biography | Heidi A. Hansan is a member of the firm's Transactional Finance Practice Group and Housing and Community Development Practice Group. Ms. Hansan concentrates her practice in the representation of national, regional, state and local banks, community development lenders, public and private lenders, investors and other financial institutions primarily in the areas of affordable housing and community development and real-estate finance. Ms. Hansan's experience includes transactions focused on neighborhood revitalization, economic development, multifamily housing and charter schools, as well as tax-exempt and taxable public finance transactions, including letters of credit and other forms of credit enhancement. She has represented lenders on a variety of commercial and real estate transactions including traditional real estate financings, acquisition and construction loans, tax credit financings (including federal low-income housing tax credits, state and federal historic tax credits and new market tax credits), commercial loans, acquisition and bridge financing for skilled nursing and assisted living facilities, as well as asset-based financings to borrowers located throughout the United States. Ms. Hansan also has significant experience representing creditors in loan restructurings, workouts and foreclosure matters. Ms. Hansan co-chairs the Firm's Diversity Committee and is a long-time member of the Firm's Recruitment Committee. Ms. Hansan earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Notre Dame in 1991 and earned a masters degree and law degree, both from Emory University in 1997. Representative Matters The firm acted as counsel to Manufacturers and Traders Trust Company in connection with the extension of financing to a U.S.-based group of logistics companies secured in part by a pledge of shares in subsidiaries located in 12 countries in Europe, Asia, India, Australia and New Zealand. Additional financing was recently extended to permit the company to purchase a new headquarters building in the U.S. We represented JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. on the financing of a tender offer for a publicly traded U.S.-based company, which manufactures hydraulics and has subsidiaries in over 15 countries. The credit facilities included direct revolving loans and term loans to the target's U.K., German and Spanish subsidiaries which were denominated in Sterling or Euros and were secured by foreign subsidiary assets and collateral located in France and Korea. The lender also extended an EXIMBANK-Guaranteed Working Capital Line of Credit to the U.S. Parent to finance exports. A subordinated debt facility was extended by an affiliate of the lender and subordinated to the senior credit facilities. These credit facilities have been restructured on three occasions to accommodate financing for the borrower's acquisition two domestic businesses in related industries and a recent leveraged recapitalization. |