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Larry G. Halperin

Partner

Larry G. Halperin specializes in financial restructuring of distressed companies, high yield and distressed debt transactions, commercial lending transactions and event-driven mergers and acquisitions. He typically represents agents, private funds, investment banks and financial institutions in connection with their investments in, and financings transactions to, mid-cap companies.

As a natural outgrowth of his restructuring practice, Mr. Halperin counsels clients who desire to acquire portfolio companies in need of restructuring by acquiring a majority of the distressed debt. He then counsels lenders in connection with an orderly exercise of remedies to achieve a practical, business oriented restructuring solution for the company and the acquiring fund.

He has presented at various conferences on such topics as Loan To Own Strategies-An Alternative to Bankruptcy, Fiduciary Duties Of Officers and Directors Of Companies In The Zone Of Insolvency, and Intercreditor Issues Between First and Second Lien Lenders.

Representations include:

• Represented lead investor in acquisition of secured debt and financial restructuring of a company in the air cargo business;
• Represented stalking horse-bidder in a 363 bankruptcy sale in its acquisition of a window and door manufacturer;
• Represented private fund in the acquisition of secured debt and financial restructuring of a public company engaged in the manufacture of heat sinks and cooling fans for the electronic industry;
• Represented private fund in bidding for a fertilizer company in a section 363 bankruptcy sale;
• Represented private fund in its acquisition in the secondary market of a subordinated note and the subsequent exercise of lender remedies;
• Represented private fund in its acquisition of an owner participant interest in a 737 aircraft on lease to a major carrier;
• Represented private fund in its origination of a $75,000,000 senior secured loan to an eye glass manufacturer with both US and foreign subsidiaries.
• Represented Agent of a nine-member bank syndicate in a restructuring of an after-market auto parts supplier;
• Represented lender to heating oil distribution company in exercising rights through a UCC Article 9 foreclosure sale.