Alan L Laves, Partner, Debt Finance

Alan L. Laves

Partner

Areas of Focus

Alan L Laves, Partner, Debt Finance

Alan L. Laves

Partner

alaves@akingump.com

Areas of Focus

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  • Focuses on corporate and transactional matters.

Alan’s practice encompasses debt offerings, secured lending, debt restructurings and other finance transactions. He represents issuers, underwriters, bondholders, private placement investors and trustees in connection with issuances of high-yield and investment-grade corporate debt securities in public offerings, Rule 144A and Regulation S offerings, private placements and restructuring transactions.

In addition, he represents borrowers and lenders in connection with senior secured credit facilities, second-lien and subordinated loans, and other finance transactions of all types and sizes. His experience with debt restructurings includes numerous restructurings of secured and unsecured debt securities and loans, both in and outside of bankruptcy. Alan’s experience spans a broad range of industries and includes domestic and foreign companies.

Representative Work
  • Represented a domestic energy company in a $5.0 billion secured credit facility, multiple offerings of senior high-yield notes aggregating $2.5 billion, and multiple offerings of investment-grade notes aggregating over $8 billion.
  • Acted for a leading international motion picture exhibitor in an $800 million secured credit facility and multiple offerings of senior, senior discount, and senior subordinated high-yield notes aggregating over $4.8 billion.
  • Represented an international marketing company in a $4.6 billion unsecured credit facility, a €315 million secured credit facility, $3.3 billion of senior high-yield notes, €700 million of senior high-yield notes, and $1.1 billion of convertible notes.
  • Assisted a technology provider with multiple offerings of opco, holdco and super-holdco secured high-yield notes aggregating over $400 million and a $250 million credit facility based on recurring revenue.
  • Represented a domestic manufacturer with regard to a $250 million asset-based revolving credit facility and multiple offerings of senior and senior secured high-yield notes aggregating over $1.0 billion.
  • Acted for a domestic energy company in a $500 million offering of secured high-yield notes.
  • Represented bondholders in connection with the restructuring of $650 million of senior secured high-yield notes issued by a European satellite communications company.
  • Assisted a managed security services provider with the restructuring of $550 million of loans and high-yield debt.
  • Represented a midstream energy company in a $600 million credit facility in conjunction with the company’s initial public offering.
  • Acted for a semiconductor design company in a $180 million secured debt recapitalization.
  • Represented an international oil and gas company in a $55 million secured credit facility secured by Central European assets.
  • Acted for bondholders in connection with the restructuring of €250 million of senior secured high-yield notes issued by a European manufacturer.
  • Represented a biodiversity conservation charity in connection with the acquisition of substantially all of the assets of an international charitable foundation dedicated to the protection and wellbeing of all Earth’s inhabitants.
  • Assisted a biodiversity conservation charity with multiple cooperation agreements with local conservation organizations to create and manage protected wildland areas in rainforests and other threatened ecosystems and related agreements with donors.

Education
  • J.D., University of Texas School of Law, with honors, 1985

  • B.S.E.E., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1982

Bar Admissions
  • Texas

Recognitions
  • IFLR 1000 US, Banking and Capital Markets: Debt.
  • Chambers USA, 2008-2012.
  • The Legal 500 US.
  • Akin, Pro Bono Partner of the Year, 2020.

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