Banking and Finance Law Securitization and Structured Finance Law
Rick D. Blumen
Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2007 Awarded Practice Areas
Biography
Rick Blumen represents lead arrangers, lenders, borrowers, private equity firms and underwriters, and has served as counsel to several of the largest U.S. commercial banks and their affiliates, and Fortune 500 companies, in a variety of finance transactions. These transactions include secured and unsecured syndicated credit facilities, private placements, high-yield debt offerings, acquisition financings, recapitalizations, first- and second-lien loans, mezzanine financings and pre-petition workouts and restructurings.
Mr. Blumen's experience on the lender side ranges from asset-based lending to investment grade, and from rock stars to major airline carriers to portfolio companies of Berkshire Hathaway. He represents publicly traded and private companies, including several portfolio companies of private equity firms, as borrowers and issuers of debt and quasi-debt securities. His sector experience includes food and beverage, media, aircraft, transportation, retail and consumer services, health care, manufacturing, technology, financial services and insurance.
Mr. Blumen currently serves as the firm's financial partner. He is the former chair of the firm's Partners' Committee and co-chair of the Finance Group. Mr. Blumen has been recognized in Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business and listed in The Best Lawyers in America for his experience in banking and finance and securitization and structured finance law.
Overview
- The George Washington University, J.D., graduated 1990
- Emory University, BA, graduated 1986
- Georgia, State Bar of Georgia
- Georgia, State Bar of Georgia
- The George Washington University, J.D., graduated 1990
- Emory University, BA, graduated 1986
Client Testimonials
Awards & Focus
Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers® for:
- Securitization and Structured Finance Law, Atlanta (2017)
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2026 for work in:
- Banking and Finance Law
- Securitization and Structured Finance Law
Additional Areas of Practice:
- Corporate Law
- Equipment Finance Law
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Additional Information
Case History
Cases
- Experience
- Represented a leading global investment management company with respect to its $1.25 billion syndicated credit facility.
- Counsel to the lead arranger and agent in connection with a $500 million letter of credit facility provided to one of the largest air delivery and freight services companies in the world.
- Counsel to a publicly traded consumer products company in connection with its $330 million debt recapitalization consisting of syndicated bank debt and a public bond offering.
- Counsel to the lead arranger and agent in connection with a $525 million acquisition financing, creating the largest Anheuser-Busch distributor in the United States.
- Represented a plastic packaging manufacturer (a portfolio company of a private equity firm) in connection with its $730 million debt recapitalization and related consent solicitation/tender offer for its public bonds.
- Part 2
- Representation of the lead arranger and agent in connection with a $345 million acquisition financing for a publicly traded air transport company.
- Counsel to a publicly traded provider of specialized insurance products with respect to its private and public debt financings in excess of $1 billion.
- Represented the lead arranger and agent in connection with a $400 million syndicated credit facility to a leading pharmaceutical care provider.
- Representation of a private equity sponsor with respect to financing and refinancing transactions for seven of its portfolio companies.
- Counsel to the lead arranger and agent with respect to a $150 million asset-based credit facility to a publicly traded media company.
- Counsel to the lead arranger and agent in several Islamic financing transactions to the portfolio companies of a private equity sponsor.
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