Commercial Finance

Commercial Finance

Manier & Herod possesses extensive experience in commercial lending transactions and understands the process for structuring, documenting, and closing sophisticated commercial loans. Our commercial finance attorneys help structure the deal, draft the loan documents, and close the transaction on schedule and as efficiently as possible. Our attorneys have earned a reputation for their ability to craft and implement practical and creative solutions to help close deals.


Members of our commercial finance practice group also manage a variety of asset-based loan transactions with collateral ranging from traditional accounts receivable and inventory to more specialized property such as rolling stock, securities and investment property, and various types of capital equipment.


Our experience includes:

  • Traditional secured commercial financing arrangements
  • Asset-based loans
  • Equipment financings (including leases)
  • Project financing
  • Debtor-in-possession financing
  • Letters of credit
  • Loan syndications
  • Real estate and construction loans
  • Sale and leaseback transactions
  • Mezzanine loans
  • Loan guarantees
  • Leveraged acquisition lending

Manier & Herod has represented a wide range of clients, including major commercial and regional banks, and surety companies, as well as borrowers, developers, and lessors/lessees, in a wide range of commercial financing transactions. With every transaction, we strive to minimize client risk while providing appropriate solutions that address our clients’ legal and business needs.