Whitney A. Mark

Sports & Entertainment

• Representation of administrative agent and lender in multiple cross-border financings for the acquisition of music catalogues and related rights valued at more than $400 million in the aggregate.
• Representation of a professional sports team as borrower in syndicated revolving and term credit facilities totaling $380 million in the aggregate.
• Representation of a film production and distribution company in multiple acquisition financings totaling $100 million in the aggregate.
• Representation of Formula 1 racing organizer in $175 million term and revolver credit facilities related to the creation of a Formula 1 racetrack and event.

Technology & Infrastructure

• Representation of infrastructure testing and inspection public company in syndicated $850 million term and revolver facilities.
• Representation of telecommunications infrastructure company in $650 million term and revolver facilities.
• Representation of lender in $111 million aggregate term debt and revolver facility to finance the operations of a technology company and acquisition of target in India.
• Representation of secured lender in separate bilateral term facilities and revolving demand note totaling $70 million for acquisitions of international technology companies.
• Representation of administrative agent and lender in $60 million term loans and delayed draw term loans for Israeli technology and satellite communications company.
• Representation of technology company in $50 million aggregate term loans and delayed draw term loans with warrant instruments and success fee agreements.

Agribusiness

• Representation of global food producer and distributer and dozens of international subsidiary guarantors in $750 million term and revolver syndicated credit facilities.
• Representation of fruit farm in $125 million term loan and RELOC secured by agricultural mortgages.
• Representation of fruit farm in $40 million term loan secured by agricultural mortgages.
• Representation of lender in $14 million bilateral loan to borrowers secured by agricultural mortgages.

Other

• Representation of purchaser of an international insurance company in an out-of-court debt restructuring, syndicated loan, and bond offering related to a $3 billion cross-border acquisition.
• Representation of REIT as borrower in separate syndicated loan agreements totaling $800 million, secured by portfolios of commercial properties.
• Representation of lender and administrative agent in $114 million revolver and term facilities to finance the operations and capital expenditure of an Am Law 20 international law firm.
• Representation of lender in $56 million aggregate term debt to finance cross-border acquisitions of health care companies in India, Cayman Islands, Panama, and the Dominican Republic.
• Representation of borrower as purchaser of biostatistics company in cross-border acquisition financed by syndication of private equity lenders.
• Representation of lender in bilateral revolving credit facility totaling $15 million to international psychology-services firm.

• Representation of trustee in formation and administration of various qualified settlement funds established by bankruptcy debtors to resolve mass tort liabilities.
• Representation of trustee in cross-border restructuring of senior secured corporate notes totaling $300 million, involving Australian scheme proceeding and U.S. chapter 15 filing.

• Representation of corporate trust trustee in numerous chapter 11 filings as largest unsecured creditor with appointment to committee of unsecured creditors.
• Representation of secured lender in commercial foreclosure dispute and out-of-court restructuring of $60 million in revolving and term loan debt obligations.
• Representation of creditors’ committee in chapter 11 bankruptcy cases of national senior health care facilities.
• Representation of shipping broker in asserting administrative claim against chapter 11 debtor.
• Representation of chapter 7 trustee in pursuit of claims against secured lender and merger partner relating to the fraudulent seizure of the debtor’s assets, resulting in a settlement exceeding $4 million.
• Representation of a furniture retailer in its chapter 11 bankruptcy case, including a 363 sale of all assets.
• Representation of a landlord in a contested chapter 11 proceeding through voluntary dismissal of case.

• Representation of active-duty military member in commercial transaction dispute.
• Representation of active-duty military member in residential real estate dispute.
• Representation of youth soccer non-profit organization in litigation; obtained stipulated dismissal with prejudice.

• Selected, Secured Finance Network, “40 Under 40 Award,” 2024
• Listed, Super Lawyers magazine, Minnesota Super Lawyers Rising Stars, 2023-2024
• Recognized, Minnesota State Bar Association, “North Star Lawyers,” 2022
• Outstanding Services Award, ABA Military Pro Bono Project, 2022
• Member, The M&A Advisor’s Turnaround Awards, “Restructuring Deal of the Year” for the restructuring of A.B.C. Carpet Co, Inc. and affiliates, 2022
• Member, Winning Team, IFLR Asia-Pacific Awards, “Deal of the Year: Restructuring” for Boart Longyear, 2022

• Mentor, Twin Cities Diversity In Practice
• Volunteer, Credit Abuse Resistance Education (CARE)
• Member, National Association of Women Lawyers