Profilo
Gerard Martin represents lenders, borrowers, sponsors, and investors in U.S. and international financing transactions. His practice includes cash flow and asset-based loans, leveraged loans, acquisition financings, bridge facilities, recapitalizations, venture loan transactions, structured transactions, and complex intercreditor arrangements, including unitranche and multitranche structures. Gerard regularly advises on cross-border and multicurrency financings and has deep familiarity with the structural and documentary considerations that come with large, syndicated credit facilities.
A significant portion of Gerard’s practice involves financial restructurings and workouts. He represents secured creditors and debtors in restructuring transactions, both in and out-of-court, and advises on debtor-in-possession and exit financings, as well as distressed investing and special situations.
Gerard maintains an active equipment and aviation finance practice. He represents lenders, borrowers, lessors and lessees in equipment and aircraft financings, leveraged leases, project finance, and transfers of loan and lease portfolios. His transactional work extends to financings of aircraft, engines and related assets, vehicles, rolling stock and rail cars, energy production equipment, and various other equipment categories.
Gerard works with clients in many sectors, including, among others, manufacturing, retail, metals, energy, defense, aviation, shipping, finance and lease rental, technology, blockchain and crypto, health care, agriculture, food and beverage, and consumer products.
Concentrations
- Debt financing
- Acquisition finance
- Intercreditor relationships
- Business and debt restructuring and workouts
- Bankruptcy
- Distressed investing and special situations
- Equipment and aviation finance
Competenze
Esperienze Professionali - Attività Accademiche
- Represented administrative agent in a $1.4 billion revolving facility for paper and packaging manufacturer, a $1 billion revolving facility for steel manufacturer, an $850 million revolving facility for building supply distributor, a $400 million revolving facility for marine transportation company, a $200 million revolving facility for video technology leasing company, a $200 million term loan financing for private label food supplier, a $100 million revolving facility for concrete construction supplier, and secured loan restructuring transactions for multiple retail companies.°
- Represented administrative agent in a $1 billion revolving facility for cable manufacturer, an $800 million revolving facility for oil and gas producer, a $400 million revolving facility for biotherapeutic and biotechnology company, and a $195 million loan facility for work truck equipment manufacturer.°
- Represented administrative agent in a $1.2 billion revolving facility for rolled aluminum manufacturer, a $350 million revolving facility for automotive and chemical company, a $109 million revolving facility for steel product supplier, a $100 million revolving facility for consumer products supplier, and a $50 million revolving facility for manufactured home financier.°
- Represented administrative agent in a $150 million revolving facility for communications technology company.°
- Represented lender in a $325 million shipping container financing.°
- Represented lender in term loan facilities of $200 million and $83.8 million for upstream oil and gas exploration companies.°
- Represented administrative agent in a $225 million structured loan facility based on device-as-a-service contract receivables.°
- Represented lender in a $125 million acquisition facility for retail pet product seller.°
- Represented administrative agent in loan rediscount facilities of $100 million and $50 million.°
- Represented lender in a $42.5 million unitranche acquisition facility for a restaurant group and a $42.2 million unitranche acquisition facility for a pet food company.°
- Represented lender in a $60 million asset-based rental equipment financing.°
- Represented rehabilitation hospital company in a $1.27 billion loan facility.°
- Represented television broadcasting company in a $1.15 billion loan facility.°
- Represented shipping container companies in facilities of $1.025 billion, $375 million, $300 million and $260 million.°
- Represented semiconductor manufacturer in term loan facilities of $800 million and $596.7 million.°
- Represented paper company in a $700 million loan facility.°
- Represented aerospace defense contractor in a $474.8 million loan facility and a $200 million note purchase facility.°
- Represented ethanol company as borrower in a $455 million secured seller acquisition financing.°
- Represented industrial parts supplier in a $435 million loan facility.°
- Represented investment fund as borrower in loan facilities of $300 million and $150 million.°
- Represented private investment group in a $200 million factoring facility.°
- Represented food company in a $125 million revolving facility.°
- Represented startup beverage co-packaging company in a $65 million loan facility.°
- Represented sponsors in various financings of portfolio companies.°
- Represented energy company in a $1.115 billion financing, including a $715 million first-lien facility and a $400 million second-lien
facility.° - Represented energy company in a $1 billion leveraged lease financing of geothermal facilities.°
- Represented food products company in out-of-court restructuring of $241 million of secured indebtedness.°
- Represented secured creditors in various bankruptcy cases, including Hertz, Toys ‘R’ Us, and Dean Foods.°
- Represented various companies in multiple debtor-in-possession and exit financings.°
- Represented the official committee of unsecured creditors of American Airlines as the primary aircraft finance attorney in connection with the restructuring of American’s airline fleet.°
- Represented major airline in a variety of secured loans, aircraft financings, and other transactions, including the restructuring of its aircraft fleet and a $1.25 billion term loan facility.°
- Represented cargo airline in connection with sale of its helicopter division, debt restructuring, and multiple financing transactions.°
- Represented parties to various financings, leases, and sales of aircraft, engines, and related assets, and transfers of aircraft loan and lease portfolios.°
- Represented multiple railroads and rail car companies in various loan and lease financing transactions.°
°The above representations were handled by Mr. Martin prior to his joining Greenberg Traurig, LLP.
Riconoscimenti e Premi
- Listed, Chambers USA Guide, Illinois Banking & Finance, 2024-2025
- Listed, Thomson Reuters, “Stand-Out Lawyers,” 2023-2026
- Member, Secured Finance Network (Midwest Chapter)
Formazione
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Laurea magistrale in Giurisprudenza, with Honors, University of Chicago Law School
- Member, University of Chicago Law Review
- Diploma di maturità, with Distinction, Yale University
- Illinois