Media Mentions
2008
Howard Mulligan was quoted in the April issue of Equipment Leasing Today regarding addressing fears of a shaky market at this year’s ELFA/IMN Investor’s Conference. Mr. Mulligan recognized the shaky market, however he emphasized that the situation should not be blown out of proportion. "Something worth remembering is that there is no looming leasing crisis, per-se. What's going on in the leasing market is mainly a minor infection, largely playing out in other areas such as mortgages and residential real estate. That's not to say that there's not a good deal of uncertainty out there right now. But keep in mind that the fundamentals underlying the typical structured finance paradigm are not being called into question. There isn't really any skepticism about the fundamentals of the market or the fundamentals of the leasing transaction," he said.
Howard Mulligan, Corporate, Finance & Banking
2007
John Lutz was quoted in the December 10 issue of The Bond Buyer about how the turbulence blowing global financial markets askew has not slowed the creation of tender-option bond trusts, according to new data compiled from the major credit rating agencies. "You're certainly going to see residual owners react to the availability of liquidity by moving trusts from one program to another," Mr. Lutz said.
John T. Lutz, Finance & Banking, Tax
2006
Rick Mitchell was quoted in a November 13 article published by Financial Times regarding the appeal of private equity firms listing in the U.S. Financial Times reports that if funds are listed in the U.S., they could take advantage of the far bigger investor base and the culture of venture capital investing. Mr. Mitchell commented, "Given that private equity funds are essentially large piles of money with a few people on top, without a large administrative staff in place, it makes send for them to list where the disclosure requirements are less onerous. But once a deal gets big enough, a couple of extra million dollars in compliance costs doesn’t bite that hard."
Richard Mitchell, Corporate, Corporate - London, Finance & Banking, London
2002
McDermott Will & Emery was mentioned in the April 2002 issue of International Financial Law Review, which announced its Project Finance Deal of the Year: the Dutch high speed rail link.
2001
McDermott Will & Emery was mentioned in the November 13 issue of the Law Gazette for having advised the European Investment Bank on the project financing of the HSL-Zuid high speed rail.
Finance & Banking, International, London
McDermott Will & Emery's London office was mentioned as advising the film finance company, IAC Holdings, in its flotation on AIM in the August 6 issue of The Lawyer.
