Goodwin Procter Expands Leveraged Finance and Private Equity Practices with Addition of Laura A. Rupenian in San Francisco

SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Goodwin Procter, a national Am Law 50 firm, announced today that Laura A. Rupenian has joined the firm’s Business Law Department in its San Francisco office as a member of Goodwin’s Leveraged Finance and Private Equity Practices. She will focus on advising private equity groups as well as public and private companies on a broad spectrum of domestic and cross-border debt financing transactions. Rupenian joins Goodwin from Kirkland & Ellis where she spent 11 years, including five years as a partner in their Debt Finance Group.

“The addition of Laura to our national team further strengthens our ability to serve clients seeking innovative financing support for leveraged buyout and recapitalization transactions”

Rupenian will advise clients on the structuring, negotiation and documentation of secured and unsecured debt financing arrangements, including senior, mezzanine, and subordinated debt facilities. She also advises leading companies and private equity firms on acquisition-financing transactions, working capital facilities, recapitalizations and loan restructurings.

“The addition of Laura to our national team further strengthens our ability to serve clients seeking innovative financing support for leveraged buyout and recapitalization transactions,” said Mark Bettencourt, Chairman of Goodwin’s Business Law Department. “We also expect that she will work closely with our Technology Companies group in Silicon Valley on venture debt and credit arrangements for other technology-driven deals. We’re delighted that she has chosen to join Goodwin as we continue to expand our California presence.”

Rupenian earned her LL.M. from Northwestern University and her J.D. from Universidad de Buenos Aires. She is licensed to practice law in California and Argentina.

Rupenian can be reached at 415.733.6019 or at [e-mail].

Goodwin Procter’s Leveraged Finance Practice represents major domestic and international banks, insurance and finance companies and institutional investors in structuring, documenting and administering credit facilities for borrowers throughout the country. The practice also represents lenders on individual relationships with borrowers and represents agents and other lenders on large syndicated credit facilities.

The firm’s nationally recognized Private Equity Practice focuses on buyouts, recapitalizations and portfolio company transactions for leading investors in the U.S. and abroad. The practice covers the full life cycle of clients’ investments — from fund formation to exit. It is particularly known for structuring innovative, tax-advantaged solutions and for its practical, client-oriented approach.

The firm’s San Francisco office opened in 2006 and includes more than 25 lawyers who focus on real estate, private equity, leveraged finance, technology, life sciences, patent litigation and complex business litigation involving antitrust, products liability and mass torts, environment, securities, labor and employment, false advertising, construction, patent, trademark and media law.

About Goodwin Procter

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