Finance

Areas of Focus

Holland & Hart offers clients clear, concise finance transactions advice and strategic financing solutions.

Traditional and nontraditional lenders and borrowers rely on our advice on finance issues throughout business and investment lifecycles, and in partnerships, joint ventures, and strategic alliances. Whether involving a public or private matter, a merger, acquisition, restructuring, divestiture, or leveraged buyout, clients depend on Holland & Hart for strategic finance counsel and representation.

Financial services institutions, banks, finance companies, private equity and venture capital funds, investors, investment firms, borrowers, and insurance companies turn to us for help navigating regulatory matters and transactions.

With deep financial services industry experience, we are well versed in global market dynamics, payment systems, cutting-edge technologies, REIT investments, and agricultural land, production, processing, and equipment finance transactions. We solve complex problems, utilize traditional and alternative investment products, and offer practical and creative approaches to achieve our clients' goals.

Finance Client Results

Representation of the coal supplier and preservation of its supply contract in the Cajun Electric case, one of the largest utility bankruptcies ever
Representation of the largest bicycle manufacturer and distributor in the United States in the successful purchase of the bicycle assets in a contested and competitive bidding process in the Schwinn bankruptcy
Representation of the successful purchaser of Ocean Journey, a major aquarium complex in Denver, in a competitive bidding process, resulting in continued operation of a valuable community cultural asset
Representation of the successful purchaser of the assets of the largest broadband services provider in Northern California
Representation of the Creditors' Committee in one of the largest cases ever filed in Idaho
Representation of the Creditors' Committee in a major Ponzi scheme case in Northern Colorado
Representation of the Yellowstone Chapter 11 Liquidating Trust, including prosecution of hundreds of claims objections and adversary proceedings, administration of domestic and foreign assets, and appeals to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals and the Bankruptcy Appellate Panel
Represented of the franchisor to the debtor/franchisee in one of the largest, most complicated franchise cases in the Rocky Mountain region, resulting in confirmation of the franchisor's reorganization plan
Representation of the purchaser of an aviation design and manufacturing company in a unique purchase out of Chapter 7, in which the goal was to keep the company alive despite its liquidation proceeding
Representation of a national consumer auto lender in a precedent-setting case decided by the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals on trustees' remedies in preference actions, limiting the standard remedy to avoidance and preservation of the lien rather than monetary recovery
Counsel to international technology services company involving commercial contracts, licensing, and leasing agreements
Counsel to international mining companies, including mine operators and joint venture partners
Counsel to national and regional oil and gas companies, including producers, operators, non-operators, and midstream companies