Blair R. Springer

Senior Associate

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Overview Experience Education and Credentials

Overview

Blair R. Springer regularly counsels clients in a broad array of transactional matters. He offers guidance to clients engaged in cross-border and domestic acquisitions or divestitures in a range of industries.  Blair also frequently counsels early stage and emerging growth companies in formation, financing and related general corporate matters. Additionally, he represents both lenders and borrowers involved in intricate secured and unsecured financing transactions. Blair has represented both bank and non-bank lenders and borrowers in secured debt financing transactions in maritime and transportation sectors as both main counsel and special maritime counsel.

Experience

Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome.

Represented a NASDAQ listed public company in multiple strategic acquisitions and minority stakes investments in companies operating in the electric vehicle space

Represented a Latin American private equity fund in its sale of a Puerto Rican financial services company

Represented a U.S. private equity fund in a bolt-on leveraged acquisition of a real estate data company and subsequent sale of the combined portfolio company to a U.S.-based private equity purchaser

Represented an Italian telecommunications company in its acquisition of a U.S. telecommunications company

Represented U.S. entrepreneurs in the sale of their medical insurance services company

Represented an international borrower in a private placement notes issuance in connection with the refinancing of the borrower's indebtedness

Represented an international bank lender in multiple term loans to a U.S. based borrower in the transportation sector and subsequent amendments thereof

Represented a U.S. private equity fund lender in an acquisition term loan to an international borrower in the transportation sector

Represented a NASDAQ-listed public investment management company borrower in obtaining a debt refinancing term loan and working capital revolving loan in connection with the closing of a SPAC transaction and subsequent amendments thereof

Represented an international bank lender in an acquisition financing term loan to a U.S. transportation company

Represented a U.S. private equity fund borrower in an acquisition financing in connection with a leveraged buyout of a U.S. consumer goods company and subsequent amendments of the same facility in connection with additional bolt-on acquisitions

Represented multiple startups in a variety of sectors in friends and family, Series Seed, and Series A, B and C round financings, including interim bridge financings

Significant experience in general corporate counseling, including with respect to general commercial contracts, employee equity plans and employment agreements and offer letters

Education and Credentials

Education
Fordham University School of Law, J.D., cum laude, 2016
United States Naval Academy, B.A., 2006
Admissions
State of New York
State of Connecticut