Introduction to Credit

Our Credit Group is widely considered to be among the best in the world. We advise financial institutions and other clients that are extending or receiving credit through loans, structured and project financings, debt restructurings and over-the-counter debt and equity derivatives, and many other types of transactions involving the use of credit.

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Davis Polk ranked 2nd in lending transactions representing the borrower in the first half of 2007, according to Reuters LPC.
Davis Polk ranked in the first tier among U.S. banking and finance transactions, according to Chambers Global (2007)—“This ‘spectacular’ team offers a full range of expertise, including loan origination, trading and bankruptcy. The credit group is ‘among the preeminent banking practices in the USA,’ according to observers.”
Davis Polk had 11 lawyers listed in Legal Media Group’s Expert Guide to the World’s Leading Banking Lawyers (2007).

$2.83 billion credit facility for Lyondell Chemical, a major global manufacturer of chemicals and polymers
$1.9 billion term loan for Windstream, an Arkansas-based telecom company
$1 billion in term loans for SandRidge Energy, an independent natural gas and oil company concentrating in exploration, development and production activities
$850 million credit agreement for Rockwell Collins, a provider of aviation and information technology systems, solutions and services to governmental agencies and aircraft manufacturers
$750 million senior secured revolving credit facility for Ryerson Tull, a leading distributor and processor of metals in North America