Richard Helm Email & Phone Number

A member of Thompson Hine's Commercial & Public Finance practice group, with experience in advising both banks and corporate borrowers on secured and unsecured commercial loan transactions, including the negotiation and drafting of loan agreements and related security documents, as well as the authorizing corporate documentation of the borrower. Additionally, experienced in the area of public finance, representing issuers, borrowers and credit enhancers in connection with the issuance of tax-exempt bonds and taxable obligations.Also a member of the firm's Corporate Transactions & Securities practice group, focusing on commercial contracts and transactions, mergers and acquisitions, internal corporate restructurings, and governance of nonprofit and for-profit entities.

Listed skills include Corporate Law, Contract Negotiation, Corporate Finance, Corporate Governance, and 3 others.

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  Partner - Commercial And Public Finance; Corporate And Securities

  Thompson Hine Llp

  Sep 2008 - Present - Central Ohio Area

  COMMERCIAL & PUBLIC FINANCE•Represent bank and corporate borrower clients in financing arrangements ranging upwards of the hundreds of millions of dollars.•Represent state townships and municipalities with bond and note issuances, as well as tax increment financing arrangements.•Advise and represent banks with bank-qualified bond purchases and letter of credit support, including the drafting of bond purchase agreements, reimbursement agreements and disclosure documents.•Represent banks as placement agents for foreign lending backed by the Overseas Private Investment Corporation.•Represent state townships and municipalities in bond and note issuances, including the drafting of related financing agreements.•Represent banks and underwriters in bond issuances, including the drafting of related financing agreements.CORPORATE LAW•Assisted a large privately-held company in bankruptcy restructuring, a subsequent tax restructuring, a sale of certain assets of its subsidiaries and various credit refinancing efforts.•Conduct on-going review of various contracts for publicly-held and privately-held companies and nonprofits, including international organizations.•Represent both privately-held and publicly-held clients with merger and acquisition transactions with purchase prices up to $2.5 billion.•Advise board of directors and special committees of privately-held companies on various corporate governance issues.