Monica Carroll represents lenders and borrowers in diverse financing transactions. She has extensive experience in negotiating and documenting single lender and syndicated commercial loan transactions, including asset-based lending transactions, leveraged loans and real estate finance transactions. She has significant experience in handling transactions involving clients in the healthcare and wholesale diamond industries.
Ms. Carroll is also a member of the firm’s Art Law Team and has handled numerous loans secured by portfolios of art works and collectibles.
Select Representations
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Representation of Agent in $67 million club deal for owner of fuel stations/convenience stores, consisting of $20 million revolver, $35 million in construction/acquisition bridge loans and $12 million in term loans.
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Representation of lender in connection with $13 million mortgage loan to finance refurbishment of boutique hotel in California.
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Representation of lender in connection with $4.5 million term loan to owner/lessor of portfolio of multi-family residential properties.
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Representation of one of the world’s largest diamantaires in connection with a unique inventory securitization involving the sale of $175 million in secured notes and companion $150 million receivables securitization, secured by inventories located in 20 countries worldwide.
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Representation of borrower, a manufacturer/distributor of nutritional supplements, in connection with $15 million assed-based revolver to finance working capital.
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Representation of target company (a manufacturer/distributor of portable construction heating equipment) and private equity firm acquirer in connection with acquisition financing consisting of $11 million of senior secured debt ($5 million revolver and $6 million term loan) and related $9 million subordinated note purchase facility.
Bar and Court Admissions
Illinois, 1979
Education
Harvard University, J.D., cum laude, 1979
University of Illinois, B.A., 1974
Professional Affiliations
- American Bar Association – Section of Business Law
- Chicago Bar Association