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Bukola Mabadeje practices in the area of commercial lending, technology and life sciences lending, and real estate matters. She represents institutional lenders in structuring, negotiating and documenting cash flow and asset based loans and the modification of the facilities as required, including real estate secured debt. Ms. Mabadeje has experience in international transactions with expertise in the oil and gas industry. Her practice covers a range of financing including acquisition, asset, infrastructure, and real estate finance using a mix of debt, equity and mezzanine financing structures.

Ms. Mabadeje has also advised clients on their real estate transactions including complex leases for commercial and retail property, as well as negotiated purchase and sale agreements.

Bar Admissions

• California
• Nigeria

Education

• Harvard Law School
• University of Pretoria, South Africa
• Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria

Significant Accomplishments

• Represented the issuer in connection with a $900,000,000 rights issue and public offer.
• Represented the lender in connection with a $600,000,000 cross-border acquisition finance of the assets of an oil services company.
• Represented the lenders in connection with a $400,000,000 finance for the construction of a seawall and land reclamation for property development.
• Represented the sponsor in connection with the structuring of a $300,000,000 private equity fund and a $10,000,000 initial investment in an oil services company.
• Represented the borrower, a manufacturing company, in connection with a $275,000,000 term and revolving loan from a syndicate of lenders.
• Represented the lender in connection with a $240,000,000 real estate finance transaction for the development of a hotel and an apartment complex.
• Represented the lender in connection with a $200,000,000 infrastructure finance transaction, through the issue of unsecured convertible bonds.
• Represented the borrower in connection with a $150,000,000 syndicated term loan facility from a consortium of international lenders.
• Represented the issuer in connection with the issue of $100,000,000 zero-coupon bonds.
• Represented the agent in connection with a $75,000,000 formula-based revolving loan to a food processing company.
• Advised the lender in connection with a $53,000,000 convertible loan to an oil exploration and production company.
• Represented the agent in connection with a $50,000,000 term and revolving loan to a manufacturing company.
• Represented the lender in a $50,000,000 term loan to an oilfield developer.
• Represented the lender in connection with a $50,000,000 amortizing term loan backed by warrants to an energy company.
• Represented the lender in connection with a $25,000,000 real estate secured construction loan.
• Represented the lender in connection with a $17,500,000 term and revolving loan to a manufacturing company.
• Represented the lender in connection with a $10,000,000 term loan to a manufacturing company.