Finance
Capital decisions carry real consequences for growth, risk and long-term value. Barnes & Thornburg’s finance team brings the legal precision and experience necessary to help you navigate debt and equity markets with speed, confidence and control.
We advise lenders, borrowers, issuers and investors across public and private markets throughout the capital ecosystem. Recognized by Best Lawyers in America, Chambers USA, Legal 500 and the International Financial Law Review, among others, our lawyers apply transaction savvy and real-world business insight to craft and close sophisticated deals.
National reach, unmatched depth
For each matter, we assemble the right knowledge, staffing and scale. Our national bench of finance lawyers comprises teams focused on specific project types, deal structures and industry sectors. We have considerable experience in energy, infrastructure, public and project finance, including outsourcing and renewable energy transactions; real estate and housing debt and equity transactions; and middle-market M&A debt transactions.Deal experience meets real-world perspective
Our team has participated in more than $1 trillion in public finance offerings; decades of deal work inform our approach. Moreover, because many of our lawyers previously worked in banking, business and government, we understand every transaction in its full context. This means we know how to assess options clearly, identify leverage and spot potential pitfalls that could hurt your timeline, operations or ROI. We build custom roadmaps to close, administer, and if necessary, restructure and enforce your transaction.Focused counsel for distressed deals
Distressed matters demand judgment and coordination. We combine transactional experience with restructuring and enforcement capabilities to guide clients through troubled transactions, restructurings and enforcement matters with clarity and focus. We address the immediate risk, position you for the next phase and scout opportunity.Comprehensive legal counsel
We provide end-to-end legal support across finance, addressing:
- Commercial finance
- Distressed real estate
- Emerging companies and venture capital
- Energy
- Housing finance
- Infrastructure
- Mergers and acquisitions
- Private equity
- Project finance
- Public finance
- Qualified Opportunity Zones
- Real estate finance
- Restructuring and bankruptcy
- Tax