Bret C. Votano

Associate / Banking & Finance

New York Office

212-789-3154

212-789-3189 fax

bvotano@riemerlaw.com

Bret focuses his practice on commercial lending and corporate finance transactions, including syndicated and non-syndicated loans. Bret’s experience encompasses asset-based financing facilities, debtor-in-possession facilities, second lien facilities, and other secured and unsecured transactions.

Representative Transactions

• Represented administrative agent under a $52.5 million revolving and term loan credit facility
• Represented administrative agent under a $120 million revolving and term loan credit facility
• Represented administrative agent under a $139 million debtor-in-possession revolving credit facility
• Represented administrative agent in connection with: $120 million revolving credit facility, $160 million first lien term loan credit facility, and $50 million second lien term loan facility including negotiation of intercreditor agreement with holders of separate pools of collateral
• Represented administrative agent to a former subsidiary of large auto manufacturer in a $500 million term loan credit facility and $200 million revolving credit facility in connection with the company's emergence from Chapter 11 bankruptcy
• Represented administrative agent under a $105 million revolving credit facility in connection with the company's emergence from Chapter 11 bankruptcy including negotiation of intercreditor agreement with holders of separate pools of collateral

Affiliations

American Bar Association

Association of the Bar of the City of New York

New York State Bar Association

Admissions

State of New York, 2004

U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York, 2006

Education

St. John's University School of Law, J.D., 2003
- Notes and Comments Editor, New York Litigator

University of Miami, B.B.A., 2000