By identifying the clients’ key customers, pinpointing concerns that cause sleepless nights, and gaining a thorough understanding of corporate structures, Amanda delivers tailored solutions that align with clients’ short and long-term plans. If a client aims to secure a loan, she meticulously examines the inherent goals and needs behind the financing. In cases of restructuring, she navigates the intricate web of corporate entities, restructuring their portfolio to meet their broader business objectives. This strategic, client-centric approach amplifies Amanda’s effectiveness as a corporate finance attorney, turning challenges into opportunities and aspirations into realities.
Amanda has widespread experience working with banks and other financial institutions, manufacturers, agriculture-related businesses, higher education institutions, hospitals, property management companies, and commercial/residential property developers, among others. She provides a comprehensive range of services including:
- Advising clients on bank incentives for financing
- Providing counsel on revolving credit facilities
- Explaining the workings of financial covenants for businesses
- Assisting in equipment purchases and loans
- Facilitating public financing and bond issuances
- Offering local counsel opinions in Missouri and Kansas
With a prowess for managing intricate financing transactions, Amanda’s services extend to lenders and borrowers alike, extending her proficiency in dealing with secured and unsecured lending, refinancing, loan workouts and restructures.
For lending institutions, in particular, Amanda supports clients with:
- Outstanding loan issues
- Commercial finance and loan documentation
- Unique collateral security interests and complex loan structures
- High-value loans and high-risk scenarios
- Club level and syndicated loans
In her merger and acquisition practice, Amanda adeptly handles structuring, negotiating, and closing deals. She provides guidance on transaction structuring and liaises with securities, tax, and other regulatory authorities. Her due diligence investigations, assistance in the purchase and sale of both stocks and assets in regulated and unregulated industries, and guidance on post-closing obligations and rights further support clients’ needs.
In addition, Amanda works closely with boards, investors, and senior management teams to address their day-to-day business operations, including reviewing contracts and addressing corporate hygiene issues. Her accounting background proves invaluable, enabling her to fully understand her clients’ businesses and help them accomplish their business goals. In this capacity, Amanda’s role extends beyond that of a legal advisor; she serves as a strategic partner, guiding clients to the right resources within the firm to meet their needs most effectively.
