Mohammed Shaheen advises banks, private credit lenders, and corporate borrowers on leveraged finance transactions, including acquisition financings, direct lending/private credit, asset-based facilities, bridge financings, and cross-border, multi-currency structures.

Mohammed draws on extensive banking law experience to structure, negotiate, and administer a wide spectrum of financial transactions.

He advises private credit funds, arrangers, administrative agents, insurers, and corporate borrowers on acquisition and working capital facilities, direct lending and other private credit, asset-based lending, bridge and backstop commitments, and term loan B transactions. His practice spans domestic and cross-border matters, including deals with multi-currency and multi-jurisdictional collateral.

Mohammed was previously a partner in the banking group of another leading international law firm.

Mohammed’s experience includes representing financial institutions and borrowers in connection with:

  • US$1.1 billion multicurrency, cross-border ABL credit facilities for a global auction house
  • US$1.0 billion underwritten ABL and term loan B facilities for a luxury goods group
  • US$560 million underwritten credit facilities for acquiring a global manufacturer of industrial position sensors
  • US$425 million credit facilities for a leading North American recreational vehicle manufacturer
  • US$170 million Shari’ah-compliant underwritten credit facilities for acquiring a sign and lighting maintenance company
  • Developing institutional form unsecured, secured, cash-flow, and asset-based credit documentation for a leading national financial institution

Bar Qualification

  • Illinois

Education

  • JD, Harvard Law School
  • BA, University of Chicago

Languages Spoken

  • English