Gibson Dunn's finance lawyers have extensive experience in leveraged lending, particularly acquisition finance. The firm has for many years been a leader in Mergers & Acquisitions. Our finance lawyers work closely with our M&A lawyers and our clients to structure and negotiate acquisition financings, including leveraged buy-outs, tender offer financings and recapitalizations. Our engagements typically continue post-acquisition, to handle add-on acquisitions, other business developments, interpretative issues, refinancings and restructurings.
We use our experience in acquisition finance to anticipate potential credit agreement compliance issues and develop solutions satisfactory to all parties. We are particularly sensitive to the balance between appropriate credit controls and the necessary latitude for implementation of a borrower's business plan. Our clients include corporate acquirors and sponsored equity funds as well as major financial institutions and other suppliers of credit. We draw on this perspective and balanced experience to reach agreements efficiently and at the forefront of market developments.
With our recurring experience, we retain current knowledge of market standards on covenants, subordination terms, collateral arrangements and other financing terms. This knowledge is coupled with our extensive experience with Uniform Commercial Code, bankruptcy law and creditors' rights issues. In addition, with our presence in London, we are positioned to handle leveraged financing transactions in markets outside the United States.
Our leveraged lending practice complements and strengthens other aspects of our general finance practice, including a broad array of engagements involving investment-grade and non-investment-grade lending transactions. These closely related practice areas include asset-based lending, mezzanine financings, work-outs and restructurings, debtor-in-possession financings, real estate financings, interest rate and currency exchange agreements, commercial paper programs and other credit enhancement arrangements.