About Valerie
Valerie represents companies, banks and investors in a wide variety of corporate finance matters. She represents both borrowers and lenders in project finance and acquisition financings including negotiation, preparation and closing of senior credit facilities involving secured term loans, revolving lines of credit, and letters of credit. Valerie’s corporate finance experience also includes unsecured loans, subordinated debt financing agreements, intercreditor agreements, mezzanine financing, note purchase agreements and private placement debt. In advising borrowers on corporate finance matters, Valerie’s focus is on making the deal work within the company’s overall capital structure so that she can develop legal strategies that align with her client’s business objectives.
Valerie regularly advises on securities law compliance in capital-raising transactions. She has experience representing issuers in registered initial and follow-on public offerings under the 1933 Securities Act, Reg D private placements of preferred equity, convertible notes, common equity, SAFE offerings and Reg A+ offerings. Valerie frequently serves as outside general counsel to her corporate finance clients and provides representation in sophisticated commercial transactions such as major capital expenditure projects, business mergers and acquisitions, divestitures, joint ventures, corporate restructurings and key procurement, supply, technology, project development and marketing agreements. Valerie has niche experience in the renewable energy and agribusiness industries.