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J.D., University of
Pennsylvania Law School, 1992
Washington University,
B.A., History and French, 1989
Utah
Colorado
New Jersey |
General Overview
Linda M. Zimmermann represents banks and
other lending institutions in the structuring,
negotiation, documentation and work out of commercial
financing transactions. For almost two decades, Linda
has represented lenders in a wide variety of secured and
unsecured transactions, including syndicated and
non-syndicated asset-based loans, receivables purchases,
acquisition, capital expenditure and equipment loans and
distressed debt transactions, several involving cross
border collateralization issues. Linda has extensive
experience in structuring, negotiating and documenting intercreditor and subordination agreements, asset
purchase agreements in both the workout and the
bankruptcy context and specialized security documents
such as intellectual property security agreements and
control agreements. She also has substantial experience
representing borrowers, which has enhanced her practical
approach to transactions. Linda is a member of Markus
Williams Young & Zimmermann LLC and supervises its Utah
office.
Areas of Concentration
Commercial Lending
Asset-Based Lending
Factoring
Distressed
Investments
Representative
Transactions/Representative Cases
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Represented a national asset based
lender for over 15 years in over 100 transactions
ranging in size from $1 million to $65 million in
various industries, including cross border
transactions (see below for detailed description of
several of these transactions).
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Represented a national receivables
purchaser in purchase transactions ranging in size
from $25 million to $200 million in various
industries, including cross border transactions (see
below for detailed description on several of these
transactions).
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Represented national banks as both
agents and participants in syndicated facilities in
transactions ranging from $50 million to $327.5
million in various industries, including a leading
engineering company, acquirers and managers of
distressed consumer credit, an aerospace
manufacturer, and a heavy equipment manufacturer.
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Represented a national bank in
secured and unsecured transactions and senior and
mezzanine facilities of up to $125 million in
various industries, including an international
e-business integrator, a telecommunications company
and a software engineering firm (see below for
detailed description of several of these
transactions).
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Represented FirstCity Crestone in the
negotiation and documentation of the Turnaround
Management Association’s 2010 Small Company
Turnaround Transaction of the Year.
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Represented various borrowers in
secured and unsecured loan transactions of up to $90
million in several industries, including a
nutritional products company, an industrial fan
manufacturer and a self-improvement company.
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Represented a specialized lender in
credit facilities ranging in size from $80 million
to $2.15 billion to power cooperatives.
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Represented a national receivables
purchaser in a $200 million receivables purchase
facility to a provider of relocation services.
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Represented a national receivables
purchaser in a $175 million receivables purchase
facility to a producer of construction aggregates.
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Represented a national bank in a $125
million unsecured credit facility to a technical
ceramic manufacturer.
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Represented a national receivables
purchaser in an $80 million receivables purchase
facility to an information technology company.
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Represented a national bank in a $75
million credit facility to an international
e-business integrator.
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Represented a national structured
finance lender in a $65 million credit facility to a
manufacturer of radiation detection and monitoring
equipment.
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Represented a national receivables
purchaser in a $45 million receivables purchase
facility to a temporary employment company serving
several specialized industries.
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Represented a national asset based
lender in a $35 million credit facility to a
manufacturer of medical devices.
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Represented a national asset based
lender in a $31 million credit facility to an
aviation parts supplier.
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Represented a national asset based
lender in a $30 million credit facility to a
wholesale apparel and accessories distributor.
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Represented a placement agent in a
$30 million convertible debt facility to a
healthcare facility.
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Represented a national receivables
purchaser in a $25 million receivables purchase
facility to a manufacturing and engineering services
company.
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Represented a national receivables
purchaser in a $25 million receivables purchase
facility to a crop protection products and services
provider.
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Represented a national receivables
purchaser in a $25 million receivables purchase
facility to a manufacturer of tools, doors, storage
and hardware.
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Represented a national structured
finance lender in a $24.5 million credit facility to
a mining and natural gas company.
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Represented a national structured
finance lender in a $24 million credit facility to a
US government contract service provider.
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Represented a national asset based
lender in a $23 million credit facility to a western
wear clothing retailer.
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Represented a national structured
finance lender in a $23 million credit facility to
an acquirer and manager of distressed consumer
credit.
Publications
and Presentations
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Structuring Techniques and Loan
Documentation for Asset-Based Loans in Utah,
Lorman Business Seminars, Salt Lake City, Utah, 2006
Professional and
Community Involvement
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Board Member, Rocky Mountain Chapter
of the Turnaround Management Association
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Former Board Member, Salt Lake City
Chapter, Risk Management Association
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Member, Utah Bar Association, Banking
and Finance Section
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Member, Women’s Philanthropic Network, United
Way of Salt Lake
Awards and Recognition
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AV Preeminent Peer Review Rated, Martindale-
Hubbell Legal Directory
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Named “Legal Elite” by the Utah legal
community in Utah Business Magazine (Banking/Finance
Category), 2006-2011
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The Best Lawyers in America®
- Banking Law, Finance
Admissions
Related Employment
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Dorsey & Whitney LLP (Partner, 2003-
2008; Associate, 2000-2002)
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LeBoeuf, Lamb, Greene and MacRae LLP
(now Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP) (Associate)
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Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
(Associate)
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Clerked for the Honorable Rosemary
Gambardella, U.S. Bankruptcy Court Judge
Education
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J.D., University of Pennsylvania Law
School, 1992
(Editor-in-Chief of the Comparative Labor Law
Journal; Lazarus Prize for the Best Paper on
Comparative Labor or Employment Law)
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Washington University, B.A., History
and French, 1989
(magna cum laude; Phi Beta Kappa)
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