Robert E. Horwath, Jr.

Partner

  • Robert E. Horwath, Jr.
  • Phone: +1 312 499 6763

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  • Duane Morris LLP
    190 South LaSalle Street, Suite 3700
    Chicago, IL 60603-3433
    USA

Robert E. Horwath, Jr. practices in the area of corporate law. Mr. Horwath represents banks and other financial institutions, debt funds, private equity funds, direct lenders, small business investment companies and other investors in connection with senior, subordinated and mezzanine debt financings (both secured and unsecured), specialty finance,  mergers and acquisitions, corporate governance and general corporate matters. He represents borrowers and lenders in connection with secured and unsecured loans, including acquisition financings, working capital financings, cash flow loans, asset backed loans, debtor-in-possession and exit financings, loan purchase programs, and other structured transactions. Mr. Horwath also has experience structuring, negotiating and documenting asset and stock acquisitions and dispositions, dividend recaps and other corporate transactions.

Mr. Horwath is a 2004 graduate of Harvard Law School, a 1997 graduate (M.A.) of the University of Chicago and a 1995 summa cum laude graduate (B.A.) of Saint Anselm College.

Areas of Practice

  • Debt Finance
  • Banking and Finance
  • Mergers and Acquisitions
  • Corporate Law
  • Private Equity

Admissions

  • Illinois

Education

  • Harvard Law School, J.D., 2004
  • University of Chicago, M.A., 1997
  • St. Anselm College, B.A., summa cum laude, 1995

Experience

  • Duane Morris LLP
    - Partner, 2017-present
  • Locke Lord LLP
    - Senior Counsel, 2015-2016
  • Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP
    - Associate, 2011-2015
  • Wildman, Harrold Allen & Dixon LLP
    - Associate, 2011
  • Jones Day
    - Associate, 2007-2011

Professional Activities

  • Illinois State Bar Association

Representative Matters

  • Represented Byline Bank as Agent and lender to private equity sponsor Benford Capital Partners in its recapitalization of acquisition of RP Foods, LLC, a food and beverage products company.

  • Represented Byline Bank as Agent and lender to private equity sponsor Taglich Private Equity in its add-on acquisition of AirPower Group, Inc. and other affiliates.

  • Represented a regional sponsor finance lending bank as Agent and lender to private equity sponsor in its acquisition of a paint, body and equipment distributor.

  • Represented a regional sponsor finance lender as Agent and lender to a private equity sponsor in its acquisition of a plastics and film manufacturer.

  • Represented Byline Bank as Agent and lender to private equity sponsor Eden Capital in its acquisition of Phlebotomy Training Specialists, a healthcare training provider with dozens of locations, as well as a subsequent acquisition of an international arm for training and related materials.

  • Represented a regional sponsor finance lender as Agent and lender to a private equity sponsor in its acquisition of a plastics and film manufacturer.

  • Represented Byline Bank as Agent and lender to private equity sponsor, Benford Capital, in its acquisition of BSC Industries, a distribution company for bearings, power transmission components and motion control products.