Anastasia J. Caviris

Special Counsel

  • Anastasia J. Caviris
  • Phone: +1 857 488 4240

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  • Duane Morris LLP
    100 High Street, Suite 2400
    Boston, MA 02110-1724
    USA

Anastasia J. Caviris counsels business entities and financing sources in various financing transactions, including bilateral and syndicated secured loan arrangements, asset-based and cash flow deals, middle-market and venture debt financings, and in general corporate matters. Ms. Caviris manages transactions involving a broad range of industries, including media and communications, hospitality, retail, technology, healthcare (including cannabis) and energy. Most recently, Ms. Caviris was in-house counsel at a New England-based Fortune 500 energy company, where, among other things, she helped prepare SEC filings and compliance policies and procedures.

Ms. Caviris is a 2001 graduate of the University of Washington School of Law, where she was executive articles editor of the Washington Law Review. She also earned an M.A. from Harvard University and a B.A. from the University of Michigan.

Admissions

  • Massachusetts
  • New York

Education

  • University of Washington School of Law, J.D., 2001
    - Executive Articles Editor, Washington Law Review
  • Harvard University, M.A., 1998
  • University of Michigan, B.A., 1992

Experience

  • Duane Morris LLP
    - Special Counsel, 2021-present
  • Global Partners LP
    - Senior Associate General Counsel, 2019-2021
  • Ropes & Gray LLP
    - Senior Attorney, 2015-2018
  • Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
    - Of Counsel, 2011-2015
    - Counsel and Associate, 2001-2011

Civic and Charitable Activities

  • Science Club for Girls (SCFG)
    - Member, Audit and Finance Committee, 2019-present

Representative Matters

  • Represented affiliates of B. Riley Securities in connection with bankruptcy matters for the affiliate debtors of Exela Technologies Inc. in such debtor affiliates’ Chapter 11 Bankruptcy case. In connection with the debtors’ exit from Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, the bankruptcy court confirmed a Joint Plan of Reorganization, which provided for exit financing for certain debtors and confirmation of certain existing securitization programs and financing arrangements.

  • Represented BRF Finance Co., LLC in connection with an Amended and Restated Credit and Security Agreement and related arrangements where BRF has a second-lien on receivables of the obligors identified in such Credit and Security Agreement and a fourth-lien on all other collateral of such obligors. MidCap Funding IV Trust provided asset-based financing to such obligors, and certain other term lenders and existing note holders of the debtors provide term financing to such obligors. For the existing Rust 3.0 RPA, the team represented BR EXAR, LLC, a B. Riley Securities affiliate in an amendment to such Rust 3.0 RPA to, among other things, recognize the on-going securitization arrangements and provide for additional sales and purchases of receivables that may occur in the future.

  • Represented Armstrong World Industries, Inc. (NYSE: AWI), an international designer and manufacturer of commercial and residential ceiling, wall and suspension system solutions, in obtaining $950 million in credit facilities ($500 million revolver and $450 million term loan).

  • Represented StoneMor Inc. (NYSE: STON), a leading owner and operator of cemeteries and funeral homes across the United States and Puerto Rico in obtaining a $45 million senior secured asset-based revolving credit facility from Signature Bank. 

  • Represented Boston-based venture-backed company JobGet Inc., a marketplace where employers and job seekers can seamlessly connect, in its $12.5 million dollar financing arrangement with Silicon Valley Bank.

  • Represented a leading packaging design, manufacturing and automation solutions provider, and three affiliated companies, in connection with several amendments to financing arrangements with a top 15 U.S. bank.