Leslie M. Ford
Leslie Ford has been actively involved in over $6 billion worth of financing transactions in the last three years, with more than $1.5 billion in the healthcare industry. Serving a diverse client list, Leslie represents public and private borrowers, private equity investors and financial institutions in secured and unsecured financing transactions. Her practice involves representing clients in various types of financing transactions including syndicated credit facilities, acquisition financings, first and second lien credit facilities, asset-based financings, mezzanine financings, equipment financings, construction loans, workouts and restructurings.
By thinking creatively with her clients, Leslie works to close deals with successful outcomes that go beyond the numbers to the broader business objectives. For borrowers, this means strategic and efficient access to capital while maintaining maximum operational flexibility in debt arrangements. For lenders, it means effectively managing risk while simultaneously entering into a successful, mutually beneficial relationship with the borrower. Leslie’s success with her financing practice extends to include frequent collaboration with attorneys in the Corporate & Securities and Healthcare Practice Groups.
Memberships
Tennessee Bar Association — Business Law Section; Health Law Section
Leadership Healthcare
American Health Law Association (AHLA)
Representative Experience
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Representation of Tivity Health in a syndicated loan transaction providing the company with a $400 million senior secured term loan B facility and a $100 million senior secured revolving facility.
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Representation of Louisiana-Pacific Corporation in its offering of $350,000,000 of 3.625% senior notes due 2029.
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Representation of i3 Verticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: IIIV), an integrated payment and software solutions provider, in its offering of $138 million aggregate principal amount of 1.00% Exchangeable Senior Notes due 2025, its concurrent amendment to its Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, and its concurrent entrance into exchangeable note hedge and warrant transactions with certain financial institutions. BofA Securities served as the representative of the initial purchasers of the exchangeable notes
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Representation of Advanced Diagnostic Imaging Partners, a premier provider of radiology services to Middle Tennessee, in its partnership with Radiology Partners, the largest physician-led and physician-owned radiology practice in the United States
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Representation of LucidHealth, a portfolio company of Excellere Partners, in its acquisition of Madison Radiologists
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Representation of American Physician Partners (APP), a leader in emergency medicine, hospitalist and intensivist management services, in its acquisition of TruePartners Emergency Physicians, an emergency medicine group based in Wellington, Florida
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Representation of American Physician Partners (APP), a leader in emergency medicine, hospitalist and intensivist management services, in its acquisition of Leading Edge Medical Associates (LEMA), a long-standing emergency department management company based in Longview, Texas
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Representation of American Physician Partners (APP), a leader in emergency medicine, hospitalist and intensivist management services, in its acquisition of Capital Emergency Physicians, a long-standing emergency department management company based in Jackson, Mississippi
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Represented Engility Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:EGL) in its $1.3 billion debt refinancing
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Represented a professional sports team in the increase and extension of its syndicated secured credit facility to $101 million with Regions Bank as administrative agent
Publications
Media Mentions & Firm News
Accolades
Mid-South Super Lawyers “Rising Star” (2013-2021)
Tennessee Law Review — Editor-in-Chief
Phi Beta Kappa