Key experience representing manufacturers and financial institutions and investors operating in the automotive arena, covering Corporate, Banking & Finance, Business Finance & Restructuring, and Litigation/Regulatory
Longtime presence serving the industry, providing our attorneys with a unique window on the legacy demands placed upon manufacturers of autos and parts
Weil Gotshal’s representation of major players in the automotive industry extends back several decades and continues into the present. The formation of our automotive practice reflects that long-standing experience, drawing together veteran lawyers from across the firm who have worked on the acquisitions, financings, litigations, and restructurings that have defined the industry.
Our experience encompasses not only the automotive industry itself, but also the complex relationships the industry has with its suppliers, financing partners, and allied business units, such as rental car companies. In 2006 alone, Weil Gotshal represented the lead arrangers in Ford Motor Company’s $18.4 billion financing package, the largest such debt package in US business history. We also represented manufacturers involved in complex negotiations with their suppliers, many of which in recent years have filed for bankruptcy. And as globalization and consolidation continue to refigure supply chains, many suppliers have also called on our law firm to provide counsel in mergers and acquisitions, several of which have acted as industry consolidators via cross-border M&A throughout the Americas, Asia, and Europe.
In each these instances, our firm’s working knowledge of the auto industry, coupled with our ability to integrate various legal services across geography and legal disciplines, has been the key to providing clients with the solutions they need to tackle challenges in a very demanding industry sector. And as the industry evolves in the future, our law firm is poised and positioned to provide clients, both manufacturers and financial sponsors, with the benefit of our long-time industry involvement.