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Michael Urschel leads our Specialty Finance and securitization team focusing on debt capital markets, securitization, private placements and specialty lending, with a particular focus on esoteric asset financing and acquisition financing of complex assets. Michael also serves as a member of our firm’s Financial Services leadership team and advises our financial institutions and issuer clients on a variety of financing opportunities, regulatory matters and portfolio acquisitions and dispositions across the capital structure.
Michael counsels banks, purchasers, sponsors and borrowers in a wide range of capital markets, lending and acquisition financing transactions. He has structured and led financings of numerous franchised concepts, cellular tower, data center and distributed antenna operators, solar and renewable energy assets, an intermodal shipping container business, outdoor advertising receivables, specialty leveraged finance transactions and real-estate lending platforms, among others.
Michael is recognized by Chambers USA and Legal 500 U.S., and has been profiled by Asset-Backed Alert. He has also been named a Rising Star for Banking in multiple IFLR 1000 guides. Michael serves on the Structured Finance Committee of the New York City Bar Association and the Legal Counsel Committee of the Structured Finance Association, is a member of the Board of Directors of Make Music New York, Inc. and is the Editor of The Securitisation Law Review, published by Law Business Research Ltd.
J.D., University of North Carolina School of Law
M.B.A., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
B.S. Business Administration, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Georgia
New York
North Carolina
February 19, 2021
Chambers Global Again Recognizes King & Spalding as a Leading International Law Firm
December 31, 2020
King & Spalding Team Closes a Variety of Esoteric Financings in Second Half of 2020
December 18, 2020
Law360 recognizes K&S’s Structured Finance practice as a 2020 Practice Group of the Year
Representing the joint lead arrangers and initial purchasers in connection with over $3.5 billion of aggregate financing in the form of an unsecured note issuance and revolving and term credit facilities to finance the merger of an affiliate of Arby’s Restaurant Group, Inc. and Buffalo Wild Wings, Inc. to form Inspire Brands and subsequent incremental financing for the acquisition of Sonic Corp. and a follow-on secured notes offering.
Representing initial purchasers in over $12 billion of whole business securitizations of franchise royalties of brands such as Taco Bell, Arby’s, Applebee’s, Hardee's, Carl's Jr., Jimmy John’s, Church’s Chicken, TGI Friday’s, Auntie Anne’s, Carvel, Cinnabon, Maaco, Meineke, Massage Envy, McAlister’s Deli, Moe’s Southwest Grill, Jamba Juice, Schlotzky’s, Sonic, IHOP, Primrose Schools, Wingstop and Servpro, among others.
Representation of initial purchasers, investors and issuers in over $6 billion in aggregate cellular tower, distributed antennae, data center and related ground lease securitizations, including several first-in-class transactions.
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April 9, 2021
Options for Using SOFR in New ABS, MBS, and CMBS Products
March 31, 2021
Financial Services Focus - March 2021
March 23, 2021
Best Practices for Security and Perfection of Digital Infrastructure Assets
February 19, 2021
Chambers Global Again Recognizes King & Spalding as a Leading International Law Firm
December 31, 2020
King & Spalding Team Closes a Variety of Esoteric Financings in Second Half of 2020
December 18, 2020
Law360 recognizes K&S’s Structured Finance practice as a 2020 Practice Group of the Year
Representing the joint lead arrangers and initial purchasers in connection with over $3.5 billion of aggregate financing in the form of an unsecured note issuance and revolving and term credit facilities to finance the merger of an affiliate of Arby’s Restaurant Group, Inc. and Buffalo Wild Wings, Inc. to form Inspire Brands and subsequent incremental financing for the acquisition of Sonic Corp. and a follow-on secured notes offering.
Representing initial purchasers in over $12 billion of whole business securitizations of franchise royalties of brands such as Taco Bell, Arby’s, Applebee’s, Hardee's, Carl's Jr., Jimmy John’s, Church’s Chicken, TGI Friday’s, Auntie Anne’s, Carvel, Cinnabon, Maaco, Meineke, Massage Envy, McAlister’s Deli, Moe’s Southwest Grill, Jamba Juice, Schlotzky’s, Sonic, IHOP, Primrose Schools, Wingstop and Servpro, among others.
Representation of initial purchasers, investors and issuers in over $6 billion in aggregate cellular tower, distributed antennae, data center and related ground lease securitizations, including several first-in-class transactions.
See more
April 9, 2021
Options for Using SOFR in New ABS, MBS, and CMBS Products
March 31, 2021
Financial Services Focus - March 2021
March 23, 2021
Best Practices for Security and Perfection of Digital Infrastructure Assets
February 19, 2021
Chambers Global Again Recognizes King & Spalding as a Leading International Law Firm
December 31, 2020
King & Spalding Team Closes a Variety of Esoteric Financings in Second Half of 2020
December 18, 2020
Law360 recognizes K&S’s Structured Finance practice as a 2020 Practice Group of the Year
J.D., University of North Carolina School of Law
M.B.A., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
B.S. Business Administration, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Georgia
New York
North Carolina