Rick Thide

Rick Thide represents banks, finance companies, and corporate borrowers in a broad range of U.S. and multi-national commercial finance transactions. He also advises secured creditors and debtors in a variety of creditors’ rights and insolvency matters, including restructurings, workouts, and cash collateral and debtor-in-possession financings. Rick works with a wide range of clients, but has particular experience in the retail, technology, healthcare, and consumer products industries.

Representative Engagements

  • Represented a national bank as agent in a $1.6 billion multi-currency asset-based credit facility to a jewelry retailer.
  • Represented a joint venture investor group in connection with $2.3 billion in asset-based credit facilities to support the investor group’s purchase out of bankruptcy of substantially all operating assets of a national department store retailer.
  • Represented a national bank as agent in a $3.1 billion asset-based credit facility to a leading national drugstore retailer.
  • Represented a national bank as agent in a $725 million asset-based debtor-in-possession credit facility to a department store retailer through the retailer’s bankruptcy and liquidation.
  • Represented a national bank as agent in a $272.5 million asset-based debtor-in-possession credit facility to a specialty children’s apparel retailer through the retailer’s bankruptcy and reorganization, and in a $200 million asset-based revolving credit facility to support the retailer’s exit from bankruptcy.
  • Represented a national bank as agent in a $400 million credit facility to support the acquisition of an MLB club.
  • Represented a lender group in connection with a $222 million multi-tranche credit facility to a national health club chain and related workout arrangements.

Recognition

  • The Legal 500 (2024)

Education & Credentials

Boston College Law School
JD, 2013
The George Washington University
BA, 2008, summa cum laude

Admissions

Massachusetts

New York

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