Practice:

• Co-Chairman, Corporate
• Co-Chairman, Finance
• Real Estate
• Schools & Colleges

Bar Admissions:

Massachusetts
U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts

Experience:

Frank Segall is the Chairman of Burns & Levinson’s Business Law and Finance Groups. Mr. Segall also currently serves as an Executive Committee member of Burns & Levinson. He has a sophisticated business practice serving as general counsel and transactional counsel, representing start-up ventures, middle-market companies, public companies, financial institutions, commercial mortgage companies, private investors, and real estate developers in a variety of complex commercial matters.

Mr. Segall’s expertise is in sophisticated commercial transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, corporate workout and restructuring transactions on a local and national basis, loan portfolio acquisitions and sales, venture capital financings, national and local financings, multi-property and multi-state financings, secured and unsecured lines of credit, construction financings, loan participations and syndications, commercial and asset-based lending, real estate and all forms of real estate development, leasing, and acquisitions. Mr. Segall serves as general counsel to a variety of companies and entrepreneurs.

Representative Transactions:

M & A Transactions/Real Estate

• Mergers, acquisitions and sales of a variety of companies and commercial assets with transactions ranging from several million dollars to over $500 million
• Development, acquisition, financing and leasing of one million square foot office complex and millions of square feet of office, industrial and residential complexes
• Represented buyer in $500 million acquisition of international distribution company with over $6 billion in sales
• $185 million sale of consumer products company
• $150 million roll up of several distribution companies in 36 months
• $60 million acquisition of finance company
• $20 million sale of Massachusetts high tech company
• $20 million sale of distribution company
• $10 million leveraged buy-out of asset management company

Financings

• Representing borrowers and lenders in billions of dollars of asset based, commercial and real estate financings and restructurings throughout the U.S.
• Structured $200 million credit facility for major lending institution
• Structured $150 million syndicated financing credit facility for major lending institution secured by multiple properties throughout the U.S.
• Secured and structured $150 million warehouse line for lending facility and raised $3 million in equity
• Secured and structured $70 million revolving line of credit facility for acquisition of company out of bankruptcy
• Secured and structured $40 million financing for regional restaurant chain with over 100 ground lease and fee locations
• Secured and structured $30 million acquisition financing for apartment complex using senior and mezzanine debt for condominium conversion

Distressed Structured Deals

• Represent a variety of lenders in restructurings, workouts, bankruptcy liquidations and recovery matters
• Secured buyer and structured liquidating sale of manufacturer to maximize sales price
• Structured repurchase of company by founder within 12 months after his sale to buyer including arranging for secured debt lender to remain in transaction
• Secured senior debt, mezzanine debt and equity for manufacturer in bankruptcy and assisted its recovery from bankruptcy
• Structured investment and acquisition of majority control in distressed manufacturing company and restructured debt

Memberships:

• Boston Bar Association
• Massachusetts Bar Association

Education:

• J.D., Columbia University, 1984
• B.A., cum laude, Brandeis University, 1981

Awards:

• Massachusetts Super Lawyer in 2006 and 2004. The selection of attorneys is based on a poll and internal research done by Law & Politics Magazine and reviewed by an independent blue ribbon panel of their peers. Listed attorneys and finalists consist of the top 5% of attorneys in Massachusetts. The listing appeared in the November issue of Boston Magazine and in New England Super Lawyers Magazine.

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