Sanchez

Eliana Sanchez

Associate
New York
Eliana Sanchez advises on a range of corporate debt finance transactions including acquisition financings, working capital facilities and investment fund credit facilities. Eliana represents clients on both sides of financings, including public companies, emerging companies, private equity sponsors and institutional and direct lenders. Prior to joining Foley Hoag, Eliana practiced law in the New York office of a global law firm, where she advised borrowers, arrangers, agents and lenders on a wide variety of cross-border finance transactions.
 

Education

  • Columbia Law School, J.D., 2018
  • L’École de Droit Sciences Po Paris, Master in Economic Law, 2018
  • University of Utah, H.B.S., 2014

Bar and Court Admissions

BAR ADMISSIONS
  • New York
  • Utah

Experience

  • Metropolitan Partners Group, in a senior secured credit facility to the operator of multi-location, multi-specialty ambulatory surgical centers across New York and New Jersey
  • Ascend Wellness Holdings, Inc. (CSE: AAWH.U, OTCQX: AAWH), a leading multi-state, vertically integrated cannabis operator
    • in closing on a $50 million private placement of senior secured notes, issued at 97.5% of face value, and a supplemental part of a $235 million debt offering commenced in July and carry an interest rate of 12.75%
    • in a $210 million Senior Secured Term Loan with Seaport Global Securities LLC as lead manager and a $235 million private placement of Senior Secured Notes with Seaport as sole placement agent
  • Pacific General in connection with a strategic investment in Old World Provisions, Inc. and the formation of a consortium with S Food Inc., a leading South Korean food manufacturer focused on high-quality food ingredients
  • FocusGrowth Asset Management, LP, a leading capital provider to the cannabis sector, on multiple senior secured term loan facilities, including as agent and lender on an $140 million syndicated senior secured term loan facility to a public cannabis company
  • A New York-based debt fund, as agent and lender, on multiple senior secured term loan facilities, including to finance a radiology practice group roll-up and to an insurance financing company
  • Chicago Atlantic Advisers, as agent and lender, in a $20 million term loan facility to a private multi-state cannabis company
  • A private international rental company, as borrower, in connection with multiple secured debt facilities, including a $60 million revolving credit facility and a $35 million mezzanine term loan facility
  • Sensata Technologies (NYSE: ST) in refinancing and amendments of $1.45 billion syndicated senior secured revolving credit and term loan facilities
  • A state-chartered, NASDAQ-listed credit union in numerous loans to cannabis businesses
  • A market-leading middle-market lender with $60 billion under management, in fund financings
  • An outsourced investment office with $50 billion under management in fund financings
  • A private equity sponsor in financing a series of acquisitions of hospitality companies
  • A private equity sponsor in working capital facilities for several of its portfolio companies