Arleen Ashika Nand

Arleen Nand is Chair of the Global Agribusiness Practice. She represents commercial, cooperative, development and investment banks, as well as hedge funds, private equity firms, and corporations in cross-border and domestic financings. Arleen has structured, drafted, and negotiated more than $40 billion of investment grade, leveraged finance and commercial paper transactions.

Arleen has served as lead counsel on numerous financings, including cross-border credit facilities, securitizations, syndicated loan transactions, credit-linked notes, asset-based and cash flow financings, convertible debt facilities, private placements, joint venture financings, debtor-in-possession credit facilities, senior and mezzanine transactions, and leveraged lease financings. She has advised clients on transactions involving various domestic and foreign collateral issues, including credit facilities secured by rolling stock, maritime vessels, aircraft, coal reserves, oil and gas, and carbon credits.

Concentrations

•Syndicated loan transactions
•Cross-border credit facilities
•Securitizations
•Credit-linked notes
•Asset-based and cash flow financings
•Convertible debt facilities
•Private placements
•Joint venture financings
•Senior and mezzanine transactions
•Leveraged lease financings

Recognition & Leadership

Awards & Accolades

•Recipient, Diversity & Inclusion Award, Minnesota Lawyer, 2019
•fellow, American College of Commercial Finance Lawyers, Inducted 2019
•Recipient, National Association of Women Lawyers (NAWL), “Virginia S. Mueller Outstanding Member Award,” 2018
•Listed, Super Lawyers magazine, Minnesota Super Lawyers, “Rising Star,” 2018
•fellow, American Bar Foundation, Inducted 2018 - Present
•Selected, Euromoney LMG Americas/International Financial Law Review, “Women in Business Law Award,” Finance - Rising Star, 2015
•Selected, Finance & Commerce, “Top Women in Finance,” 2013