About

Number of years practice: 35

Principal practice areas: Finance, Leveraged Finance, Corporate

Bar admissions: New York

Languages spoken: English

James A. Florack is a member of Davis Polk’s corporate department, co-head of the global finance group and head of the Latin American finance practice. He advises clients on a range of corporate finance transactions, including leveraged lending, structured finance, high-yield debt offerings and other capital markets transactions, with a particular focus on financings for leveraged acquisitions whether led by financial sponsors or otherwise.

Florack’s headline work over the past 12 months includes advising Banco Nacional De México, S.A., Integrante Del Grupo Financiero Banamex, División Fiduciaria in its capacity as administrative agent and the lead arrangers on a financing for Cibanco, S.A., Institución De Banca Múltiple. He also assisted in advising advised BBVA Bancomer, S.A. Institución de Banca Multiple, Grupo Financiero BBVA Bancomer, as administrative agent and as a lender, in connection with a refinancing of a $2bn multicurrency revolving credit facility for Grupo Bimbo, S.A.B. de C.V., as borrower.