Alston & Bird advised World Acceptance Corporation, a publicly traded consumer finance company, on closing its $640 million asset-based revolving credit facility, with Bank of Montreal serving as the administrative agent.
Representing World Acceptance Corporation was an Alston & Bird team led by Akiba Chonoles and partner Tara Castillo. The team also included partner Matthew Wrysinski and associates Ellie Chen and Alexander Morato (Finance); partner Joe McKernan and senior associate Tom Dunn (Structured & Warehouse Finance); partner Clay Littlefield (Federal & International Tax); partner David Baum (Investment Funds); partners Patrick Hanchey and Steve Ornstein (Financial Services); partner Elise Paeffgen (Environment, Land Use & Natural Resources); partner Brian Frey (White Collar, Government & Internal Investigations); and partner Blake MacKay (Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation).