Bio

Gretchen Blauvelt-Marquez counsels publicly traded and privately held companies, including portfolio companies, sponsors, underwriters and investment banks in public and private offerings of debt and equity securities. She represents buyers and sellers in structuring and negotiating complex mergers and acquisitions, including roll-ups, divestitures, leveraged buy-outs, stock and asset acquisitions and dispositions, and corporate reorganizations. Gretchen advises boards of directors, board committees and senior management with respect to corporate governance and compliance with public reporting responsibilities, including registration statements, periodic and current reports, proxy statements and Section 16 filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), duties under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and requirements of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) and the Nasdaq Stock Market. Gretchen's experience includes representing issuers, underwriters and selling stockholders in initial public offerings, follow-on offerings, high yield and investment grade debt issuances, preferred stock transactions, tender offers, consent solicitations and refinancings. She has advised debtors on in- and out-of-court restructuring transactions, including structuring and negotiating complex exchange offers. Gretchen has represented lenders and borrowers in connection with credit facilities, including acquisition financings, exit facilities and asset-backed lending.