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Profile
Briana Costa focuses her practice on structured finance transactions, such as warehouse transactions, asset-backed securitizations, and secured debt facilities. Briana also represents alternative asset management firms and their portfolio companies in fund financings, mergers and acquisitions, and acquisition financings.
Through her practice, Briana handles complex financial transactions which includes guiding clients through the intricacies of structured finance and asset-backed securities. She assists with the development and implementation of warehouse facilities, providing support for various financing needs. Additionally, Briana offers counsel to alternative asset management firms handling strategic business combinations and financing arrangements.
Concentrations
- Asset-backed securitizations
- Future flow transactions
- Bank lending
- Warehouse lending
- Bank lending
- Warehouse lending
Capabilities
Experience
- Representation of Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corporation and Marriott Ownership Resorts, Inc. in connection with multiple issuances of Timeshare Loan Backed Notes.
- Representation of CNH Industrial Capital America, LLC and New Holland Credit Company, LLC in connection with multiple public issuances of Asset Backed Notes backed by agriculture and construction equipment loans.
- Representation of Holiday Inn Club Vacations Incorporated in connection with multiple issuances of Timeshare Loan Backed Notes.
- Representation of Agrifund, LLC, AG Resource Servicing, LLC and ARM Funding 2018-1, LLC in connection with the issuance of $180 million Variable Funding Notes and $70 million Fixed Rate Notes backed by agricultural loans.
- Representation of Vistana Signature Experiences, Inc. and Vistana Vacation Ownership, Inc. in connection with the issuance of $287,330,000 Vacation Ownership Interest Loan-Backed Notes.
- Representation of Vistana Signature Experiences, Inc. and Vistana Vacation Ownership, Inc. in connection with the issuance of $325 million Vacation Ownership Interest Loan-Backed Notes.
- Representation of BAC International Bank, Inc. and BIB Merchant Voucher Receivables Limited in connection with the issuance of $400 million of notes secured by collections on Visa and Mastercard merchant voucher receivables.
- Representation of BAC International Bank, Inc., Credomatic de Panama, S.A. and BIB Merchant Voucher Receivables Limited in connection with the issuance of $350 million of notes secured by collections on Visa and Mastercard merchant voucher receivables.
- Representation of UBS O’Connor LLC as lender in connection with an $80 million term loan secured by real estate collateral.
- Representation of A-CAP Management as borrower in connection with a $50 million secured term loan.
- Representation of Unison Investment Management as borrower in connection with the establishment of a $100 million real estate option contract Master Repurchase Agreement with a leading financial institution.
- Representation of AMZAK Capital Management as seller in connection with the establishment of a $200 million commercial mortgage loan Master Repurchase Agreement with a leading financial institution.
- Representation of Kawa Capital Management, Inc. as seller in connection with the establishment of a $50 million commercial mortgage loan Master Repurchase Agreement with a leading financial institution.
- Representation of Castle Brands Inc. and Castle Brands (USA) Corp. as borrowers under a secured revolving credit facility.
- Representation of Duferco Steel Inc. as borrower under a $275 million borrowing base facility secured by inventory and equipment.
- Representation of Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corporation and Marriott Ownership Resorts, Inc. as borrowers under a secured revolving credit facility.
- Representation of a financial technology company in connection with two revolving warehouse facilities secured by loans to consumers for home improvement, solar, healthcare and other purposes.°
- Representation of a specialty financing company in connection with its inaugural warehouse facility secured by US and UK receivables in which the underlying collateral was exotic and collectible automobiles.°
- Representation of Nitron Group LLC as originator and seller in connection with a $150 million financing of trade receivables.
- Representation of Agrifund, LLC, AG Resource Servicing, LLC and ARM Funding 2017-1, LLC in connection with a $295 million agricultural loan warehouse facility agented by SunTrust Bank.
- Representation of Marriott Vacations Worldwide and Marriott Ownership Resorts, Inc. under a timeshare loan warehouse facility.
- Representation of the lead member of a consortium of institutional investors in connection with the secured financing of their acquisition of a financial technology company which makes loans to consumers for home improvement, solar, health care and other purposes.°
- Representation of an alternative asset management company in connection with the secured financing of its acquisition of a global investment firm.°
°The above representations were handled by Ms. Costa prior to her joining Greenberg Traurig, LLP.
Recognition & Leadership
- Listed, The Best Lawyers in America, “Ones to Watch,” 2021-2023
- Listed, Super Lawyers magazine, New York Metro Super Lawyers Rising Stars, 2022-2024
Credentials
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J.D., magna cum lade, Pace University School of Law, 2016
- Articles Group Editor, Pace Environmental Law Review
- B.S., Johns Hopkins University, Whiting School of Engineering, 2010
- New York