David H. Hight

Undergraduate School
Bachelor of Arts, Millikin University
Graduated in 1976

Graduate School
MA, Eastern Illinois University
Graduated in 1980

Law School
DePaul University College of Law
Graduated in 1985

Professional Experience:
David Hight is a partner at Ice Miller and is based in the DuPage County, Ill., office. Hight concentrates his practice in corporate law, mergers and acquisitions, banking law, and real estate law.

Hight has substantial experience structuring and concluding financial transactions and mergers and acquisitions, and focuses much of his practice on commercial lending transactions, including workouts. He has experience working with industrial development revenue and charitable organization bond issues, and represents business clients in a variety of real estate transactions including purchases and sales, financing, and construction lending.

Hight joined Ice Miller in 2007.

Professional Associations:
Member, American Bar Association
Member, Illinois State Bar Association

Representative Transactions:
Structured, negotiated and closed, on behalf of a Chicago area bank, a series of secured loans and taxable bonds in excess of $30 million involving over 20 parcels of real estate and over 25 related entities.

Represented a division of a Fortune 500 consumer products company in its sale as a part of a major corporate restructuring, including negotiation of a long-term distribution agreement with the buyer.

Advised a major national bank on workouts of troubled projects financed by tax-exempt bond transactions.

Represented a major regional lender in the $35 million aggregate secured credit facility to a group of affiliated companies with operations and property in multiple states, including refunding revenue bonds for construction financing, term loans and revolving loans.

Led a team in an approximately $75 million merger of a California software developer in the financial services area to a Fortune 500 strategic buyer, using pooling of interests accounting.

Assisted an international financial institution in restructuring the debt of a multifaceted service business with over 20 parcels of real estate in four states.

Participated in a series of loans and revenue bond transactions by a leading global bank involving approximately $100 million.

Negotiated and concluded long-term contracts for a Fortune 500 consumer products company to consolidate its purchases of energy and paper products for use in its North American operations.

Served as lead attorney for a Chicago-based college for the acquisition, bond financing, construction and rehabilitation of property for educational facilities.

Served as primary real estate counsel for a major Midwest utility.

Represented a multinational manufacturer in negotiating and concluding a long-term supply agreement with, and the subsequent acquisition of, a co-packing entity.

Represented a private multinational consumer products company in the acquisition of brands from a public company.

Advised a private equity investor in the acquisition of a California gourmet cookie company.

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