James T. Adams
Partner
Washington, D.C.

Biography
James Adams regularly represents both borrowers andlenders in a variety of debt financing arrangements.

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James' representative experience covers domestic andcross-border, secured and unsecured financetransactions, including acquisition financings, assetbased and cash flow deals. He advises clients acrossmultiple industry sectors, including technology, life
sciences, manufacturing, energy and natural resources
and sports, media and entertainment.

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Prior to joining Hogan Lovells, James worked in theNew York office of another international law firm. He
received his J.D., cum laude, from American University Washington College of Law in 2010 and graduatedfrom Franklin & Marshall College in 2007, where hereceived a dual B.A. in history and government.

Asset FinanceBanking and Loan FinanceCommercial
Financial Services
Leveraged and Acquisition FinanceVenture Capital and Emerging
Companies

Representative experience
Represented a direct lender in connection with a $50
million asset-based revolver and term loan to apetroleum-based product manufacturer, concurrently
with its emergence from bankruptcy.
Represented a direct lender in respect of a $75 million
asset-based revolving line of credit to a logistics
company focused on providing a cutting-edge digitalfreight marketplace.
Represented a direct lender in connection with a$250mm unitranche credit facility to a manufacturer ofsynthetic fibers.

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Emailjames.adams@hoganlovells.com

Practices

Industries
Energy and Natural Resources
Financial Institutions
Life Sciences and Health Care
Private CapitalSports, Media and Entertainment
Technology and Telecoms

Represented a direct lender as Agent in respect of a$85 million asset-based revolving line of credit to acompany engaged in coal mining in the Western UnitedStates and Canada.

Transportation and Logistics

Represented a direct lender providing a $22mm
acquisition financing to a private equity sponsor inconnection with its acquisition of a children's clothingbusiness from a major clothing retailer.

Direct Lending
Financial Venture Capital Investors
Life Sciences and Health Care
Venture Capital Investors
SportsTechnology Venture CapitalInvestors

Represented a direct lender in connection with a $19
million combined revolving and term loan facility to aglobal medical technology company.
Represented a national bank as Lender in respect of a$4.5 billion asset-based revolving line of credit and a$1.5 billion cash flow-based revolving line of credit to a
public health care provider.
Represented a national bank as Lender in respect of a$300 million asset-based revolving line of credit to anational provider of trailer rental and leasing services.
Represented a publicly-traded Caribbean hotel chain inconnection with its $1.1 billion primary revolving/termloan facility and $94 million side car term loan facility.
Represented a sovereign government in connection
with several unsecured USD, CHF and Euro term loan
facilities exceeding $1 billion in the aggregate.
Represented a professional soccer franchise inconnection with its $75 million term loan facility.

Awards and rankings
Business & Corporate (Washington, D.C.), Rising Star,Super Lawyers, 2019-2021

Latest thinking and events
Press releases
Hogan Lovells advises Seattle Sounders FC in
investment in NWSL's Seattle Reign FC
Sponsorships and Speaking Engagements
The 3rd Annual Private Credit Industry Conferenceon Direct Lending and Middle Market Finance

Areas of focus

Education and admissions
Education
J.D., American University
Washington College of Law, cumlaude, 2010
B.A., Franklin & Marshall College,
2007

Bar admissions andqualifications
District of Columbia
New York

Press releases
Hogan Lovells welcomes the New Year with 28
new partner and 59 new counsel promotions
Sponsorships and Speaking Engagements
2023 LSTA Annual Conference
Press releases
Hogan Lovells guides NHL's Tampa Bay Lightningand owner Jeffrey Vinik in groundbreaking private
equity investment
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Hogan Lovells advises CI Financial on acquisition of
Brightworth