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Education
  • B.A., Davidson College, 2002, cum laude
  • J.D., Duke University, 2005, cum laude; Managing Editor, Alaska Law Review
Bar & Court Admissions
  • North Carolina, 2005
  • U.S. District Court, Western District of North Carolina, 2005
  • U.S. District Court, Middle District of North Carolina, 2006

Charles (Trey) R. Rayburn III

Associate
100 North Tryon Street
Suite 4700
Charlotte, NC
28202-4003

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Trey Rayburn represents banks and other financial institutions in connection with workout transactions and large corporate bankruptcies. His clients include national and regional financial institutions that are creditors at various levels of a distressed company’s capital structure – including senior secured lenders, second-lien lenders, subordinated lenders and unsecured creditors.  He often represents administrative agents and collateral agents for syndicated credit facilities in workouts and bankruptcies, and he has experience representing equipment lessors and landlords.

Trey also has significant experience negotiating intercreditor agreements and in advising clients in navigating the challenges presented by such agreements in workout situations.

REPRESENTATIVE MATTERS

Bankruptcies

  • Flying J, Inc. (Del.): Assist with representation of equipment lessor in connection with guaranty claims against national operator of travel plazas and fuel stations.
  • Hendricks Furniture Group, LLC (W.D.N.C.): Assist with the representation of senior secured lender with approximately $28 million of exposure in connection with chapter 11 proceedings of North Carolina furniture retailer, resulting in consensual plan of reorganization.
  • Mammoth Grading Inc. (E.D.N.C.): Representation of equipment lessor in the chapter 7 bankruptcy case of a grading and construction company.
  • Qimonda Richmond, LLC (Del.): Assist with the representation of indenture trustee for loan participants that extended over $150 million in leveraged lease equipment financing in connection with lease to semiconductor manufacturer.

Workouts

  • Advertising: Assist with the representation of a senior secured lender in connection with workout of approximately $107 million owed by a real estate media company.
  • Automobile Dealer: Representation of secured lender in connection with workout of approximately $30 million owed by an automobile dealer.
  • Marine Services: Assist with the representation of lender in connection with workout of approximately $20 million owed by marine services company.
  • Real Estate: Assist with the representation of administrative agents for secured lenders and various other secured lenders in connection with credit facilities to various real estate developers.
  • Recycling: Representation of senior secured lender in connection with workout of approximately $6 million owed by a metal recycling facility and incurrence of subordinated debt to finance acquisition of facility upgrade.
  • Telecommunications: Assist with the representation of senior secured lender in connection with a workout of approximately $22 million owed by an international communications services company.

Finance

  • Apparel Manufacturing: Representation of senior secured lender in connection with extension of approximately $65 million credit facility and negotiation of intercreditor agreement.

Of Note

  • Coach, Myers Park Trinity Little League
  • Co-President, Davidson Young Alumni Association - Charlotte Chapter
  • Member, Teach For America Young Associates
  • Member, Myers Park Presbyterian Church
  • Selected for inclusion to the 2010-2012 North Carolina Rising Stars list, which is included in the North Carolina Super Lawyers magazine.

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Professional Affiliations

  • American Bar Association
  • North Carolina Bar Association