B. Troy Villa Partner—Baton Rouge Phone: 225.381.8052 Fax: 225.387.5397 troy.villa@bswllp.com

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Troy Villa practices extensively in the areas of business transactions, corporate advisory, banking and finance.  He also represents both lenders and borrowers in leveraged financing transactions, mezzanine financing, private equity funding, venture capital and other high-yield credit facilities.

He also represents clients in a wide variety of business transactions, including the structuring, negotiation and drafting of contracts and agreements related to the purchase and sale of businesses, mergers, corporate reorganizations, limited liability company and other entity formations and restructuring and other general corporate matters.

Education

Paul M. Hebert Law School, Louisiana State University, J.D., 1990 (Louisiana Law Review, Senior Editor)

Nicholls State University, B.S., 1986.

Admissions

Admitted to practice: 1990, Louisiana State Courts, Eastern, Middle & Western Districts of Louisiana.

Noteworthy

Listed in The Best Lawyers in America® 2012 (Copyright 2011 by Woodward/White, Inc., Aiken, SC) in the areas of Corporate Law; and Mergers & Acquisitions Law (listed annually since 2009)

Representative Matters

Represented seller of cellular telephone network to national cellular carrier in $36 million transaction, which included various ancillary aspects for transition.

Represented seller of oil-field equipment business to global energy equipment manufacturer in $12 million transaction.

Represented owners of alternative fuels producer in sale of refinery to public company in $24 million transaction.

Represented owners of telecommunications business in South Louisiana in various financing transactions  in excess of $40 million and ultimately in sale of business to private equity fund in $100 million transaction.

Represented telecommunications business in leveraged buyout of co-owner in $86 million transaction.

Represented joint venture partner in sale of interest in national chemical business and assets to other joint venture partner in $85 million transaction.

Professional Associations

Louisiana State Bar Association

Baton Rouge Bar Association

American Red Cross - Louisiana Capital Area Chapter (Board of Directors: 2008 and previously, 1998-2006, Chairman 2002-2003)

Former Academic Distinction Fund (Treasurer, Board of Directors)

Former Diocese of Baton Rouge Catholic School Board (Director)