Nneoma Maduike
Partner
Overview
Nneoma Maduike is a financial transactions attorney in Holland & Knight's New York office. Ms. Maduike focuses her practice on representing many of the largest U.S. and global institutional lenders, regional banks, hedge and private equity funds, commercial finance companies and numerous specialty finance companies in a wide variety of financial matters.
Ms. Maduike has extensive experience structuring, documenting and negotiating secured and unsecured loan transactions, including asset-based and acquisition financings, cash flow and structured finance, syndicated and mezzanine financings, bankruptcy financing, lender finance transactions, loan workouts and restructurings, and portfolio acquisitions and dispositions.
Prior to joining Holland & Knight, Ms. Maduike was a partner in a New York City-based financial services law firm and the co-chair of its lender finance practice.
In addition to her finance practice, Ms. Maduike is a leader and advocate for numerous organizations dedicated to advancing women and people of color across a variety of professions. She is a former national director of The Coalition of Women's Initiatives in Law, having previously served as president of board of directors of the organization's New York chapter. As a leader of the committee that established the New York chapter, Ms. Maduike helped develop the organization's presence and commitment to advancing opportunities for women in law. She also was a founding advisory board member and a member of the executive committee for NYC FinTech Women, an organization dedicated to empowering women in the financial technology (FinTech) industry.
Ms. Maduike also is a dedicated contributor to the Sponsors for Education Opportunity (SEO), a pipeline nonprofit organization that enables her to guide and mentor diverse students through their journey from law school into the professional world. She devotes countless hours advising and encouraging emerging lawyers on how to navigate various adversities and to thrive in the profession.
Representative Experience
- Represented an administrative agent and lender in connection with a $30 million term-loan facility and $70 million revolving credit facility to a multinational entertainment company
- Represented administrative agent and lender in connection with a $100 million revolving credit facility to a national clothing brand
- Represented administrative agent and lead lender in connection with a $50 million revolving credit facility to a government contractor
- Represented a national banking association in connection with a $25 million facility to a men's clothing manufacturer
- Represented an administrative agent and a lender in connection with a multimillion-dollar syndicated facility to a business development company
- Represented an administrative agent in connection with a $75 million credit facility to an automobile loan portfolio company
- Represented administrative agent and lead lender in connection with a $15 million asset-based revolving credit facility
- Represented a branding and marketing company in connection with the negotiation and documentation of a $50 million revolving credit facility and term-loan facility
- Represented the holding companies of a national supermarket chain in connection with multiple real estate loan facilities
Credentials
- Northeastern University School of Law, J.D.
- Rutgers University, B.A.
- New York
- Secured Finance Network (SFNet)
- American Bar Association
- New York State Bar Association
- New York City Bar Association
- New York Metro Super Lawyers magazine, Banking, 2020-2023
- Notable Women in Law, Crain's New York, 2022
- Leadership Award, Coalition of Women's Initiatives in Law – New York, 2019
- The Best Lawyers in America, Top 15 Women of Influence, 2017
- Top 50 Women in Commercial Finance, Secured Finance Network (SFNet), 2018
- 40 Under 40, Secured Finance Network (SFNet), 2017