Dykema announced that Dallas-based Member Eric White has been appointed to serve as assistant leader of the firm’s corporate finance practice group.

In his practice, White counsels clients on business law matters involving mergers and acquisitions, lending, private equity investments, leveraged buy-outs, and subordinated debt investments. He has represented numerous financial institutions with asset-based lending, leveraged buy-outs, leveraged recapitalizations, subordinated debt investments, equipment and project financings, and restructurings and workouts. Additionally, White has extensive experience with deals utilizing private equity and junior debt in the capital stack. He has completed deals with respect to the acquisition, maturation, and disposition of company platforms in the health care, energy, and manufacturing industries.

White also advises clients in general corporate matters related to formation, private financings, restructuring, equity-holder distributions, and regulatory compliance. He has worked with clients from a diverse array of businesses, such as an avionic equipment manufacturer, a hydraulic systems manufacturer, an exterior packaging distributor, and an operator of an adult assisted-living facility.

White received a B.B.A. in finance from the University of Texas at Austin and a J.D. from the University of Virginia School of Law.