O'Reilly, Tyler A.

Tyler, co-leader of the firm’s Financial Institutions Industry Team, focuses his practice on representing commercial banks, direct lenders and corporate borrowers in a broad range of financing transactions.

Tyler advises clients across the middle‑market and large‑cap spectrum, regularly acting for community, regional, national and global financial institutions, as well as private credit providers, in credit facilities for Commercial & Industrial borrowers. His experience includes syndicated and bilateral facilities; acquisition financings; asset‑based and cash‑flow facilities; bridge financings; letters of credit; equipment financings; liability management exercises; and specialty transactions, including leveraged ESOP financings, pre-settlement lawsuit lending, aircraft financings and matters involving complex or atypical collateral classes. His work spans a wide range of industries, including consumer, mining, farm and agribusiness, gaming and leisure, food and beverage, financial services, industrials, energy, technology, transportation and private equity.

Drawing on experience gained in New York City and London on market‑leading transactions, Tyler brings a disciplined approach to risk assessment and negotiation, with a deep understanding of prevailing market terms and lender expectations.

In addition to his banking practice, Tyler counsels public and private companies, and their governing boards, on mergers and acquisitions, commercial contracting and corporate governance matters. He has also represented leading investment banks in capital markets transactions, including Rule 144A and Regulation S offerings of high‑yield debt securities and initial public offerings on the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq Stock Exchange.

Prior to joining Harris Beach Murtha, Tyler practiced in the New York City and London offices of a global law firm with a top‑tier banking and finance practice, where he advised global financial institutions and multinational corporations on a wide array of bank financing and capital markets matters.

Representation of borrower on $670 million of broadly syndicated financing transactions, consisting of first lien, second lien and ABL senior secured revolving credit facilities
Representation of lender on over $180 million of bilateral financing transactions including bridge and construction loan facilities
Representation of lender in $275 million term loan facilities for food processing company
Representation of administrative agent and financial institutions in connection with arranging $65 million revolving credit facility for international mobile ad tech company
Representation of commercial bank on $125 million working capital facility
Representation of administrative agent and lending syndicate in $325 million senior secured credit facilities
Representation of lender in $50 million term loan for specialty paper products company
Representation of administrative agent and commercial banks in $80 million syndicated credit facilities
Representation of borrower in obtaining $45 million senior secured revolving credit facility
Representation of commercial bank in $33 million financing for beverage distributor to finance asset acquisition
Representation of commercial bank in providing $30 million of secured credit facilities for Canadian-based industrial service contractor
Representation of a government public-benefit corporation in establishing a $3 billion emergency line of credit from a syndicate of leading investment banking firms
Representation of businesses and investors in connection with private debt and equity issuances pursuant to Section 4(a)(2) and Regulation D
Representation of corporations and investment banks in connection with private placements of secured and unsecured debt securities pursuant to Rule 144A and Regulation S
Representation of mezzanine funds in connection with numerous debt financings and equity investments
Representation of international publicly traded information and services company and its subsidiaries in various acquisitions of Internet-enabled companies in a variety of sectors, including media, technology and services