Guild Holdings Company (Guild) has signed an agreement under which a fund managed by Bayview Asset Management will acquire all of the shares of Guild’s common stock that it does not already own in a $1.3 billion all-cash transaction.
Guild Mortgage Company, a subsidiary of Guild, was founded in 1960 and is a nationally recognized independent mortgage lender providing residential mortgage products and local in-house origination and servicing. Guild operates in 49 states and the District of Columbia and is experienced in government-sponsored programs such as FHA, VA, USDA, down payment assistance programs and other specialized loan programs.
The S&C team advising Guild includes Andrew Gerlach, Patrick Lynch, Jinny Lee, Kelvin Kim and Sam Fineberg. Sarah Remmer Long, Julia Paranyuk and Julia Khomenko are advising on executive compensation and benefits matters. Mehdi Ansari, Shray Gupta and Kaley Mi are advising on intellectual property matters. Isaac Wheeler and Stephen Profeta are advising on tax matters. Joe Matelis is advising on antitrust matters and Brad Smith, Shane Palmer and Clea McClellan are advising on HSR matters.