Randolph A. DelFranco is a partner in Holland & Knight's New York office. Mr. DelFranco practices in the areas of corporate, public and tribal finance, securities, mergers and acquisitions, and investment management funds.
Mr. DelFranco has extensive experience in high-yield (Rule 144A) privately-placed debt offerings, IPO and secondary equity offerings, domestic and cross-border mergers and acquisitions, tender offers and other Securities Act and Exchange Act matters. He also is experienced in the formation of domestic and offshore investment management funds.
Mr. DelFranco has significant experience representing Indian tribes and investment banks in securities offerings to finance the development of entertainment and casino facilities and for "essential governmental purposes." Mr. DelFranco has worked on financings for tribes in New York, northern and southern California, New Mexico, Alabama and Minnesota, totaling approximately $3 billion. Mr. DelFranco assisted in obtaining one of the few positive private letter rulings from the IRS interpreting the essential governmental purpose test to allow a client to borrow $40 million on a tax-exempt basis for tribal infrastructure. Mr. DelFranco has lectured on numerous topics relating to Native American finance.