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About Jonathan
Jonathan Leatherberry focuses his practice on public debt offerings and business transactions, particularly related to the healthcare industry. He has served nationally as bond counsel, borrower’s counsel, underwriter’s counsel, disclosure counsel, trustee’s counsel for general obligation and revenue financings involving hospitals, nursing facilities, retirement facilities, primary and secondary education facilities, universities, cultural arts centers and charter schools.
Jonathan also advises non-profit and for-profit organizations on general corporate matters, fiduciary responsibilities, mergers and acquisitions, liquidity and credit facilities, workout and restructuring situations, and disclosure matters.
He has experience drafting and negotiating public and private debt offerings and all related documentation for 501(c)(3) organizations.
Experience
Recent Notable Matters
New Hope Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corporation — underwriter’s counsel in connection with the issuance of four series of taxable and tax-exempt bonds totaling approximately $538 million for Sanctuary LTC Project to finance the acquisition of 26 senior healthcare facilities in Texas and Oklahoma by Sanctuary LTC, LLC. In addition to acquiring the properties, the proceeds of the bonds will fund certain capital expenditures, fund a debt service reserve fund for the senior bonds and pay the costs of issuance.
Harris County Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corporation — bond counsel and disclosure counsel to Texas Children’s Hospital in connection with $528.78 million of Hospital Revenue Bonds, Series 2021A, Series 2021B, Series 2021C, and Series 2021D, which will fund Phase 1 of a new children and women’s hospital in Austin, Texas
Presbyterian Village North — borrower’s counsel in connection with the issuance of $91.860 million Series 2018 bonds
Brazos Presbyterian Homes, Inc. and BHP Holding Co. — acquisition of Longhorn Village, an entrance fee life plan community in Austin, Texas, through a member substitution transaction resulting in BPHH becoming the sole member of Longhorn Village; before the change in control, Longhorn Village was previously sponsored by The Texas Exes, the official alumni association of the University of Texas
Baylor Scott & White Holdings — underwriter’s counsel in connection with the issuance of $534.785 million of Taxable Bonds, Series 2016
Harris County Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corporation — underwriter’s counsel in connection with the issuance of $459.205 million of Hospital Revenue Bonds (Memorial Hermann Health System), Series 2016A, Series 2016B-1 (CP Mode), Series 2016C, Series 2016D, Series 2016E, Series 2016B-2 (CP Mode) and Series 2016B-3 (CP Mode)
Harris County Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corporation — bond counsel to Texas Children’s Hospital in connection with $355.72 million of Hospital Revenue Bonds, Series 2015-1, Series 2015-2 [7 Month Window VRDB] and Series 2015-3
New Hope Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corporation — underwriter’s counsel in connection with the issuance of $330.810 million Hospital Revenue Bonds (Children's Health System of Texas Project) Series 2017
New Hope Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corporation — disclosure and borrower’s counsel to issuer in connection with $59.93 million of Retirement Facility Revenue Bonds (MRC Senior Living - The Langford Project), Series 2016A Fixed Rate Bonds, Series 2016B-1 Tax Exempt Mandatory Paydown Securities (TEMPS-80), Series 2016B-2 Tax Exempt Mandatory Paydown Securities (TEMPS-50) and Taxable Series 2016C Mandatory Paydown Securities (Taxable MPS)
Tarrant County Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corporation — bond counsel to Texas Health Resources in connection with $631.105 million of System Revenue Bonds, Series 2016A
Tarrant County Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corporation — underwriter’s counsel in connection with the issuance of $124.02 million of Retirement Facility Revenue Bonds (Air Force Villages Obligated Group Project), Series 2016
Tarrant County Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corporation — underwriter’s counsel in connection with the issuance of $130.175 million of Retirement Facility Revenue Bonds (C.C. Young Memorial Home Project), Series 2017A and Taxable Series 2017B
Travis County Health Facilities Development Corporation — underwriter’s counsel in connection with the issuance of $15 million of 2017 Remarketing: First Mortgage Revenue Refunding Bonds (Longhorn Village Project), Series 2012B (Adjustable Rate Bonds)