The increasing use of and higher amounts available to be borrowed under unitranche financings, both domestically and abroad, have bolstered the opportunities for middle market loan participants to obtain financing from non-traditional bank lenders in amounts that previously were reserved for traditional syndicated financings. However, lenders should become familiar with and evaluate the legal issues and potential bankruptcy risks unique to unitranche structures before entering into a unitranche financing. Written by Geoffrey R. Peck, Leonela Vaccaro Padrón and Gabriella Fortun all from Morrison & Foerster LLP.