Private Credit

Experience

• Represented global electronics manufacturer as borrower of JPY33.5 billion senior secured term loan and $2 billion senior unsecured credit facility where the various pricing components are subject to whether the company achieves certain specified sustainability targets.
• Represented private equity firm as joint lead arranger in a $1.6 billion senior secured credit facility to a technology company.
• Represented commercial bank as joint lead arranger in a $759 million first-lien credit facility to a health care company.
• Represented New York City-based investment manager as joint lead arranger in a $540 million senior secured credit facility to a car wash equipment provider.
• Represented national bank as agent in multiple senior secured amended and restated credit facilities totaling $526 million to a manufacturer of fresh pet food.
• Represented financer of corporate growth as priority revolving lender in a $515 million senior secured credit facility to a bar exam preparation service.
• Represented Chicago-based asset management firm as agent in a $110 million senior secured credit facility and a $500 million increase to notes to a technology company.
• Represented private equity firm as agent in a $440 million senior secured credit facility; $125 million senior secured, amended and restated credit facility; and $30 million increase to term loan to a health care company.
• Represented administrative agent, joint bookrunners and lenders in a $432 million senior secured credit facility to facilitate the leveraged buyout of a national and international sportswear manufacturer.
• Represented financial institution as lender of a $380 million senior secured credit facility to a financial services company.
• Represented investment platform as lender of $380 million first-lien credit facility to a logistics provider.
• Represented financial institution as agent in a $335 million senior secured revolver to an aerospace and defense machining manufacturer.
• Represented specialty hospital as borrower of a $325 million discretionary facility.
• Represented commercial bank as agent in a $315 million senior secured credit facility to a provider of funeral services.
• Represented market-leading commercial finance company as agent in a $275 million first-lien credit facility to a retail ticket and bar code service.
• Represented investment platform as joint lead arranger in a $240 million senior secured credit facility to a manufacturer of power systems.
• Represented joint lead arranger, joint bookrunner, syndication agent and lender in a $225 million senior secured credit facility to facilitate the leveraged buyout of a foreign-based, NASDAQ-listed designer and provider of client/server products for electronic payments.
• Represented administrative agent, joint bookrunners and lenders in a $185 million senior secured credit facility to facilitate the leveraged buyout of a national and international franchisor of several different concepts in the automobile aftermarkets.
• Represented seller in a $150 million commercial loan participation program structured as true sales of participations in secured commercial loans.
• Represented administrative agent, lead arranger, bookrunner and lenders in a $98 million senior secured credit facility to facilitate a dividend recapitalization to private equity owners of a multi-state restaurant concept with more than 1,250 franchised locations.