New York, New York, United States
I represent leading private equity sponsors, their portfolio companies, corporate borrowers, debt funds, and financial institutions in a wide range of complex leveraged financing transactions and other bank and bridge facilities, including debt commitments and credit facilities for leveraged acquisitions, asset-based lending facilities, fund subscription lines, real estate financing and other leveraged loans. I also represent leading banks in arranging and underwriting syndicated loans and assist sponsor portfolio companies with the ongoing compliance with their bank financing documentation. I have worked extensively on various recapitalizations, refinancings, workouts and related transactions including incremental facilities. Among other transactions, I represented Ares Management in acquiring Convergint Technologies; Grey Mountain Partners in acquiring CHEP Recycled Pallet Solutions; Feldenkreis Holdings in connection with “IPCo/OpCo” facilities for the take-private acquisition of Perry Ellis International; Alleghany Capital in acquiring Concord Hospitality; KKR in acquiring Del Monte Foods, Capsugel, Academy Sports, Samson Resources, The Brickman Group and Goodpack; Blackstone in acquiring Serco India, the chemicals business of Orica Limited and several real estate assets; J.C. Flowers & Co. in acquiring the Asia Pacific subsidiaries of Chi-X; Silver Lake Partners in WME’s acquisition of IMG Worldwide Holdings, Inc.; and TPG Capital in acquiring FleetPride. From 2014 to 2016, I practiced in Hong Kong, supporting KKR, Blackstone and other clients in a variety of financing transactions throughout Asia, including leveraged acquisitions, real estate financing, holdco PIK financings, recapitalizations and refinancings. I have also spent significant time in London supporting private equity clients in a variety of financing transactions.