Experience

• • Antares Holdings LP, a leading provider of lending solutions to private equity sponsor-backed middle-market companies, in its offering of $450 million aggregate principal amount of 6.500% senior notes due 2029.
  • Antares Holdings LP, a leading provider of lending solutions to private equity sponsor-backed middle-market companies, in its offering of $400 million aggregate principal amount of 7.950% senior notes due 2028.
  • Brigade Capital Management, the second largest holder of secured debt issued by Avaya, in Avaya’s pre-packaged chapter 11 bankruptcy proceeding.
  • Spirit Airlines in its $600 million secured notes offering, backed by assets and intellectual property of Spirit’s Free Spirit and Spirit Saver$ Club programs.
  • Spirit Airlines in the financing aspects of its sale, later terminated, to JetBlue for $3.8 billion.
  • A global asset management firm in the purchase of 8% Exchangeable Senior Secured Notes issued by Avaya, a global leader in digital communications products, solutions and services.
  • Spirit Airlines in its merger, later terminated, with Frontier Group Holdings, parent company of Frontier Airlines, in a transaction valued at $6.6 billion.
  • Antares Holdings LP, a leading provider of lending solutions to private equity sponsor-backed middle-market companies, in its offering of $550 million aggregate principal amount of 3.750% notes due 2027.
  • Antares Holdings LP, a leading provider of lending solutions to private equity sponsor-backed middle-market companies, in its offering of $500 million aggregate principal amount of 2.750% notes due 2027.
  • Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air Industries in their $1.17 billion inaugural EETC offering.
  • JetBlue in its $1 billion delayed draw term loan credit facility.
  • A U.S. direct lending fund in its $225 million second lien financing as part of the dividend recapitalization by a global private equity firm of its portfolio company, which is the largest car wash operator in the U.S.
  • A U.S. direct lending funds in its purchase of $25 million of second lien secured notes issued by ExamWorks, a leading provider of independent medical examinations and related services, as part of the company’s acquisition of The Kindertons Group, a portfolio of businesses that provides accident aftercare and claims management services in the UK.
  • Antares Holdings LP, a leading provider of lending solutions to private equity sponsor-backed middle-market companies, in the placement of $280 million of senior unsecured notes.
  • Crescent Capital Group in the formation of Crescent Mezzanine Partners VII, a $4.6 billion U.S. mezzanine fund.
  • Greater Media in its $240 million sale to Beasley Broadcast Group.
  • A U.S. alternative asset manager as investment adviser to a separately managed account in its purchase of $250 million of senior unsecured notes issued by Veritas, a market leader in information management software and solutions, as part of the company’s carve-out from Symantec and acquisition by Carlyle and GIC.
  • Two direct lending funds in its purchase of $340 million of second lien secured notes issued by ExamWorks, a leading provider of independent medical examinations and related services, as part of the company’s take-private acquisition by Leonard Green & Partners.
  • Kelso & Company in the financing aspects of its acquisition of the J.M. Smucker Company's U.S. canned milk brands and operations.
  • Kelso & Company in the financing aspects of its acquisition with Estancia Capital Management of American Beacon.
  • PSAV, a Kelso & Company portfolio company, in its acquisition by affiliates of Goldman Sachs.
  • Kelso & Company in the financing aspects of its acquisition of Nivel Holdings, a distributor of golf car aftermarket parts and accessories.
  • Clayton, Dubilier & Rice in the financing aspects of its acquisition of a 60% stake in Hussmann International, a leading global manufacturer of refrigerated display merchandizing equipment and refrigeration systems for the retail food industry, from Ingersoll Rand.
  • Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, AXA Private Equity and Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec in the financing aspects of their €2.1 billion acquisition of SPIE from PAI Partners, which included a €1.335 billion senior term and revolving credit facility and a €375 million bridge loan.
  • Morgan Stanley Private Equity in the financing aspects of its acquisition of EmployBridge, a provider of outsourced human resource and specialty-branded temporary staffing services.
  • Providence Equity Partners and Altegrity in the financing aspects of the $520 million sale of Explore Information Services, a provider of database insurance technologies and e-government applications, to NYSE-listed Solera Holdings.
  • American Airlines in its $1 billion offering of 7.50% senior notes due 2016 and secured by route authorities, airport landing and take-off slots, and rights to use or occupy airport terminals.
  • Oriental Trading Company in its Chapter 11 exit financing.
  • Altegrity and Providence Equity Partners in their $1.13 billion acquisition of Kroll from Marsh & McLennan.
  • Teachers' Private Capital, the private equity arm of the Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan, in the financing aspects of its acquisition of Exal Group, the world’s largest specialty maker of aluminum containers.
  • Boston Generating in the financings for its $2.1 billion leveraged recapitalization.
  • Bain Capital, Carlyle and Clayton, Dubilier & Rice in the financing aspects of their $8.5 billion acquisition of HD Supply from The Home Depot.
  • Kelso & Company and other members of a private equity consortium in the financing aspects of their $3.3 billion acquisition of CCS Income Trust.
  • Ripplewood and Oak Hill Capital in the senior credit and high yield financings of the $3.4 billion acquisition of RSC Equipment Rental.
  • Oaktree Capital Management in various debt and equity investments.
  • A U.S. direct lending fund in its $175 million second lien financing as part of the acquisition by a global private equity firm of a leading provider of IT lifecycle services, as well as a subsequent tack-on acquisition.
  • HD Supply in the $4.9 billion refinancing of its existing senior secured credit facilities and senior unsecured notes.
  • Canada Pension Plan Investment Board in the financing aspects of its $12 billion acquisition of GE Capital’s sponsor lending business, including Antares Capital, the leading lender to middle market private equity sponsors in the U.S.
  • HD Supply in its amended and extended $1.3 billion senior secured credit facility and $2.1 billion senior secured ABL revolving credit facility.
  • Crescent Capital Group in various debt and equity investments.