Experience

• • Five Arrows, the alternative assets arm of Rothschild & Co., in the financing aspects of its acquisition of a majority stake in n2y, a provider of comprehensive, SaaS-based solutions for students with unique learning challenges.
  • Booz Allen Hamilton in the refinancing of its $2.67 billion senior secured credit facilities and the issuance of $500 million of new senior unsecured notes.
  • Clayton, Dubilier & Rice in the financing aspects of its $3.7 billion take-private acquisition of UDG Healthcare.
  • Lannett Company in its $585 million comprehensive refinancing.
  • Brigade Capital Management, as debtor-in-possession lender in providing a $95 million DIP facility and a $100 million exit facility to Alpha Media in its Chapter 11 bankruptcy case.
  • Third Point in the refinancing of a luxury resort located in the Dominican Republic.
  • Gogo, the leading inflight Internet company, in the financing aspects of the successful sale of its commercial aviation business to Intelsat, which was in Chapter 11 at the time of the transaction, for $400 million.
  • Clayton, Dubilier & Rice in the financing aspects of its $2.9 billion acquisition of White Cap, a leading distributor of specialty concrete and construction products, and its combination of White Cap with CSG, a leading U.S. distributor of specialty concrete and masonry accessories, for a total transaction value of approximately $4 billion. The financing for the transaction includes a $2.38 billion cash flow-based facility, a $700 million asset-based revolving facility and $640 million in senior unsecured notes.
  • Third Point Re in the financing aspects of its $788 million merger with Sirius Group.
  • Booz Allen Hamilton in its $700 million offering of 3.875% Senior Notes due 2028 and the redemption of its existing 5.125% Senior Notes due 2025.
  • Morgan Stanley Private Equity in the financing aspects of its sale of CoAdvantage to Aquiline Capital.
  • A U.S. direct lending fund in its CAN$195 million second lien financing as part of an acquisition by CCMP Capital of the global businesses of Brookfield Global Integrated Solutions.
  • Manna Pro, a manufacturer and marketer of pet care and nutrition products and a Morgan Stanley Capital Partners portfolio company, in the financing aspects of its acquisition of Hero Pet Brands.
  • 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 U.K.
  • A U.S. direct lending fund in its extension of $12 million of incremental second lien term loans to Integro, a leading specialty insurance brokerage fund, as part of the company’s acquisition of Tysers, a leading specialist Lloyd’s broker.
  • Morgan Stanley Investment Management in the financing aspects of its acquisition of Manna Pro, a leading producer of nutritional supplements and other animal products, from Carlyle.
  • CVC Capital Partners in its investment in Republic Finance, a consumer loan provider.
  • CoAdvantage, a portfolio company of Morgan Stanley Private Equity, in the financing aspects of its acquisition of Progressive Employer Management Company.
  • Booz Allen Hamilton, a Carlyle portfolio company, in its $350 million offering of 5.125% senior notes due 2025.
  • 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.
  • A U.S. alternative asset manager as investment adviser to a separately managed account in its purchase of approximately $65 million of second priority senior secured notes issued by the ADT Corporation, a leading provider of monitored security, interactive residential and commercial automation solutions, as part of the company’s acquisition by Apollo Global Management.
  • 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.
  • UCI in its up to $125 million senior secured asset-based revolving credit facility.
  • Lannett in the financing aspects of its acquisition for $1.23 billion in cash, plus additional contingent consideration, of Kremers Urban Pharmaceuticals, the U.S. specialty generic pharmaceuticals subsidiary of global biopharmaceuticals company UCB.
  • Providence Equity Partners and SRA in the merger of SRA with the government services unit of CSC, creating the largest pure-play IT services provider serving the U.S. government sector.
  • Stone Point Capital in its significant equity investment in specialty insurance broker Alliant Insurance Services, with KKR retaining a significant equity investment in the business.
  • Clayton, Dubilier & Rice in the financing aspects of its acquisition of a 60% stake in John Deere Landscapes, a unit of Deere & Company's Agriculture & Turf segment, in a transaction valued at $465 million.
  • Clayton, Dubilier & Rice in the financing aspects of its $1.05 billion acquisition of David's Bridal.
  • Booz Allen Hamilton, a Carlyle portfolio company, in its $2.25 billion leveraged recapitalization.
  • Morgan Stanley Private Equity in the financing aspects of its acquisition of Access Cash, a Canadian independent service organization that manages the country's second largest network of automated teller machines.
  • 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.
  • CHC Group in its $145 million asset-based loan financing.
  • Clayton, Dubilier & Rice in the financing aspects of its acquisition of up to a 49% stake in NYSE-listed CHC Group, the world's largest commercial helicopter operator with an enterprise value of $1.9 billion.