Experience

• • 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 in providing $95 million in debtor-in-possession financing to Alpha Media, LLC in its chapter 11 case pending in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Virginia.
  • Third Point in the refinancing of a luxury resort located in the Dominican Republic.
  • Gogo in the financing aspects of the $400 million sale of its commercial aviation business to Intelsat.
  • 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 The Carlyle Group.
  • 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 Group 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 The Carlyle Group 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 Group 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.