Leveraged Finance

• Scenic Group, a global leader in luxury cruises and tours, on various financing matters, including senior secured syndicated term loan B and revolving facilities.
• Banco Santander as agent and arranger in connection with senior secured term and revolving senior secured facilities provided to a leading national gaming and casino operator.
• CVC in connection with various financings for the Alvogen Group, including a debt recapitalization involving incurrence of more than US$900 million of extended ABL facilities and new first lien and second lien term loan facilities.
• Jefferies as sole lead arranger and bookrunner, in connection with a US$750 million term loan facility and a US$275 million super-priority revolving facility for Jefferies Finance LLC and JFIN Co-Issuer Corporation, as co-borrowers.
• Jefferies as agent, arranger, bookrunner and lender in connection with a repricing of US$3.5 billion of outstanding term loans under Fertitta Entertainment, LLC's existing credit facility.
• Jefferies as lead arranger and incremental lender in the Second Amendment to the Credit Agreement between Pagaya Technologies Ltd. and Pagaya US Holding Company LLC as Borrower and Acquiom Agency Services LLC as Administrative Agent.
• Arrangers and lenders in connection with senior secured credit facilities provided to Cisive, a leading background screening provider, in connection with its acquisition by GTCR.
• Jefferies as initial purchaser in connection with InfraBuild Australia Pty Ltd's offering of US$350 million aggregate principal amount of its 14.500% senior secured notes due 2028.
• Screaming Eagle Acquisition Corp. (NYSE: SEAC), a SPAC, on the financing aspects of its US$4.6 billion business combination with the studio business of LionsGate.
• Vox Media Holdings, Inc., one of the nation's leading media production companies, in the financing aspects of its stock-for-stock business combination with Group Nine Media, Inc.
• Deutsche Bank in connection with a US$300 million financing for World Triathlon Corporation.
• Jefferies in connection with a US$435 million financing provided in connection with Littlejohn & Co., LLC's acquisition of the Kaman Distribution Group.
• Deutsche Bank, Mizuho and Credit Agricole, as Joint Lead Arrangers, for US$1.54 billion of senior secured credit facilities made available to Foundation Holdings, a wholly owned subsidiary of SoftBank, to finance the acquisition of Fortress Investment Group.
• Deutsche Bank in connection with €3.8 billion of senior credit facilities for Fresenius SE & Co. KGaA.
• Deutsche Bank in multiple financings provided to Colfax Corporation, including for its acquisition of Charter and investment grade facilities.
• Macquarie in a senior secured financing provided to an affiliate of Siris Capital to finance the acquisition of Polycom, Inc.

Energy, Infrastructure and Transportation

• Beal Bank and its affiliates in connection with a US$450 million term loan facility provided to Otto Candies, LLC, a Jones Act operator, to refinance existing debt and finance of the acquisition of four MPSVs.
• Deutsche Bank, as sole lead arranger and lender, in connection with both a US$300 million Senior Debtor-In-Possession (DIP) credit facility provided to certain subsidiaries of Hornblower Holdings LP in connection with its commencement of Chapter 11 proceedings in the US Bankruptcy Court and a US$370 million exit facility provided to Hornblower in connection with its emergence from Chapter 11. This deal was awarded "Restructuring Deal of the Year" at the 2024 Marine Money Awards.
• Antin Infrastructure Partners UK Limited, as Sponsor, and Vicinity Energy, Inc. as Borrower, in connection with Vicinity's approximately US$950 million of credit facilities, including green loans. Vicinity Energy, Inc. is a provider of district energy solutions in the United States.
• Exxon and its affiliates in connection with acquisitions of, and financings relating to, various floating, production, storage and offloading (FPSO) vessels;
• Nordea Bank in connection with various financings for International Seaways, including a US$750 million sustainability linked revolving credit facility.
• Beal Bank and its affiliates as agents, arrangers and lenders in connection with an up to US$550 million facility provided to finance the acquisition of two newbuild seventh generation ultra-deepwater drillships from Samsung Heavy Industries in South Korea. This deal was awarded "Offshore Bank Debt Deal of the Year" at the 2024 Marine Money Awards.
• A group of lenders in connection with a multi-source US$1.3 billion post-delivery financing of the Agogo FPSO to be located off the coast of Angola.
• JPMorgan and United States International Development Finance Corporation in connection with $200,000,000 of loan facilities made to Sudameris Bank used to fund eligible loans to SMEs in Paraguay.
• Certares, in connection with its loan to and investment in Wheels Up Experience Inc., a leading provider of on-demand private aviation.
• A group of lenders, in connection with a term loan facility of the CHF equivalent of $593,952,912 to National Company Kazakhstan Temir Zholy and JSC Kaztemirtrans guaranteed by the Export-Import Bank of the United States.
• Proman AG, one of the world’s largest methanol producers, on a green loan ship financing in support of the launch of an industry-first sustainable shipping fund in partnership with Stena Bulk AB, an internationally recognized and leading European shipping company.
• Beal Bank and its affiliates as arrangers and lenders in connection with a US$149 million secured loan and refinancing by Centerline Logistics Corporation. Centerline Logistics is a provider of Jones Act U.S. marine transportation services.
• Nordea Bank in connection with various financings for Genco Shipping & Trading Limited, including sustainability linked revolving credit facilities of up to US$680 million.
• Certares, in connection with its investment in Mystic Invest Holding, a leading Portuguese river cruise company and an emerging expedition cruise operator and related financings.
• The senior secured lender group in a comprehensive out of court restructuring of a Brazilian-based offshore drilling company.
• Beal Bank in connection with an up to US$306 million financing for Nordic American Tankers Limited.
• Nordea Bank in connection with a US$360 million financing to Diamond S Shipping Inc. to finance the acquisition of 25 crude tanker and product tanker vessels owned by Capital Product Partners L.P. via a spin-off and re-listing on the NYSE.
• The coordinating committee of senior secured lenders in the restructuring of Seadrill Limited, the world's largest offshore oil drilling company.
• Citibank and the Overseas Private Investment Corporation in connection with a US$150 million financing for Banco Regional S.A.E.C.A., to finance new SME lending in Paraguay, with a particular focus on supporting women-led SMEs.
• Citibank, Eksportkreditt Norge AS, and Garantiinstituttet for eksportkreditt, in connection with a US$122.84 million pre- and post- delivery financing for the construction of an expedition ice-class cruise vessel for Lindblad Expeditions
• Nordea Bank in the financing of US$250 million term loan facility provided to a subsidiary of Helix Energy Solutions Group to finance the acquisition of the m.v. "Q5000" a second-generation semi-submersible well intervention vessel.
• The senior secured lender group to UP Offshore (Bahamas) Ltd in connection with the out-of-court restructuring of its offshore supply vessel business.
• Nordea Bank in a US$581 million term loan facility provided to the Gener8 Maritime group in connection with its 2015 merger with Navig8 Crude Tankers Inc. and IPO.
• Nordea Bank, as facility agent in connection with US$1.2 billion of term loan financings for Gener8 Maritime backed by KEXIM, K-Sure and CEXIM to finance the acquisition of new build "eco" VLCCs.
• A group of lenders on the debt financing aspects of the US$1.4 billion restructuring of Danish shipping company TORM A/S by way of an English scheme of arrangement.