Landon Oakes
Landon Oakes
Landon Oakes
Landon Oakes

Biography

Landon is an associate in the Debt Finance practice in White & Case's Chicago office. He represents major commercial banks, investment banks, private credit and direct lenders, private equity sponsors and corporate borrowers in connection with secured and unsecured credit facilities and leveraged acquisition financings.

Prior to joining White & Case, Landon interned for the Honorable John C. Hinderaker, United States District Court for the District of Arizona. He was also active in the Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot as a researcher and oralist.

Experience

Representative matters include:

  • Representation of Barclays Bank PLC, as lead left Arranger, Administrative Agent, Collateral Agent, a Lender and an Issuing Bank, in connection with a US$1.825 billion first lien term facility and a US$350 million revolving facility provided to Azalea TopCo, Inc., doing business as Press Ganey.
  • Representation of BlackRock in connection with refinancing an existing syndicated bank facility, consisting of US$255 million of Term Loan B Loans, provided by BlackRock, Cliffwater and FS Credit, as well as US$40 million of Term Loan A loans and a US$55 million Revolving Commitment, both of which are held by PNC Bank.
  • Representation of Credit Suisse and UBS, as Joint Lead Arrangers in connection with a Credit Agreement for ION Analytics with UBS AG, Stamford Branch acting as Administrative Agent. The facility includes the equivalent of approximately US$1.9 billion in commitments, including term loan facilities in US Dollars and Euros, and a revolving credit facility.
  • Representation of DC Capital Partners, as Sponsor, and Owl Cyber Defense Solutions, as Borrower, in connection with a refinancing of the Borrower's existing facility involving a US$85 million term loan facility and a US$12.5 million revolving facility.
  • Representation of Deutsche Bank as administrative agent and sole lead arranger and bookrunner in connection with a senior secured term loan facility to finance the acquisition by OYO Hotels and Homes of G6 Hospitality, the owner of the Motel 6 and Studio 6 brands, from Blackstone. The transaction included a multi-jurisdiction collateral and guaranty package involving Denmark, Germany, India, Indonesia, the Netherlands, Singapore, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and the United States.
  • Representation of Mill Point Capital LLC, as Sponsor, in connection with a carveout acquisition and take private of Imbera and Torrey from Fomento Económico Mexicano, S.A.B. de C.V., a publicly listed company on both the NYSE and the Mexican Stock Exchange. Imbera and Torrey, along with several other subsidiaries in the US, Mexico and additional Latin American countries united to become AeriTek Global LLC.
  • Representation of Mill Point Capital, as Sponsor, in connection with an acquisition financing of Nursery Supplies, Inc. The financing structure included an ABL facility, a machinery and equipment term loan facility and an unsecured notes facility.
  • Representation of Vantage Data Centers in connection with the US$2.25 billion senior secured first lien delayed draw term loan facility financing for Vantage's OH11 data center. The financing also involved a US$110 million senior secured first lien debt service reserve letter of credit facility and US$17.5 million senior secured first lien maintenance reserve letter of credit facility.
  • Representation of Citibank (and the other lead banks, including RBC) in connection with multi-billion dollar financings for Vistra Corp and its subsidiaries. Vistra is a leading Fortune 500 integrated retail electricity and power generation company based in Irving, Texas, that provides essential power resources to customers, businesses, and communities from California to Maine.
Illinois
JD
Northwestern Pritzker School of Law

cum laude

BA
Philosophy, Classical Languages
Calvin University
English

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