Representative Matters
Abacus Finance Group Support of Leveraged Buyout of Bellwether Media by Lineage Capital
Representation of Abacus Finance Group, a provider of cash flow-based, classic senior debt for sponsor-led buyouts of lower middle-market companies, as the senior secured credit facilities administrative agent and sole lender for senior secured credit facilities to support the leveraged buyout of Bellwether Media by Lineage Capital. Additionally, Abacus Finance Group made an equity co-investment in Bellwether Media.
Abacus Finance Leveraged Recapitalizations
Congratulations to our client Abacus Finance on successfully closing 16 leveraged recapitalizations.
Global Cloud Xchange, a global data communications service provider and operator of one of the world's largest undersea and terrestrial fiber networks
Gordon Brothers Retail Partners, LLC and Hilco Merchant Resources, LLC in connection with certain asset purchases and store closing sales in the Aéropostale, Inc., Destination Maternity Corporation, and Lord & Taylor LLC bankruptcy cases
The official committee of unsecured creditors in the chapter 11 bankruptcy of Molycorp, Inc., a global rare earth mining and processing company
The official committee of unsecured creditors in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico's cases under the Puerto Rico Oversight, Management, and Economic Stability Act of 2016
Aerogroup International Inc., a retailer of women's footwear (counsel to prepetition secured term loan lenders)
Balboa Retail Partners, LLC in connection with the purchase of certain real estate assets in Toys "R" Us Inc.'s chapter 11 bankruptcy
CCNG Energy Partners, L.P., an oilfield waste disposal company (counsel to agent to prepetition senior secured lenders)
Counsel to Global Cloud Xchange, a data communications service and terrestrial networks provider, in connection with the company’s prepackaged chapter 11 restructuring
New Source Energy Partners L.P., an oil and gas company (counsel to agent to prepetition secured lenders)
Abacus Finance and Thompson Street Refinancing of LifeSpan BioSciences, Inc.
Congratulations to our client Abacus Finance in addition to Thompson Street Capital Partners on the successful refinancing of LifeSpan BioSciences, Inc.
Abacus Finance and Mountaingate Done Deal
Congratulations to our client Abacus Finance in addition to Mountaingate Capital on the successful leveraged buyout of BioDerm.
Abacus Finance: Streamlined Legal Services Enable a Client’s Competitive Advantage
Abacus Finance was founded in 2011 by experienced commercial financiers with a unique vision. They sought to finance an under-served but important and growing group of borrowers – lower-to-middle market pioneer enterprises backed by family capital or private equity sponsors. Their goal, as a senior lender in a range of sophisticated sponsor-backed leveraged recapitalizations and buyouts, was to provide these enterprises with $10 – $50 million in capital through senior secured debt and equity investments in a quick, custom, and cost-effective manner while minimizing risk.
Resources
Bank of America $1.04B Senior Secured Working Capital Facility and Tranche B Term Loan Facility Waste Industries
Representation of Bank of America's Environmental Services Group, as administrative agent, in a $1.04 billion senior secured working capital facility and tranche B term loan facility for Waste Industries USA, Inc. (WI), a private solid waste disposal and environmental services company based in North Carolina with operations throughout the mid-Atlantic region and the southeastern United States. Merrill Lynch, Macquarie Capital and Wells Fargo Securities served as co-lead arrangers and joint book managers for the WI credit facilities.
Bank of America $160M Term Loan Facility Finance New York
Representation of Bank of America, N.A. as administrative agent in a $160 million term loan facility to finance the acquisition of certain development parcels and theatre development rights on Eighth Avenue in New York.
Bank of America $2.25B Loan for Progressive Waste Solutions
Representation of Bank of America's Environmental Services Group, as global agent, in a $2.25 billion multicurrency senior secured working capital facility and tranche B term loan for Progressive Waste Solutions Ltd., (BIN), a public, vertically-integrated solid waste disposal and environmental services company based in Vaughn, Ontario and operating through 70 subsidiaries throughout the United States and Canada. Merrill Lynch, TD Securities, CIBC and JP Morgan Securities served as co-lead arrangers and joint book managers for the BIN credit facilities.
Bank of America $45.8M Letter of Credit Facility
Representation of Bank of America in its $45.8 million letter of credit facility used to enhance floating rate revenue refunding bonds for a top-ranked New England based college.
Bank of America $783M Financing
Representation of Bank of America as administrative agent in its $783 million financing to one of the fastest growing independent waste management companies in the United States and Canada. This transaction is representative of numerous financings in which Pam represents Bank of America as agent in facilities to companies in the environmental services/waste management industry.
Bank of America's Retail and Apparel Financing
Representation of Bank of America’s Retail and Apparel group in financings for Linens ‘n Things ($150 million), Barnes & Nobles, Inc. ($500 million), Lands’ End ($200 million), Ross Stores, Inc. ($600 million), Brookstone ($80 million), GameStop ($75 million), and Claire’s ($60 million).
KeyBank Revolving Credit Facilities to Public and Private REITs
Representation of KeyBank National Association in revolving credit facilities to public and private REITs, including Heritage Property Investment Trust, Inc. ($350 million); First Potomac Realty Investment Limited Partnership ($125 million); and Whitestone REIT Operating Partnership, L.P. ($50 million).
Major Foreign Bank Acquisition Senior Secured and Mezzanine Loan Positions New York and Florida
Representation of a major foreign bank in connection with its acquisition of senior secured and mezzanine loan positions in loans relating to trophy assets and development/construction projects located in New York and Florida.
MMA Financial Institutional Tax Credit Funds Borrower Bridge Facilities
Representation of various MMA Financial Institutional Tax Credit Funds as borrower in multiple substantial bridge facilities bridging investor capital calls.
Pyramid Hotel $250M Revolving Credit Citibank
Representation of Pyramid Hotel Opportunity Venture II LLC in its $250 million revolving credit facility from Citibank, N.A.
Tweeter Home Entertainment Group $75M Revolving Credit Facility General Electric Capital Corp.
Representation of Tweeter Home Entertainment Group, Inc. in its $75 million revolving credit facility with General Electric Capital Corporation and with its subsequent debtor-in-possession financing.
Abacus $1B+ Direct Lending Originations
Representation of Abacus Finance in connection with surpassing $1 Billion in direct lending originations to lower-middle market companies nationwide across 40 senior financing transactions since its launch in June 2011.
Abacus Atlus Capital Partners Financing
Representation in connection with the financing of the acquisition and taking private of MGC Diagnostics.
Abacus Branford Castle Partners Recapitalization
Representation of Abacus Finance in connection with the successful recapitalization of Surface Preparation Technologies, LLC.
Abacus Lineage Capital Growth Investment
Representation of Abacus Finance in connection with the successful growth investment in Diamond Mowers.
Abacus Senior Debt Financings
Representation of Abacus Finance in connection with senior debt financings for Boston-based sponsors.
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