Pamela M. MacKenzie

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.

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.

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.

Representation of Bank of America's Environmental Services Group, as administrative agent, in a high-grade, fully-underwritten $800 million tranche A term loan facility for Waste Connections, Inc. (WCN), a leading public environmental services and waste management company with operations in 29 states acting through 139 subsidiaries, in connection with the financing of WCN's $1.3 billion acquisition of R360 Environmental Solutions, Inc. Merrill Lynch, JP Morgan Securities and Wells Fargo Securities served as co-lead arrangers and joint book managers for the WCN credit facility.

Representation of private equity fund Castanea Partners as borrower in its acquisition financing used to acquire a national high-end fashion designer and retailer.  This represents one of numerous acquisition financings for New England based equity sponsors Pam has completed.

Representation of major financial institutions in connection with sponsor group LBO’s and recapitalizations, and with mergers and acquisitions of public and private companies.

Representation of Jo-Ann Fabrics in its obtaining $425 million of acquisition financing from Bank of America and a syndicate of lenders for its purchase of the Collins & Aikman Mastercraft Group, in its mezzanine financing from GarMark Partners and in its receivables securitization facilities.

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).

Representation of various MMA Financial Institutional Tax Credit Funds as borrower in multiple substantial bridge facilities bridging investor capital calls.

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.