Pamela M. MacKenzie

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'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 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 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.