S. Grant Bowen
Overview
S. Grant Bowen is a corporate partner in the Boston office of Kirkland & Ellis LLP. Grant advises private equity sponsors, their portfolio companies and other borrowers in a wide range of complex large cap and middle market financing transactions, including syndicated credit facilities, ABL facilities, mezzanine and subordinated financings, securitizations and high yield debt offerings.
Experience
Representative Matters
Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. (Nasdaq: WBD) in its $17 billion secured bridge facility in connection with its tender offer and consent solicitation supporting a new corporate structure that will comprise two divisions: Global Linear Networks and Streaming & Studios.
GTCR and its portfolio companies on the following financings:
- the financing in connection with its $2.7 billion acquisition of AssetMark Financial Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: AMK), a leading wealth management technology platform for financial advisors.
- the financing in connection with the approximately $630 million acquisition of TRANZACT, a leading direct-to-consumer insurance services company, in a corporate carve-out from WTW PLC (Nasdaq: WTW), a global advisory, broking and solutions company.
- the acquisition financing of Concord Servicing, a provider of software and administration services for specialized loan servicing, from Inverness Graham.
- the financing in connection with its $1.33 billion investment in Tricentis, a global leader in testing and quality engineering.
- refinancing for U.S. mobile network operator Consumer Cellular.
Parthenon Capital and its portfolio companies on the following financings:
- the financing in connection with the acquisition of Aarete, a leading provider of profitability improvement, digital transformation and strategic advisory services to healthcare payers.
- the financing in connection with the acquisition of Medical Review Institute of America (MRIoA), a provider of outsourced utilization management and clinical review solutions to payers.
- the financing in connection with portfolio company Payroc’s acquisition of i3 Verticals’ Merchant Services Business.
- the financing in connection with the acquisition of Rubix Foods, a provider of flavor and functional ingredients to restaurants and food manufacturers.
- its portfolio company Steelite International on the refinancing of existing senior secured facilities and in its acquisition of Utopia Tableware, a provider of tableware, glassware and accessories.
- in connection with the $147 million financing for its acquisition of Steelite International.
- in connection with the $151.9 million refinancing for portfolio company Red Collar Pet Foods.
Consumer Partners and its portfolio companies on the following financings:
- the financing in connection with the acquisition of SerVaas Laboratories, Inc., maker of Bar Keepers Friend, a brand of household cleaning products including powders, polish and cleansers.
- the financing in connection with the acquisition and post-closing revolving credit facility related to the acquisition of artisan baking business Firehook Bakery.
- its revolving credit facility for tortilla chip and salsa maker Xochitl Inc.
Sterling Partners in connection with the financing for its $187 million take-private acquisition of Keypath Education International, Inc., a global education technology company.
The Jordan Company and its portfolio companies on the following financings:
- for portfolio company Echo Global Logistics, a leading provider of tech-enabled transportation and supply chain management services, to refinance certain second lien debt.
- in connection with the $220 million financing for its acquisition of GlobalTranz Enterprises, Inc.
Redwood Holdings, LLC and its portfolio company Newly Weds Food on its refinancing of its senior secured credit facilities.
Audax Group in connection with:
- the $170 million refinancing for portfolio company TPC Wire & Cable Corp.
- the $174 million financing for portfolio company Protective Industrial Products’ acquisition of West Chester Protective Gear.
Murray Energy Holdings Co. and certain of its subsidiaries with respect to the Debtor in Possession financing and Exit Financing in connection with their Chapter 11 cases in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Ohio. Murray is the largest privately-owned coal company in the United States, headquartered in St. Clairsville, Ohio, and has operations primarily in Ohio, West Virginia, Kentucky, Alabama, Illinois, Utah, and Colombia, South America. Murray employs nearly 5,500 people, including approximately 2,400 active union members. Murray entered Chapter 11 with approximately $2.7 billion in prepetition funded debt and more than $8 billion in actual or potential pension and employee benefit obligations.
WL Ross Holding Corp. in connection with the acquisition financing to support its $1.67 billion acquisition of Nexeo Solutions, Inc. from TPG Capital Management LP.
GlobalTranz Enterprises, Inc. in connection with its $324 million refinancing.
ABRY Partners in:
- its $220 million second lien credit facilities for Confie Seguros.
- connection with the $200 million financing for its acquisition of U.S. Legal Support.
Urban One Inc. (formerly Radio One, Inc.) in connection with its $192 million refinancing.
American Securities in connection with the financing for its acquisition of Prince International.
Prior Experience
Riemer & Braunstein LLP, May 2016 to October 2017
Baker, Braverman & Barbadoro P.C., September 2015 to May 2016
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Memberships & Affiliations
American Bar Association
Boston Bar Association
Credentials
Admissions & Qualifications
- 2015Massachusetts
Education
- Suffolk University Law SchoolJ.D., Intellectual Propertycum laude, with Honors2015
Editor, Suffolk Journal of High Technology
Massachusetts Rule 3:03 Certified Student Practitioner, Suffolk University Law School Defenders Clinic
- Carleton CollegeB.A., Chemistrycum laude2011