Sebastian Chan

Bank Finance

• Global Infrastructure Partners in its investment in RIO Grande LNG, and such joint venture's $18.4 billion project financing consisting of equity financing and bank and bond financings.
• The lead arrangers for $4.86 billion credit facilities for Veritas Capital’s acquisition of athenahealth, Inc.*
• The lead arrangers for a $250 million TLB secured credit facility and a $100 million secured revolving credit facility for OZ Management LP, a subsidiary of Och-Ziff Capital Management Group LLC.*
• The lead arrangers for a $2 billion term loan credit facility for VMWare, Inc.*
• JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. as administrative agent, and the lead arrangers for a $1 billion revolving credit facility for VMware, Inc.*
• Bank of America as lead arranger and bookrunner for a $537 million term loan facility for ChampionX Holding Inc. for the merger and spin-off transactions involving Ecolab Inc. and Apergy Corporation.*
• The lenders for the acquisition financing of Dow Inc.’s rail infrastructure assets and related equipment by Oaktree Capital Management, L.P. in partnership with Watco Companies, L.L.C.*
• CRG, a healthcare-focused investment firm, and its affiliate funds, for various loan and equity financings for biotechnology companies.*
• McGrath Rentcorp for the refinancing of a $420 million unsecured revolving credit facility.*
• Silver Point Finance, LLC for $220 million first, second and third lien credit facilities for Vonage Holdings Corp.*
• Time Warner Cable Inc. for the refinancing of a $4 billion unsecured revolving credit facility.*
• KPS Capital Partners, LP for a $465 million dividend recapitalization transaction for Global Brass and Copper, Inc.*
• The Broadlane Group, a portfolio company of TowerBrook Capital Partners, for the refinancing of $195 million secured term and revolving credit facilities.*

Capital Markets/Securitization

• The initial purchasers for financings to back Blackstone Group’s acquisition of a 55% stake in Refinitiv (for the Financial and Risk business of Thomson Reuters Corp). The multicurrency Rule 144A/Regulation S offering was comprised of $1.25 billion 6.250% senior first lien notes due 2026, €860 million 4.500% senior first lien notes due 2026, $1.575 billion 8.250% senior notes due 2026 and €365 million 6.875% senior notes due 2026 by Financial & Risk US Holdings, Inc.*
• The initial purchasers for a Rule 144A/Regulation S offering of $1.5 billion 5.000% second lien senior secured notes due 2025 by 1011778 B.C. Unlimited Liability Company and New Red Finance, Inc., subsidiaries of Restaurant Brands International Inc., a leading quick service restaurant company and owner of franchise brands Burger King, Tim Horton’s and Popeye’s Louisiana Kitchen.*
• The initial purchasers for a Rule 144A/Regulation S offering of $750 million 4.375% second lien senior secured notes due 2028 by 1011778 B.C. Unlimited Liability Company and New Red Finance, Inc.*
• The initial purchasers for a Rule 144A/Regulation S offering of $500 million 5.750% first lien senior secured notes due 2025 by 1011778 B.C. Unlimited Liability Company and New Red Finance, Inc.*
• The initial purchasers for a Rule 144A/Regulation S offering of $750 million 7.250% senior secured notes due 2027 by Talen Energy Supply, LLC.*
• The initial purchasers for a Rule 144A/Regulation S offering of $470 million 6.625% senior secured notes due 2028 for Talen Energy Supply, LLC.*
• The initial purchasers for a Rule 144A/Regulation S offering of $400 million 7.625% senior secured notes due 2028 for Talen Energy Supply, LLC.*
• The initial purchasers for a Rule 144A/Regulation S offering of $650 million 6.750% senior secured notes due 2028 for Cushman & Wakefield U.S. Borrower, LLC.*
• The initial purchasers for a Rule 144A/Regulation S offering of $568 million 6.250% senior notes due 2026 by Gates Global LLC and Gates Corporation, subsidiaries of Gates Industrial Corporation plc, a global manufacturer of power transmission and fluid power solutions.*
• The initial purchasers for a Rule 144A/Regulation S offering of $500 million 6.500% senior unsecured notes due 2027 by Watco Companies, L.L.C. and Watco Finance Corp.*
• The initial purchasers for a Rule 144A/Regulation S offering of $475 million 10.000% senior secured second lien notes due 2024 by Capitol Investment Merger Sub 2, LLC for the acquisition of Nesco Holdings I, Inc. by Capitol Investment Corp. IV.*
• Citigroup Global Markets Inc. as dealer manager for the exchange offer of new Talos Production LLC and Talos Production Finance Inc. 11.00% second priority senior secured notes due 2022 for the existing 7.500% senior secured notes due 2022 of Stone Energy Corporation.*
• CRG for the securitization of its term loans and the issuance of $167 million of asset-backed securities.*
• Dong Fang, a subsidiary of China Shipping Group, for the issuance of $200 million Series 2013-1 and $159 million Series 2014-1 cross-border asset-backed securities.*
• Textainer Group Holdings Limited for the issuance of $400 million Series 2012-1 asset-backed securities.*
• A U.S. government corporation for the issuance of nearly $1 billion of guaranteed commercial mortgage-backed securities and mortgage-backed securities.*
• Lehman Brothers for the issuance of $245 million of high yield fixed rate notes by IHOP Corp. for the merger of IHOP Corp. with Applebee’s International Inc.*
• AbitibiBowater Inc. for the amendment and restatement of its $270 million accounts receivable securitization facility.*

* matter completed prior to joining Kirkland

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