Christina H. Godard

Liberated Brands LLC and certain of its subsidiaries (“Liberated”) in their Chapter 11 cases in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware. Liberated is a global leader in the sports, outdoor and lifestyle apparel industry, offering products under high-quality brands such as Volcom®, Billabong®, Quiksilver®, Spyder®, RVCA®, Roxy® and Honolua®. At the time of the Chapter 11 filing, Liberated maintained approximately $98 million in total funded debt. Liberated commenced its Chapter 11 cases to effectuate an orderly and value-maximizing monetization and wind down process along multiple parallel paths, including one or more value maximizing going-concern sale transactions of the Company’s non-U.S. businesses.

Silver Point Finance in its financing of its $265 million loan to Tetra Technologies Inc.

Apollo in the investment in bp Pipelines TAP, a subsidiary of bp (NYSE: BP, LSE: BP.L) that holds a 20% share in Trans Adriatic Pipeline AG, in a transaction valued at $1 billion.

Hines in the amendment and restatement of its unsecured credit facility, supporting a diverse portfolio of real estate assets in the United States, initially consisting of a $325 million revolving facility and a $100 million term loan facility. The facility also includes an “accordion” feature permitting expansion of the combined commitments up to a total of $1 billion and features pricing adjustments based on the achievement of certain real estate-related sustainability metrics.

Morgan Stanley Infrastructure Partners in its structured investment in The Pasha Group, a leader in maritime transportation.

Braemont Capital in its acquisition of Loenbro, LLC, a provider of highly technical, specialized services to the data center, infrastructure and diversified industrial markets, from Tailwind Capital.

Castlelake L.P. on a secured subscription-based credit facility for Castlelake Aviation V Stable Yield, L.P. from MUFG Bank, Ltd., as administrative agent and lender, providing a $100 million revolving line of credit to the fund and certain affiliated alternative investment vehicles and parallel investment entities. 

Kodiak Gas Services, Inc. (NYSE: KGS) in its $256 million initial public offering.

Lux Vending LLC dba Bitcoin Depot® in its business combination with GSR II Meteora Acquisition Corp. (NASDAQ: GSRM), a special purpose acquisition company.

Altera Infrastructure L.P., a global provider of critical infrastructure assets to the offshore energy industry, in its entry into its debtor-in-possession credit facility, and subsequent financing of seven exit credit facilities totaling nearly $1.6 billion, in connection with its emergence from Chapter 11 bankruptcy.

Allied Industrial Partners LLC (AIP), in its strategic investment in Wall Recycling, LLC, a leading regional provider of solid waste hauling, disposal and recycling services.

Hines in an unsecured facility providing financing to certain fund and subsidiary entities, initially consisting of initial term loan commitments of $50 million and revolving loan commitments of $50 million, along with an “accordion” feature permitting expansion of the combined commitments up to a total of $1 billion.

Encino Acquisition Partners (EAP) on its inaugural 144A offering of $700 million in senior unsecured notes.