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Island Energy Services – $370 million acquisition delayed-draw term and working capital facilities (agent / lenders)

Kelson Energy, Inc. – $2 billion of project financing facilities (multiple term / revolving tranches) (sponsor / borrower)

U.S. Oil & Refining – $200 million first lien working capital facility (lenders)

JPMorgan SSPF Private Equity Fund – $1.0 billion revolving credit facility (borrower)

Philadelphia Energy Solutions – $1.0 billion prepetition debtor-in-possession and exit secured working capital facility (lender)

JPMorgan SPF - $1.25 billion senior revolving credit facility (sponsor / borrower)

Sears Canada – $375 million FILO credit facility (lenders)

Bioscrip – $28 million priming secured credit facility (rescue lenders)

Cenveo, Inc. – $100 million senior secured super-priority priming debtor-in-possession facility and related DIP intercreditor arrangements (agent / lenders)

Logan’s Roadhouse – $120 million first lien revolving and term credit facility and second lien term loan credit facilities and related intercreditor arrangements (lenders)

Caesars Palace Las Vegas – $650 million mezzanine 1, 2 and 3 credit facilities (agent)

Blackhawk Mining Company, LLC – $229 million second lien term credit facility and related intercreditor arrangements (agent / lenders)

Dex Media, Inc. – $858 million term loan credit facility and $350 million asset-based credit facility (lenders)

Plews, Inc. – $27 million term loan credit facility (agent / lenders)

Contextmedia Health LLC – $59 million second lien term credit facility and related intercreditor arrangements (agent)

Yamana Gold Inc. – $200 million working capital facility and related intercreditor arrangements (lenders)

Broader Media – $100 million senior secured first lien credit facility (agent / lenders) (unfunded)

Philadelphia Energy Solutions – $1 billion prepetition DIP and exit secured working capital facility (lender)

Unisys Corporation – $440 million senior secured notes due 2022 (initial purchasers)

Innovairre International – $225 million first lien term loan credit facility, $50 million asset based revolving credit facility and $12.5 million subordinated term loan credit facility (borrower)

Panda Power various in and out of court transactions for Temple I, Liberty, Patriot and Hummel (agents / lenders)

Colt Defense – $33 million first lien term credit facility (agent / lenders)

CNG Financial – $130 million revolving and term credit facility (agent / lenders)

Corsicana Bedding – $102.5 million acquisition term credit facility (agent / lenders)

New Enterprise Stone & Lime Co. – $70 million term loan credit facility (agent / lenders)

Aersale Corp. – $75 million acquisition FILO term loan credit facility (agent / lenders)

Sontiq, Inc. – $170 million term loan credit facility (lender)

JPMorgan I&G Private Equity Fund – $300 million first lien credit facility (sponsor / borrower)

The Durst Organization – $400 million revolving credit facility (borrower)

Avaya – $725 million super-priority priming DIP credit facility (lenders)

Deluxe Services Group – $73 million senior secured priming delayed draw term loan facility and <$800 million senior secured term loan facility (lenders)

La Paloma Generating Company – $65 million first lien working capital / $301.7 million first lien term loan credit facility (lead arranger / letter of credit issuer)

Johnson Matthey Refining – $150 million working capital facility (lender)

The Reagan Companies – <$250 million acquisition term loan credit facility (sponsor / borrower)

Acoustic L.P. – <$200 million term and revolving credit facility to fund a top tier sponsor’s acquisition of certain IBM carve-out assets (lenders)

Targus – $20 million priming credit facility; $170 million term loan credit facility (lenders)

Affirmative Insurance – $120 million term credit facility (rescue priming facility) (agent / rescue lenders)

St. Johns Financial Holding Company – $19 million acquisition delayed-draw term credit facility (lenders)

China Medical Technologies – $20 million delayed-draw term loan facility (agent / lenders)

Represented various DIP lenders and DIP agents in various super-priority, priming and junior debtor-in-possession financings, including, among others, Colt Defense, Allied Nevada, Brookstone, Harry & David, Garden Fresh and Trump Entertainment Resorts

The Legal 500

Private Debt Investor

Super Lawyers

Turnaround Management Association (2021)