McDermott Will & Schulte, a global law firm

Represented Axar Capital Management LP in connection with its bespoke privately placed preferred equity investment in ACRES Capital Corp., a leading private commercial real estate lender and SEC-registered investment adviser focused on originating, underwriting, and managing real estate credit throughout the United States

Represented White Hat Capital Partners in connection with its bespoke $50 million preferred equity PIPE investment in Luna Innovations Incorporated (NASDAQ: LUNA), a global leader in advanced fiber optic-based technology

Represented HPS Investment Partners, LLC as lead investor in its recapitalization preferred equity transaction with OneTeam Partners, the leader in commercializing group licensing rights of professional and collegiate athletes*

Represented Centerbridge Partners, LP in connection with its $700 million private debt financing of Sabre Corporation, a publicly listed leading software and technology company that powers the global travel industry*

Assisted Oak Hill Capital Partners in connection with multiple preferred equity financings of its portfolio companies*

Assisted Public Sector Pension Investment Board with multiple private preferred equity investments in Alliant Insurance Services, a provider of property and casualty, workers’ compensation, employee benefits, surety, and financial products and services*

Represented Oaktree Capital Management, a leader among global investment managers specializing in alternative investments, in connection with its private preferred equity investment in Montrose Environmental Group, a leading environmental services company*

Represented Clearlake Capital in connection with multiple privately placed preferred equity financings in support of leverated buyout (LBO) transactions and recapitalizations, including Appriss Retail and symplr*

Assisted Vista Equity Partners in connection with the privately placed preferred equity financing in support of LBO transactions, including EagleView Technologies and MISys*

Represented Blackstone Inc. in connection with its bespoke $820 million preferred equity PIPE investment in NCR Corporation*

Represented Cerberus Capital Management in its bespoke $435 million preferred equity PIPE investment in Avon Products, Inc.*

Equity, IPO, and de-SPAC

Represented Mason Capital Management, LLC in the concurrent US and Canadian secondary offering of ATS Corporation (TSX: ATS) (NYSE: ATS) in accordance with the multijurisdictional disclosure system established between Canada and the US

Represented Savers Value Village Inc., the largest for-profit thrift operator in the US and Canada, and its sponsor, Ares Management Corporation, in their upsized IPO of approximately $461 million*

Represented HireRight, a leading global provider of technology-driven workforce risk management and compliance solutions, in its $422 million IPO*

Represented Freshpet, a manufacturer of natural fresh foods, refrigerated meals, and treats for dogs and cats, in its approximately $164 million IPO*

Represented Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, the exclusive financial advisor and capital markets advisor to Berkshire Grey, Inc., in its business combination with Revolution Acceleration Acquisition Corp, a SPAC*

Represented Credit Suisse Securities (USA), the lead financial advisor and capital markets advisor to BlackSky Holdings, Inc., in its merger with Osprey Technology Acquisition Corp. to take BlackSky public*

Represented NRx Pharmaceuticals, a clinical stage, small molecule pharmaceutical company, in its merger with Big Rock Partners Acquisition Corp., a SPAC*

Represented Quinpario Acquisition Corp. 2 in its business combination with SourceHOV Holdings, Inc. and Novitex Holdings, Inc. to become Exela Technologies, Inc.*

Represented Townsquare Media, an operator of radio stations and digital and social platforms and organizor of live events in small- and mid-sized markets across the US, in its $143 million IPO, led by Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith; and RBC Capital Markets*

Represented Zoës Kitchen, a fast-casual restaurant chain, in its $276 million IPO*

Represented Noodles and Company, a fast-casual restaurant chain that serves classic noodle and pasta dishes from around the world with 345 locations systemwide in 26 states and the District of Columbia, in its $96 million IPO*

Represented Phibro Animal Health Corporation, a diversified global developer, manufacturer, and marketer of a broad range of animal health and mineral nutrition products for use in the production of poultry, swine, cattle, dairy, and aquaculture, in its $177 billion IPO*

Represented Jason, Inc., a group of manufacturing companies that make finishing, seating components, and automotive acoustics products, in its merger with Quinpario Acquisition Corp., a SPAC*

Debt financings

Represented an ad hoc group of convertible noteholders in the successful amendment to Veradigm Inc.’s 2027 convertible notes

Assisted Savers Value Village with the structuring, negotiation, and execution of a $500 million notes offering under Rule 144A and Regulation S*

Represented Carnival Corporation & plc, the largest global cruise company, in its $2.4 billion refinancing*

Represented Grifols S.A., a leading global healthcare company, in connection with its €1.675 billion refinance of existing debt*

Represented Marriott Vacations Worldwide in connection with its $750 million acquisition financing*

Represented ACE Cash Express in connection with the structuring, negotiation, and execution of a $350 million notes offering under Rule 144A and Regulation S*

Assosted Acelity (f/k/a Kinetic Concepts Inc. (KCI)), a global wound care and medical technology company, in connection with multiple financings, including financing Apax Partners’s LBO of KCI, and subsequent refinancings*

*Matter handled prior to joining McDermott Will & Schulte.

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