High Yield Debt Finance

Our high yield debt finance team advises private equity firms and corporate issuers, in addition to underwriters, in connection with Rule 144A / Reg S high yield bond offerings and term loan B financings, offering wide-ranging strategic advice to clients on corporate and leveraged finance transactions and capital restructurings.

Sector Experience

• Health Care
• Waste Management
• Manufacturing
• Telecom, Media & Technology
• Energy / Mining
• Real Estate / Hospitality
• Sports / Entertainment
• FinTech

• Represented a global auto parts manufacturer (a portfolio company of a leading global private equity firm) as issuer in $375 million in senior secured notes offerings and $150 million holdco senior PIK toggle notes offering.
• Represented a leading U.S. debt collection agency (a portfolio company of a leading global private equity firm) as issuer in a $440 million senior secured notes offering. 
• Advised a global payments processing company in the issuance of an aggregate $2.1 billion of senior notes. 
• Advised a global packaging manufacturer in the issuance of an aggregate $1.1 billion of senior notes and an aggregate $800 million of senior secured notes.  
• Advised a global flooring manufacturer in the issuance of an aggregate €600 million of floating rate notes and an aggregate €919 million of senior notes. 
• Advised a global paper and nonwoven materials manufacturer in the issuance of $350 million of senior notes. 
• Advised the sole bookrunner on a €225 million senior secured floating rate note offering by a leading French metal recycling corporation (an HIG portfolio company).
• Advised the issuer on the financing in the acquisition of certain steel manufacturing assets in central and eastern Europe regarding the issuance of a high-yield notes offering of up to €350 million and vendor financing.
• Advised the joint bookrunners on a €250 million senior guaranteed notes refinancing by a leading oil and gas producer with assets in the Middle East.
• Advised a Milan-based financial services company on the strategic acquisition of a credit management services provider valued at approximately €400 million.
• Advised a global diamond producer in a capital restructuring transaction involving first-lien bank facilities and second-lien high-yield notes.
• Advised a UK-based newspaper group on its capital restructuring of its £220 million high-yield notes and asset sales, implemented by a pre-pack administration.
• Advised a leading UK-based support and construction company on its group refinancing and restructuring.
• Advised lead arrangers on a second-lien note issuance by a French creditor insurance and mortgage broker.