Caitlin advises private equity sponsors and their portfolio companies, other public and private borrowers, agents, lenders and underwriters in commercial lending, direct lending and other financial transactions, including on complex acquisition and leveraged financings and sustainable finance matters. Caitlin’s experience includes syndicated loans, high-yield and investment grade bond offerings, direct lending, reserve-based facilities, asset-based facilities, distressed debt and mezzanine facilities.
Momentum Midstream in connection with its leveraged acquisition of Midcoast Energy’s East Texas operations
Aligned Data Centers in connection with acquisition and capex financing for its acquisition of LatAm datacenter provider ODATA
RLH Equity Partners in connection with financing for its acquisition of a controlling stake in Astound Commerce, an information technology company
The Blackstone Group in its leveraged buyout for the acquisition of Sabre Industries, Inc., an electrical equipment company from the Jordan Company
The Blackstone Group in its leveraged buyout of a majority investment in Geosyntec Consultants, Inc., an environmental engineering and design consulting firm
Blackstone Infrastructure Partners in the leveraged financing and complex acquisition financing involved in its $3.3 billion acquisition of a controlling interest in Tallgrass Energy, a midstream energy infrastructure company and subsequently, together with affiliates of Enagas, GIC, NPS and USS, the acquisition of all outstanding publicly-held shares
Goldman Sachs-led arranger group in connection with $1.565 billion of underwritten financing consisting of secured and unsecured high yield bonds, a term loan B and revolving credit facility, for Cablevision Lightpath LLC, a subsidiary of Altice USA in connection with Altice’s sale of a 49.99% stake in Cablevision Lightpath LLC to Morgan Stanley Infrastructure Partners
Tinicum L.P. in its leveraged acquisition of a controlling interest in Watlow Electric Manufacturing Company
TPG Growth and The Rise Fund in connection with their leveraged buyout of CLEAResult, a provider of energy efficiency solutions for utility companies
TPG Pace Energy Holdings Corp. in connection with financing its acquisition of oil and gas assets within EnerVest’s South Texas Division for approximately $2.66 billion in cash and stock
DigitalBridge in connection with its acquisition of a controlling stake in Vertical Bridge, the largest private owner and operator of wireless communications infrastructure in the U.S.
Breakwall Capital Management LLC in a $250 million senior secured, multi-draw term loan to a privately sponsored upstream oil and gas company
Sunoco LP and its subsidiaries in a $1.5 billion revolving credit facility and the assumption of outstanding indebtedness of NuStar Energy L.P. and certain of its subsidiaries immediately upon the acquisition of NuStar by Sunoco
Sixth Street Partners as a direct lender in various lending transactions, including in a $400 million secured term loan to Northern Oil and Gas, Inc., an upstream oil and gas company
CSG Investments, Inc., an affiliate of Beal Bank in $200 million of term loan financing to subsidiaries of Kosmos Energy LTD. that own Kosmos’ Gulf of Mexico Assets
Biodiesel company in connection with up to $50 million of term loan financing
Recycling and waste management company in connection with a $45 million bridge loan financing
Various midstream companies in connection with the incurrence, maintenance and renewal of their term loan B and revolving credit facilities
Various upstream oil and gas companies and commercial banks in connection with the incurrence, maintenance and renewal of reserve based lending facilities
Taco Bueno Restaurants in connection with its prepetition debt sale transaction and subsequent DIP financing
Jonah Energy in connection with its out-of-court restructuring, which including entry into an amended and restated credit facility with an initial borrowing base of $750 million
Goldman Sachs as first lien lender to Fieldwood Energy LLC, including through Fieldwood Energy LLC’s Chapter 11 process
Cloud Peak Energy in the sale of substantially all their operating assets to an affiliate of the Navajo Nation as part of its chapter 11 cases involving approximately $350 million in funded debt and over $750 million in total liabilities
Kinetik Holdings LP in connection with its $1 billion offering of senior sustainability-linked notes
HighPeak Energy, Inc. in connection with its private placement of $225 million of senior unsecured notes due 2024
Magnolia Oil & Gas Operating LLC in a $400 million unsecured notes offering
Targa Resources Corp. in connection with their offerings of $750 million of 4.200% senior notes due 2033, $750 million of 4.950% senior notes due 2053, $750 million of 5.200% senior notes due 2027, $500 million of 6.250% senior notes due 2052, $900 million of 6.125% senior notes due 2033 and $850 million of 6.500% senior notes due 2053
Oasis Petroleum in connection with a $400 million offering of senior unsecured notes to finance its acquisition of select Williston Basin assets from QEP Energy Company
Underwriters to CONSOL Mining Corporation in a $300 million secured notes offering
Underwriters to Basic Energy Services, Inc. in a $300 million secured notes offering
Underwriters to Summit Midstream Partners LP in an offering of $700 million senior secured second lien notes
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