John Cobb is a partner in the Capital Markets practice in Weil’s New York office, where his practice focuses on handling leveraged loan and capital markets transactions. He has extensive experience representing banks, investors, and mezzanine funds, as well as issuers, in connection with a broad range of banking and securities transactions, including first and second lien credit facilities, bridge loan facilities, high-yield and investment grade debt offerings, mezzanine financings, IPOs, secondary equity offerings, liability management transactions, and restructurings and reorganizations. Mr. Cobb also has represented both public and private companies in connection with general corporate and securities law matters.
Among the transactions that Mr. Cobb has worked on over the past few years are:
- Represented the lead arrangers in $650 million first and second lien credit facilities for WNA, Inc. (formerly, Waddington North America, Inc.) to finance its acquisition of Par-Pak Ltd.
- Represented the lead arrangers in $1.5 billion term and revolving credit facilities and the initial purchasers in a $350 million high yield senior notes offering for Sequa Corporation.
- Represented the lead arrangers in a $325 million term facility for Genesis Healthcare to finance its acquisition of Sun Healthcare Group.
- Represented the lead arrangers in a $290 million first lien term loan, $30 million first lien revolver and $80 million second lien term loan for Multi Packaging Solutions.
- Represented the lead arrangers in $425 million first and second lien term and revolving facilities for United Central Industrial Supply Company to finance its acquisition of GHX Holdings.
- Represented the lead arrangers in $200 million term and revolving facilities for Van Wagner Communications.
- Represented the lead arrangers in a $375 million first lien credit facility and a $95 million second lien credit facility for Press Ganey Associates.
- Represented the initial purchaser in a $225 million high yield bond offering for The New York Times Company.
- Represented the initial purchasers in a $315 million high yield notes offering for YCC Holdings LLC and Yankee Finance, Inc.
- Represented the lead arrangers in a $220 million senior secured credit facility for Univita Health Inc.
- Represented the lead arrangers in $350 million revolving credit facilities and the underwriters in a $250 million senior notes offering for Centene Corporation.
- Represented the initial purchasers in a $175 million second lien senior secured PIK toggle notes offering for Universal Hospital Services, Inc.
- Represented the initial purchasers in a $400 million senior secured notes offering and the lead arrangers in a $50 million senior secured revolving credit facility for NAI Entertainment Holdings.
- Represented the lead arrangers in $950 million senior secured credit facilities and the initial purchasers in a $825 million high yield bond offering for DineEquity, Inc.
- Represented the initial purchasers in a $525 million high yield bond offering and the lead arranger in a $500 million senior secured revolving credit facility for HealthSouth Corporation.
- Represented the initial purchasers in a $600 million senior secured notes offering for Chicago Parking Meters, LLC.
- Represented the lead arrangers in connection with exit financing consisting of a $450 million senior secured credit facility in the Chapter 11 proceedings of Spansion Inc.
Mr. Cobb is ranked as a leading lawyer in bank lending by IFLR1000 and is consistently recognized by Best Lawyers in America.