Banking & Finance
Notable Representations, Key Contacts
- Leveraged acquisition and recapitalization transactions
- Investment grade lending and acquisition finance
- Syndicated lending
- Cash flow lending
- Asset-based lending
- Loan restructurings
- Debtor-in-possession financings
- Exit financings
We work in tandem with lawyers from our global M&A and Private Equity practices to advise clients on all facets of acquisition and other event-driven financings. We also work closely with our preeminent bankruptcy & restructuring practice on debt restructurings and debtor-in-possession and exit financings, as well as to analyze insolvency and collateral risks on new money transactions.
Private Equity Finance
Institutional Finance
Leveraged Finance
Weil's leveraged finance team routinely represents lenders, underwriters, issuers and borrowers on their most sophisticated, complex leveraged loans and high yield bond offerings.
Investment Grade Finance
In particular, we frequently utilize the combined strength of our New York and London platforms to advise corporate borrowers and financial institutions on cross-border transactions.
Selected Representations
Advent International/Nuplex Industries
Amazon
AMC Entertainment
- AMC Entertainment Inc. (a subsidiary of Dalian Wanda Group Co. (China)) in $860 million incremental and bridge facilities to finance in part its $1.1 billion acquisition of Carmike Cinemas, Inc. which will, when consummated, create the largest chain of movie theatres in the United States and the world.
- AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc. (a subsidiary of Dalian Wanda Group Co. (China)) in $1.3 billion incremental and bridge facilities to finance in part its approximately £921 million ($1.2 billion) acquisition of Odeon & UCI Cinemas Group Limited (United Kingdom), the owner and operator of multiplex cinemas in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Italy, Germany, Austria, Portugal and Spain.
- AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc. (a subsidiary of Dalian Wanda Group Co. (China)) in an amendment and restatement of its senior secured term facility to incrementally increase commitments by $500 million to finance in part its approximately £921 million acquisition of Odeon & UCI Cinemas Group Limited (United Kingdom), and its $1.2 billion acquisition of Carmike Cinemas, Inc.
- AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc. (a subsidiary of Dalian Wanda Group Co. (China)) in $675 million incremental term loan and $325 million bridge facility commitments to provide financing related to its $950 million acquisition of Nordic Cinema Group Holding AB (Sweden).
Becton, Dickinson and Company
- Citi, as sole lead arranger and sole lead bookrunner in a $15.7 billion committed bridge facility, and as lead arranger and bookrunner in $4.5 billion term and revolving working capital facilities, for Becton, Dickinson and Company (BD), a medical technology company, to support BD's $24 billion acquisition of C. R. Bard Inc., a medical equipment maker specializing in the manufacture of vascular, urology, oncology, and surgical specialty products.
- Goldman Sachs in the fully committed $9.1 billion bridge facility for Becton, Dickinson and Company, to finance its $12.2 billion acquisition of CareFusion Corporation, a manufacturer of automated medication dispensing units and infusion products.
Black Knight Financial Services
Chesapeake Services Limited
Centerbridge Partners/KIK Custom Products
Centerbridge Partners/Senvion
Coherent
Conagra Brands
CVC Capital Partners/Linxens France
Dominion Resources
Focus Financial Partners
Focus Financial Partners, LLC (at the time, a portfolio company of Centerbridge Partners, Summit Partners and Polaris Partners), a partnership of independent wealth management firms and advisors, in $1.2 billion senior secured facilities to finance its approximately $2 billion pending acquisition by an investor group led by Stone Point Capital and KKR.
General Electric Company
- General Electric Company in its $19.8 billion unsecured term and revolving credit facilities to refinance existing indebtedness.
- General Electric Company in a $3 billion revolving facility for Baker Hughes, a GE company, LLC.
- General Electric Company in financing matters related to its strategic plan to sell most of GE Capital’s assets.
Great Plains Energy
H&R Block
Harris Corporation
HNA Group/Hilton
HNA Group Co. Ltd. (China), a conglomerate focused on airport and travel services, transportation and logistics, in a senior secured term facility to finance in part its $6.5 billion acquisition of a 25% stake in Hilton Inc., Park Hotels & Resorts Inc. and Hilton Grand Vacations Inc. (collectively, f/k/a Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc.) from affiliates of The Blackstone Group.
JAB Holding Company/Keurig Green Mountain
Lam Research
Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation
Microsoft
OMERS Private Equity/The Kenan Advantage Group
Panera Bread Company
Securitas Direct Verisure Group
The Estée Lauder Companies
Tyson Foods
- Morgan Stanley in $4.5 billion committed bridge and $1.8 billion term acquisition-related facilities and a $1.5 billion revolving facility for Tyson Foods, Inc., a producer and distributor of chicken, beef, pork, prepared foods and related products, to finance, respectively, its pending $4.2 billion merger with AdvancePierre Foods Holdings, Inc., a producer and distributor of ready-to-eat sandwiches, sandwich components and other entrées and snacks, and its general corporate purposes.
- Morgan Stanley and J.P. Morgan in the fully committed bridge facility for Tyson Foods, Inc., to finance its $8.55 billion acquisition of The Hillshire Brands Company, a leader in branded, convenient foods.
WPX Energy
XL Group
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Law360 2018
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IFLR1000 2018
The [Banking & Finance] team is excellent…our go-to shop for legal support.”
Chambers USA 2018
[Weil’s] ‘user-friendly’ team has a ‘great grasp on market trends,’ both from a sponsor and lender perspective."
Chambers UK 2018
Won Global Finance Deal of the Year – Acquisition Finance
2017 AmLaw Global Legal Awards
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Awards and Recognition
- Weil Named a “Leading” Firm for Banking & Finance: Nationwide Award Brief — Chambers USA 2018
- Weil Named a “Leading” Firm for Banking & Finance: Lenders and Sponsors: London Award Brief — Chambers UK 2018
- Weil Named a “Leading” Firm for Banking and Finance Award Brief — IFLR1000 2019
- Weil Named Banking “Practice Group of the Year” Award Brief — Law360 2018
Firm News & Announcements
- Weil Advises Nexeo Solutions in its $640M Sale of Nexeo Solutions Plastics Firm Announcement — February 14, 2019
- Weil Advised Aterian Investment Partners and Vander-Bend Manufacturing in Vander-Bend’s Acquisition of J.L. Haley Enterprises Deal Brief — February 01, 2019
- Weil Named 2018 Banking Practice Group of the Year Firm Announcement — Law360 — January 30, 2019
- Weil Wins Four 2018 Law360 Practice Group of the Year Awards Firm Announcement — February 19, 2019
- Weil Advised Aterian Investment Partners in its Acquisition of Xpress Global Systems Deal Brief — December 26, 2018
Latest Thinking
- Leveraged Lending Market Update: 2018 Year in Review and 2019 Outlook Alert — Banking & Finance — By Andrew J. Colao, Jacqueline Oveissi and Anna McEwen — PDF — February 01, 2019
- GILTI as (Dis)charged: Modifications and discharges of debt issued by CFCs can cause income inclusions for US shareholders under Tax Reform Alert — Banking & Finance — By Eric D. Remijan, Andrew J. Yoon, David I. Bower and Mark Schwed — PDF — March 12, 2018