Gabriel F. Gregson

Gabriel represents clients in sophisticated financing transactions across a variety of industries, including technology, telecommunications, real estate, industrials, healthcare, apparel and consumer products.

Gabriel has been recognized as a leading lawyer for Banking & Finance in California by Chambers USA since 2012, where clients note he is “one of the smartest lawyers we have ever worked with” and “draw[s] particular praise for work on private equity funds and acquisition financing.” He is also recognized as a “Notable Practitioner” for Banking in the U.S. by IFLR1000.

Notable Recent Experience:

• Alibaba Group Holding in connection with the financing for its acquisition of the Brand Protection Solutions business of the Eastman Kodak Company.
• Arrowhead Engineered Products, Inc. (a portfolio company of Genstar Capital) in:
  • its acquisition of Bihr.
  • its acquisition of Red Hawk, LLC.
  • its acquisition of Western Power Sports, LLC.
• athenahealth, Inc. in connection with finance matters relating to its sale to an affiliate of Veritas Capital and Evergreen Coast Capital for approximately $5.7 billion.
• Bazaarvoice, Inc. (a portfolio company of Marlin Equity Partners) in a senior secured incremental facility.
• Blackbird Purchaser, Inc., a portfolio company of Genstar Capital, in:
• a $1.01 billion unitranche credit facility.
• a $30 million second lien incremental term loan facility.
• Boyd Corporation (at the time a portfolio company of Genstar Capital) in:
  • its acquisition of Action Fabricators, Inc. and in its related $210 million first lien incremental term facility to finance its acquisition.
  • its acquisition of Aavid Thermalloy and in its related $1.1 billion first and second lien facilities to refinance existing debt and to finance its acquisition of Aavid Thermalloy.
• Brook + Whittle Limited (a portfolio company of Genstar Capital) in first and second lien incremental senior term facilities to finance its acquisition of the Custom Labels Group business segment of Cenveo Worldwide Limited.
• Central Security Group, Inc. in a first lien incremental term facility to repay outstanding amounts under its existing revolving credit facility.
• Chevron U.S.A. Inc. in its joint venture with Mercuria Energy Trading Inc. to acquire and operate American Natural Gas LLC.
• Chewy Inc. in connection with financing matters related to its sale to PetSmart.
• CL Holdings, LLC (a portfolio company of J.C. Flowers) in an incremental second lien term facility to finance the acquisition of Canastream Holdings Ltd.
• Clarience Technologies, LLC (a portfolio company of Genstar Capital) in its acquisition of Pressure Systems International, LLC and the assets of Truck System Technologies, Inc.
• CMC Capital Partners II, L.P. in connection with a subscription line credit facility from Silicon Valley Bank.Core-Mark Holding Company, Inc. in:
  • its $2.5 billion sale to Performance Food Group.
  • a $750 million amended and extended senior secured revolving multicurrency facility.
  • an amended and upsized revolving multicurrency facility.
  • an amended and upsized revolving multicurrency facility to be used, in part, to finance its acquisition of the assets of Pine State Convenience.
• DCP Capital Partners, L.P. in connection with an increase in the commitments of their credit facility.
• DCP Management in:
  • a secured subscription facility for DCP Capital Partners, L.P.
  • a senior secured revolving subscription facility for DCP Capital Partners II, L.P.
• Dynamo Software Inc., a portfolio company of Francisco Partners, in:
  • respect to the incurrence of an incremental term loan facility, to fund, in part, the acquisition of Digiterre Communica Limited.
  • equity and subordinated note financing of its acquisition of Preqin Solutions Limited.
  • its acquisition of Q-Biz Solutions, LLC and in the related incremental senior secured facilities to finance its acquisition.
• ECM Industries, LLC (a portfolio company of Genstar Capital Partners) in its sale to Sentinel Capital Partners and in a senior secured ABL facility to finance acquisitions and for other corporate purposes. 
• ECM Industries and its US subsidiaries in a $25 million ABL facility provided by JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.
• EPIC Insurance Brokers and Consultants, a portfolio company of Oak Hill Capital Partners, in:
• Fogo de Chão Churrascaria (Holdings), LLC (a publicly traded company backed by Thomas H. Lee Partners) in its $560 million take-private sale to Rhône Capital.
• Francisco Partners in its acquisition of Dynamo Software Ltd. and certain other subsidiaries and assets of Dynamo Group. Ltd.
• Front Yard Residential Corporation in its $2.5 billion take-private by a partnership formed by Pretium Partners and Ares Management.
• General Electric in financing matters related to the $3.4 billion sale of its water and process technologies business to CDPQ and Suez.
• Genstar Capital in:
  • its senior secured term loan and revolving facility to finance acquisition of Swordfish Intermediate Holdings, Inc.
  • a revolving capital commitment facility for certain of its investment professionals provided by First Republic Bank in connection with Genstar’s ninth fund, Genstar Capital Partners IX, L.P. and its related fund entities. 
  • together with TA Associates, the acquisition of Orion Advisor Solutions and the simultaneous acquisition of Brinker Capital, and the related $1.1 billion first and second lien facilities to finance their acquisitions.
  • its acquisition of Ohio Transmission Corporation and the related first and second lien term and revolving facilities to finance its acquisition.
  • its acquisition of Truck-Lite Company LLC and the related senior secured term and revolving credit facilities to finance its acquisition.
  • first and second lien facilities to finance its acquisition of Power Products LLC.
  • first and second lien senior secured facilities to finance its acquisition of Infinite RF Holdings, Inc.
  • first and second lien credit facilities to finance its acquisition of Boyd Corporation.
  • first and second lien credit facilities and investment in preferred equity to finance its acquisition of Brook & Whittle Ltd. (B&W) and to refinance existing B&W indebtedness.
  • an incremental first lien credit facility to partially finance the purchase of Integra Optics, Inc.
  • financing matters related to its sale of Tecomet to Charlesbank Capital Partners.
  • its acquisition of Abracon LLC and the related senior secured term loan and revolving credit facilities to finance its acquisition.
  • its acquisition of Arrowhead Engineered Products, Inc.
  • its acquisition of Marcone Appliance Parts Center, Inc.
  • the sale of Infinite Electronics, Inc.
  • the sale of Pretium Packaging, LLC.
  • the sale of Boyd Corporation.
  • the $910 million sale of Power Products’ Global Marine and Mobile Business.
  • the sale of ECM Industries.
  • its sale of Tecomet Inc.
• Getty Images, Inc. in:
  • its approximately $4.8 billion business combination with CC Neuberger Principal Holdings II, a SPAC formed by a partnership of CC Capital and Neuberger Berman.
  • $1.04 billion term, €450 million term and $80 million revolving facilities to refinance existing indebtedness.
• The Gores Group in its sale of Elo Touch Solutions, Inc.
• Gores Guggenheim, Inc., a SPAC sponsored by affiliates of The Gores Group and Guggenheim Capital, in its $20 billion business combination with Polestar Performance AB.
• Gores Holdings (a special purpose acquisition company sponsored by an affiliate of The Gores Group), in its $725 million acquisition of Hostess Brands LLC, which values the company at approximately $2.3 billion.
• Gores Holdings III, Inc. in connection with its $1.55 billion business combination with Pacific Architects and Engineers, Inc. (PAE) (a portfolio company of Platinum Equity) and the related financing matters related to its agreement and plan of merger.
• Gores Holdings IV, Inc., a SPAC sponsored by an affiliate of The Gores Group, in its $16.1 billion business combination with United Wholesale Mortgage, LLC (UWM).
• Gores Holdings V, Inc., a SPAC sponsored by The Gores Group, in its $8.5 billion business combination with Ardagh Metal Packaging S.A.
• Gores Holdings VI, Inc., a SPAC sponsored by The Gores Group, in its $2.9 billion business combination with Matterport, Inc.
• Gores Holdings VIII, Inc., a SPAC sponsored by The Gores Group, in its pending approximately $1.6 billion business combination with Footprint International Holdco, Inc.
• Gores Metropoulos II, Inc., a SPAC sponsored by Gores Metropoulos Sponsor II LLC (an affiliate of The Gores Group and Dean Metropoulos), in its $1.925 billion business combination with Sonder Holdings.
• Gores Metropoulos, Inc., a SPAC sponsored by affiliates of The Gores Group and Metropoulos & Co., in its $3.4 billion merger with Luminar Technologies, Inc.
• Grand Design Recreational Vehicle Company (a portfolio company of Summit Partners) in its $500 million sale to Winnebago Industries, Inc.
• Hellman & Friedman in connection with the issuance of approximately $273 million of convertible preferred stock by its portfolio company, Associated Materials Group, Inc.
• Infinite Electronics, Inc. (a portfolio company of Genstar Capital) in:
  • a first lien incremental term facility to finance its acquisition of Integra Optics, Inc.
  • the refinancing of its existing first lien credit facility, existing revolving credit facility and existing second lien credit facility, the issuance of a first lien incremental term loan facility and a second lien incremental term loan facility, and an increase to Infinite’s existing revolving credit facility to fund a dividend recapitalization.
  • financing matters related to its acquisition of the microwave telecoms business from Smiths Group plc.
  • first lien incremental term loan facility to finance Infinite’s acquisition of Integrated Network Cable, Inc.
  • its acquisition of Smiths Interconnect’s Microwave Telecoms business.
  • the sale of its Kaelus Brands subsidiary.
• Iron Mountain Incorporated in its $1 billion offering of senior unsecured 144A / Reg S notes.
• J.C. Flowers in:
  • a second lien incremental term facility to finance its acquisition of Jefferson Capital Systems, LLC.
  • its acquisition of TRICOR, LLC.
• Jefferson Capital Systems, LLC in:
  • a $600 million senior secured revolving facility.
  • connection with amendments to their first and second lien credit facilities, increasing the aggregate commitment of the first lien credit facility by $75 million.
  • connection with an amendment to their first lien credit facility, increasing the aggregate commitment of the first lien credit facility by $50 million.
  • CL Holdings’ acquisition of Canastream Holdings Ltd. and in the related connection with a term loan from THL Corporate Finance, Inc. and UBS to fund CL Holdings’ acquisition.
• Marcone Appliance Parts Center, Inc. (a portfolio company of Genstar Capital) in its acquisition of Munch's Supply.
• Marlin Equity Partners in senior secured facilities to finance its acquisitions of TaxSlayer LLC and SmartLinx Solutions, LLC.
• Marlin Equity Partners in secured facilities to finance its acquisition of Exegy, Inc. and Vela Trading Systems LLC and their merger into Exegy Inc.
• Ministry Brands, LLC (a portfolio company of Insight Venture Partners and Genstar Capital Management) through its subsidiary, Community Brands Holdings in its acquisition of Abila, Inc.
• NEOGEN Corporation in its $5.3 billion combination with the Food Safety business of 3M, in a Reverse Morris Trust transaction that implied an enterprise value of the combined company of $9.3 billion and the related $800 million senior secured term and revolving facilities to finance in part its combination.
• Oak Hill Capital Partners in its acquisition of EPIC Insurance Brokers & Consultants and in the related first lien term and revolving facilities and a second lien notes purchase agreement to finance its acquisition of EPIC Insurance Brokers & Consultants.
• Oak Hill Capital and its portfolio company Galway Insurance Holdings, a holding company for EPIC Insurance Brokers and Consultants, and JenCap Holdings LLC in, together with The Carlyle Group, the sale of a majority stake in Galway to Harvest Partners, with Oak Hill and Carlyle reinvesting in Galway.
• OHCP Silver Surfer Holdings Corp., Edgewood Partners Holdings LLC and certain affiliated companies in connection with a $105 million preferred equity issuance by OHCP, a $150 million incremental term loan under EPIC’s first lien credit facility and a $35 million incremental term loan under EPIC’s second lien credit facility. 
• Orion Advisor Solutions (a portfolio company of Genstar Capital and TA Associates) in first and second lien senior secured term facilities and simultaneous issuance of preferred shares to finance its acquisition of Redtail Technology, Inc.
• Pasternack Enterprises, Inc. (a subsidiary of Infinite RF Holdings, Inc. and a portfolio company of Genstar Capital) in first and second lien incremental facilities to finance its acquisition of L-com, Inc.
• Paycor, Inc. in its sale to Apax Partners.
• Power Products, LLC (a portfolio company of Genstar Capital) in a first lien incremental term facility to finance its acquisition of King Technology of Missouri, LLC.
• Pretium Packaging, LLC (a portfolio company of Genstar Capital) in:
  • the refinancing of its existing first lien credit facility, existing revolving credit facility and existing second lien credit facility, the issuance of a first lien incremental term loan facility and a second lien incremental term loan facility and an increase to Infinite’s existing revolving credit facility to fund a dividend recapitalization.
  • $451 million first and second lien term and revolving facilities to refinance and upsize existing indebtedness and in a $15 million issuance of preferred stock.
  • financing matters related to its acquisition of the microwave telecoms business from Smiths Group plc.
  • first lien incremental term loan facility to finance Infinite’s acquisition of Integrated Network Cable, Inc.
  • an incremental first lien term loan facility and an incremental second lien term loan facility to fund, in part, the acquisition of Olcott Plastics.
  • incremental first and second lien term facilities to finance its acquisition of Starplex Scientific Inc.
• Primoris Services Corporation (PSC), as a lender, in an amendment to provide a secured incremental term facility to finance, in part, PSC's approximately $100 million acquisition of Willbros Group, Inc. and to address financing-related matters with respect to both parties' existing credit facilities.
• Redbox Entertainment Inc. in its pending sale to Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment, Inc. and the related $50 million incremental senior secured revolving credit facility to finance working capital needs in support of a sale transaction.
• Silver Lake Sumeru in its sale of Velocity Technology Solutions, Inc.
• SiriusXM in its acquisitions of Cloud Cover Music and Team Coco.
• Slickdeals, Inc. in an amendment and restatement of existing secured promissory note and related intercreditor matters.
• SoftBank Vision Fund as lead investor in a $200 million investment round in C2FO.
• Sumeru Equity Partners in:
• Thomas H. Lee Partners (THL) in connection with financing matters related to Rhône’s $560 million acquisition of Fogo de Chão, Inc.
• Trive Capital in its acquisition of Picture Head Holdings, LLC and subsidiaries and in the related term and revolving facilities to finance its acquisition.
• Tweddle Group, Inc. (a portfolio company of The Gores Group) in its:
  • court restructuring which involved a debt-for-equity exchange, warrant issuance and replacement of Tweddle’s senior secured term loan facility.
  • senior secured term facility to, in part, refinance existing indebtedness.
  • negotiation of an asset-based revolving loan facility from Bank of America, N.A., along with certain of Tweddle’s affiliates.
• UBS, as joint lead arranger, in first and second lien term and revolving facilities for MWI Holdings (MW Industries) (a portfolio company of Genstar Capital Management), to refinance existing indebtedness.
• US Farathane Corporation (a portfolio company of The Gores Group) in:
  • an incremental amendment to its senior secured term facility.
  • an incremental term loan facility to finance its acquisition of Tepso Plastics Mex, SA de CV and its affiliates, a manufacturer of plastic injection molding for the automotive industry with a focus on interior and exterior trim products.
• Valence Surface Technologies, Inc. (a portfolio company of Trive Capital) in its acquisition of Triumph Processing, Inc.
• Varex Imaging Corporation in connection with financing matters related to its $276 million acquisition of the Medical Imaging business of PerkinElmer, Inc.
• Velocity Technology Solutions, Inc. (a portfolio company of Silver Lake Sumeru) in senior secured facilities to finance its acquisition of Mercury Technology Group, Inc. and to refinance certain of its own and of Mercury Technology's existing indebtedness.
• XenoPort Inc. in financing matters related to its acquisition by Arbor Pharmaceuticals.