James Markus

• A $1.05 billion cross-border, secured asset-based revolving credit facility to an international distributor of pipe valves and fittings
• A $400 million syndicated cross-border, secured asset-based revolving credit facility and term loan
• A $2.035 billion secured term loan to Sunoco L.P.
• A $1.5 billion secured revolving credit facility to Sunoco L.P.

Asset-Based Lending

• Administrative agent in a $375 million U.S./Canadian/U.K./Singapore cross-border, multi-currency syndicated credit facility to an integrated manufacturer and distributor of oil field tubular products
• A $300 million U.S/Canadian/German/Swiss/U.K. cross-border, multi-currency syndicated credit facility to a fragrance company
• A $200 million amended and restated revolving credit facility, with U.S. and German tranches, to Neenah Paper, Inc.
• Conversion of a $300 million cash flow revolving credit loan into a $250 million asset-based credit facility to an oilfield services holding company and its 24 subsidiaries
• Administrative agent in a $150 million cross-border revolving credit facility to a global pipeline contractor and its numerous U.S. and Canadian subsidiaries
• A $50 million exit financing enabling a manufacturer of geosynthetic lining products to consummate its plan of reorganization and emerge from bankruptcy

Syndicated Finance

• A privately held oil and gas exploration and production company in a $500 million reserve-based first lien revolving credit facility and a $125 million second lien term loan
• Administrative agent in a $200 million asset-based revolving credit facility for a concrete producer
• A provider of hospice services in a $160 million syndicated revolving credit facility and term loan B in connection with a successful tender offer for a public company
• Administrative agent in a $150 million revolving credit facility to a refining company
• A rental company specializing in drill pipes and related drilling tools in a $120 million senior revolving credit facility and term loan in connection with the acquisition of related companies providing rental services and equipment

Mezzanine Finance

• Private equity firm in connection with a second lien term loan to a pharmaceutical company
• Private equity firms in connection with a second lien term loan to an operator of hospice centers
• Private equity firm in a $135 second lien term loan which, together with a $305 million first lien credit facility, enabled the acquisition of a global market research company
• Private equity firm in connection with a second lien term loan to enable an acquisition
• Private equity firm in a mezzanine financing as part of the $120 million acquisition of a wire and wireless connectivity products manufacturer

Acquisition & Leveraged Finance

• Administrative agent in a $275 million asset-based revolving credit facility to a janitorial supply distributor
• An initial $75 million revolving credit facility and term loan for an acquisition, followed by a $195 million syndicated revolving credit and term loan to make additional acquisitions
• A private equity sponsor in a $90 million unitranche revolving credit and term loan facility to finance the acquisition of a practice development and supply chain solutions provider for independent optometrists and dentists in the United States and Canada
• Administrative agent in a $120 million revolving credit facility to a distributor of insulation products
• Administrative agent in a $120 million asset-based revolving credit facility in connection with the acquisition of an importer and distributor of pipe used in the energy and construction sectors

Restructuring & Reorganization

• Administrative agent in the workout of a $400 million secured reserve-based revolving credit facility to Emerald Oil, Inc. and its subsequent chapter 11 bankruptcy
• Workout of $150 million of guaranteed loans to Provident Royalties, resulting in acquisition of the collateral through a bankruptcy sale
• An agent in the workout of a $75 million syndicated credit facility to an appliance manufacturer
• Lender in an out-of-court restructuring of $59 million of winery and vineyard loans to an affiliated group of companies
• Workout and restructuring of a $97.5 million second lien term loan
• An exit financing consisting of $150 million revolving credit and term loan facility, and $55 million of senior secured notes
• An agent in the workout of a $75 million syndicated asset-based credit facility to a trucking company