Morgan Stanley Leads Debt Financing to Support E.W. Scripps’ Buy of ION Media

Morgan Stanley Senior Funding led debt financing to support the close of E.W. Scripps Company’s acquisition of ION Media Networks. In addition, BofA Securities, Truist Securities, J.P. Morgan and Wells Fargo acted as joint book runners on the debt financing.

January 8, 2021 Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld | BakerHostetler | Berkshire Hathaway | Black Diamond | BofA Securities | Brooks Pierce | Christopher W. Parker | Cooley | debt financing | Dickinson Wright | E.W. Scripps Company | Ernst & Young Capital Advisors | Evercore | ION Media Networks | J.P. Morgan and Wells Fargo | Kirkland & Ellis | Lisa Knutson | Methuselah Advisors | Morgan Stanley | Morgan Stanley Senior Funding | Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom | Thacher & Bartlett | Truist Securities Phil Neuffer

Owl Rock Capital Group and Dyal Capital Partners Execute Business Combination Agreement

Owl Rock Capital Group and the Dyal Capital Partners division of Neuberger Berman Group entered into a definitive business combination agreement with Altimar Acquisition Corporation to form Blue Owl Capital, an alternative asset management firm with more than $45 billion in assets under management.

December 28, 2020 Alan Kirshenbaum | alternative asset management | Altimar Acquisition Corporation | Ardea Partners | Blue Owl Capital | BofA Securities | CH Investment Partners | Citigroup | Craig Packer | Direct Lending | Doug Ostrover | Dyal Capital Partners | Evercore Group | Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson | George Walker | Goldman Sachs | HPS Investment Partners | ICONIQ Capital | J.P. Morgan Securities | Kirkland & Ellis | Koch Companies Defined Benefit Master Trust | Liberty Mutual Investments | Marc Lipschultz | Michael Rees | Neuberger Berman Group | Owl Rock Capital Group | Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison | Perella Weinberg Partners | Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom | the Federated Hermes Kaufmann Funds | UBS Phil Neuffer

Citigroup, BofA, PNC, Wells and U.S. Bank Arrange $200MM Term Loan for TravelCenters of America

Citigroup Global Markets, BofA Securities, PNC Capital Markets, U.S. Bank and Wells Fargo Securities served as joint lead arrangers for a $200 million term loan for TravelCenters of America.

December 15, 2020 BofA Securities | Citigroup Global Markets | Jonathan M. Pertchik | PNC Capital Markets | TravelCenters of America | U.S. Bank National Association | Wells Fargo Securities Phil Neuffer

BofA, JPMorgan and Wells Fargo Arrange Maturity Extension of $1B Revolver for Ryerson

BofA Securities, JPMorgan Chase Bank and Wells Fargo Bank acted as joint lead arrangers and joint bookrunners on the maturity extension of a $1 billion revolving credit facility for Ryseron Holding Corporation, a processor and distributor of industrial metals.

November 10, 2020 BofA Securities | Eddie Lehnner | JPMorgan Chase Bank | Molly Kannan | Ryerson Holding Corporation | Wells Fargo Bank Ellie Delany

Citigroup, U.S. Bank, Barclays, BofA, UBS Supply $250MM Term Loan to APi

Citigroup Global Markets, U.S. Bank, Barclays, Bank of America Securities and UBS Securities acted as joint lead arrangers and bookrunners for a new $250 million term loan facility for APi Group.

October 23, 2020 APi Group Corporation | Barclays | BofA Securities | Citigroup Global Markets | Russ Becker | U.S. Bank National Association | UBS Securities Ellie Delany

Goldman Sachs BDC Closes Merger with Goldman Sachs Middle Market Lending

Goldman Sachs BDC completed its merger with Goldman Sachs Middle Market Lending. BofA Securities and Dechert served as financial and legal advisors to Goldman Sachs BDC, while Morgan Stanley and Eversheds Sutherland served as the financial and legal advisors to Goldman Sachs Middle Market Lending.

October 13, 2020 BofA Securities | Brendan McGovern | Dechert | Eversheds Sutherland | Goldman Sachs BDC | Goldman Sachs Middle Market Lending Corp | Morgan Stanley & Co. Ellie Delany

BofA, PNC, Truist & Wells Upsize Quanta Services Facility to $2.5B

Quanta Services amended its credit agreement to increase the aggregate revolving commitments of the lenders from $2.135 billion to $2.510 billion. BofA Securities, PNC Capital Markets, Truist Securities and Wells Fargo Bank acted as arrangers for the amendment.

September 23, 2020 BofA Securities | Derrick Jensen | Duke Austin | Inc. | PNC Capital Markets LLC | Quanta Services | Truist Securities | Wells Fargo Bank Ellie Delany

BofA Agents $1.5MM Unsecured Revolver for Reliance Steel & Aluminum

Bank of America is serving as administrative agent for a amended and restated $1.5 billion five-year unsecured revolving credit facility for Reliance Steel & Aluminum. The amended and restated facility will replace Reliance’s existing agreement.

September 8, 2020 Bank of America | BofA Securities | Jim Hoffman | JPMorgan Chase Bank | Reliance Steel & Aluminum | Wells Fargo Bank | Wells Fargo Securities Phil Neuffer

Bank of America Supports WillScot, Mobile Mini Merger with $2.4B Revolver

According to an 8K filed with the SEC, Bank of America served as administrative and collateral agent on a $2.4 billion asset-based revolving credit facility in connection with the merger of WillScot and Mobile Mini.

July 2, 2020 Allen & Overy | Bank of America | Barclays Capital | BofA Securities | Brad Soultz | Davis Polk & Wardwell | Deutsche Bank Securities | Goldman Sachs | J.P. Morgan Securities | Kelly Williams | Mobile Mini | Morgan Stanley | Rothschild & Co | Stifel Nicolaus & C | WillScot | WillScot Mobile Mini Phil Neuffer

Bank of America Agents $245MM Upsize to Vivint Solar Revolving Warehouse Facility

Vivint Solar closed two debt transactions totaling $545 million in incremental lender commitments, including a $245 million upsize to its revolving warehouse facility. According to an 8K, Bank of America is serving as administrative agent and collateral agent for the warehouse facility.

June 3, 2020 Bank of America | BofA Securities | Brookfield Asset Management | Hadley Peer Marshall | Thomas Plagemann | Vivint Solar Phil Neuffer