M360 Advisors Closes $100MM Offering of Senior Unsecured Notes Due 2023

U.S.-based investment management company M360 Advisors closed a private placement of $100 million aggregate principal amount of 6.75% senior unsecured notes due 2023. Piper Sandler acted as placement agent for this offering.

November 9, 2020 Alston & Bird. Morrison & Foerster | Credit Suisse | Dan Vetter | Evan Gentry | M360 Advisors | Piper Sandler Ellie Delany

Credit Suisse Provides Debt Financing for Francisco Partners’ Acquisition of Forcepoint 

Credit Suisse provided debt financing for investment firm Francisco Partners in its acquisition of Forcepoint, a cybersecurity solutions provider, from Raytheon Technologies.

October 27, 2020 Andrew Kowal | Brian Decker | Credit Suisse | Evan Daar | Forcepoint | Francisco Partners | Matt Moynahan | Raytheon Technologies Phil Neuffer

Credit Suisse and Others Provide Debt Financing for symplr to Acquire TractManager

Credit Suisse, Goldman Sachs, Antares, Ares, Deutsche Bank, Golub Capital and Jefferies provided debt financing to support symplr’s acquisition of TractManager from Arsenal Capital Partners.

October 26, 2020 Antares | Ares | Arsenal Capital Partners | Behdad Eghbali | Clearlake | Credit Suisse | Deutsche Bank | Gene Gorbach | Goldman Sachs | Golub Capital | Jefferies | Prashant Mehrotra | SkyKnight | symplr | Trace Devanny | TractManager Ellie Delany

Alcentra Appoints Mulshine Head of U.S. Distribution

Alcentra, a manager of private debt, hired Chris Mulshine as head of U.S. distribution and a member of the executive management committee. Mulshine previously served as global head of private credit with Lazard Private Capital Advisory, and in other roles at Credit Suisse, UBS and Goldman Sachs.

October 22, 2020 Alcentra | Chris Mulshine | Credit Suisse | Dan Fabian | Goldman Sachs | Jonathan DeSimone | Lazard Private Capital Advisory | UBS Ellie Delany

ING Agents Renewed Borrowing Base Credit Facility for Gerald Group

Gerald Group renewed its North American syndicated borrowing base credit facility, as its trading hub, GT Commodities, closed its $240 million facility with an oversubscription from an initial launch amount of $175 million. ING Capital was lead lender and administrative agent.

October 7, 2020 Credit Agricole | Credit Suisse | Deutsche Bank | Gerald Group | HSBC | ING Capital | Mital Patel | Rabobank Phil Neuffer

Ares Names Knox Australia & New Zealand Chairman of Ares SSG

Ares Management appointed John Knox Australia and New Zealand chairman of Ares SSG, furthering focus on Asia Pacific business expansion. Knox is the former CEO of Credit Suisse Australia.

September 28, 2020 Ares Management Corporation | Ares SSG | Australian Financial Markets Association | Credit Suisse | Cricket NSW | Edwin Wong | Eric Vimont | Fidante Partners | Jan-Paul Kobarg | Jean-Philippe Gaillard | John Knox | Michael Arougheti | SSG Capital Holdings Limited | Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation | Teiki Benveniste Ellie Delany

Cavotec Enters New Credit Facility Agreement with Credit Suisse

A consortium led by Credit Suisse will provide a five-year credit facility to Cavotec. Cavotec chose Credit Suisse after conducting a process to procure a new long term credit facility, resulting in competing bids involving several bank consortia.

June 23, 2020 Cavotec | credit facility | Credit Suisse | Mikael Norin Phil Neuffer

Sunnova Closes Securitization of Residential Solar Loan Agreements

Sunnova Energy International, a residential solar and energy storage service provider, closed its second solar-loan securitization and sixth residential solar securitization overall.

June 22, 2020 Credit Suisse | Sunnova Energy International | William J. Berger Phil Neuffer

Bank of America Arranges $3.15B Asset-Based Credit Agreement for Macy’s

Bank of America is serving as the administrative agent and lead arranger of a new $3.15 billion asset-based credit agreement for Macy’s. The agreement is part of $4.5 billion in new financing for Macy’s.

June 9, 2020 Bank of America | Credit Suisse | Eastdil Secured | Goldman Sachs | Jeff Gennette | Jones Day | JP Morgan | Kirkland & Ellis | Lazard | Macy's Phil Neuffer

BNP Paribas Agents $2.565B Revolving Bank Facility for Freepoint Commodities

BNP Paribas is serving as administrative agent for a $2.565 billion revolving bank facility for Freepoint Commodities. ABN AMRO Capital, Coöperatieve Rabobank, ING Bank and Société Générale are serving as co-syndication and co-documentation agents.

May 7, 2020 ABN Amro Capital | Bank of China | BNP Paribas Securities | Coöperatieve Rabobank | Credit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank | Credit Suisse | David A. Messer | Deutsche Bank | Freepoint Commodities | Freepoint Commodities Holdings | HSBC Bank | Industrial and Commercial Bank of China | ING Bank | MUFG Bank | Natixis | Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation Limited | Societe Generale | Standard Chartered Bank | UBS Switzerland | Wells Fargo Bank Phil Neuffer