Deutsche Bank, BMO Capital Markets and JPMorgan Support Dave & Buster’s Acquisition of Main Event

Dave & Buster’s Entertainment entered into an agreement to acquire Main Event from Ardent Leisure Group and RedBird Capital Partners. Deutsche Bank Securities, JPMorgan Chase Bank and BMO Capital Markets are the joint lead arrangers and joint bookrunners for the financing supporting the acquisition.

April 7, 2022 Ardent Leisure Group | Chris Morris | Dave & Buster's Entertainment | Deutsche Bank | Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson | Gilbert + Tobin | Goldman Sachs | J.P. Morgan | Kevin Sheehan | Kirkland & Ellis | Main Event | RedBird Capital Partners | Weil Gotshal & Manges Ian Koplin

Golub Capital Provides Debt Financing to Support Northleaf and AVALT’s Acquisition of AMAROK

Northleaf Capital Partners and AVALT acquired AMAROK, a provider of contracted perimeter security infrastructure solutions in the United States. Golub Capital provided debt financing for the transaction.

December 14, 2021 Alvarez & Marsal Holdings | AMAROK | AVALT | Golub Capital | Jared Waldron | Mark Wesley | Marko Kivisto | Northleaf Capital Partners | Piper Sandler Companies | Raymond James & Associates | Ropes & Gray | Weil Gotshal & Manges Ian Koplin

GoldenTree and Silver Point Provide $788MM Financing Commitment to Talen Energy Supply

Talen Energy and its wholly-owned subsidiary, Talen Energy Supply, obtained a financing commitment led by GoldenTree Asset Management and Silver Point Finance for a first lien facility in the aggregate amount of $788 million maturing in September 2024.

December 3, 2021 Alex Hernandez | Edward Mulé | Evercore | GoldenTree Asset Management | Paul Ardire | Silver Point Finance | Talen Energy | Weil Gotshal & Manges | White & Case Ian Koplin

JPMorgan Leads $400MM in Financing for Healogics

JPMorgan’s strategic situations division led a $30 million revolving credit facility and a new $370 million first lien term loan for Healogics, a provider of wound care. Healogics also secured $240 million in equity investments.

May 17, 2021 Clayton Dubilier & Rice | Evercore | FTI | GLC Advisors | Healogics | JPMorgan | Marathon Asset Management | Northwestern Mutual | Ropes & Gray | Weil Gotshal & Manges Ian Koplin

Truist, Fifth Third, Union, Regions Provide $400MM Revolver to Anthem

Truist Securities served as left lead arranger, Fifth Third Bank acted as joint lead arranger, Union Bank acted as syndication agent and Regions Bank acted as documentation agent on a $400 million revolving credit facility with a $150 million accordion for Anthem Entertainment.

March 4, 2021 Alston & Bird | Anthem Entertainment | Bank Hapoalim | Bank of America | Bennett Jones | CIT Bank | Fifth Third Bank | First Horizon Bank | Helen Murphy | HSBC Bank | Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan Board | Osler Hoskin & Harcourt | Pacific Premier Bank | Pinnacle Bank | Regions Bank | Scotiabank | Truist Securities | Union Bank | Weil Gotshal & Manges Phil Neuffer

Oaktree Delivers $200MM Term Loan to Ashford Hospitality Trust

Oaktree Capital Management provided a $200 million senior secured term loan to Ashford Hospitality Trust. The term loan can be upsized by $150 million to an aggregate amount of $350 million.

December 30, 2020 Ashford Hospitality Trust | Cadwalader Wickersham & Taft | J. Robison Hays | Oaktree Capital Management | RBC Capital Markets | Weil Gotshal & Manges Phil Neuffer

Apollo and Hudson Acquire Cardtronics in $2.3B Transaction

ATM owner and operator Cardtronics entered into a definitive agreement with funds managed by affiliates of Apollo Global Management and Hudson Executive Capital to be acquired for $35 per share in cash.

December 15, 2020 Apollo Global Management | Ashurst | Barclays Bank | Cadwalader Wickersham & Taft | Cardtronics | Douglas L. Braunstein | Ed West | Goldman Sachs & Co. | Hudson Executive Capital | Mizuho Bank | Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison | RBC Capital Markets | Robert Kalsow-Ramos | Weil Gotshal & Manges Phil Neuffer

AlixPartners Serves as Restructuring Advisor in UTEX’s Chapter 11 Emergence

AlixPartners served as restructuring advisor to UTEX Industries in its emergence from Chapter 11. The financial restructuring reduced UTEX’s funded debt by approximately $700 million and provided $42.5 million in new financing.

December 7, 2020 AlixPartners | Houlihan Lokey | James Chapman | Jeff A. Cullman | Jim Brown | Mike Calas | Piotr Galitzine | UTEX Industries | Weil Gotshal & Manges Ellie Delany

24 Hour Fitness Enters Restructuring Agreement with Lenders, Will Reduce Debt by $1.2B

24 Hour Fitness entered into a restructuring support agreement with lenders holding approximately 73% of the company’s secured debt and approximately 65% of the company’s senior unsecured notes. The restructuring will reduce $1.2 billion dollars of funded debt.

October 8, 2020 24 Hour Fitness | FTI Consulting | Lazard | Tony Ueber | Weil Gotshal & Manges Ellie Delany

Houlihan Lokey, AlixPartners Advise UTEX on Restructuring

Houlihan Lokey is serving as financial advisor and investment banker and AlixPartners is serving as restructuring advisor to UTEX Industries, which entered into a restructuring support agreement with the majority of its lenders and will commence reorganization under Chapter 11.

October 7, 2020 AlixPartners | Houlihan Lokey | Mike Balas | UTEX | Weil Gotshal & Manges Phil Neuffer