AlixPartners Acquires Galt & Company, Launches New Corporate Strategy & Transformation Service

AlixPartners acquired the management consulting firm Galt & Company, which specializes in helping management teams achieve and sustain growth in shareholder value.

November 15, 2021 AlixPartners | Galt & Company | Joe Shalleck | Lee Mergy | Scott Gillis | Simon Freakley | Whitman Breed Abbott & Morgan | Willkie Farr & Gallagher Ian Koplin

Corre Management Partners Provides $50MM Subordinated Term Loan to TEAM

TEAM entered into a $50 million delayed draw subordinated term loan facility led by Corre Management Partners. TEAM also entered into an amendment to its senior secured term loan facility led by Atlantic Park Strategic Capital Fund.

November 10, 2021 Alvarez & Marsal | Amerino Gatti | Atlantic Park | Citibank | Corre Partners | Davis Polk & Wardwell | Goldberg Kohn | Jefferies | Kirkland & Ellis | Team | Willkie Farr & Gallagher Ian Koplin

KKR Provides Debt Financing to Support Galaxy Universal’s Acquisition of And1, Avia, Gaiam and SPRI

Galaxy Universal, a portfolio company of Gainline Capital Partners, agreed to acquire the And1, Avia, Gaiam and SPRI brands from Sequential Brands Group for approximately $330 million. KKR led the debt financing for the acquisition and will participate as a co-investor.

November 1, 2021 Allan Weinstein | Credit Suisse Securities | Eddie Esses KKR | Gainline Capital Partners | Galaxy Universal | Gibson Dunn & Crutcher | Houlihan Lokey | King & Spalding | Lauren Krueger | Miller Buckfire | Province | Sequential Brands | Stifel | Willkie Farr & Gallagher Ian Koplin

Bain Capital Provides Financing for SGT Capital’s Acquisition of Utimaco Verwaltungs

The EQT Mid Market Europe fund (EQT Private Equity) agreed to sell Utimaco Verwaltungs to SGT Capital, a global alternative asset manager with offices in Germany and Singapore. Bain Capital Credit provided the financing for this transaction.

August 16, 2021 Bain Capital Credit | Carsten Geyer | EY | Florian Funk | Mid Market Europe | SGT Capital | Stefan Auerbach | Tom Maughan | Utimaco Verwaltungs GmbH | Willkie Farr & Gallagher Ian Koplin

GBG USA Files Chapter 11, ReStore Capital Provides $16MM in DIP Financing

GBG USA commenced voluntary Chapter 11 proceedings in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York. WH AQ Holdings and Hilco Brands will serve as the stalking horse bidders in a court-supervised sale process of the company and ReStore Capital is providing $16MM in DIP financing.

July 30, 2021 Ankura Consulting Group | Ducera Partners | GBG USA | Global Brands Group Holding Limited | Rick Darling | Willkie Farr & Gallagher Ian Koplin

BofA and Goldman Sachs Provide Debt Financing for Platinum Equity’s Acquisition of Solenis

Platinum Equity signed a definitive agreement to acquire Solenis from Clayton, Dubilier & Rice and BASF in a transaction that implies an enterprise value for Solenis of $5.25 billion. BofA Securities and Goldman Sachs are leading the debt financing for the acquisition.

July 7, 2021 BASF | BofA Securities | Clayton | Dubilier & Rice | Gibson Dunn & Crutcher | Goldman Sachs | Jacob Kotzubei | John Panichella | Piper Sandler | Platinum Equity | Robert Baird | Solenis | Todd Golditch | Willkie Farr & Gallagher Ian Koplin

CIBC Provides Debt Financing to Facilitate VSS Capital Partners’ Investment in Centroid

VSS Capital Partners completed a growth investment in Centroid Systems, a provider of managed cloud services and enterprise workload consulting services. CIBC Innovation Banking provided senior debt financing to facilitate the transaction.

May 27, 2021 American Discovery Capital | Centroid | CIBC Innovation Banking | Eric Reed | Jim Brull | Morgan Lewis & Bockius | Scott Morrell | Trent Hickman | VSS Capital Partners | Willkie Farr & Gallagher | Yash Kandoi Ian Koplin

JPMorgan and Blackstone Provide Financing for Atlas Recapitalization

JPMorgan Chase and Blackstone Credit provided recapitalization through a combination of financing facilities for Atlas Technical Consultants, a provider of professional testing, inspection, engineering, environmental and consulting services.

February 26, 2021 Atlas | Atlas Technical Consultants | Blackstone Capital | David D. Quinn | JPMorgan | L. Joe Boyer | Thompson & Knight | Vinson & Elkins | Willkie Farr & Gallagher Phil Neuffer

BofA and Wells Provide ABL to Northwest Hardwoods in Restructuring Process 

Bank of America and Wells Fargo provided Northwest Hardwoods with an asset-based loan during the company’s financial restructuring process and emergence from Chapter 11.

February 1, 2021 Bank of America | Dunn & Crutcher | Gibson | Guggenheim Securities | Huron Consulting Group | Nathan Jeppson | Northwest Hardwoods | Pachulski Stang Ziehl & Jones | wells fargo | Willkie Farr & Gallagher | Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor Phil Neuffer

Sycamore, KKR and Blackstone Provide $225MM for Belk

Sycamore Partners, KKR, Blackstone Credit and other first lien term lenders delivered $225 million in new capital for Belk in the company’s restructuring support agreement.

January 28, 2021 Alvarez & Marsal | Belk | Blackstone Credit | Evercore | Kirkland & Ellis | KKR | Latham & Watkins | Lazard | O’Melveny & Myers | PJT | Sycamore Partners | Willkie Farr & Gallagher Phil Neuffer