Kevin Whittam

Kevin advises private equity sponsors, corporate borrowers, and financial institutions in connection with complex domestic and global financing transactions, including acquisition financing, leveraged buyouts, debtor-in-possession financings, first and second lien financings, asset-based loans, re-financings, subscription financings, and secured and unsecured debt structures.

Prior to joining the Firm, Kevin advised:

• A major financial institution, as lead arranger and administrative agent, in an amended and extended USD 1 billion unsecured revolving facility for Verisk Analytics, Inc.
• Aterian Investment Partners in first and second lien facilities to finance its acquisition of Vander-Bend Manufacturing, Inc.
• Blackboard Inc. (a portfolio company of Providence Equity Partners) in a USD 584 million first lien credit facility to refinance existing indebtedness
• Briggs & Stratton Corporation in a USD 678 million debtor-in-possession revolving and term credit agreement, to finance business operations during its chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings
• Citi in a USD 400 million secured multicurrency revolving facility and a further USD 200 million incremental commitment for Livent Corporation and FMC Lithium USA Corp. (at the time subsidiaries of FMC Corporation) to finance their spin-off from FMC and Livent Corporation’s commencement of operations as a publicly traded corporation
• Fairway Group Holdings Corporation, the parent company of Fairway Market, in senior secured debtor-in-possession term facilities to finance business operations during its chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings
• Fusion Connect, Inc. in a USD 115 million exit and a USD 225 million first lien term and revolving facilities to finance business operations upon emerging from its chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings
• GameStop Corp. in connection with its secured debt exchange and its asset-based credit facility
• Genstar Capital in its acquisition of Arrowhead Engineered Products, Inc. and Arrowhead Engineered Products, Inc. in its acquisition of Red Hawk, LLC
• Goldman Sachs, as lead arranger and agent, in a USD 240 million senior secured term and a USD 35 million ABL multicurrency revolving facilities to finance Palladium Equity Partners' acquisition of Kymera International