Direct Lending

Tools for the U.S. Corporate Direct Lending Community

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Orrick’s direct lending team takes a practical but creative approach to counseling banks, business development companies, investment funds and other alternative credit providers in a wide variety of lending transactions.

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  Recent Deal Highlights

  • Represented a leading global financial services company, as arranger, on a term loan to a hospital management company for a leveraged employee stock ownership plan (ESOP) buy-out.
  • Represented a private equity investment firm, as the agent and lead arranger, on a credit facility for an international software-based laboratory information management system provider.
  • Represented a London-based direct lending fund, as lead lender, in connection with a unitranche financing to a security corporation. The proceeds of the loan were used to buy out the minority shareholders in the corporation and certain of its affiliates.
  • Advised a global banking and financial services company, as lender, in a large unitranche credit facility for an auto products manufacturer.
  • Represented a multi-strategy hedge fund manager, as lender, in a secured bridge loan provided in connection with the leveraged buy-out of a leading medical services provider.
  • Represented a New York-based insurance company in connection with secured revolving notes issued by an SPV affiliate of an online peer-to-peer lender, the proceeds of which were used for the refinancing of student loans originated by the lender.