Ryan J. LaFevers
Partner
He/Him/His
Chicago
ryan.lafevers@lw.com
+1.312.777.7181
PRACTICES
- Banking
- Private Equity Finance
- Restructuring & Special Situations
INDUSTRIES
- Energy & Infrastructure
- Financial Institutions
- Healthcare & Life Sciences
- REITs
- Retail & Consumer Products
EDUCATION
- JD, University of California, Los Angeles School of Law, 2009
- BA, University of California, Berkeley, 2006
LANGUAGES SPOKEN
PROFILE
Ryan LaFevers advises lenders and borrowers on a full range of leveraged finance transactions.
Ryan helps direct lenders and other private credit providers, as well as banks, public companies, and private equity-owned borrowers execute middle-market and large-cap finance transactions, including:
- Acquisition financings
- Revolving credit facilities
- Term loans
- Unitranche loans (including agreement among lender (AAL) arrangements)
- First and second lien financings
- Split lien deals, including asset-backed lending (ABL) facilities
- Non-US guarantor and collateral transactions
- Secured bond transactions
- Shari’ah-compliant financings
- Restructuring transactions and distressed situations (including forbearance agreements and last-in-first-out (LIFO) and first-in-last-out (FILO) arrangements)
He draws on strong working relationships with clients, a calm approach to negotiation, and an extensive personal library of precedent to handle both traditional and bespoke transactions (including complex cross-border transactions).
Ryan also maintains an active pro bono practice, regularly handling asylum cases and supporting non-profits on organizational matters.
EXPERIENCE
Ryan's longtime clients in middle-market and large-cap transactions for both public and private company borrowers include:
- Antares Capital
- Ares Capital
- Audacy, Inc.
- Capital One
- Monroe Capital
- Owl Rock Capital
- WhiteHorse Capital
His experience includes:
Select lender-side representations:
- Antares Capital in:
- The multi-currency revolving and term loan credit facilities that financed Lee Equity Partners’ acquisition of McLarens Global Limited, an international provider of claims management, loss adjusting, and auditing services
- The debtor-in-possession revolving and term loan credit facilities provided to Bar Louie, a national bar and restaurant chain
- Ares Capital in:
- The revolving and term loan credit facilities that financed Alvarez & Marsal Capital Partners’ acquisition of PureStar, a national commercial laundry provider
- The revolving and term loan credit facilities that financed Stone Point Capital’s acquisition of Rialto Management Group, a real estate investment management services provider
- Capital One in:
- The cross-border revolving and term loan credit facilities that financed Vivo Capital’s acquisition of SSC (Lux) Limited S.À r.l., an international surgical devices manufacturing company
- The revolving and term loan credit facilities that financed Stone Point Capital’s acquisition of SitusAMC Group Holdings, a real estate finance technology services provider
- Monroe Capital in:
- The revolving and term loan credit facilities that financed Gryphon Partners’ acquisition of 3Cloud, a Microsoft Azure services firm
- The revolving and term loan credit facilities that financed Vector Capital’s acquisition of MarkLogic Corporation, a data integration and data management provider
- Oaktree Capital in a second-lien term loan credit facility that financed Olympus Partner’s acquisition of EyeSouth Partners, an eye care management services organization
- Owl Rock Capital in:
- The senior secured credit facility that financed Thoma Bravo’s acquisition of Connectwise, an IT management software provider
- The second-lien credit facility that financed Charlesbank’s acquisition of Vestcom Parent Holdings, a technology solutions provider
- WhiteHorse Capital in:
- The term loan credit facility that financed Brand Velocity Partners’ acquisition of BBQ Guy’s Manufacturing, a retailer of barbecue grills and related products
- The Shari’ah-compliant term loan and revolving credit facility that financed Arcapita Investment’s acquisition of Waste Harmonics, a provider of waste management solutions
Select borrower-side representations:
- Arlington Capital Partners in a revolving and term loan credit facility provided by CapitalSource Bank in connection with the acquisition of Aero-Metric, an aerial reconnaissance services provider
- Audacy Capital in a revolving and term loan credit facility provided by JPMorgan Chase Bank
- Cars.com in a revolving and term loan credit facility provided by JPMorgan Chase Bank in connection with the spin-out of Cars.com by TEGNA
- Koch Industries in a revolving and term loan credit facility provided by Wells Fargo Bank in connection with the acquisition of Truck-Lite Co., a truck and trailer safety product manufacturer
- Toys “R” Us in its cross-border ABL credit facility provided by Deutsche Bank AG's New York branch
- Ventas in:
- A term loan credit facility provided by Bank of America to support working capital needs of Ventas and its subsidiaries
- A Canadian term loan credit facility provided by The Toronto-Dominion Bank, to support financing needs for Ventas’ Canadian subsidiaries
- A revolving credit facility provided by Bank of America to support a real estate investment fund joint venture endeavor
- A revolving credit facility provided by Bank of America to support working capital needs of Ventas and its subsidiaries
- The Vistria Group in a revolving and term loan credit facility provided by Fifth Street Finance Corp. in connection with the acquisition of Penn Foster, a for-profit education provider