EXPERIENCE

Nicole’s experience includes advising:

Direct Lending Transactions

• The Carlyle Group in the US$380 million term loan facilities in connection with Madison Dearborn Partners’ acquisition of ARCH Precision Components Corp., a manufacturer of precision-machined components, medical instruments and implants, and consumable cutting tools, to refinance existing debt
• HPS Investment Partners in a US$545 million term loan and revolving credit facility, concurrent with a US$95 million mezzanine notes offering, in connection with Ankura Intermediate Holdings’ acquisition of Thoreau Holdco and Navigant Consulting (Europe) Limited, a provider of professional services
• HPS Investment Partners in a US$792 million term loan and revolving credit facility for Sovos Compliance, a designer of technology solutions to help businesses meet the demands of their tax compliance and reporting obligations
• CPPIB Credit Investments in a US$138 million term loan facility in connection with Blackstone’s acquisition of Frischkorn Audio-Visual Corp, an audiovisual and live event production company
• PSP Investments as a lender in a US$300 million second lien term loan facility for GTCR, a leading private equity firm, in connection with the acquisition of Consumer Cellular 
• Fortress Investment Group in a US$290 million term loan and revolving credit facility in connection with Genstar's acquisition of Telestream Holdings Corporation, a provider of desktop components, applications, enterprise-class digital media transcoding, and workflow systems
• HPS Investment Partners in term loans and a revolving credit facility in connection with Hg Capital's acquisition of CaseWare International, a provider of software solutions

Syndicated Lending Transactions

• Morgan Stanley as agent and arranger in a US$825 million term loan and revolving credit facility for Gogo Intermediate Holdings, in connection with the refinancing of its existing secured notes and asset-based revolving credit facility 
• Toronto-Dominion Bank, New York Branch in a US$310 million facility for GI DI Rushmore Finance Merger Sub LLC in connection with the refinancing of its existing facility and the acquisition of Clarity Telecom 
• Jefferies Finance in a US$1.55 billion term loan in connection with L. Catterton’s acquisition of Truck Hero
• Citibank as agent and arranger in a US$3.9 billion revolving credit facility for the energy company operator NRG Energy, as well as in various amendments under that facility; relatedly, advised Credit Suisse in letter of credit facility collateralized by the issuance of US$900 million of pre-capitalized trust securities, for NRG
• Citibank in a US$650 million term loan facility for PQ Corporation, a chemical producer, to refinance existing debt, as well as subsequent amendments to revolving credit facilities and term loan facilities for PQ Corporation
• Jefferies Finance in the first lien senior secured term loan and revolver and second lien secured term loan in connection with Thoma Bravo's acquisition of EM Eagle Merger Sub, a proprietary electronic platform
• JPMorgan in US$38.3 billion term loan facilities in connection with Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited's acquisition of Shire plc, an Ireland-based biopharmaceutical company
• A multinational banking and financial services company in a US$2.3 billion first lien term loan facility for Quikrete Holdings

Other Borrower-Side Transactions

• Baring Private Equity Asia in a term loan facility in connection with its US$4.3 billion take-private acquisition of Nord Anglia Education
• The Cooper Companies, a global medical device company, in a series of transactions in connection with its US$1.8 billion refinancing
• Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation, an information technology consulting and technology services provider, in its US$2.5 billion term loan and revolving credit facility
• Syneos, an integrated biopharmaceutical solutions company, in an amendment to a term loan and revolving credit facility to refinance existing debt