Joshua Chao
Counsel
San Diego
josh.chao@lw.com
+1.858.509.8476
PRACTICES
- Asset-Based Lending
- Banking
- Fund Finance
INDUSTRIES
- Digital Health
- Energy & Infrastructure
- Energy Transition
- Entertainment, Sports & Media
- Financial Institutions
- Fintech
- Healthcare & Life Sciences
- Hospitality, Gaming & Leisure
- Retail & Consumer Products
- Technology
EDUCATION
- JD, Northwestern University School of Law,
- MIMS, University of California, Berkeley,
- BA, University of California, Berkeley,
LANGUAGES SPOKEN
PROFILE
Joshua Chao is a counsel in the San Diego office of Latham & Watkins and a member of the Finance Department and Banking Practice.
Joshua represents corporate borrowers, investment banks, direct lenders and other financial institutions in connection with corporate finance transactions across a broad range of industries, with a particular focus on leveraged finance in the context of acquisitions, refinancings and recapitalizations. His experience also includes advising on high yield debt securities and cross-border transactions.
EXPERIENCE
Joshua's experience includes advising:
- Lead arrangers and agents on a US$525 million term loan and revolving credit facility for the Enterprise Development Authority (a governmental instrumentality of the Estom Yumeka Maidu Tribe of the Enterprise Rancheria)
- Citizens Bank, N.A. on an approximately US$263 million revolving credit facility for Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority (a governmental instrumentality of The Mohegan Tribe of Indians of Connecticut)
- Eldorado Resorts, Inc. in its US$17.3 billion acquisition financing and merger with Caesars Entertainment, Inc.
- Credit Suisse Loan Funding LLC and other arrangers on US$3.1 billion, US$2.0 billion, and approximately US$5.7 billion term loan refinancings for Albertson’s LLC*
- Royal Bank of Canada and other arrangers on a US$1.97 billion term loan and revolving credit facility and €750 million term loan credit facility for GTT Communications, Inc. and GTT Communications B.V.*
- TD Securities (USA) LLC and other arrangers on a US$900 million term loan credit facility and CAN$575 million revolving credit facility for BRP US Inc. and Bombardier Recreational Products Inc.*
- Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC and other arrangers on a US$3.712 billion term loan and revolving credit facility for Calpine Construction Finance Company, L.P.*
Other representative matters including advising the lead arrangers and agents on:
- US$705 million term loan and revolving credit facility in connection with New Mountain Capital’s acquisition of Triage Consulting Group
- US$545 million term loan and revolving credit facility for Corel Corporation*
- US$1.425 billion term loan and revolving credit facility for LTI Holdings, Inc.*
- US$3.510 billion term loan and revolving credit facility for DTZ U.S. Borrower, LLC (a subsidiary of Cushman & Wakefield plc)*
- US$1.4 billion term loan and revolving credit facility for VeriFone, Inc.*
- US$3.4 billion, US$2.6 billion and US$2.7 billion term loan refinancings for Asurion LLC*
*Matters handled prior to joining Latham