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.

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

Bar Qualification

  • California
  • New York

Education

  • JD, Northwestern University School of Law
  • MIMS, University of California, Berkeley
  • BA, University of California, Berkeley