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.

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

Bar Qualification

  • Illinois

Education

  • JD, University of California, Los Angeles School of Law, 2009
  • BA, University of California, Berkeley, 2006