Jason Pearl

Jason has advised on the following significant matters:

Lender Representations (including Lead Arranger and Direct Lender Representations)

• Representation of JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as lead arranger, lead lender and administrative agent in numerous financing matters.
• Representation of The Bank of Nova Scotia, as lead arranger, lead lender and administrative agent in numerous financing matters.
• Representation of various family offices, private equity sponsors, hedge funds and alternative asset managers in connection with direct lending matters.
• Representation of the Steering Committee of the High Yield Bond Holders on the debt restructuring of French oil services company CGG, one of the major financial restructuring in France with $3 billion of indebtedness and the first restructuring conducted under French and U.S. legal proceedings with a Sauvegarde in France and chapter 11 and chapter 15 cases in the U.S.

Private Equity Sponsor and Portfolio Company Representations

• Representation of AlixPartners in connection with its credit facilities.
• Representation of Bridge Growth Partners and their portfolio companies in numerous financing matters.
• Representation of Centerbridge Partners, and its portfolio company, Superior Vision, in the financing associated with its acquisition of a majority stake in Davis Vision.
• Representation of CIP Capital and their portfolio companies in numerous financing matters.
• Representation of a family office in connection with financing matters related to its ownership of numerous U.S. auto dealerships.
• Representation of Insight Partners and their portfolio companies in numerous financing matters.
• Representation of Investcorp and their portfolio companies in numerous financing matters.
• Representation of New Mountain Capital and their portfolio companies in numerous financing matters.
• Representation of Nexa Equity in the financing associated with its majority growth investment in each of AutoReturn and Leap.
• Representation of Pattonair, a Platinum Equity portfolio company, in the financing associated with its acquisition of Wesco Aircraft.
• Representation of Pine Island Capital Partners and Bain Capital Credit Partners, and their portfolio company, Precinmac Precision Machining, in the financing associated with its acquisition of Major Tool and Machine and Petersen Inc.
• Representation of Platinum Equity in the financings associated with its acquisition of each of Aventiv, Cision, Sigura and Yak Access and other portfolio company financing activities.
• Representation of Platinum Equity in the financing of its $1.7 billion acquisition of Club Car.
• Representation of Platinum Equity and its portfolio company Club Car in the financing of Club Car’s acquisition of Garia A/S.
• Representation of Platinum Equity in the financing of its $4.5 billion acquisition of McGraw Hill.
• Representation of Platinum Equity and its portfolio company McGraw Hill in the financing of McGraw Hill’s acquisition of Achieve3000.
• Representation of Platinum Equity in the financing of its $5.25 billion acquisition of Solenis.
• Representation of Platinum Equity in the financing of its acquisition of Pelican Products.
• Representation of Platinum Equity and its portfolio company Solenis in the financing of Solenis’ $4.6 billion acquisition of Diversey Holdings, Ltd.
• Representation of Platinum Equity in the financing of its acquisition of Imerys’ High Temperature Solutions business.
• Representation of Platinum Equity in the financing of its acquisition of a majority interest in The Cook & Boardman Group.
• Representation of Platinum Equity as debt structuring counsel in its acquisition of a co-controlling stake in US LBM.
• Representation of Platinum Equity in the financing of its acquisition of Kohler Energy.
• Representation of Platinum Equity in connection with a comprehensive financing agreement with portfolio company Aventiv Technologies.
• Representation of Platinum Equity and Butterfly on the financing of their acquisition of Rise Baking Company.
• Representation of Recognize and its portfolio companies in numerous financing matters.
• Representation of Recognize in the financing associated with its majority investment in Blue Mantis.
• Representation of Sixth Street and BGH Capital in the financing for the acquisition of Pushpay Holdings Limited.
• Representation of VSS Capital Partners in the financing associated with its investment in Centroid Systems.

Public Company Representations

• Represented Xerox Holdings Corporation (NASDAQ: XRX) on financing aspects of its agreement to acquire Lexmark in a deal valued at $1.5 billion.

• Represented Biogen Inc. (NASDAQ: BIIB) in connection with a $1.5 billion unsecured revolving credit facility

• Represented Xerox Holdings Corporation (NASDAQ: XRX) in the concurrent offerings of $350 million of convertible senior notes and $500 million of senior notes and a related tender offer.

• Representation of AdaptHealth Corp. (NASDAQ: AHCO) in connection with its credit facilities, the financing associated with its acquisition of home medical equipment provider AeroCare, its $600 million senior notes offering of 5.125% Senior Notes due 2030, its $500 million senior notes offering of 4.625% Senior Notes due 2029 and its $350 million senior notes offering of 6.125% Senior Notes due 2028.
• Representation of AssetMark Financial Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: AMK) in connection with its $270 million senior secured credit facilities and other related financing matters.
• Representation of Mueller Industries, Inc. (NYSE: MLI) in connection with its credit facilities.
• Representation of Paramount Group, Inc. (NYSE: PGRE) in connection with the refinancing of its operating partnership’s $750 million credit facility.
• Representation of Ryerson Holding Corp. (NYSE: RYI) in numerous financing matters, including in connection with its $1.3 billion asset-based revolving credit facility and its $500 million offering of 8.50% Senior Secured Notes due 2028.
• Representation of Tenet Healthcare Corporation (NYSE: THC) and its subsidiary United Surgical Partners International in certain financing matters related to its acquisition of up to 45 ambulatory surgery centers from SurgCenter Development and its physician partners for approximately $1.1 billion.
• Representation of Tronox Holdings plc (NYSE: TROX) in connection with its $2.15 billion term loan facility and $550 million global asset-based revolving credit facility and other related financing matters.